The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

LET'S look at this thing of natl on
al politics just a minute. The re-
publican party IS IN the ascendancy
in the north and east. It's power
always has been and always will be
exerted to build up these localities
of this government. Nearly all OF
the public appropriations of money
and the public patronage are given
to these sections. They have been
the pet sections, and have received
nearly all the benefits to be bestowed
by the government. The republi-
can party has always made 1T a
prominent feature in their campaigns
to maintain supremacy by abusing
and impeaching the south. 1t has
never relented towards the south so
much even as to consent to the very
simplest forms of justice, and it is
to-day engaged in the same occupa
ton oftrying to pull down this sec
ton OF the country. Now where is
the man who will deny these facts.
Now we turn to the other side. The
democracy is in the ascendancy in
the south. The best talent in the
south and her truest men stand in
the fore front. The south has had
to contend not only with her own
misfortunes but with the injustice
and discrimination against her ever
since the war. She is now getting
on her feet IN spite of the powers
that tried to transfix her to the bot
tom of the gulf Of despair. 1t was
southern men true, tried, loyal and
devoted who assisted to set her up,
they lead her out of the wilderness
Of confusion and ruin. They did
this too while The tongues of tradu
GERS were wagglng to load her down.
These southern men were democrats
II the south has anything of fu-
ture to day, she owes it to her pure
democracy. Are these not incontro-
vertible facts? Now the question
presents itself, how can good man
in the south, if he comes to make it
his home, array himself on the side
OF those who by interest and habit
run down and decry his own home?
II the democracy gains the ascend.
ancy in the government, the south
having controlling voice in the par
ty will be in position to see that she
has a just proportion of the public
appropriations and patronage and
attention. She will no longer be the
neglected and abused section she
has been for the last twenty years.
She can lay down the load she has
so long had on her shoulders, placed
there by enemies who delighted to
see her crushed to earth. The ques.
tion is, how can any man in the
south and who expects to make his
home here, how can he refuse to al
ligh himself with those who are con-
tending not for the ascendancy of
this downtrodden section, but sim
ply that it may have the weight
taken Oft, the letters broken, the
tongue Of SANDER silenced, and be
placed on equal footing with other
sections Of the government. 1t has
not been on an equal footing for the
last twenty years, and no man can
say it has. 1t ought to be, and
where is the man so mean, so forget
full of the ordinary traits of self de-
Tense who will not assist in making
it so. The democracy offers the only
hope for.the achievement ofthis great
purpose. To it the south must look
for anything like national aid to any
Of the great southern enterprises.
She pays her proportionate amount
Of taxation and ought to have her
amount of appropria-
lions. But she don't get the latter.
She bears her share of the burdens
of the government, but does not re-
,eiye her share Of it's benefits. Such
\ thing as southern man in the
Consular service OF the United States
$ not known. she has no represent
,tiye In any foreign court. None