The sun., 1884-11-02
rRE SOLID SOCTH.
why u 10 soIis-Tbs niass Barrier Raisea
by the Nepwouesss-ts~swth ef the Fro
ieciiNe Aenlimsni-- YIrrIntn on tie Rrinh.

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tho Whiy marty was known rs tho "gont!omen's
nnr,v ,and n,ony ~ i,s adhnron,s wcrc mon
f.'S' anu "u' Va .'' -
who owned lofdiy estatcs. and who boasted
Of podigre.s "a long as tho moral law. In those
p"''nY ua,s Vi ,rH'n'"' ueiolo .ho VIM.
every county Court House rang with the Merry
sentences and fierce debates Of we'll trained and
woil. nntchod Wbie md Democratic orators
Xu, ',S n, &c ,"n'r',ho, tr ~"
ana projection ana iroe tiado haa ior tho
people IA significance and importance which. In
i,,,r aav. has honn dawn a.idn to oth,r
s'' "''' % o w o''N'
questions purely local. but no less pressing.
o,osti,n ,f sinv.rv ,bsorboa all o,bcrs when
tho southern states at,omptoI to ssceie. and
when tho civil war began. tho people Of vr-
gluin found themselves in n now position. and
During the four year. that followed thoy had
no 'ohhoe'i'h WIN 'ne r''cIN oo,'rn,ne"''
Gnd n common cause bound them closely to-
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ward. i, was to find themselves no longer citi-
zoua NJ III, "romm,nvcoub of viry,,i.
forn,,n', o"' ,,, 'f,mv noi,,'a, ,,o,.,","'n,
but existing. merely through surerence. in
..Nili,,ry uI.,ri,, Va - Ia tbo i,nsa of Nm,
hiiitnrS District NO. l. III .ho 'apSe "' ..ine
now state Constitution was formed. the state
Government was rcmodcch. and. after y NUM-
"F ya"I hS To sHya4n
sntNes, and ns again n part of the Federal
Union, with Tho PRIV iIesc of oneo more drnti.
But tho political situation Of the nation WAS
also changed. The Whis parry was doiunet.
adopting many Of ire i"nets. though adding
number ot others M, ro progressive and more
iN bhy " IInstr@ins ,t an enh,sGea a, S fE1niIn M G
demoraizri ami with only II shadow of its for
mrr gIGry remaining. VIVA. should the old
th"ir elcgqnro 70 principi.7 and pol'ie,
should they Join me ranks Of tho Victorious
party. II part Of whose rreed was their own
r"naindcr. prove ,hn, they fully nrtcftGI the
r'an.ts Of the war; 4 was difficult question
Whirs ''tT Wa1I have pr.uei 'rr" pr"ss.Iv @ dis
course had il not bGcn rir thr fact that 6n in.
snrmEnp!a6lg easri%r had 6een sreglsd FGr
bio. And no, alone would many Wings have
"licrei dir allrsiance to this national party.
brt many life. long Democrats VINO looking
,iut Ip1n their beloved stat" torn and bleeding
b. a devastating war. falt thai it would bc good
Of a parental Govsrnmont. % mt and. md az" , c5nsin"ei
that tho political rrlncip.es lor which tley Ind
IpuK fnuyht with snlIpfs had lppn finally
settled hy bullets. would also have offered their
fe ,ity o tnis party hp il nol been for this same
barrer.
net,rC-th" old bono Of nonteution ina Old
problem. which had yoxod mems minds and
fraasral Union, Had the Pspub lean narty' Ii.
after fr,.sn.; The n.s:r, RON snvery aud "inc
spirit Of lustico and true b.naySlcn cncn"which
would also have meant ami incluicd jmsiico
and tr,in bcuryoinnnr toward his f,linv, ,,i,i.
which has been gotnG On poiiiicnIy bctwoaSn
bn,s w9 srss eySr yS & 5h' M womd
have existed TO thrcn'en tho perrntuity ~
free institutions and the evil results 81 tho
IonT MO ''' 'e|'' "'"'' "'e away
The ,rent mistake NJ tho RepubIicnn marty
south and their White inhab,t,,nts as y" "cap, are
tiyos Of its bow and spear ana Ia tnking it
f2r g,np,ed 'ha! by asinE he negro
sub,sc,iou. Hal tln p;rty ndEntnd n !, ,Irorrn,
plaln: anil NA,I,ppi"l ! he'plns hnIl 70 tho
splitting. the whitr vote ard Mi man in tho
South as we'll as the rnriy. would h.vs been
benefited. But tho Ecpuolican lenders did not
The rear oi ,he victor.'ps faieral arnl.s came
nstnness ,he.: cn'ry @ werS ,he I'M mean., and
most dos pi"abin b"is on humanity hat ever
ex.t-d When the list net in the bloody drama
Wn- over they saw or tnoul,ht they saw their
opportunitv Tor rich piund~r The whItos hy
renson VI their CONNIE; ion with tho Confed-
\ III. a.
on under the name and authority of the
national Renublirnn marty lad thcir clutches
on the newly cntrancii.cd n.ero"s. Their irst
ant was tn lnstiii INTO The winds of their ,!upcs
n ,.r"n- rooted dread of the pol,icnl acts and
insinterity Of their white fellow citigcns, know
ing that unless This was effectively done thoir
own opportunities for oi1,co and puntrr would
| be soon gone Thus banding tho negroes TO-
gathnr in n solid mass against the whites and
| prnying To tho utmost upon the cr"iuli,y and
| ignoraure Of a most crodulous and Ignorant
race thrr secured tho election OF thrm.clvcs
| and OF those they could control to every Office
| and secured as they toudiy hoped a lasting
| grip upon the South.
Than .nSu.t a thieves carnival OF official
| cxtrayayanrr. ,.Drrurtion, and majfcasanre
! such as history hardly furnishes a parnllel
| For years the penpl- Of tho South ALREADY i'm
| poycrishs.1 and bln nkrupt by II long and eos liz
| war staggered II nder a loud OF taxation heavy
enough TO have caused u rev IL In wnaltby and
| prosperous communities Citizsns we're ar
| rested on trumpcd-up charges ef the most
| frivolous nature. arraigned bcfors Judges
| who's. Knowledge of law was gained solely by
their figuring before The bar IN cl'imin nj courts
| tried by Jures pack ed 10 convict and sentenced
| nud imprisnnei in defiance oi the law and cyi.
| dance Every species ~ official violence and
| johbcry was carried on in open shame ecssness.
! and whole States lay at the mercy OF Ignorance
! and vice.