National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-11
Tho snnke,a Head nnd Tail.

Tho Snakes Head pnd Tail.
Nothing is to be hoped from tho statesman
ship Of tho democratic party much is to DO
feared. Mr.. Carlisle in his inaugural admitted
tho existence of tho fear and hoped it was
unfoundod. But there is cause to fear. The
head and brain of the party is at tho south /;
the tail is at the north. The party is di-
vided on the most vital question, and in the
late struggle the head whipped the tail. A
divided party governed by its head and the
head wrong, can do no good. Tho head must
see the right way or tho snake will crawl into
the wrong hole. This is good theory and &C.
cords with facts. The numerous bad holes
democracy has boon in for tho last thirty
or forty years are accounted for by the theory.
Not only is the democratic party divided
numerically, but also individually. There
is Mr.. Hewitt personally at variance with
himself. IIo has business eye that quickly
sees danger in giving up protection, and at
the very moment whom his party is taking
the helm no promptly signifies the extent Of
his appreheusions by notifying his workmen
of an intended reduction in their wages of 10
per cont, II the Trenton papers may be relied
upon. His political eye, however, sees a
glorious prospect, and he apparently expects
to satisfy the poor ironworkcrs for the loss Of
their 10 per cent. by making them feel good
over democratic victory, which. If it comes,
will reduce wages 20 per cent. more. The
political eye is smart enough to see the Ger.
tainty Of democratic victory through the
absolute suppression Of the ballot box by the
head of the snake, so that eye winks
at the outrage and makes the other
one wink too. The business eye
is smart enough to saddle tho 10
ner cent loss consequent upon the danger of
a tariff reform upon the workmen, and causes
the proprietor of both eyes to take the bull
by the horns in good time. The bulldozing
at the south continues solely because the
electoral vote it secures to tho democratic
party makes the northern democratic eye
wink at the enormity. 1t has come to be the
sole capital OF the snakes head. Tho tail,
represented by Converse, Randall, and Ben
Butler, squirms good deal, but is compelled
to follow the head and does. 1t cannot do
business without head.
This promise of a democratic victory, de-
pending on excluding the southern working
mans vote, is, therefore, all that stands in the
way of perfect union of sections and the de-
velopment Of southern resources. Tho non
development of southern resources is all that
keeps the south poor. This state Of things,
being unnatural, cannot last. But, why not
hasten its demolition? There Is no reason
only those accursed electoral votes.
The power which holds them is blind
to all else. The iron may rust away
for eternal ages in its bed, the coal may con-
sumo with its own eternal fires under the
everlasting hills, the sugar cane may rot in
tho fields, the sheep may die because it will
not pay to take care of them, and the south
ern laborers may continue in ignorance and
degradation forever, provided solid demo-
cratic electoral vote may be made sure at the
south.
1t was suppo scd by the anti-slavery philan-
thropists that the destruction ofslavery would
destroy the political power of the aristocracy,
which was animated and moved by the bar
barous ideas which slavery engendered. In
the full belief of this, in the spirit Of gener-
GUS fairness, the north surrendered the old
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cepted free suffrage in return, but to their great
amazeEent the south sits square down on
suffrage, and expects to have the country
still governed by the old ideas. 1t will be
an ultimate failure, because the tendency of
the age is in the direction of freedom, equal
ity, education, and development, and the
brakes on the car of progress arc one
by one being removed. But it makes a strug-
gle and delays the dawn of the better day
and the good time coming.
1t was believed that the abolition of slavery
would insure southern development in few
years, but the few years are already gone an
the development declines to put in an appear,
ance. When John Lowell and Patrick T.
Jackson started mill in Waltbam, Mass
they did not begin by collecting lot of oper,
atives and putting out their eyes and ampu,
tating their right hands. Had they done sc
the men would have worked cheaper, but the
factory would have failed. On the Other
hand, they told the men to read, study, reflect
become good and equal citizens and
use their good right hands to deposit ballots
and help direct affairs of state, and this in
sured development and prosperity of factory
and operatives. The south begins its new
era, as it is called, by putting out the eyes Of
intelligence of its workmen and cutting of
the right arm of suffrage, leaving then
MANNED, helpless, and discouraged. The
masses are forced by tho Danville shotgun
into a state Of discomfort and largely Of
despair, while tho leaders struggle fol
office aud power, and Growl at state of thing
which results from their own direct policy
Nothern democracy says very good. That i
craftsmanship We don't pretend to be any
thing but the tail of the snake. Hurrah fol
Jackson ! And northern republicans have
nearly gone to sleep. Whea southern states