Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-08-01
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and has come out squarely and
boldly for Blaine aud LOgan-put.
ting their names at the head Of its
columns. In doing this, the
SOutkrOn says:
For thirty years the editor Of the
S0utkrOn has been an unswerying
Democratic. He has never voted
or advocated a Republican ticket
during thatperiod. SO rock ribbed
has been Democracy that he was
one of seven who voted for Brecken-
bridge and Lane in this county in
the memorable canvass of 1860, all
the other Democrats voting for
Douglass. More than this cannot
be said to prove his devotion to
the principles of old.time Demo.
cracy.
For these reasons, it is not with
out regret that he finds himself
driven to the necessity of seyering
his connection with the present So
called Democratic organization.
1t has, however, become his duty
as a patriotic and intelligent citi-
zens of this glorious Common.
wealth to chant his solemn requiem
Ger the corpse of Democracy.
The truth is, the Democratic
party has ceased to exist. 1t for
merly had principles and policy.
1t now has neither. In the North
it has degenerated into a hetero-
geneous and hungry crew Of ire
sponsible place-hunters, with a few
good men who are conspicuous be-
cause they are lonely, and on whose
garments is the unsayory odor OF
corrupt associations.
In the South, the party partially
exists, because of a sentiment far
more honorable, but not less dis.
astrous to orderly government. At
the head of its columns still CLEANS
in Democratic fancy the red cross
battle flag of the Confederacy. Its
tradition is an inspiration to the
gallant spirits that rallied to its
alignment in the shock Of war
against the Union. 1t will make
the South solid against the Govern
ment which Overcame it, until
time, in his progressive course,
shall heal old wounds and obliterate
these memories. This is our de-
liberate Judgment after nearly four
teen years intimate association
with her people. The Union men
of the South, so far as we know,
are Republicans without exception.
The editor of Southron is a Union
man. He is an American.
he can no longer remain blind
to the fact that the animus of the
Democratic party is not in sympa-
thy with Union, and by its idiotic
lack of policy towards the indus
tries of our country is seeking to
degrade our labor to the condition
of abiect servility. Servility such
as now exists abroad. Where
balfnaked women shelter amid
the glow of furnaces and the gloom
of SCOT. Where prattling child
hood, pale and dwarfed in the hui
mid atmosphere Of the factory, is
sacrificed to the demon of Free
Trade. To 'pauperize labor is the
mission of the Democratic party of
to-day.
Who is Grover Cleveland? A
lawyer whose briefs were SO scanty
that he sought to be sheriff. An
accidental Governor, whose vetoes
in behalf of monopolies have IN
suited and impoverished the labor
ing men who elected him-a fat
bachelor, with an enormous cast IN
his eye. This gentleman who ad-
mires brains and support ability, is
Cleveland, of New York, Look at
him carefully before you waste yonr
ballot Oh him. Before a platform
so iniQuitous and a Presidential
candidate so insignificant the duty
of the Southern is plain. We shall
give our steady and reasonable
support to Blaine and Logan aud
the National Republican party.
We know full well what storms
of ebloquy our "organized" breth'
rem will breathe into cyclones OF
abuse against us, but We have al
ways done that which conscience
whispered us was right, and shall
endeavor, in our mild and gentle
manner, to answer all charges and
repel all attacks.
The Republican platform is-pro'
gressive, patriotic,-Amerlcan.
It's candidates are men whose
ilIustrious history is familiar to all
men of thought and information of
the age in which we live.
OF the result of the election, no
sane man can have u doubt We
congratulate the country that In
IamaS q Rlaine we will have n