The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-19

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affairs il extraordinary, unjust and
,derogarory. TO- the manhood OF the
North. Even those who are vim
dictively opposed to colored suffrage
viii not deny that II presidential
electors are assigned to the South by,
reason Of the neg 70 population, that
population ought to be permitted free
suffrage in the election, TO deny,
that clear proposition, IL to affirm
that the Southern white man III the
G1lf1 States Ii entitled. to double
the political power OF northern white
men In like States. 1t il to affirm
that the confederate soldier shall
Weld twice the influence III the ma
fion that the Union soldier can, aud
that perpetual and constantly IN
creasing superiority shall be con
coded to the southern white man in
the government of the Union.t'&1t
that. be quietly conceded in this gen
Grafton it will harden into custom
until the badge Of inferiority will at
tach to the northern white man as
odiously as ever Norman Noble
stamped; upon Saxon churL' This
subject is of deep interest to the la.
boring men of the North. With the
Southern Democracy triumphant in
their States and in the nation the
negro will De compelled to work for
lust such wages as the whites may
decree; wages which will amount, rs
did the supplies of slaves, to a bare
subsistence equal in cash, perhaps, to-
IS cents per day. # averaged over
the eatire South the white lab.,rer in
the North will 500 feel the diStinct-
i've effect of this upon his own wages.
Republicans have clearly seen from
tie earliest days Of reconstruction
that wages in the South NUT b.
raised to a just recomp-nse of the
labOrer or wages In the North ruin
ously lowered. and the party have
steadily worked for the former re-
suit. A reverse IL furnce will now
be set in motion and that condition
of affairs which years ago Nj. Lin
coin warned the free lab'ring men of
the North would prove host IL to
their independence and would
inevitably lead to a ruinuus
educ ion Of wages. The mere diff
ference of color or skin will not sui
flee to maintain all entirely different
standard in the wages nf contiguous
and adjacent States and the volun-
tary Will be compelled to yield to the
involuntary. So completely have
colored meU in the Suuth been a.
ready deprived by the Democratic
party of their constitutional and le-
gal rights as citizens OF the United
States that they regard the advent of
that party to national power as a
signal Of their enslayement and
are affrighted because they think all
legal protection for them is gone.
Few people in the North realize how
completely the chiefs of the rebellion
WELD the political power which has
triumphed in the late election Tits q
portentous. fact that the Democratic
Senators who came from States of the
late confederacy all without q single
exception personally participated in
the rebellion against the, national
government. It il = still more sig
nificsnt fact that in those States no
man who was loyal to the Union, NO
matter how strong . Democrat he
may be to-day, has the slightest
chance of political promotion. The
one great avenue to honor in that
section Is the record of jealous SER
vice in the war against the govern
ment. It is certainly an astounding
fact that the section in which friend
ship for the Union in the day of its
trials and agony is still q political
disqualification should be called now
to rule over the Union. All this
takes place during the lifetime of the
generation that fought in the
war, and elevates into practi-
cal command Of the American
government the identical men who
organized for it's destruction and !
plunged us into the bloodiest contest
of modern times. ''.'
1 have spoken of the South as
placed by the late election in posses
sion OF the government, and / mean
all that my words imply. The South !
furnished nearly three-fourlhs of the
electoral votes that defeated the Re- !
publican party, and they will step to !
the command of Democrats as I'M
challenged and unrestrained as they
held The same position for thirty |
yeats before the war. Gentlemen.
there cannot be political Inequality
among citizens of q free republic.
cannot be q minority of white
men in the South ruling q majority
Of white men in the North. PATRIOT
SELF respect, pride, protection for
person and safety for country, all cry
out against it. The very thought Of
It stlrs the blood of men who inherit
equality from the Pilgrims who first
stood upon Plymouth Rock. and
the nberty.loving patriots who
came to Delaware with VIM. Penn.
1t becomes the primal question of
American manhood. 1t demands a
nearing and q settlement, and tha,
settlement will indicate the equality
american citizens in all personal
mo l rights. 1t will at least es-
:aolls!l the equality of white men nm.
Ter the national government and
Will give to the Northern man who
ought to preserye the Union ne ,arao
voice In its government no msn
exercised by the Sunthern noa1
mo fought to destroy the Tn;on
ne contest Just closed utterly dvsre
.ue fortunes and fate of ths cend;
lates whether successful or nns"a-
'essIui. Purposely, 1 NAV ssv IN
,,nctaveiy, l have discussed tie is.
us ana consequences of that onm
e est wltnout reference to INV own ~
= co., without the relnotest referona. ,
No Due DE- gentlemen who is elected =" ,
mai, 1ehcy Toward him. ner.
uh4s.,+ !; ! have no cause for the
iaiitv *h u, VII, and it is With cor
il nfho Suat l express the wish that
ne to hims career may prove CRAFTY. ]
ountrv ana aad beneficial to the +
10y overcome the emharrassnat!on !.
,nacn the peculiar source Of its nnM I
'1om n hour of its =
,ark. me conclusion Of Blaine,. !
!, his ns invited the large crowd IL l
y inen "uuse and for nearly an hon. q ,
reds Of NJ asception was held-hnn. :
,oms = people I passing through the !,
AMI Greetings were eouaIIv T