West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05
Tho shIrt nnd thc OlIyc Rranch.

The Republican party is attempting
the impossible feat OF riding two horses
going in opposite directions upon the
Southern question of them bearing
as an emblem the "bloody Shirt" and
the other an olive branch
Mr. Blaine says i'm his letter of ac-
ccptancc, that "Prciudices have Welded,
and are yielding, while n growing cor
diality warns the Southern ami the
Northern heart alike "Can any one
doubt nc continues, chat between
the sections confidence and esteem are
to-day more marked than at any period
in the sixty years preceding the election
OF Abraham LincolnW' Senator LOGAN
not only doubts. but denies, for he de
clarcs that "thc disagrceablc fact of the
case Is that, while theoretically we are
in the enjoyment of government OF
the whole people, practically we are al
most as far from il as we were i'm the
ante-bcllum days of the Republic" If
this were true, how could Mr.. Blaine's
statement by any possibility be true?
Could there be greater confidence and
esteem" between the sections than at
any period in the sixty years preceding
the war rs is undoubtedly the case
If there were the utter subvcrsion Of
popular government at the South which
General Logan alleges? more direct
contradiction between two candidates
OF the same party has never been seen
in our politics.
Mr.. Blaine further observes that, "If
there be occasional and violent out
breaks i'm the South against the peace
tul progress, the public opinion Of
the country regards them as exception
al q. 4 "a
prove the last General Logan. on
the contrary AYERS that careful and
impartial investigation has shown these
results democratic victories 10 follow
the systematic exercise OF physical in
t.midatiOn aud violence, conioincd with
the most shameful devices ever prac-
ticcd i'm the name OF free elections. &"
The candidate who thus raises the
bloody shirt beneath Mr.. Blaine's en-
blcm of peace inadvertently admits.
however, that the legislation (which
guaranteed by every legal title the citi-
Zenship and full equality before the law
in all respects Of this previously dis
iranchiscd people amply covers the re-
quircmcnts, and secures 10 them, so far
IS legislation can. the privileges Of
American citizenship II no
further legislation is needed or
proposed IN relation to the
suffrage or the protection Of civil
rights at the South and ii the Bcpub-
liCan Presidents during the period of
eighteen years since these laws were
passed have practically done nothing,
as General Logan iu effect admits, 10
enforce them, the question naturally
arises, Why does he raise and discuss
| ;hc issue, a stawart Republican has
/ been for three years in the President y
I chair, and during that time ho has
/ never made use OF the word section So
\ or c.Oguilcd iu any manner The exist
\ encc OF even remnant OF tlc old South
/ cru question The "Out rcak-' at the
I South. according to- Mr. Blaine, and ac.
cOrding tO the facts in tho case. have
/ bceu Orcas. OnaI and "cNccptOnal." p"
and each one is hopefully yrogardcd as the
/ last II nothing in the way of legis.
/ latiOn is proposed. and tho Federal et-
/ ccutiVc Interference has altogether. and
very properly, ccn-cd under RapubIican
rule what do General Logan and bis
stalwari sNmpathi er- mean Boo bringing
I the 'ouirages' again 20 the irOut3
There is but one explanation. They
/ hope os ono of t1cir number has eN.
I pres ed it that there may Doc cone more
| President n thc bloody -hr.
The .uDCcritg and unprucip.oI
character of Che present Republican
leadership are perfectly illustrated Boo
/ this attitude OF Blaine and LOGAN. TO
Y the former ho pitched into jon Da.
vis to make an issuc iu 1876. and
/ waved the u.oo sh.r. Foo thc Maine
campaign of 1890. was assigned the
/ role OF paoiic1'or while fo "FIrhGng
/ Johnny was .uirustrd t1e c0ug.u'qI
/ task of proion9ug the echoes of tue oll
/ war cries Mother o>pc I4eu0 wiIi save
I the party The defeat which it organ.
/ led and invited go CHICAGO. .u tlc nom
/ inaUon Of its ticket wIl surely over.
take it B0s'ou Hcr0H lIua).