The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-19

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gro population, that population ought to
be permitted free suffrage in the cleo
ton. To deny that clear proposition is
10 aflirm that a southern white man is
entitled 10 double the political power of
white man la northern. lake states. It.
is to affirm that confederate soldier
shall WELD twice the influence in the
nation that q union soldier can,
ana that a perpetual ana
constantly increasing superiority shall
he conceded to the southern white man
In The government of the Union. If
that be quietly conceded by this geno.-
alton, it will harden into a custom, until
tho
BADGE OF INFER1oRITY,
we'll attach TO the northern white man
as odiously as ever, Mormon noble
stamped itupon Saxon churl. THIS sui =
lect Is OF deep interest TO tho labOring
men of the north. With tho southern
Democracy triumphant in their states
and in the nation, the negro
will be compelled TO work for lust
such wages as the whites may
desire, wages which will amount rs did
the supplies of slaves, TO bare subsist-
ence, equal IN cash to perhaps 30 cents
per day, If averaged over the entire
south, The white laborer in the north
will soon feel the destructive effect OF
this upon his own wages. The Repub-
licans have clearly seen from the earli-
est
DAYS OF RECONSTRUCTION,
that wages in the south must be raised
To just recompense of the labor, or
wages IN tho noIth ruinously lower
ed, and the party have steadily
worked tor The former result.
The reverse influence will now be set in
IN tion and that condition of affairs pro-
duced which years ago Mr.. Lincoln
warned the free laboriDg men of the
north will prove hostile to their indie.
pendence, and will inevitably lead
10 a ruinous reduction of wages. A
mere difference in the color Of the skin
will not suffice to maintain an entirely
different standard of wages of contigu-
Gus and adjacent states, aud the volun-
tary will be compelled to yield
to the involuntary. So completely
have the colored men in the sonth
been already deprived by the Demo
cratic party of their constitutional and
legal rights as citizens of the United
states, that they regard the advent of
that party 10 national power as the sig
nal OF their re-enslavement, and are
affrightened, because they think ali
the legal protection for them IL gone.
Few people in the north realize how com
pletely
THE CHIEFS OF THE REBELIIoN
WELD the political power which has
triumphed in the late election.
IL is portontious fact that
Democratic senators who como from
states of the late Confedera,y all, and
mean all, without single exception,
have personally participated In rebellion
win the national government. 1t Is a
still more significant fact that
in those states no man who was loyal
to union, no matter how, strong Demo
crat 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 service in the war
against the government. IL Is certainly
AN ASTOUNDING FACT
that the section In which friendship fol
the Union In the day of its trial and
agony Is still a political disqualification
should be called now to rule over the
Union. All this takes place during the
Lifetime of the generation that fought
the war and elevates to the practical
command OF the American government
mo indentical men who organized foi
It's destrution aud plunged us into the
bloodiest contest Of modern times.
have spoken of the south as placed by
tho late election in possession
OF government, and mean all that my
words imply. The south furnished
nearly three-fourths of tho elec
torM votes that defeated the Repub-
lican party, and they will steI
TO the command of the Democrats MS un
challenged and IA unrestrainod. as theN
held the samo position for thirty year,
before the war.
GREAT ausH.
Gentlemen, thOre can not be political
inequality among the citizens o
free republic. There cannot b,
minority OF white men Ii
tho north. Patriotism, self-respect
pride, protection for person and salet,
Tor country all cry out against IT, Tn,
very thought Of il stirs the bloot
OF men who inherit equalit,
itom tho pilgrims who first stood OF
plymouth Rock, and from tho lib
erty-loving patriots who came to tn
Delaware with William Penn.
becomes a primal question OF American
manhood. Ii demands hearing and
settlement, and that settlement will
vindicate the equality of Amer
% ican o,,in citizens Ia all persona
the national government, and will Civ
te the northern mon who fought I,
preserve the union as large vote
In its government IA may be exercise,
by the southern man who fought TO dc
stroy tho Union. The contest ius
closed utterly dwarfs the fortunes an,
tate of candidates, whether success
+ iully or unsuccessfully. Pun
! posely,. l may say distinctly,
, have discussed tho issue and tn
consequence OF that contest withou
: roieronce to my own defeat, aud withou
the remotest reference TO the gentlema
= who Is elevated TO the presidency.
THIS Is INsiNCERlTY.
Towards him, personally, hav,
4 no cause for the slightest ill-will
and IL IL with cordiallty that 1 express
, the wish that his official career ma
prove gratifying to himself and benef
cial to tho country, aud that hi
administration may overcome th
= embarrassments which the peculia
: service OF It's power imposes on II froi
!, the hour of its BIRTH"
= Al the conclusion of Mr.. Blaine
y speech, he invited the larp
crowd into his house and for nes
" an hour an Informal reception WI
held, hundreds of the people passin
through the rooms. The greetings WEI
, especially friendly and cordial.
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