Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-27
Social Ostracism at the North


The result Of the election il bringing
good many chickens home TO the Radical
coop 10 roost. Yesterday we published.
under the head Of "Drivea from his Pull
nit" on article showing that the Rev. Mr..
BACON, Of New Haven, Conn, had been
made the victim OF the most outrageous
intolerance on the part Of some OF his con-
eregaiion because he exercised his right as
a citizen OF opposing Mr.. BLAINE. Now
we have information OF a similar case Ia
Iowa. The congregation OF a church at
Dubuque have under consideration the
discipiining OF the Rev. c. u. HAaRISG-
T0S for ''not voting for BLAME
In neither case did the party Of
fend from the pulpit. These instances
msy be exceptional. We hope they are.
YET the victims have the consolation OF
knowing that they suffer in good cause.
The treatment they have received, with the
comment this treatment has evoked from
the northern papers. is likely to put an end
TO the charge OF "s0cial Ostracism at the
SOUTH" our Independent contemporaries
are now weighing that charge Tor exactly
what 1t is worth. The Springfield Repnb.
Hcan, IN an article entitled Social Ostra.
cism at the North" gives the history Of
these cases and comments as follows:
when all other proofs that the southern
PEOPLE are the same old rebels fail, II is
usual for Bourbon organs st the North TO
isll back upon the charge that the southern
people are socially cold toward Republicans,
aud especially that The southern women are
bitter This charge Is very useful
first. because being vague I. Il not easily
met. and one or two instances OF c0rrobO-
ration necessarily outweigh considerable
denial In the absence of the feeling charged.
from the mere difficulty OF proving mega
tive: second. because a. the offence charged
can be reached by no device OF legislation,
the politicians can make a good deal OF a
howl about IL without promising TO do any
thing TO rectiiy ii.
at never seems to occur to these Bour-
bon Republicans that in many social cir
Giles throughout the North a Democrat is
regarded with disfayor. even when he Is OF
the same State or neighborhOod. and that
this disiayor is sometimes pronounced and
embarrassing TO social relations. Now that
the Democratic cause has triumphcd this |
hostility i finding public expression in re-
gard TO other relations than those merely |
social"
The Republican then SAYS; =" Were this |
to happen to some supporter OF Mr.. BLAINE !
in Columbia or Raleigh, Republican, would |
be greatly shocked at such evidences OF |
Southern intolerance" and after deprc.
eating such a spirit, whether exhibited |
North or South, adds:
But other instances are not wanting at |
this time in which a clergyman's indie
pendence Of political convictions has cank-
cred relations otherwise cordial or has
thrown cloud over some project OF church.
building or debt-raising or other Christian
work.
We think the time has passed for crimi-
nation and recrimination in respect of in
tolerance or anything else The era Of
peace and mutual Acknowledgements
'ondoning, we may say-has arrived. But
We would gently remind the organs that it
= very unwise for the pot to call the kettle
Hack. sooner or later the kettles turn
must come.