West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-12
The Revolu ion In Tho South.

The Revolu ion IN Tho South.
IN thirteen OF the so-called
Southern States carried by GRo-
YEP CLEVELAND the Democratic
pluralities DECREASED from 1880
to the total amount Of l2l 6O6.
In two OF these States only did
the Republican vote @ecreace-name-
ly, in Georgia and South Carolina
and in both of these Stsles the Dem
ocratic vote decreased more than the
Repubtican vote, as compared With
1880.
In every one OF the remaining ele-
ven States the Republican vote IN
CREASED over the vote of four
years ago, and in each instance The
increase waS larger than that OF Tie
Democratic uote.
What does these facta show q?
First and foremost, they d,sproye
the charge that the Southern Re
publicans were deprived of their
right TO vote in the recent election
and show that the outcry raised by
Mr.. b aine and his followers of "in-
timidation" and violation of the
constitutional guarantees Of citizens
Is not voice for justice but mis-
chievous political agitation.
They prove that rs time brings
iorgettulness OF the cruel oppressi one
and wrongs prsotlsed on the South
ern States under dishonest carpet
bag governments and bayonet rule
the people turn their minds to the
tariff and other issues which concern
their interests and forget their nat
ural prejudice against the Repub-
lcan party,
La Virginia plurality of A 900
ior Hancock ia nearly wiped out,
being reduced to 5000 for Cleve-
land. West Virginia changes her
plurality Of 1000 in 1880 to 4 900
in 1884 Tennessee goes down from
$4,000 in 1876 AID $4,000 in 1880
to ii GOO and Louisiana from 81 900
in 1880 to 10000.
There must be some Ieeson 70 these
changes, They are not confined to
single State. They run through all
the States miscalled the Solid
South. They must be due to some
cause operating on all alike. They
are OF piece with the change in the
Solid West There, States which
have rolled up their 10000 and 100.
600 Republican msjorities Iog twenty
years dTindle down to bare plurai.
-tlas or turn over to the Democracy
ln the South, Democratic maiorities
are pared down until they make
some solid Democratic States very
doubtful.
The Democrats Of the South had
eViedntly grown tired of waiting for
The North, Their solidity was dis
solving. They dropped generally in |
1880 from 1876. This year they
were hopeless Of Cleveland success
and grew careless oyer their States. |
If Cleveland had been defeated they
would not have remained soiidly
Democratic for another Presldentia
cor test.
Ihe iron and the cotton industries
have DO doubt been affected by the
persistent misrepresentation Of the |
Democratic position on the tariff |
and by the foolish vagaries Of some
Kindergarten Democratic Free Trade
statesmen, and even this year voted
with the Republicans, oondoning tie
iraoda and inismies under Republi-
can csrpet-bsg governments in the
past.
whatever May be The cauas tito
not to be regretted that Southern
States, like Western States. are
changing from a 'soHd support Of.
one political party and becoming
debs'sbls ground Jtiye bsaltlial
sgp. ] destroys the eject OF Gee
tionsl s2itsticp.-N. Y. World.
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