The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-09
BREAK THE SOLID SOUTH.

There are slight signs of dissent from Mas
sachusetts and New York These are the only
States in which there is any expression of dis
satisfaction with the work of the Chicago con-
vention. Massachusetts Republicans may,
possibly, set the fodder too high to be reached
except by few specialists who are built upon
the giraffe plan. They did so once, and the
result was Castor, a Democrat for Governor.
They did so again. and the result was Butler
in the executive chair. We are inclined to
think that sober-headed loyal-hearted Repub-
icans of the old Bay State will think twice
before they conclude to risk the Democratic
party in control of the national administra-
ton. New York Republicans have had at
least one lesson in too much Pharasaism, and
came stencil in the nostrils of every honest
man before it had been in session thirty
days What Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt
has been enabled to do for the purif-
cation of New York politics and New York
government has been by the aid of the Repub-
lican members of the Assembly, and against
the great majority of the Democratic party.
1t was so in Pennsylvania, and in Chicago the
leader of the Pennsylvania Independents, Mr..
Stewart, was one of the conspicuous advocates
and chiefs of the forces of James G. Blaine.
Let the few dissatisfied Republicans of New
York and Massachusetts, run the risk of a ma
tional Democratic administration if they so de-
sire. If they should succeed in putting the
Democracy into power, we wish them and
their great financial and commercial indus
tries much joy The West can stand it if the
East can. But they will not be able to defeat
the Republican ticket The great Republican
States will be carried for Blaine and Logan
by unprecedented majorities. West Virginia
Virginia, and one or two other Southern
States, are as fairly debatable ground as are
certain States in the North. We have
reason to believe that the national committee
viii so shape their plans as to dispute those
Southern States with the Democratic party,
even though it may resort to its usual tactics
1t is by no means improbable that in the
election of Blaine and Logan the Republican
party will have the aid of some of the South
ern States, and that with their Inauguration,
will be inaugurated the end of ''the solid
South" in the government forever To the
accomplishment of this the nomination of
General Logan will largely contribute. Heis
known to the Southern Republicans, white
and black. He is respected by ex-confederate
soldiers now allied with the Republican or
ganization and he is known TO be man of
fearlessness and strength by the Democrats,
who may apprehend that neither Blaine nor
Logan is man with whom it is well to trife,
and that the spirit of the Norththat dictated
their nomination is a spirit that will
brook no trifing with the sanctity and pur-
ton of Blaine and Logan entirely feasible
without the electoral votes of New York and
Massachusetts, if such contingency must
be considered; but this we do not regard as in
the remotest degree possibility. A national
election is not State election. Whatever
may be the pranks these States cut up when
only State issues are involved, the serious
second thought, the conservative, reliable,
substantial judgment that has put Massachu-
sets in the intellectual and moral lead of the
country, and has given to New York the
financial and industrial supremacy of the
nation, will not allow them to think for
moment of the Democratic party in charge of
the national government