Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-01

The Now York Times, pronounced
Republican paper Of conservative type
makes the declaration That the "Suuthcn
question els no longer apoIlticnlissuc'
II has taken the Northern mind nearly
twenty years TO arrive at this conclusion,
and many leading newspapers and public
men win not yet admit tine fact Whom
the South surrendered at AppomlttoN,
tho question was settled do iacto, and
whom the Southern states went through
the Formally of seeking f'admissiou into
the Union under the reconst{urtion act
ltwas settled dc iarc. Butts Did DOT suit
the purposes Of the bIoody-shirt press and
patriots TO acknowledge the settlement
proposed 10y Themselves and accepted by
the Southern states In good faith. The
Southern question has been made po-
itcnl Issue in every campaign, either
stntc or NATIONAL since the war. Pohti-
clans OF the SHENANDOAH stripe will
regret tho authoritative announce
ment from paper Of acknowl.
edged ability and influence OF their
own political faith that the "Southcrn
question viii no longer be an issue IN
politics" They viii scarcely have the
tcmcrity to unfold the cnsangulncd un.
dorgarmcnt IN tho face Of thla DECLARE
lion. They VIII now have TO seek new
subjects upon which TO cSpend THEN
outory aud new theories TO discuss be-
fore their auditors. with the disposal o
the Southern question the solid Soutl
win also have to 20, When Northern In
reference with local issues ia Southern
states Is Withdrawn tho Incentive TO
solidarity will pass away, and II win b,
no surprise to anyone II Tennessee an,
North Carolina wheel into the Republican
column. It win not matter TO th
Democracy II such be- tho case
with the Southern question eliminated
from politics, OHIO, Michigan, wis
conslu, and even Iowa, the Gihrul
tar OF Republcanism, would be Demo
cratic states. twas Il solid North tina
made a solid South necessary and deslra
bic. II was Northern misrepresentation
that solidlnod the Southern vote II wa
Northern bayonetgat the polling place
In Southern states that rendered IL nee
nssary for the Southern Democrats 10 d,
wise moro poaceable, but not the less o
foctlyo, measures to carry the election
The means adopted TO intlmldate Soutl
-, ern white voters returned to plague n
inventors IN their influence upon the M
mtored minds of the black voters. IL la
been decade since there has been an!
where in the South any physical demon
strauon calculated to keep the negro,
, from voting the Republican ticket III
election of white Democrats to Office
the state aud general government hi
been practical demonstration Of Il
freedom OF The blacks, whlC
the dullcst Of them cannot Il
r to understand and appreciate, with q
II Southern question out Of politics, u w
be necessary for both parties TO 10 boto
, the country upon their merits and mo VI
a tue Of thcir alleged principles, and the
d win be- return TO craftsmanship Ia g
!. conduct of public affairs. Wisdom "
1. succeed prejudice, aud honesty supply &
l.. place OF hate, Misrepresentation ~
cunning win ho supplantcd by uuthf'
q ness and virtue, aud new era vii dav
!. upon the country The South, firm In 1
II allegiance to the Integrity OF the unlol
a ardent In It's desire for united countr