The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-26
CLEVELAND AND THE SOUTH"

"CLEvELAND AND THE SOUTH"
The dream of the Republican party,
and now indeed, its only chance to get
back into power Is the breaking of the
"Solid South" If but Virginia or
North Carolina or Tennessee, can by
some hook or crook be induced to pull
away from its Southern sisters and
cast its electoral vots with "solid" New
England and practically solid North,
the great victory will have bsen won,
the long dream realized. The admin
istration OF Mr.. CLEVELAND is watched
from Republican points of observation,
not so much to afford subjects for crit
icism as to motto its possible effect upon
the South's solidity. Nothing would
be more gratifying to the Northern
Republicans than to gee somo signs OF
an approaching split in Southern De-
mocracy.
The New Haven, Connecticut, Morn
Ing Journal and Courier is one of those
T. Istern papers watching and discus
sing this matter, and under the head
ing given to this article, ssys
"What effect will the Democratic
administration have upon politics in
tho South is one Of the most interest
ing questions now before the country.
Some wise and fsr-seeing gentlemen
believe that it will do much to impair
the 'soliaity' Of the South, and there Is
already some ground for thinking that
these gentlemen may be right. The
presidents attitude toward the South,
or, perhaps IT would be more proper
to say, toward the Office seekers of the
South, has not been such as TO please
very large element OF the Southern
Democracy"
On tho other hand, the "presldent's
attitude toward the South" has,
50 far as we have boon able
to ace, displeased no portion of
the Southern Democracy. True, dis
appointed ofIice-seeker here and there
or an ignored politician with hand
full of recommendations, to which no
notice WAS givon, may have become
personally angry Mt and critical of tho
president, but the South, neither in
whole nor in part, has any complaint
OF sectional character to make
against Mr.. CLEVELAND, and has
made none.
MIR, CLEvELAND's devotion to civil
service reform, on the other hand, not
matter peculiarly affecting the South
by any meaDs, has rot net with an en-
thusiastic approval in many quarters.
There are Democrats in the
South, rs well as in tho
North, old-fashioneo enough and
80 stepped in Democracy Bs
+ . imagine that whom the administra-
ton is given by the people into the
keeping OF Democrats the entire gov
eminent machinery should DO in
their hands. The failure OF this Office.
seeker or that politician to ge5 what
he wants from the administration cuts
no figure in Southern sentiment to
ward tho administration, and creates
no sohism5 nor opposition. But the
failure TO fill the list of Federal offices
with Democrats does provoke criti-
cism, rot only 10 tho South, but
among Democrats pretty generally
North and South. The hearty ap-
proval OF such course will DO found
to como almost exclusively from mug
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This criticism, however, and opposl-
ton is personal, 80 far as IL goes
toward the president and is not an
objection TO Democracy, nor calcula
ted to create any divisions In Demo
cratic ranks. Nor, indeed, does IT
reach any degree OF bitterness even
toward MIR. CLEVELAND. 1t Is merely
q difference OF opinion as to tho extent
to which the executive should go N
tho matter Of filling the offices will
Democrats. so long as Mr., CLEvE
LAND makes an honest, intelligent
fearless executive and manifests NJ
hostility toward the South, ever
though many Republicans should b,
retained In Office, he is likely to hay,
the hearty support Of tho "SoliC
South" II opposition should becom
SO bitter as to divide the Southern
Democracy into factions, It would
DO warfare extending onl,
70 the man and his methods, and no
10 the party or its principles. De
mocracy would still DO the rellyin
cry for "Solld South" under anotho
leader, Tor, with any considerable OF
, position from the South, no obnoxiou
man to this section could get the nom
S nation for the presidency.
, Those, therefore, who are watchln
=, aud waiting for a divided South, an
a particularly those who anticipate
: disruption by reason Of tho failure a.,
= this section TO receive its proportion
= ate share Of tho ollicos, may as we
@ content themselves In peace and tur
. their attention to other matters. II
n South Is and will remain "solid," pu
n litlcany and indusirislly, holding II
1 balance Of power, and rapidly grow
= ing into first Importance of all the so
!. tons Of tho Union.
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