Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-03
THE HOME OF DEMOCRACY.

Mr. George w. Cable, VINO has wen a
little cheap reputation as an apostate
southern novel writer ana as a
traducer of the South, delivered
a Decoration day address in one
Of the Northern cities, in which he
insisted that "the difference between the
Northern and Southern idea of the
safety OF society as the same ex-
listed daring the war IS well known. In
the North it rested on the principles that
society is safest where the government is
OF, and by, and for the people, and neces-
Stating she elevation OF the masses
while that predominant in the South re-
CARDS the safety Of society as requiring
the supremacy Of an enlightened ruling
class on the subiugation of The masses.
The task before the nation now is to con-
vince the ultra-S0uthern mind that this
latter idea has been proved by The worlds
experience to be as unsafe as ieis hereti-
cal to American principles OF govern
mentu
This is Mr.. Cables view of 1t, and he
sets out as teacher of his opinions. 1t
is an opinion that will be readily accepted
at the North, for it comedies with that
already entertained, and goes in the di-
rectlon of the prejudice of the people.
But in fact 1t is known to be false by
everybody intimate with the history of
the country, The purest Democracy has
always been found IN the South. The
spurious article, leaning toward arts
tocracy, is Northern product. The his
tory OF the two divisions OF the country
from the Confederation to the present day,
teaches this, Though it was popular,
before the war, to rail at a "slave- holding
oligarchy" and an 'arstocrocy of wealth"
IN the South, yet the rule of the
people IN the Southern states was com
plete, while in the North it was limited
No state in all the South restricted
suffrage to the holders of property, as
was done In the North, and is
done to this day in Rhode Island.
property qualification was in some
states prescribed for ofllce-holders, North
as well as South, but II was soon abol-
ished, and some of the greatest men in
the south sprang from obscure and hum
Die origins. Andrew jackson il, an illus-
trious example. SO is Henry Clay. In
less degree is Andrew Johnson, and num-
oerless others. There never was time
In the South when merit was not sure of
reward at the hands of the people, or
when the whole people did not rule.
When the constitution of this govern
ment was forming, 1t was Alexander
Hamilton, a Northern man. VINO insisted
on an eristocratic government, on the
English model, and his support came
from Northern members. twas Thomas |
Jefferson, Virgniau, who led the tiaht
for The rights Of man aud Democratic
government, and Southern members
enabled him to defeat Hamuton's scheme.
To Southern Democrats we owe our
present popular form Of government.
MI Cable probably does not know this,
but tits So
The trouble with Mr.. Cable Is that he is
so anxious to lugratiate himself with
certain exclusive class in the North that
be is willing to say anything of the South
that satisfies them. He can no more be
relied on to tell the truth as to the senti-
ment, the feelings, the impulses and the
characteristics of the Southern people
than Of the Bushmen Of Australia He is
pretender and fraud, and the sooner
he is repudiated in the South the better.
You Ourhe IN Wno,.