The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04
RepublicaniSm at the South.

There is much iE the political and
business outlook in the Southern
States to-day to encourage the Re-
publicans of that section. Bourbon
ism, that foe to healthy political
activity and hence to material pros
perity, is visibly on the decline.
Young Southern Democrats, as a
rule, are more tolerant than their
fatheas before them were. Here and
there the leaven of Republican ideas
is leaving the lump of prescription.
The Democratic leaders who are pas
sing off the stage are commonly re-
garded by those who are coming on
as untrustWorthy because unprOgres-
sive. 1t is doubtless true, therefore,
that the widespread dissatisfaction
resulting from this feeling in the
rank and file of the Southern Democ-
racy helped the Republicans to make
such gratifying gains at the recent
election. Virginia has seen a light.
So has North Carolina. Both these
States, if no mistakes are made in the
meantime, are likely to cast their
electoral votes in 1883 for the Repub-
lican Presidential candidate. And
even in South Carolina, on the theory
that "it is always darkest just before
day." there is no reason why our Re-
publican friends should not take
heart of hope. The counting out of
Congressman Smalls will not be an
unmiXed calamity, great as was the
outrage upon the ballot-boX, if it
only serves to stimulate the RepuE-
leans of the State to concentrated
action in behalf of their inalienable
rights, and to place at their back all
Americans, North and South, who
love fair play and believe in the doc
trine of equal rights.
The tariff is doing much to shape
the future of the South. The De-
mocracy is nothing if not party Of
free trade. The Republican party is
the party which believes in fully
protecting American industries and
American workmen. Congressman
Libbey, of Virginia, told reporter
the other day that the people down
in his State were beginning to be-
lievein protection, especially around
Danvile and those cities that have
manufactures" All the cities of the
South have, or hope to have, manu-
factories; hence the advance of the
Republican doctrine of protection in
the minds of the clear-headed bust
ness men at prominent points in that
section. The fact that the Southern
people. without regard to politics
and independent of politics, are max
ing energetic efforts to build up their
country and commend it to those
who are looking about for Opportu-
mites for Investments or for homes,
is most gratifying sign. The Iri.
6nne lately called attention to what
North Carolina was doing in this re-
spect. and many of her sister States
are equally alert and shrewd in set
ting forth the admirable nature of
their soil and climate and such other
of their respective advantages as will
be most likely to proye attractive to
those from other shores or from the
North who are prospecting,
The success of these praiseworthy
schemes for the advancement of the
South is conditional principally upon
two things, the security of the ballot
box and protection in all that it i'm
plies to employees and employed.
And since the Republican party is
the recognized champion of both,
the members of that party at the
South well go forward with cheerful
courage. The situation. from their
point of view, is improving every
day, and they have the hearty SYM
pathy of all their brethren North,
West and East, who appreciate un.
der what trials and discJuragements
they hold fast to their organizations
and battle foi Rel ublican principles.
N. Y. Tribune.