Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-18
THE AIM oF SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY.


THE AIM OF SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY.
The voter should not lese sight of the
fact that equal in Importance and closely
interviewer with the tariff issue is another
the question whether or not the Gov
eminent, in all its departments, shall be
dominated by class from given and ex-
elusive section, to the suppression of the
constitutional rights of another class, rep
resenting exclusively labor elements.
Whether, indeed, the assault upon labor
outside of Southern territory, and the put
ting of productive industries throughout
all other sections Of the country into a
servile attitude and helpless condition
while the Southern aristocracy remounts,
shall succeed. 1t is precisely this that the
Solid South means. That portion of our
common country, by the mouth of its Gov
ernor's and statesmen, thanks God for its
solidity, and declares that social conditions
demand the maintenance of the supremacy,
politically as well as socially, of the
whites.
We are we'll aware that there are very
many besides Southern Democrats and
their Northern political servitors who
scout the idea, and look upon the possibil-
ity of the sentiment of which the rebellion
was born gaining ascendancy in the Govern
ment as absurd. Nevertheless, we maintain
that the reading history of the Democratic
party, not only justifes the conclusion, but
points with unerring certainty to the ac-
complishment of the purpose if the people
many years longer continue that party
in power
The solidity of the South is Demo-
cratic result Republication never con-
tributed to it, nor given excuse for section
alism. Prior to the formation of the Re-
publican party the South was divided po-
litically, and only since the Republican
party has insisted upon the guarantees of
political liberty to all citizens, in all sec
tons, has the South become "solid." The
truth is that the whole scheme and pur-
pose of this solidity is to put and keep the
Confederate element in the saddle again.
That element says to the Democratic
party, here are 153 electoral votes ready to
be cast as a unit as we direct, and the price
of these votes Is the control of the Gov
eminent.
Prior to the ere of the Rebellion five
black slaves in the South counted in the
basis of representation equal to three
five colored are, in apportionment for
representation, counted the same as five
whites, and they ought, therefore, to be
represented by their ballots in the cleo
tion boxes. This would give equal polit-
ical rights and maintain the spirit of the
Constitution; but the whites resolving
that only those they name shall act as
representatives, by many and cunning de-
vices stop the colored citizens short of the
ballot-box, and their census enumeration
therefore secures no free representation
For instance, Georgia sends ten repre-
ssntatiyes to Congress, yet, for the entiIe
lot, no more votes are cast than are de-
posted in the ballot-boxes in a simple
Congressional district in Ohio, Indiana or
Pennsylvania.
This inequality and rank injustice in
the representation in legislative body
of the Republic, is the result of Demo-
cratic vote suppression and political en-
slavement for purpose. Upon the Ways
and Means Committee of the House, to
adjust the tariff schedules is placed one of
the Georgia representatives, with FIVE
Others from Southern States, or eight
Democrats in all, the Northern wing of
the Democracy being allotted but two.
That is to say, it is attempted to have
the financial policy of the country dictated
BIZ Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky,
Georgia and Virginia, the South being
thus given controlling power in the COM
mit,ee by the aid of one Northern Dem
ocrat
Though the greatest amount of taxa
ton. by tariff and otherwise, is laid upon
the Northern States, though there is found
the great est wealth, almost all the manu-
featuring interests, by far the greater pop
ulation, vastly greater production and four
fold of energy, enterprise and progressive
spirit, six of the thirteen committeeman
are chosen from the South, who, with
two Northern Democrats acting with
them. secure for that section the weaponry
of advantage.
The evidences are that this is purpos-
full. contributive to a far seen-end and in
tended to forward a deep and consummate
Mot to obtain absolute Governmental con-
troll. The Democrats of this committee
coyenanted by caucus with the House ma
;ority that amendments offered by the
Democrats of the committee should alone
be voted upon, and SO it came about that
by caucus dictation no suggestion OF any
ole Of the FIVE Republicans upon the com
mittee was adopted, and every amend
ment and suggestion coming from the
Representatives of six Southern States was
adopted. Each and every one OF these SIX