Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-25

ministTstion. For once in 8 natienEl
contest, the Republican party, with the
exception Of It's ettidudious crapks. had
the good sense and the decencY 10 leave
mistaken the bloody shirt. Yet on
The heels CT Republican victory comes ;
revival CT "lhe Southern question" in q
spirit greatly modified, i! is true, bu. that
looks with i'll concealed anxiety towards
partisan sdvantage.
To the credit OF the President-elec! 1t
must be said ths. .he;hGs given no outward
token OF approval Of the pu poses
OF mis- sectional advisers. On the
contrary, he has given expression
to pahiotic purpose to make
his administration G national blessing.
That he cSnnoS do by seeking through CO.
ercive methods to Republicanizs the
South. II more reason and less pre- iu-
dice had been iustilled into Republican
counsels, the fdtui.y Of any process to
force the enlargement of the Republican
vote would have long sinca heen under
stood. Tnst the south is solid
to day is due simply to the supreme folly
of the reconstruction policy. II 1t con-
tlnues solid 1t will be due TO the perpet-
ulty CT th.t policy in q modified form.
There are some reasons for the belief
that General Harrison understands, par
italy, at least, the causes that make the
South Democratic, and that ne is wiser
than the counselors who have baen curse
to the country and their own party
for more than generation. II
the following expression from the
Indianapolis News, conservative Repub-
lican journal, correctly represents his
views, he may be Justly credited with
stGtesmRnlike and patriotic intentions 10.
wards the South:
Much of General Harrison's mail comes from
the South, and the let tiers indicate that there is
much anxiety 10 know what will be the policy
of the president elect In dealing with the south
ern problem. The letter TO Colon e! ] stferson
published in yesterdays News, is the most thst
General Harrison has said on the sui j set, but
pres ed himseli more freely. ANY uneasiness
that southern people may feel is wholly unwar.
ranted. He will endeavoI to pursue course
that will convince them that, in solving prob.
iem that manifesily ought TO be solved in
some way, Il is his desire to deal with
them in a friendly and kindly way. Il is BIS
lieved that the obnoxious methods of previous
administrations will not be employed. The
carpet Dagger will not be made prominent a.
the representative of the administration. In
the split of the new South will probably be
found the means of bringing about the desired
chan ge-the men who have Infused new life
and developed greater prosperity ale better
prepared to bring about change in the poliu-
cal condition OF the South than those who
have been available or acceptable heretofore,
and there is reason for believing that to them
will probably bs entrusted the responsibility CT
accomplishing whatever reform IL desired. In
all that is done the benefcient purpose of the
administration will doubtless be made 6ppar
emit, and through kindly influence an endeavor
will be made to develop a new South, politi
cally, with reforms that are recognized as
essential to proper government.
II the spirit of these expressions is car-
ried, IN q prsctickl way, into
the next administration, the re-
sultF, may not satisfy Republican leaders
who are looking solely to partisan bene-
ifs, but they will commend thems elves to
the intelligent, pesce-loving, law sbiding
elements everywhere-the elements that
rule in the South as well ss in the North,
and thai always ought to rule without
regard to party sfilIiatlons.