Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-01
TESTIMONY OF a GOOD WITNESS.

TESTIMONY OF \ GOOD WITNESS.
New York Mail and Express
The Atlanta Constitution. like other
newspapers run by fallible men, is liable
to go wrong in its opinions, but no one
/ viii question its intelligence. especially
. as to Georgia and Georgians, or its SINGER
{ ity and truthfuness. As to the general
/ prevalence of an inherited hatred of all
/ forms of Federal direct taxes, all through
/, the South. there is no chance for doubt
As to the strength and uniyersality of
that hatred in Georgia, the Constitution
is an Unimpe6cha6le witness, and the
Constitution reiterataS the assertion that
neither majority of the newspapers of
Georgia, nor 4 majority of the politicians,
correctly represent the views of the peO-
pie liz regard to the repeal of the infam-
Gus internal revenue laws and it has
presented a good deal of evidence to sup
port that opinion.
The Constitution refers 20 such incOn-
feStibe facts of known record as that
] ION several occasions the Georgia Legis-
lature has unanimously adopted resolu-
tiOns requesting our Senators and Repre-
sentatives TO do all in their power to Sc
cure the repeal of these laws, and these
resolutions voiced the unanimous opinion
of the State"
The Constitution concludes that there
has been no change of public sentiment
on this question in Georgia. but that it
IS the editors and politicians who have
| changed. and cites in proof of this state
ment that quite recently Mr.. H. 4. Nc
Kay, who lives near the borders of Cher
Okee county, had occasion to travel on
| business through the counties of Cher0-
kee, Milton, Forsyth. Gwinnett, Cobb and
| Franklin. He conceived the idea of ask
ing every man he met, both white and
/ black. whether he was in favor of a peti-
ton to Congress asking for the repeal of
the internal revenue system. He travel
ed along the country roads and never
went out of his way to find man. He
met seven hundred and twenty persons,
and of this number there was not one who
was not in favor of the total and imme-
diate repeal of the infamous internal rev.
enue system. He was under no necessity
OF making any explanations or arguments.
Z The people he met seemed to understand
the question thoroughly. We take Mr..
/ MckaY'S experience to be q typical one
Let the Republican members of Con-
gress hold a caucus and adopt an address
| to the people. offering their votes in favor
of any bill that repeals the Odious and un-
| popular emergency taxes, that were i'm
| posed openly and avOwedly because the
dire necessities of war compelled a resort
10 both indirect and direct taxation. Let
the best Republican debaterS in both the
houses keep up continuous and aggreS-
Sive agitation of the total and immediate
repeal of the direct Federal taxes day
after day. week after week. and month
after month, until every intelligent man
of the South will realize that the RepUb-
Hcans are their real friends and not the
Democrats, who would continue most of
the Federal direct taxes and would de
StrOy the protective system Just at time
when the South is getting far more ben
eft from protection than either New Eng
land or the cid Middle States.
That is the way to break up the IS solid
ity" of the South, and to make the New
South supreme and irresistible by the
triumphS that are won by the ceaseless
play of the spindles and under the lurid
glow of the furnace fires.
THE OUTLOOK N LOUISIANA.
Springfield GLASS; Republican CNugwump)
There is more chance for Louisiana to
60 Republican in April next than the
Democratic leaders down there are pre-
pared to admit. Ex-Governor WarmOth
waited some time before he issued his let
ter accepting the Republican nomination
for Governor, and it proves to be a very
aStute document. The cOlOred backing he
is meaSmeably sure of, and he addresses
himself directly to the white voter. Ex-
Governor WarmOth is cordially hated
man in Louisiana, to be sure. The vision
of a reconstruction Executive backed by
the colOred man and the bayOnet has
burned deep into the soul of the average
LOuiSianian. But time works miracles.
For sixteen years WarmOth has lived in
digniied retirement. He has devoted
himself to agriculture, and spent money
literally in experimenting upon sugar
The Presidents tariff message is not pop
ular in Louisiana. The general fear is
that sugar will be offered up on the altar
of public policy. WarmOth sees his Op-
pOrtunity. He stands sguarely upon
high sugar tariff. The Louisiana mem
berS of Congress were recently asked by
the Committee of Ways and Means If they
would agree TO reduction of per cent.
from the duty on sugar, and they were
unable to agree upon reply. WarmOth
and the Republican nominees would not
exhibit such awkward hesitation. This
is selfish argument, but the selfish argu-
ment tells.
Again. WarmOth is in position TO dan
ole before the eyes of the Democrats q
very odd argument for spoils. He says
that in case of his election he will retain
all those Democrats holding Offices under
the centrOl of the Executive who have
been faithful to their trusts. and he adds
that majority of the present Otfice-hold-
Iof f1r--in NH-all
This seems. on the face of it, to be a
piece of high political morality, and he is
entitled to the most favorable construc-
ton OF his words: but the situation is such
that he is open to the suspicion of cater
inc to a very Sullen and beaten faction i'll
the Democratic ranks The McEneTy
ring. after many years of power and
SpoilS. were clearly unh0rSed IN the late
Democratic Convention by the refOrmerS.
The State Central Committee has been
since made up with little regard to the
rights of minOritieS. The success of Gen.
Nichols. the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernOr. means the retirement OF hundreds
of McEnery followers. Now Warmoth
steps in and pledges himself to refrain
from a wholesale change III the Offices 1t
is a tempting bid. and when one remem-
bars that the truce in the Democratic
camp is but thin disguise, and that the
Old feud is liable to break out any mo-
ment. it may even be considered a menace
to the Democratic cause. Governor Me
Emery has been repeatedly saying of late
that he would be responsible for free
vote and a fair count. That means a
heavy cOlOred vote. Stranger things have
happened than Republican victory in
Louisiana.
ROBERT LINCOLN IN 1884.
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