The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-13
THE HERALD AND TIE SOUTH
Tho No0 York Herald did not quite make
up its mind as to the causes Of Cleveland's
lni.nI NM cnL.,rIn,.- .,.l,n,, a mil.

ItiSa decisive cauyaSl--a result without ques.
ton. clean, net, with no rubs or blotches There
will be no Electoral Commissions or other gigantic
schemes Of legislative brgandagc; no compromise
or surrender TO the Southern swashbucklera and
reca,ors, US poor Hayes with his somiiollonlous
Presidency was compelled 10 DO That Is bless
Ing infinite In all thus implied, remembering tho
scnndalsand concessions of the shameful time.
The election Is a party triumph-purcly so.
There Is no outlying contingcnts OF Mugwump
merccnarics and adventures claiming to represent
foreign votes 10 be paid. That Is a gain In tho
Interest Of wholesome administration. II the Re-
publican party Is In power, let the Republican
party have the responsibility and be judged when
the day comes. The Executive Is Republican, the
Senate and the House are Republican. This Is best
for the public welfare. A limpng onccggcd Ad.
ministmtion Is sure TO be helpless when most
needed The Senate against Cleveland was dis.
tinct disadvantage, for II was a perpetual cabal
against him.
A solid South aud solid North This lr one
solemn fact. While the Democrats carry New Jcr
scy and Connecticut, the Republicans win West
Virginia New Jersey aud Connecticut are only
the political overflow OF the metropolis and we
may well accept II rs the solid South against the
solid North. Aud In this we note the one clrcum.
stance most 10 10 regretted, something that our
Southern friends should mink over seriously. That
solid south dcuslOn that holding In an ncxtricnbe
political embrace the dead and damned Conieder-
ncy truly, truly, Il Is n miserable business and
now we see what becomes OF II. II our Southern
friends those who have sense enough 10 remcm.
Der that some things have happened since isG5--
would only vet themselves 10 the Abandonment OF
this iororn ianntlcism It would be national gain.
Il Is really such politics ~ We hear about I'm BE-
dlam and other stricken resorts aud should DO
abandoned now anl forever.
Nothing more malignant against the
South than this has appeared in any Of
the radical Republican newspapers. 1t
conveys the idea that Cleveland was de-
icated because Of the existence Of solid
South. We do not believe The Herald
thinks so, although il says so. On tho
contrary, quito the reverse. Before and
mp to the day Of election II was constant
and loud in liz warnings that the Repub
lean party was still sectional party and
that the objective Of lis campaign was the
coercion Of the South ut the expense Of
It's farther progress For several days be.
fore the election il kept standing in great,
llaring headlines, stretching across one Of
its pages. the declaration that
The election ~ Nj. Harrison Is something more
than the elevation ~ ilrm and consistent partisan
II means the return of iiepubllcansm In H. ansri-
Is, phase, restoration with tine irnobc features of
rsiomtlons, The prnnigncy OF Charles u. coming
upon the tyrnny II charles I. Mr Harrison 4 rs
good candidate A. Folk or Fierce. bat his election
means an administration inspired by the fcrncliy
ot rorhkcr. the mcndariiy Of iiainc. the cHtrav.
CANT demands ot monopoly aud unjust taxation.
uc cpuid no rnufc rt-c ahovu his patty than the
stream above the fountain. aud the ghn would
alone b. that Of iapcain l.cplbiuln politicians.
THERE'S nota word herr 81 condemnation
Of the Solid South, which was counted on
to prevent the catastrophe thus 80 strongly
predicted. But, besides this, The Hrad
said In one OF lis issues that.
Whatever o'sc tho Republican leaders may 40 or
attempt II they should r.gtin control ui the red.
cnl Government on one thing They arr publicly
and plainly determined In Congress and ON the
stump, everywhere, they have declared thcir do
termination n rnpcu the southern question. Mr..
Harrison, Nc lilaiuc. W. sherman Mt Ilnlr aud
asserted This a. BE- tho ono policy on which
ihcy aro decided Hut that ncinl that u Mr.
Harrison d elected be nni biz parry will attempt
tofcnrw the discussions which came ~ on end ten
Year ago stlr ~ again the bal blood hnl strife
between the SECTIONS which ~ fatally interrupted
Industry destroyed rfcilt AMI ghc 'kct production
IN the soithcfn states during many years ahor the
ciuso Of the war
Tie Herald, in subsequent issue. also
said:
The Republican leaders. who arc al the same
tlmc the leaders ut extreme protection. declare
everywhere that Il they vgAin power they will
rylyc the sectional policy Of "huUing the
SOUTH +" by which ihcy Kept the county la turmoil
during ~ many ycar. That will undoubtedly 10
a great inlnp ~ tho southern stsica The mere
attrmpi Ia Congrcs 10 pass new rprcsslvr leris'a.
ton against the Southern States would inlu-c
crc,iit disnwanirc Industry aud stop Development
IN over the southern States The passage Of such
laws NJ senators iinar aud sherman. Nc blaine
Mr Harrison aud other leaders favor would pro
ducc panic In the south which would causs the
withdrawal II capital from industrial enterprises
down there aud stop mills furnaces an factories.
There Is nothing In These extracts but
sympathy with the Solid South. aud an
appeal on their behalf To the voters Of the
several States To vote on their account for
Cleveland, during whose administration
they enjoyed an uncxamplcd prosperity.
The Herald was right aud consistent in
what Il said in the last three extracts. and
wrong and inconsistent In what Il said
that Is 20 cruel and unjust 10 the southern
people In the first. Tie Hcnuh ought TO
10 itself the justice TO withdraw
30 Offensive an assault upon poo
pie who, Il their example Of consiancy
and devotion 10 the Democratic party
had been followed by the Democrats Of
Indiana aud New York, Cleveland would
have been rc-clcclci and the South would
no, today be In dread " apprehension Of
rcpps'iyc legislation hy a Republican
Congress Harrison owe, his election not
toa purely party triumph but 10 tho fact
that Cleveland WIS kniicd Ia New York
G. aud Brooklyn aud Ia Indiana. In
the latter State the Democrats made gains 81
four Congressional Districts aud Is. 3tJ votes,
aud llill was reelected Governor by a plu.
rality Of 1870, as he Me rork Tina
shows. Mr lIarrison's plurality In the
State Is l2,7S7. 50 Mr. hin comes
out $3.50 ahead Of Mr.. Cleveland.