Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-16

Whist negro domination Of local govern
ment means.
Those who have never felt the political
horrors Of "reconstrucion," can
not appreciate this feeling ana
ere, therefore, unable to sympRthize with
1t. In the north VIXEN political corrup-
ton begets msl-administrstion the people
Of all parties unite to vote it out of
existence and the federal government
cannot fasten the Boss Tweeds on
any northern community. Mt 60 In
the south under negro rule sustained oI
federal beyonets. Beneath the weight OF
such political woe southern men see
every material interest retrograde, public
spirit crushed, capital Withdrawn, social
life degraded and manhood corrupted.
This may be called prejudice; If SC, 1t Is
but the prejudice that sctuAted the people
of New York to unite and drive the polit-
ical roboer, Boss Tweed, from power.
But, prejudice or mourntul truth, this
much is clear: Republicans csn see in
this apprehension the cause OF southern
political Jolidity. AS long as there Is
threat of negro rule OF the south, this sec
ton will be solidly in favor Of that party
which does not enforce such rule with
the federal power. There is no hos
tility IN the south to the negro as man
or as citizen; but there is unyield!ng
opposition in the south to negro rule
the south has tried 1t aud knows what 1t
means, and never will vote for It's restor-
stion.
II the Republican party Is nstional,
IS It Affects TO be, 1t will not
rule one section with bayonets and
the other with ballots. Thst party made
8 fatal political mistake in 1865, that
cost it Democratic control OF
the lower House from 1874 to
1888, and the presidency for four years;
and II It repeats the mistske, its next de-
feat will remand it permanently to the
rear. Northern capital and northern
men have sought the states OF Tennessee,
Georgia and Texss3.and to some extent
Alsbsms, Arkansas, Florida and LOUIS
isns, and no "southern policy" OF Re-.
publicanism car single out the Csrolinas'
Mississippi, and o.ner ststes-an "the
south" must bs subjected to the
same treatment, ami the at
tempt to remand this entire section
to the condition Of the Reconstruction"
period would meet with such opposition
in the north as wou'd quickly undeLeive
the Forakers and Bill Cnandlers and de-
mons.r,te even to their sectionsli5m the
difference between appealing to senti
ment IN order to catch northern votes and
an assault or northern dollars invested in
southern mines, fields, railroads and
town lots.
TIE GAZETTE, for "the scush," hopes
for the test, because the Republican lead
ers are not fools. a Glance at any polit-
icsl almanac will show that the south was
never politically gold until made SO by
the dangers which threatened eouthern
people through the presence Of tae Eegro
But for the negro the south could nos
have boon soHdly Carried for sece5aioni
but for the negro the nth woUlG roi
have been solidly Democratic after the
war; Gnd but for the apprehension CT
negro domination under Republican na~
tional rule the eouth would not be solidiy
Democratic cow.
Before the "slGverY question" solidihed
the south there was no solidi:y, as the
votes from 1882 TO 1856 will show. In
1882 DelAwsre and kentucky voted fox
Clay; IN 1886, Delaware, Georgis, Ken
,ucky, Maryland and Tenn essse voted
for Harrison; in 1910, Delaware,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisihns, Mary
land, Mississippi, Norih Carolina
and Tennessee voted fer lar
rison; In 1874, Delaware, Kentucky, Ms7y
land, North Clralin. ard Tennessee voted
for Clay; IN 1913, Delaware, Georgia,
Louiaisns, Maryland, North Caro-
/ Ira nEu lSEASestS NUtGN lOI AAs
lor; in 1852, two Of the four STATES
carried By Scott were Kentucky and Ten
nessee; and IN 1856 the only stste in
which FnUore received d mei7rity wss
Maryland. The south to-day is filed with
mep, southern IS well as northern, who
are not Democrats on economic qusstionsr
snd it is for the Republican party TO Say
II such men shall continue to set with the
Democracy because Of their opposition to
the spoliation snd robbery aud degrade
ton OF the south through ragro rule Q!
the southern states.
THE GAZETTE may be mistaken, but II
credits the Republican lesders with CON-
mon political sense, and it has an sbid-
ing faith in the regard for that almighty
dollar planted by northern Len in south
eTn icIds.