Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-26
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2G. 1888.



When Mr.. CLEVELAND was elected
President Of the United States the peo-
pie Of the South breathed more freely
than they had for twenty-oad years.
They had reason TO believe that the pas
eions Of war had subsidized, aud that
thenceforth there was to be n union in
deed as well as in name. For nearly
four years the Federal Government has
been conducted upon the theory that the
States are ali possessed OF the same
rights. and that whatever privileges the
northern people enjoy are exactly those
which the southern people are entitled to
enjoy. The businessmen have learned
from this experience of nearly four years
that the finances and the commerce
and all the business interests Of the coun-
try arc safe in Democratic hands. The
negroes, 10 their great surprise no doubt,
have learned that the Democratic party
has 10 desire 20 restore them TO a condi-
tion OF slavery. and that the right of suf-
fmgo is as freely conceded to them hy
the Democrats rs 10y the Republicans.
Whatever may be said as To the "sup-
preston OF the negro vote, the fact re-
mains that in almost every city and town
in the South the negroes flock 70 the
hsllot-hox whenever they choose TO do
So. and cast their votes for the man Of
their choice.
In a word, a condition Of peace has
succeeded TO d condition Of war. There
are stil attempts made TO wave the
bloody shirt but these attempts result
invariably IN n failure 70 arouse in the
hearts Of the northern people generally
however they may affect a few ndi-
yiduals. the sectional preiudlees which
twenty years ago filled the breasts of
nearly all the people of that whole
section.
Shall we blot ont this picture next No
vember and return TO the days Of the
carpet-bagger and scalawag Shall We
be partiest0 a dang rous " Restoration ?
Read the history Of the timesof CHARTS
II. Of England, and DO warned by it.
Let Us not elect HAuBIsoN when we
know that BlA1SE is to be the head Of
the Administration in that event BLAINE
would care no more for the promises be
had made to the southern people than
CHARLES cared for tho promises which
be had made to the IresuyteIians, and
to the Regicides, and to the purchasers
of the church-lands. "The King" says
history, chad made tie most generous
promises Of pardon and amnesty ." but
Lee totally disregardcd them. Recall
BLAINE's Augusta speech OF four years ago
when he knew ne was defeated, and
see if it does not remind you Of
CHARLrs's days, when the bones OF
CROMWELL were disinterred and hanged
upon the gibhet at Iyburn , when the
Duke of Argyle and Sir HENRY NANE
were executed? We would not charge
any Of the immoralities OF CHARLEs's
court and times to Mr. BLAINE. We fear
his " Restoration only because he has
been so bitter in his denuuciations Of
the southern people and We fear it be-
cause in his case as in CHARLEs's his
wicked followers would compel HIM to
90 further than he ever intended or do
sired to 60. lie could not restrain the
malignants if the Government should
again pass into the hands Of the Repub-
hcan party.
The restoration OF the BLAINE regime
would be understood by the negroes as
license to work their own sweet will upon
the whites Of the South. The silly ex-
peciaiion Of twenty years ago that every
negro would soon come into possession of
forty acres and a mule would be sue
ceeded 10y some other hope as unfounded
and more mischievous perhaps in its
sequences.
But We need not enter into details.
Let us have no Restoration" Mr..
CLEVELAND is President Of the whole
country-of all the people. Let Us not
DO SO unwise as TO allow n man to sup
plant him whose horizon Is 30 limited
that he cannot see over much more than
half OF the country.