Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
THE SOLID SOUTH IS BROKEN.

Although the campaign is over the
issues on which the contest was made
still remain and are no less vital and
important now than they were before
election. As long as the Democratic
party remains in existence dominated
as it is 10y its Southern wing just SO
long Will the doctrine Of free trade be
advocated by that party.
This doctrine was one OF the corner
stones of the Southern Confederacy.
Cheap labor is the desire of the South
as it was then. The leaders OF the
party in the South do not labor. neither
have they any sympathy for those who
do They lead the Northern Democrat
about by the nose. This fact has been
= thousand times Illustrated in Con-
gress. 1t is rule with very few ex-
ceptions. The gentleman" Of the
South believes in caste AMI classes. y
white man who works with his hands is
not considered his equal i'll any respect.
Socially he is ostracised and it would be
the height of impertinence for him to
presume to ask for recognition in the
South moves. Labor in the South has
always been degraded and always vii!
be till social conditions are changed.
Social conditions will not he changed
in the South until her political condi-
tlOns are changed SO changed that
labor will be lifted up. placed Oh a
higher level and given courage TO as
sert its rights and demand the same
recognition in all respects that it does
at the North. such change the
gentleman " the South will vigor-
ously oppose. He may be believer in
the system of protection as a blessing
to the country. but he is an advocate
of free trade because it will give him
cheap labor and make it impossible for
the laborer to rise above the low level
~ the English workmen.
The gentlemen of the south are
/ the southern brigadiere" They are
in Congress and the head of their party
councils. They run the democratic
party of this whole country and north
ern Democrats are putty in their hands.
/ Ont of 100 members Of the house of
/ Representatives, South of Mason and
/ Dixon 5 line. - are eX-rebels What
can the people of the country expect
/ from such representation? The Dem
ocratic party can bid a long farewell to
official life i'm this nation. With three
or four new states from the territories
( that are Justly entitled TO and have
asked in vain from a democratic house
/ for admission into the Union, the solid
south is no longer able with the aid Of
/ New York TO elect a president.
/ Following are the results of Tues
day 5 conflict
NEW IORk.
The New York Tribune says: Re-
turns of the vote for President. with
careful estimates where authentic fig
ures are lacking. give Harrison II 900
plurality IN this state. Returns and
estimates from every county computed
OF equally good basis with the Tri-
bune's table OF pluralities for President
shows that Hill has net plurality of
! 5000.
The sun of this morning will say
/ that Harrison has II 1862 plurality in
New York state. and that Hill has
/ 1892. 1t says that the next house of
representatives will be SO evenly divid-
eel between the two parties that the Of
/ fetal count will be necessary TO decide
which is in the majority.
OREGON.
Returns from the more remote sec
tions of this state came in very slow
However, sufficient have been received
TO place Ilarrison's majority much