The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
THREE NOTABLE LETTERS
The North Ready for Conference with the
Souti-What the Northern Repub:i-
cans Desire.
1Froln the News and Courier.

From the News and Courier.
It has seemed to Republicans of the
North for long time that if the South
understood the true sentiment of the
Republican voters of the North, there
would be such q comforting together as
would solve some very difficult social
and political questions. 1t is often said
by Northern Republicans: 1--WE have
only feeling Of the warmest friendship
and sym pathv for the South" and yet
this is not felt to be true by white
Southern voters.
Has the South studied the develop
ment, education and spirit of the Re-
publican North. TO the North have
come all classes of all civilization, and
these have been received and treated as
citizens, and when once naturalized
they enjoy all rights OF native born,
educated, refined Americans. The for
eign tongued Italian, German, Russian,
Pole and Bohemian are ranked equal in
all rights with the EDglish-speaking
emigrants. True there is a growing
feeling at the North that the right to
vote and hold office is too freely given,
but being once given there is no
thought of in the least restricting or
h;ndering the fullest exercise Of the
elective franchise It is true at the
North, as at the South, that ignorant
majorities elect incompetent and dis
honest officials, and that mismanage-
ment, fraud and extravaganza follow
as certain result. But the evil of bad
government for time cannot be so
lasting, in disastrous consequences, as
would be the unlawful or fraudulent
rule of the minority over the majority.
"a free vote and an honest count"
are certainly necessary to the life OF
Republic, and the Declaration Of indie
pendence is a living article Of political
faith in the Republican party. The
Republican party finds 10 fault with
the South because all States vote one
way; nor because the Solid South is
Democratic. It would be eimpossible for
the Republican party of the North,
educated as it has been and holding the
faith it does, that the freely expressed
and honestly told wish of the majority
must rule, to find fault by the slightest
question as to how any State or number
of States declared at the ballot box, if il
has the expression of the majority.
The Republicans of the North do not
believe, however that the South issolid
by the expressed and honestly told
wish of the majority, and this they
think is not only violation of the Con-
stitution and law, but that is given i'm
proper and unjust power in national
legislation and elections to the ruling
minority of the "Solid South" But
the republicans are not ignorant of nor
unmindful of the fact that the ma
iority in the "Solid South" is ignorant
and untitled by reason of this ,norance
to rule.
The Republicans of the North do
not desire either for the South or
North. East or West, that ignorant
and unfit men be elevated to power.
They look upon ignorance as dangerous
to the Republic, and they have full
faith in the educated American citizen,
whether Democrat or Republican,
caring little or nothing for color or
birth. TO the Republican party of the
North the question is not how shall
the white race keep political power and
control in the South, but chow can we
adjust issues and parties 50 as to keep
the making and execution of the law
in the South in the hands of educated,
competent men, and at the same time
give to all citizens, black and white,
free vote and fair count"
The republicans of the North are
ready to discuss the question with
Southern voters in spirit of friend
ship and with an earnest desire to ben
eft the whole country, and thus help
to solve this most important question.
REPUBLICAN,.
Cleveland, Ohio, November 10, 1888: