The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-11


floor OF Congress, they ask us to do II
and they denOunce us as revolutlonistf
even as murderers, because we Will no
submit to it. When they come to d
. their voting, we fail to find that the.
\ have made that demand through tn
ballot boxes. Do you suppose that !
the newspapers, the stumpers, and tn
party leaders generally, to whom refer
generally express the sentiment OF tn,
North, that South substantially solit
on this question would be confronted
with a divided North? From the fac
that the North is divided on this ques
ton, infer that the sober sense oil tina
section does not regard us as
MuRDERERs AND REvoLuTroSIsrs,
and it condones that offence which i
known as the suppression Of the will o
the majority in these Southern States il
which it exists. With regard to til,
whole North this is only an inference
which, however, l think well warranted
by the facts; that it is absolutely true o
Northern men who come here and re
main long enough to understand the
situation, / can affirm ofmy own knowl
edge. have in my mind now, first the
men who come for pleasure, or even Il
prospect for business, remaining few
months; and also, and still more en-
phaticaIly, the men who have come from
the North to make their homes with Us
and to be part OF US. They may Mt tirst
point us to the constitutional guarantee
Of Republican form OF fgovernment, but
it Is not long before they begin
TO appreciate the long peril, sc
that / could name you, all oyel
the iar South, men who came from the
North, lust as intense on this subject al
any Northern orator could be, who vii
to-day tell you us candidly and fatty a'
] do, that the people OF the South do moi
intend to permit any interference with
so much OF the present order OF thing'
as implies the absolute rule OF the supe
rior race. For my own part, tell you
freely that would not accept any office
come by in this way, because know
that the title to the office would be viii
ated. Yet understand so well how in
secure life and property would be-ir
short, how intolerant the rule would bt
If we were once more subjected tC
negro government, that ] am willing
until something better offers, to allow
the present condition to stand
81 have given you with substantial nc
curacy the exact language OF this intelli
gent and really progressive Southern
man, and / assure you that it fairly rep
resents the best thought OF the native
whites of that section, II, OF course, We
except the comparatively few who have
Joined their fortunes with the Republi
can party.
~ did not talk to n single man who
avoWed himself free trader; indeed
the whole atmosphere was that OF pro
lection, and protection without any fine
hair splitting. There was also marked
feeling in favor OF all kinds OF internal
improvements. Perhaps out OF the
whole number twenty men Mt various
times volunteered to say to me, that il
there had to be Republican they pre-
ierred Mr.. Blaine now, us they did fouI
years ago, because they regarded him as
the ablest advocate OF the doctrine OF
protection, and because they had q
svmpathetic interest in his South
American policy, and very much de-
sired to see what results he could bring
out OF it, and believed that such a pol
icy conservatively planned and sus
tained long enough to give 1t 9
fair trial would produce results
beneficial to the whole country, Some
of those gentlemen went SO far as to say
that, in view OF the free trade message
and general policy OF President Clevee'
land, il he and Mr.. Blaine were nomi-
mated they were not sure but they would
support Mr.. Blaine. But, said one O
them, do not understand that lshould
do that as n Republican. ] should do
it us protectionist, and to record my
protest against free trade. At the SAINT
time / should be Just as unwilling us ]
am now to have my State under Negro
supremacy This gentleman comes o
an old Democratic family, and served in
the Confederate army. The young men
of the old Wing families, while, by rea
son of the local conditions acting with
the Democratic party, and calling them
selves Democrats, are very largely OF
the side OF protection, but just as firmly
as any Of the rest OF them opposed t
negro rule, ard just us determined Il
prevent it.
"This element which Ihaye apdeavor
cd TO describe in general way as th'
progressive element, is placed i'll II yer!
uncomfortable attitude. The men VIII
compose It are really not in line with tn
National Democratic party. But the,
stand together, shoulder to shoulder, u
one man, in the question OF local govern
ment, Our friends in the North tall
about splitting the Solid South, and nj
man in the Union would be bette
plaased than ] TO see that done; but I'M
less / am grossly in error, two facts stant
out in bold relief as clear us the nooI
day sun; first, that the Solid South neve
can be split by that plan OF campaign
which, for want OF better name, 'ha
been called waving the bloody shirt
and, secondly, that the leaders OF tn
Republican party send thrill OF 70,
through the leaders OF the NRtiona
Democracy whenever they wave tina
garment. Kindly permit me to max
myself distinctly understood on thi
onestion. knowas well as any man
: TINT the South is held in line by unlaw
full, Iunfair and, frequently, bruto
means /; | know that In the far Southern
States there is not free ballot and no
fair count. know thatifthe case hal
been otherwise this great country, woull
: not to-day be forced to behold wit
humiliation, the spectacle OF . FIRE
trader in the White House; know an
feel all this, but ask,
WHAT ARE We GOING TO no ABOUT IT?
What did we do when We had aReput
, lican President on the line Of this cor
stitutional and moral reform, for 1t
both? What did President Grant d
about it? Hayes, Garfield and Arthur
What could either do with such a situa
a ton? II Republican President IN
: assumed that n state OF revolution eS
listed and tried to deal with 1t at tn
point Of the bayOnet, has the sentimen
: Of the North sustained him? 1t was thi
|. very sentiment Of the North, not the dt
/, mands and threats and general turbu
!, lenGe Of tho South, which compelled til
4 withdrawal OF the troops from that ri
!. gion. quote this ugly chapter OF n
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