The South western news., 1888-04-11
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'-oo'ii WIZ hioNC q Cat lAliotdhS u
it attempts 10 draw a rigid tariff
line in its coming conventions.
To win the Presidential election,
the South must continue solid. A
solid South will not be secured on
the strict letter of the Presidents
thrift message any more than it
could be maintained by a close adj
herence to the Presidents silver
message. There is not a Demo.
cratic assemblage, North or South,
thst will not cordially and heartily
endorse the administration of P res.
ident CLEVELAND. His renomina.
ton is a matter of certainty. With
proper caution his election can be
easily assured.
The South goes into the present
campaign without her usual confi>
dence or compactness,. A variety
of causes has brought about this
condition and will, if not counter
acted, imperil the success of the
party. The condition Of West Vm-
ginia, Virginia and North Carroll
ma has been doubtful. Had the
ways ana means committee adher~
ed strictly 10 the Presidents mes,
sage, these states would have been
lost, The Mills bill, however,
has wisely gone beyond this limit
snd recommended reduction of
twenty odd millions on tobacco
measure in the line of a genuine
compromi-e and reform. This re-
ductiou te'ds also to allay any dif-
ferences in Georgia.
in Kentucky the outlook for the
party is far from bright. The vic
tory last year was too close to be
comfortable. The corruption prov~
en- among high state officials, and
the losses to tie state by the alb
sconding treasurer. have placed the
party on very shaky ground. Tens
nessee has always been close
state. and party divisions render
the reelection Of the Democratic
candidate a matter Of real solici.
tude. Take ouisiana. A hot tight
in the state Democracy has left
bad cores to he healed. YARMOUTH,
the Republican nominee. Is sup,
piled with a barrel of monev and
every effort viii be made 10 get
our a full negro vote 10 take adj
vantage IF Democratic SELECTION.
The solidity Of tbs South Is St.
riously threatened. Unless every
state can be brought soIidlv
back to the line. the Democrats
cannot win the Presidency. 1t is
going TO be a close rub for the SOL
id South and New York, with an
Eastern or a Western state. 10 Sc.
cure a majority Of the electoral
vote. The question Is, shall Geor.
gia set an example Of division at
tlis critical time? Cannot the
Democrats of this state afford to
compromise their tariff differences,
just as Mr.. Mills, Mr.. BRECKEN-
RIDGE, Mr.. Turner and other
members Of the ways and means
committee have done, and Just as
the st. Louis convention will be
obliged to do? Without the to-
haccO tax reduction, which the
President did not recommend, the
COMMITTEES knew that their tax re.
ducti0n bill would not be com.
pletc, ard that the measure would
not command full strength with
the party. Unless Georgia Dem
ocrats come together, without re-
gard TO tariff differences, We cannot
show united party or start the
fight with vim in the very strong
hold of Southern Democracy.
Let us abandon all efforts to
draw tariff lines in naming dele
g~tn Of nominating candidates,
ana let Georgia, first of all, 60 in
for solid South and a victorious
Democracy.