The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-20
The Revolution OF Popular Sentiment In
the south.

FROM the New \ Ork sun
A striking illustration Of the change
in Southern Democratic sentiment re-
speciing the leadership that led to defeat
last November Is afforded by the DAILY
TIMES of Richmond. We copy in full
the vigorous remarks of this Virginia
newsp pfper upon the general situation
within the party
The close OF the Democratic rule in
the House OF Representatives IS full OF
lessons 10 the people OF the South that
that we most urgently beg the Demo
Gratis 10 see the situation rs II IS. II the
Democratic rule goes on in the same old
WAY. all that the Republicans have TO do
il to buy or steal the state OF New York,
and we all know that Doodle politics can
do it. The political map consists OF the
Solid South, New York, Connecticut and
New Jersey, and as long as the south IS
led by men who advertise Rebeldom and
give away their party, OF course the only
thing that Mr Quay has to do to beat US
is TO buy New York.
The thirty-six votes OF New YORK
State constitute the pivot, as II Is called,
and the pivot remains as the salient OF
the political battlefield so long as Car
Isle Mills x Co represent the Demo
cracy. and let the North say that the
Rebel flag il the orihamme of the Demo
cratic party.
THE Democratic party q the North
saved the South in 1868, and we hold that
the only way to achieve the victory oil
neace now is 10 let the Democratic party
nj the North do again what they did in
the DAYS after the war In the recent
history of the Democratic party there Is
only one prominent point, and that Is the
Southern leadership. And every time
the South leads the party il gives Itself
away to the Radicals.
If the South will follow the lead oil
its popular opinion, then the Carlisle'
and Millses will be retired, and the peo.
mes cause will be put in the hands ol
the Northern Democrats, who alone can
settle the difficulty"
The tone of the Democratic journals
Of North Carolina is equally bitter
AGAINST the Speaker OF the last House ol
ReDresentstiyes and the chairman on IL:
Committee on Ways and Means. Ihe
Statesyil,e Landmark, a Democratic
newspaper published in Congressman
Henderson's district, declares that II is
npblic misfortune that the methods Of
dictatorship employed by the Carlisle
Mills DYNASTY have remained 80 long uu'
exposed and gone so long without thell
merited denunciation.' The " lining
Ton M.ss1nger puts the case in even
stronger language OF disappointment ant
disgust. n, ~.
"We have long known that Mr. Car
li.le was running the Democratic party
by his arbitrary and unwsrrsnted con
dncf II is none too early for th'
Democracy of this latitude TO repudiat'
Mr.. John q. Carlisle, who is but the pro
duct and creation OF that miserable
system of newspaper pulling which, un
happily for the public good, 80 uni'er
sally obtains in this country.
These and similar expressions OF posi-
tive. if unpleasant frank opinions o'
southern Democratic journals, indicate
very general loss Of confidence IN III
leadership that, as we have SAID, leo u
defeat
We commend these utterances 10 IN
attention of all Democrats, North O
south, who sincerely desire that the dis
aster of 1858 shall be retrieved IN tn
Congress eIectivs of 1890 and glorious
ly avenged in The Presidential contes
Two years later. . on
The party will soon be issuing com
missions TO the Generals who are 4
command it in the battles Of the nea
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