The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-20
A HOPEFUL MISSION.

A HOPEFUL MlSSlUN.
The Republicans are starting in early.
On Wednesday last the national league OF
clubs held gathering at Saratoga, New
York, and discussed the place of holding
the next convention and getting up an ex
cursion for the delegates to visit the south
and have some of the misft spellbinders of
the last campaign talk to the people down
there A HARRlsoNIAN organ, discussing
the subject, is of the opinion that this is a
move in the right direction, and concludes
that at least four southern states could be
captured if the national party would only
cooperate with the local party in each in
stance These states are Virginia, West
Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
This. it concludes, would break up the
solid south effectually. We should say it
would but not so suddenly as bringing
Kentucky or Texas, for example, into the
Republican column would. All that is
wanted to smash the solidity of the south
ern division of this grand republic into
everlasting smithereens is to carry few
states there; all that is necessary for sue
ces is success.
ably keeps her glaring gaze fixed upon
every man from the time he is able to walk
until he is able to fly. She is a winsome,
companionable, helpful damsel, albeit she
has gone back on US more times than it is
necessary to remember. Still, she keeps
faith with US now and then, aud this makes
us hang on to her. But even if she were a
veritable siren, and only inspired US with
lodgings the more securely to dash US to
pieces on the rocks and send US to the bot
tom in scattered fragments, and did it
every time, we would keep on hugging her
and believing in her. Thus it is that the
Republican party expects to knock three or
four holes in the bottom of the solid south
and sink it. Without being a prophet, or
even distantly related to one so far as
known, THE HERALD informs them that, so
long as issues and peoples remain as they
are to-day, they are waiting for the day
that will never dawn.
Why, what should the southerners be
Republicans for! For crushing them after
the war, having overpowered them as
result of it! For not hanging JEFF DAVIS,
when they had the disposition to do it?
For letting them back into the union when
they could no longer keep them out! For
the military reconstruction bill, the dis
reimbursement amendment bill, the carpet
baggers and scallawags who overran the
couRtry until they were starved out! If
not for any of these things, what then?
What issues do they expect to present and
what arguments can they possibly resort
T. in order to make the southern people so
forgetful of what has passed and so in
different to what is to come as to forsake
the faith Of their ancestors and come over
to the enemyl Alack a-day, none at all!
Still, it is not bad scheme to try. Let
the Republican orators pack their grips and
HE them to the land of white fields, white
principles and white supremacy. Let them
point out the beauties Of tariff system
which adds another dollar to every dollars
worth of wooden fabrics bought
by the people; which places al
most as high tribute upon
every piece of machinery or mechanism,
thereby retarding the full development of
that part of the country; which raises the
price Of saws, axes, picks, shovels, nails
and everything in the nature of hardware
u d
community. Let them show how southern
planters are unable to cope with the trusts
of the north through a system of high |
duties which precludes them importing |
when they are unable to fill all orders with |
home grown raw materials, all in order |
that a vast fund may be accumulated in the |
national treasury for the TANNERS and |
other political free-booters to squander |
among their lazy, Incompetent, dishonest |
pals BY all means, talk to them of these |
things. Let them see wherein they can |
enter the broad gate of administrative rec
IGNITION by filing through the narrow path |
of Republican misrule, misconception, in
competency, trickery, knavery and deceit! |
It is worthy scheme beyond all question.
The political tourists will find the south
erners as hospitable as of yOre, their
changed and crippled circumstances being
considered. They are excellent listeners
and not at all bigoted. The material upon
which to work is, therefore, most excellent.
But give little heed to what is herein
suggested and don't confne your operations
to the two Virginias, one of the Carolinas
and Tennessee. Scoop in the other Caro-
INA, also henIuchS, anu dDONe dlt uou u
forget Texas. The last named has been in
the habit of giving Democratic maiorities
whose numbers almost equaled, in some
instances, the total vote of New England
say 100, 600, or anywhere along there; but
what of that! BY converting $4,000 of them
this majority would be wiped out, and
there ls, we repeat, as good chance to
carry Texas as any other southern state.
At least, go ahead and try. Please re
port progress to this office at our expense.
SAYS THE Globe Democrat: perhaps, af
TOR oil the Rennhlican nraYer that CLEYE-