Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-01
a NEW PARTY IN THE SOUTH.

Before the war the free traders did not
have II all their own way in the South.
There was considerable protection sen-
timent that would have made Itself felt
more than II did II II had not been that
the question OF slavery bad pushed every
ether issue Into the back ground. The
war and the questions growing out of the
war further retarded the protecto on
moyemsnt In the eouth. Southern pro-
teetonists and Southern free traders
agreed 10 ignore their differences on. eco
nomical questlons and staud shoulder to
shoulder against what they called negro
domination" The result was q Solid
eouh which would probably remain IN
bioken for many a year TO come, II Il had
not been that with the Increase of maui
facturors In the South, there came q re.
vival OF the old protection sentiment.
A great number % southsrpers begin
to see that the Southern iudust,ies that
have been spriDgirg up so rapidly within
the last few years need protection. This
has forced upon them the question, why
should we continue to vote with the free
traders when by doing 20 We ara voting
against our own ihterestsi We thorough
ly appreciate, they say, tho gravity OF The
race problem, but because we object 10
being ruled by tie black man are we to
let slip the splendid opportunities that
are offered to US TO Increase our wealth by
building up our industrlesi
This sort of questioning has led the
Southern protectlouists to form plan by
Which they hope 10 break the Bold South.
The plan briefly stated In this; A new
party Is TO he founded, which W II inAu-
gurste a political warfare against Bour-
bon rule. IL Is hoped that when the
bourbons are closely pressed they VIII
call the negro to their aid 10 save them
selyee from political death. When the
Bourbons are forced to rsly on the negro
vote In SAFE aud local elections TO save
themselves from defeat, political disirAD-
chlemcnt will cease and freedom Of the
ballot will be secured.
The new pa ty will not antagouize the
negro race, but at the nutset viii be or
Pauized almost entirely of white men,
Protection 10 American industries and
fair elections are to be the two leading
plauks In tue platform. This new de-
partute IN Southern politics has been In
Rugurated by meetiOg held at Blrmlng.
ham, Alabama, composed OF one hut dred
leading manufacturers, capitalists and
business men OF that State.
A member of the Southern delegation
that called upon General Harrison for the
purpose OF assuring him that they rccog.
nized the necessity Of settling the race
question by revlVliyipg in the South the
Protection sentiment, gave the foil wing
good reaEons for the new parity
ave regard the Solid South as a thing
of the past; It Is gone forever. The cleo
ton OF General Harrison, and the certain
tY OF admission Of two or three new Re-
publican States, strips the South OF her
former power In National politics. The
brealt-up Is upon us. We must look to
arranging new lines, and In doing so we
propose TO make new alliances and to
bring about settlement Of the perplex.
ing race Issue"
We earnestly hope that this programme
will be carried out, A sqi,d aonth sArvss
no good purpose, and the sooner It is
broken up the better it will be for the
country. This, however, is work that
must be done by the Southern people
themselves. Nothing, of course, can be
expected of the Bourbon element. But
there arc enough Of young men in the
south to accomplish the work that the
new party proposes doing.