Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
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sectional politics rs the creates
menace To our free Institutions
The late war proved that. Tn,
north became arrayed against thu
south, aud the south arrayed itsel
against tho north, and we Tough
it out TO a finish without gloves
The victorious side then arraye(
itself against the white people o
the south, allying itself with thu
descendants OF negro savages tina
two hundred aud odd years of milo
slavery had partially civilized-th,
only instance in the worlds history
where any considerable number o.
that race ever approached clvlliza
tiOn-tO hold US IN an inferior
political condition at the risk oil
the loss of our own civilization
That menace made us solid In sell
Defence
All other questions were as dust
in the balance" till it was settled
whether the negro or the white
man should govern in the con.
quered states. 1t took about ten
years to settle it, But it is settled
All the states of this union are
going to be governed as long as
there is anybody to govern them
by the Caucasian race. And
think the whole country is pretty
well satisfied Of that now. The
negro has not been a profitable
ally of the Republican party in the
south, in national contests, for ten
or twelve years, and the sagacIOus
men of the party in the north see
it. The people of the north five
years ago saw it and elected Mr..
Cleveland. If he had understood
the political philosophy that placed
him 10 power he never would have
been guilty OF the stupendOus
blunder of Illuminating his free
trade "bill" IN December, 81, com.
polling a solid north TO rise in de-
fence of its wealth against solid
south in the saddle booted and
spurred in the popular branch of
congress to carry out southern
ideas of financial politics of forty
years ago, when there was but one
great OvershadOwing interest in
the south-slave conducted agri.
culture. A solid north against a
solid south will win every time for
several generations. A solid south,
therefore, ~ detrimental to south
ern interests, and should, If it may
be safely done, be broken up for
the ultimate and permanent welfare
of the Democratic party jut so soon
as it does not imperl the white
mans unqestioned supremacy in
local state government, just as he
is supreme in the national govern.
ment.
/ believe several states in the
south are ready to break its solidity,
whenever it appears to be safe TO
do so, and divide as the north, east
and west would then do on great
unsecuoHal economic, commercial
and industrial, issues. Several
southern states came very near
going of last fall on this very tariff
issue as made by Messre. Cleve.
land, Carlisle, Mills, Watterson
and their following Of smaller
calibre dOctrindries.
| for one am frank to say, and
can afford to say, being no poll
tician in any sense of the term,
that If President Harrison fore
shadows the future and permanent
policy of his party, TO let the white
people of the southern states
manage their local affairs un-
menaced by the federal power, and
administers the government on the
broad national grounds be seems
to occupy, that all the states are
equal and have equal right under
the constitution, there will soon be
a marked change in the congress
sional representation from many
southern districts, and fossil dOctri.
ndrieS of free trade procllvities
will not be found 80 far to the front
in our national politics as they
have recently been. Principles,
rather than memories and passions,
will divide the American people.
els Improbable that the industrial
development of the south during
the present year will continue to
be as great as it has been during
the last few years ~
81 have not doubt of that 50
far as Virginia is co ncerned. Even
greater in some portions of the
state. AS to states farther south |
am not prepared to spea k so con
fidentially from personal knowl.
edge of what is going on there,
but see no indications of a 'let
up anywhere. People and capital
are flowing in everywhere, be.
believe.
"Our elections next fall will show
in Virginia the hold a sound reve.
nue. policy is taking upon the minds
of our people. II the Democrats
put up man who has prominently
trained in the free trade tactics of
the Cleveland, Carlisle, Mills and
WattersOn school of 1SS7.]SS,
against a thoroughly reputable
Republican, or an independent
Democrat favorable to the sound
principles of just protective
policy, ! think he will be badly
beaten, and possibly the house Of
delegates be lost, too.
"Any Virginian who has been
denouncing Mr.. Randall for years
can't touch bottom in Southwest
Virginia. The gubernatorial cleo.
ton in November will greatly
modify Virginia politics, or | mis-
take the signs OF the times We
will take a step forward in un.
sectionalism-if | may coin a
word"
JOHN LIS LATEST Drunk.