The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11
THE MEMPHIS
the SOLID SOUTH BARS TIE WAY


The solid south" may he a good thing for the
political barnnccs who are maintaining Il, butthcy
ought Ia scc that while they lnlum the South thcy
losing good deal Of their truck out Of the tail
Of their cart
Mainland IN 1880 ravo i5.iai Democratic ma.
jorltv In issi tigig aud Ia ISIS after four years
Of n Democratic Federal administration, only
GiG
Virsinia cns, in isso. lisa Democratic majority,
In issi o,in, aud In ISIS this dwindlei dawn 70
i.su.
North Carollna went Democratic In 1854 by
i7.ssl majority but in isSS after four ycau Of
ncinocmiic administration, the Democratic major
ity fcil 10 iaiis
Wet Virginia gave the democrats majority Of
His In iSQ which icll 10 Az In issi aud ~ 50
IN issS
Kcntuckyin 1850 cada DEMOCRATIC majority Of
GIG In ist this fcll IN 90 77p aud In ts,, 10 Gd
IN spite Of the efforts Of Mesrs Carlisle. nrcckln
ridge and waitcrson
Missouri had In is~la Democratic majority ot S.
ot2. IN issl,hh fell 10 nOj1, aud fo.c slightly In
isss to aa7ui
Tcune.scc vas Democratic In is0 by sSG IN
issi by only 9is0. which Ia ISIS rose 10 1891.
Little Delaware was pymucratic Ina lisa b. i.ool,
aud In iS,s by asa
These are the s,cancd "borirr States" The
solid south" consists Of sixteen States casting i,l
elcriorai votes. OF thcse Delaware. Maryland. Wiz
Einia aud West Vin,nla arr nov plainly unccrtAin
States Gov leo says the Democrats carried VIZ
Elnia bat with small a margin a. i.sn majority
IL may 90 II 20 the other way four year. hence
West Virginia lsprulaby b. b. counted In the ile
puhiiran column In isgl Delaware has alrcndy a
Republican United States senator. and o. a. Mary
land change of little over luuo votes will dciach
her from tho solid south" also u President liar.
tison rules wisely aud In a conservative spirit the
H. electoral votes oi the "soid south may easily
- is.ssncd In 1879 by - leaving only ~ out 81 a
total tor the whole county u tia counting Ia the
eisctpral vote. ui DE ncw States.
The politicians who. by their appeals 10 the
southern pcupic. mainiain the solid Suuth" have
hcwtofurr counted on carrying Presidential cleo
t.uns with the hclp Of Sew Nork and Indiana both
lot last November and i,uth uncertain Siaics=ui
with the help u New York. Connecticut and
Nov Jcrscy-an. except Sew juscy, doubt
fui statcs Tho "solld SOUTH" when u
could CAT % Drmo,niic electoral voieL wn Z
tempting object o. the Northern Democrats wall
81 o. as tduch ~ when Il casts but i1r We assure
fuuthefu fcadcri nj M HsrHh that this 4 que
ton srrousiy H,tci IN Northern Democratic clr
chs Mr. Gmdy, 81 Georgia, spoke what even
IonnJrat Ia the Nurth 10 cunsdcrinr the lat cleo
Tim has iclt b. b. absolutely true whom be aid
lat year, "a solid south Invites a solid North.
hut Mr. Grady addns-'i iu,t trno and Inn
iurtauta waning 10 southern men. 10 f'nall
toui" -ai be-. "is thofCioro b. incur the chance
81 trlnf piari be- perpetual minority and prartl
caiiy shlI oug iram participation Ia The Goyurn
mrnL'
ID Let ~ Cleveland carried tour Northern
fA'osaNeE YORK. Cuuucrtifgi New icrei aud III
diana. with hxJ siA cyri1nui NoIca The .ouu
rrmailUi 'lIi" during the four ycau u III
rign. cIniur. W. may iell southern mon. ~ ,cr
grnciai and reasonable expectation Ia the Noui
In ia,s, Win an tlo Ff'at advantage % the psry
Democrats fclrfaI aimIul,tutIun in poWcr. D
Va able ~ carr bot iHo northern states Sc'
jenny. with uuo electoral votes and councctirr
Nl.hsiN. IhH iiuis' ui Representatives elected !
ist hai ur,cnu.oue Democratic majority ih'
chosen IN tssi had only t.rf one Ia that II ~
~ Democfuiic mainriy duiuiici 10 clown. 90
a. the cuulug Dongfrss tho Democrats ar In N
minority. Meantime lu 40 ihOr years the suui
I'D remained ''allid" The Democratic Losses
si1ies and IL Congressional srsts have been in n
North. Tor th' "s,lid south has ioli no state az
Only ala nUapraic aaau in ~ that time
That thl sauthrm voter Hrr not 90 ~ one mir
upuu what Mf LAMAR u.ri tn call ''frsl question:
numsnus southern correspondents Of rh Hou
have shown and everybody knows Their misid
time IL that they have placed tomssi,c ln u
hands u . 80 u politicians. who iof their sain'
purpos,r iuhamc the fcan and pryiniioos of u
tofrfs au what thry call tho ''ranc question: ai
tins push asiio the Consideration oi other go,
tiuul On which thc MT u tlc country ditid'
Toy thus innlet upon The southern people a Eig
iulury ~ putting them out % harmony aud iuu
Will tho countfy at large hut northern bcm
cfat 30 that the ''snlid south" cKcliss constant
sifourcr pfcjndioos among Northern ,oiefs hi
So bssidoa, that though u remains sold VI rru
wrestler by the detection ~ border states They
Inst u tar the way 10 iutufc Democratic suoC
ami ~ che success u Democratic policies
souihcrn Democrats ought ~ 80 this too IL
wiii. II they are wise. encoufago every alton
madc-lkc that II tho coming Chaiianooga O
rcniion-io inciie the touihefu voien 20 divide
ssrfai questions" such the iahn subsidies .
internal improvements When this come. Abou
q certain that ne Republicans viii have Ia