The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-05

The long expected agony is over lhe
brilliant inaugural ceremonies are
ended the rcins of government have
passed into different hands, and new
order of things have been established
Bv one of those tnaccountable freaks Of
humanity. which is so often not satisfied
with letting well enough alone the PEG.
ple have seen fit TO displace the Demo
cratic party under which the country
has go signally hourished and prospered
for the past -four wears and decreed a re
turn TO Rcpnblicanism, which during the
past quarter of century has done so
much towards bringing reproach upon
the Republic.
Naturally all sections viii now turn
their ewes with more or less anxiety 10
wards the newly nedged administration
and mole IFS effects upon the country
So far rs we in the South are concerned
there IS only one feature about it in
which we are especially interested. and
that is The policy Of the President and
Concrcs. towards ourselves Allrepoits
agree that this policy viii be con
spicuou-ly marked By conservatism, and
that Mr. Harrison. while he viii work
steadily 20 advance the interests OF his
party. will also thy 10 prove himself
President OF the whole people and moi
of any particular section.
If this patriotic purpose is frmly adj
hered to. the President viii be wise The
experience OF the past shows that prose
cution Of and malignity towards the
South. can neither succeed nor be made
to pay. President Grant tried that course
and that too. al time when he had
everything IN his favor The Congress
was overwhelmingly on his side lac had
but recently emerged from The war a
successful victor and The people of the
North we've ready TO obey his
wishes and accord him almost the
authority of dictator. lie held the
army in the hollow of his hand, ana he
found the South still PROSTATE and des
titute. the result of the, to her disastrous
ending of the conflict And yet with all
these advantage, although he was able 10
take possession of the governments of
Southern STATES at The point OF the bay
onet, and although he and his Congress
had, and used, ample power TO appoint
their own satraps 10 lord il over The peo-
pie and dictate how they should vote. he
made q most ignoble failure And the
south despite him continued 10 advance
in wealth. population and influence.
Even should President Harrison de-
sire to pursue II similar policy be would
ind the conditions which favored Grant
completely changed The South is no
longer the helpless creature that she then
was She now controls her own State
XIV t4hiutAtH hAA ''raN1'tS tAt dNl4ltN 10
retain control of them. Northern capt
talists have largely invested in her terri.
tory, and thereby mutual interests be.
tween the two sections have been de-
yeloped IN many other ways, also, has
her power been increased, and it is i'm.
possible for sectiOnalism to prevail now
as formerly
President Harrison must therefore see
that conservative policy towards the
South is the only one he can successfully
pursue If he recognizes this. and acts
accordingly. he will find that the South
ern people Will give cordial support OF
his administration But If, on the other
hand he should foolishly attempt To up
set Southern society, and 10 place
Southern wealth and intelligence under
the control OF thriftlessness and igno-
rance, he Will find that they will still be d
unit for the protection OF their ciyiliza-
ton