Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-04

audience the nature OF the glgduuc socia
n-ohlen .bst tie south il struggling 20
work oai and ssy put olrselves in the
rl,cs ~ tbs Soatb. imagine this intricate
p-shiem present 60 sou for solution. ~
Were these Republican speakers 20 do that
the southern question would disappear on
the Instant We've ,be South once assured
th.t tbe North truly understood her ard
-vmp,,hized with her. instead Of misuu-
dsrtood 6istIusled and hated her we
should hear no more of The solid South. ~
solid acaicst The subger-ion Of white rule
by ,he force OF Federal bsyeoets, solid
against a return 20 the horrors o! the re-
construction period, solid for the preaergA'
ton Of nome and liberty.
Did the North bat understand tie South
her cree heart would leap out toward 'oat
struggling section Of our common country
in ready sympathy and the menacing hsnd
Of the tyraut conqueror would be replaced
by the open helping hand Of broiherly
love.
But. here strikes 10 Gen. GoFE, Obsti-
nately, if the white minorities must rule
let the black msiorities not BE- included in
the basis Of representation. 7 CHAND-
LERs. FoRAKERs and the rest stick 10
this point a. one from which they cannot
be dislodged. BIT here sgain tbey fail 20
apply the golden rule, to do unto the
south a. they would have the SOrth DO
unto them were their positions reversed
Suppose case. the South in the position
of corqueror, and demanding at vsst
msiori,y Of ignorant, half savage voters at
the Worth. whom the intelligent portion
of the community firmly refused 10 be
governed by, purely for reasons Of seit pre-
seryauon, De permitted 20 take charge Of
the government, or else be ignored IN the
basis Of representation in the National
Congress. Would rot Gen. GOFF be
among the first TO cry ont against the pre-
posed rank Injustice? Unless We vtry
wrongly estimate his character we think
he would be in the front rank Of protest
ante against the ,yrannous demsnd OF the
south
The North has no such half civilized
majority for the intelligent portion of the
community to cope With, and hence The
North cannot prescribe for the ills Of the
South Of which it can have no proper con
csption. The South alone can solve this
mighty social problem, the greatest that
history tells Of, and TOE Interference Of
selfish alien politicians who wish TO clam
Der into power over the ruins of Southern
prosperity, is the sole obstacle in he way OF
its solution.
The South has taken long and rapid
strides towards solving this question since
the Northern interference, that Gen GoFF
now sdyocates, was discontinued Sac
has. in fact. become the prosperous new
South" BY the unprecedented rapidity
with which the South siSee 1876 has es-
tahlshed pubuc schools, she is rapidly as
similauur her vast and otherwise iudgesti-
Die lump OF ignoIarce and baTbarity, and
and is making OF the freedmen, as iast as
possible. American citizens and intelligent
voters. It IS mighty task, which the
policy Of Gen. GoFF aud other Republican
leaders. IT followed, would not only never
accomplish, bat undo so far as 10 hes
been dore.
It is idle folly 10 talk Of altering the ba-
sis Of representation. No just plan could
b. formulated by which It could be
done. and it would be gross cuirege
10 attempt IL upoa the South alone ii there
could bs. The advocates o, this arrange
ment sesame. totally without warrant OF
proof that all those who remain away
from the Southern polls sre eolOred voters
and Republicans. end that no cOlored man
votes the Democratic ticket, q monsirous
assumption, Incapable Of demonstration or
belief Tie feedmsn's hest friend, who
is doing rore 90 make a man OF him than
any ole else, is the Southern white Demo-
c-at. ard as fast as knowledge has enabled
him TO appreciate the fact, and for many
other reasons, il re unreasonable 20 sup
p1ss thar he mas in numerous instances
adopted the white mans polilc-t
10 the Republican party he che friend Of
government by the majority let il, turn its
attention to the North. about Shicb II
l,noss something; le. il punish its QCAYs
end DUnIEYs who have done much more;o
tbwart the popular will, North ard South,
than was ever done by Southern rebel
hrigaliers Why doe not GoFr advocate
40 alteration OF the basis OF representation
of Indisna. ignoriag the parenased voters
in blocks OF i've whose votes, counted,
aye mose menacing to popular government
than the alleged uncsst ballots OF the
Southern sx-slaves, whom the Republican
party appear to think can be elevated by
act OF Congress at one blow from semi
h,~h,rier, In f1ll cifizershtp.