Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-21

1t would indeed be q hard fate for the
South if the marshalcd hosts Of such tre-
mendous odds were arrayed against them
in bloody conflict, for this is the end which
the Kansas Senator predicts, if nothing less
will do Yet, even then, the flower of South
ern manhood would resist and die before
these historic States would submit to negro
domination. But the complete subjugation
OF these chivalrous States would be no
childs play, even with such crushing pre-
ponderance against them. The people do not
want to fight again, and they will not un.
less compelled in defence of their homes and
their social privileges, but if the alternative
should be qodr or negro rulers, then they
would do Just as every other State in this re-
public would do, that is they would pre-
pare for the unwelcome contest. And the
South could put half million of men in the
field TO morrow, and by the time these should
be exterminated the millionaires OF the land,
as well as the U. S. Treasury, would not be
embarrassed with any surplus. But there
is no proof that three sections will ever COM
bine against one, but under very aggra..
vated and pressing necessity. Why should
| the West fly TO arms at the behest OF Sena-
tor Ingalls, against people who have done
it no harm and only ask to be let alone?
| This crusade against the South is carried on
mostly by persons living in the East, or who
were born in the East. The West ought to
| be, and probably is, friendly to the South.
| And it is quite possible that if another civil
war should take place-which may God for.
| bid-the West and the South might be found
| together, and then what wonld become OF
the North and East? But nobody wants q
war, and this great country must and will
settle its difficulties without one.
| Senator Sherman can never have such
law as he wants to control State elections
without straining the national constitution.
| Much less can Senator Hoar find WARRANT
| in that instrument for his ti-gerymander-
ing bill. We emay safely hope that there are
peace and order loving Republicans enough
| to prevent such law from ever reaching
the President, who would probably sign 1t.
| Such precedent might be hazardous, since
there is no telling wnat States it might dis
turb in the future.
The arbitrary and despotic rulings of
| Speaker Reed bode nothing but evil. His
coadjutors confess that they did the very
things which they want to prevent the
Democrats from doing. They are very
sorry (?) now that they ever did it, but as
repentance and reformation, even at this
late day, may inure to their advantage, they
have resolved never to do the like again
| But after all they may be sowing to the
their own constituents. A glaring wrong
is easily recognized by the masses, and there
| is an instinct of the human soul-some poll
ticians excepted-which scorns tyranni-
cal subterfuge merely to serve purpose.
The plain duty of Democrats under this
stress OF circumstances is to act solidly to-
gether. Prevent, as far as they can, oppres
sive legislation for party ends, and appeal
to the country for ultimate justice. There
can be no question that this country, II re-
ieved of trust st-combinations and syndic-cor'
porations, is largely Democratic The masses
sometimes arise in their might and fling of
all restraints and so illustrate the courage
OF their convictions.
1t is significant historical fact that vio-
lent speeches and measures against the
South have always defeated their authors
Judge Salmon p. Chase was the author o.
negro suffrage, and it is no secret that he
had relied on this favor to the negro tc
wait him into the Presidency. lie was
sorely disappointed. Senator Sumner, one
OF the ablest statesmen OF his day, made {
similar mistake, and was rewarded in tht
same way. Senator Sherman by his methods
to elect Hayes took strong grounds against
the South, and he is as yet out in the cold
Others might be named, but we will only
cite the redoubtable Foraker. He though
he'd made sure thing for himself in the
matter of Confederate flags. But, "Alas
poor Yorickr' His own people repudiatet
him.
Taking then the facts of the past as indi
eating the success Of presidential aspirants
we may safely conclude that neither Sher
man, nor Chandler, nor Reed, nor Blair, no
Ingalls,, nor Hoar, nor Foraker, nor any
bloody shirt" tire-eater, will ever occupy
the presidential chair. Let US thank Goo
for these golden "straws in the wind" ant
hope for good times in the near future.
| JUNIUs.