The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-22
THE SOUTH AND The REPUBLICANS

1t is said that ELKINs was Apo inted
secretary of war under the tacit promise Of
the state of West Virginia being carried for
the Republican party at the next election.
1t is known that an alliance has been
formed in the Old Dominion between
MALONE, LANGsToN and other leaders to
send a HARRISON delegation from the
mother of states" to Minneapolis. a few
days ago the Republican delegation of
Louisiana instructed its delegates to vote
for the present incumbent Of the executive
Office for new term. And it is known
that emissaries of the administration, to-
gether with the federal office-holders in the
house. are now Dusily at work securing
similar support.
1t is evident, therefore, that Mr.. HARRI-
son is making prodigous effort, on the
lower side of Mason and DIXoN's line, for
re- nomination. There are plain evidences,
too, that extraordinary exertions will be
put forth in the elections this fall, in GER
tain southern districts, TO secure represen-
tatives in the popular branch OF Congress.
In these elections the true issue that is at
the bottom of all HARRIsoN's southern fol
lowing will be kept in the background.
That issue is not the currency, not the
tariff, but negro and pet-bagger domina-
tion of the south.
1t may be expected that soon the country
will be flooded with reports of
Southern outrages." Everything will
be done to tax the patience, fortitude
and endurance of the people of that
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they will be exasperated, and if the exc
cution Of the plan should be attended with
violence and disorders, this is just what is
wanted and desired. The Republican
leaders mean to secure the return of mum
/ Der OF Republicans in the next Congress
| from the south. They have lost their hold
on the west and northwest, aud they look
to the south as a possible field in which t.
retrieve their losses in those quarters
Their despotic proceedings in the las
House, the brutal methods by which they
managed to subjugate the hesitating west,
ern Republican Representatives, and to en-
act measures which majority was op
posed to- and defeat measures majority
! favored, reveal the desperate condition O.
the dominant party at Washington, and re
mind US that its leaders are prepared
to use audacious means to maintain
their authority against majority of tn,
country which is growing stronger every
day. A pampered and arrogant party know
no pity. II in addition to every arm of tn,
government, the army, the navy, the treas
ury, the custom-house machinery and thu
internal revenue machinery they coult
control an endless retinue of United State
marshals, they would not hesitate to en-
ploy all these agencies with pitiless un
scrupulousness.
The people OF the south have 1t in thei
power to thwart these designs of patienc
and self-control. Patience and self-contro
DO not come as easy to our countrymen O
the southern states as TO the people of tn
more rugged north and west Neverthe
less, they are capable of an exhibition O
these high qualities when occasion calls fo
them, as their war history and the disms
history of reconstruction after the wa
amply attest. 1t may be that they wi
still need all their strength and fortitude /
endure injustice and humiliation, but the
can bear them If they make up their min
to, and when it is over with they will b
the victors and their enemies the var
pushed.