The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-30

The Republican Party and the South.
The leaders OF the Republican party
are making their plans for the campaign
Of 1896. and for the first time in many
years they are seriously considering their
chances for carrying several Of the south
ern states in a presidential election. The
election OF a republican governor I'm
Tennessee, the sugar planters bolt ia
Louisiana, the Kolb movement in Ala
bama, the triumph or the fusioaists In
North Carolina, the republican successes
in West Virginia and the unrest in
Virginia have led them TO believe THAI
with the right sort OF management a
good many electoral votes from the south
for a republican presidential candidate can
be counted on.
1t is understood that the policy OF the
Republican party toward the south is TO
be wholly changed There is to be no
more talk Of force bills and no further
effort to force the blacks TO the front
The policy Is TO be TO encourage white
men Of prominence and influence in their
respective communities TO join the Re
publican party and become the advo-
Gates Of its principles. The induce
ments held on, to them will be the posi-
lions of local leaders and the control of
such patronage as the party may have TO
distribute.
The belief that the time has
come when white Republican
party can be built Up in the
south is based upon the vote that was
cast in opposition to the Democratic
party in the elections last fail. The
northern republican leaders are conT-
dent that the greater part Of the popu-
list vote can be led into the Republican
party just as soon as it becomes appar-
ent that the Republican party does not
intend to depend upon the blacks in the
south and that the populist party is
likely to SO 10 pieces and disappear just
as other similar political growths have
in recent years.
1t is pretty generally known that in
last falls elections the republican mana
gers at the north helped the populists
in the south. They did this not because
the Republican party synpathizes with
the demands OF the populists. but because
they expected to eventually make re-
pubiicans out of the popuists.
In line with this programme Is the
announcement from Washington that the
nominee for Vice President on the re-
publican ticket will. in all probability, be
a southern man. While it is true that
there are not a great many prominent
southern republicans, it would not be
long probably before there would be if
it became evident that the Republican
party was going to be power in the
south The fact that the sugar interest
led a great many influential Louisiana
democrats to abandon the Democratic
party for the Republican party shows
what may be expected in the way of po-
litical changes If the conditions become
such as to invite changes.
The effect of respectable Republican
party in the south would have good
effect upon the Democratic party 1t
would arouse in II determination to
retain its control of the south. and it
would force back into the democratic
ranks many of those who have become
popullsts. Except upon entirely new,
and as yet unexpected. issues the Re
publican party stands very little chance
of winning any OF the southern states
from the solid south. 1t might become
a very strong organization, and here and
there it might elect a congressman, but
upon the issues which at present divide
the parties the south will remain demo-
cratic. With a worthy Zoe the Demo
cratic party would not display the indif-
ference to politics 1t has shown in recent
years. 1t would arouse itself and bring
its fun strength to the polls. While,
therefore, it is about certain that it is
a part of the plans of the Re
publican party to get good many
electoral votes from the south the Demo
crate party will see to it that that part
of its rlanc is NOT etlrcaesftgI