The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-09-19

democratic party, which had long been dominated by the south, threw all the power of the government in favor of the measures of that section and thus denatonalized itself The result was the election of Abraham Lincoln, the attempted secession of the south, the war, the return of the south to it's al- legiance and thirty years of republican control of the government and with it a national development and prosperity that has been the wonder and admlra- ton of the world.
 During those thirty years, the demo-
 cratic party managed to gain and maintain control of the southern states, and with them solidly arrayed in it's favor, it sought to gain a sufficient number in other sections to give it control of the government, and in 1892,
 by hook and by crook, it succeeded, Once again this sectional party tri-
 umphed, with what result to the coun-
 try records Of the past two years at
 test.
 The policy of the republican, like that
 or the whig party, has always been na-
 tional It created and maintained a
 protective tariff: 1t legislated for. the oeVelopment of the country by encour- anglng the construction of railroads
 across the continent, by making large appropriations for improving the navi- gation of the Mississippi and It's tribu- tar1es, and for improving the narbors and the navigable waterways on the Gfeat Lakes, the Atlantic and Pacific ana the Gulf coasts Whatever may
 be done constitutionally to facilitate commerce, internal development and the industries of the people, it has done by wise legislation and liberal appro-
 priations; and while doing this, it rais- ed revenues sufficient to pay off large part of the national debt, and to meet all the obligations of the government, and at the same time reduce the bur- dens of the people. All these are his- torical facts.
 A curious result followed the inau-
 guration of President Cleveland and the legislation accomplished by con-
 gress under his tutelage. This was a great break in the democratic solidity
 of the south, as manifested by the elec- tons of last Novemhero There were
 philosophical causes for this break,
 to which our republican, statemen and
 leaders may we'll devote careful
 thought. In the past, since the war, the political management of the south
 has been in the hands of new leaders. The great mass of intelligent white peo- pie have been devoting their minds and energies to the rebuilding of their shattered fortunes, and have had no time to give to the consideration of political questions. They left these to the professional politicians to attend to, and elected them to office for that purpose. They knew that the country
 was prosperous, that their own circum- stances were improving, that their sec tion was rapidly developing, and as for the rest, that was the business of their senators and congressman. When the great blow came that prosfrated all
 their industries, closed their mines, fur naoes and folndries, and created a gen.
 eral distress in which they shared, then business men in all those states
 began to ask what had caused this
 sudden change. Then they began Ito
 recall the doctrines taught by Henry Clay and his illustrious eontempora- ries, and to realize that the subversion of republican policies by democratic president and congress was in large
 measure accountable for the evils that had come upon them Every one of the southern states which was once controlled by the whig party gave evil dence last fall of this awakening. The people of the two Virginias, of North Carolina, Tennessee. Kentucky and Louisiana are ready and willing to hear republican teachers and to read re- publican text books
 These states are hopeful fields for re- publican endeavor, and work should he done in them at once. A steady effort through the coming fall, winter and spring to place the truth before the l people of those states will be worth
 more for the republican cause than all | the mass meetings, orators, brass bands and barbacues of a presidential cam- paign. Let the great national party of the Union begin this work at once, and diligently pursue it, and its suc- | cess will be assured.