The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-03-19
A MELAAGE OF LIVE TOPICS
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THE OUTLOOK.

that the chances of Democratic
success in 1904 are good. Lately
however things have taken a turn
which if no change takes place uL-
til election day, are not encourag-
ing portents for the cause of Dem
ocracy. The most pronounced Of
these discouraging features is the
unmistakablc revival of sectional
ism as between the north and the
south and for this unhappy state
of affairs Roosevelt is undou btedly
responsible. The abuse heaped
upon the president by the southern
people because of that officials
southern policy has reacted i'll his
favor in the north; 50 that people
in the latter quarter who would
disapprove of negro Cffice-holders
for this section, think they see a
recrudescence of disloyalty ESQ
called) to the general government
by the people of the south When
ever the issues of sectionalism can
be successfully raised i'll a presi-
Dental election the Democrats
stand no chance whatever.
The truth is the people of the
north and those of the south are
radically and constitdtionally diff
ferent peoples. These differences
did not begin with the war of
lSG1-G5, but can certainly be
traced back to the civil war of
1642-49 in Great Britain. AS is
we'll known the dominating colon
ial element in Maryland, Virginia
and the Carolinas were Roy alists.
while that of the New England
states were Puritaas and Parlia-
mentarians. These elements cor
daily hated eacn other in England
and they retained their animosi-
ties after they came to America
The New England states impressed
their characteristics upon the
middle states which we're near
them, and Virginia imbued all
the southern states with her ideas.
and the non-intercourse between
the sections before the war made
the original conditions permanent.
1t was said that a war with q
foreign courtry-such as the one
with Spain in which the north and
south acted together-would OBJ
literate sectionalism. This is not
true. Immediately after the long
and bloody Revolutionary war
the New England and the south
ern states were as unfriendly as
ever. Mr.. Madison observed in
the convention that framed the
constitution of the United States
that he ALWAYS conceived that
the difference of interests in the
United States lay not between the
large and small but the northern
aud the southern States See
also the remarks of Mr.. G.. Nor.
rls. Madison P. Elliott's De-
bates, 30S.) Washington was con-
sclous of this ill-feeling to that
effect and Indirectly while he was
president placed himself on the
southern side. (ElIiot's Debates,
vol. :, p. 624.) The New England
states attempted to defeat Wash
ington for president, but New York
and perhaps another middle state
joining in with the south, elected
him. After Washington's cleo.
ton he made tour of New Eng
land. While he was in Boston
Gov. Hancock refused to call upon
HIM contenting himself with writ
ing the president a letter making
excuses for not calling in person.
The governor afterward called in
person but the president refused to
see him. A study of the proceedings.
of the convention which framed
the constitution of the United
States and those of the state con-
ventlons which ratified it will
show the bad state of feeling ex-
lstlng between the north and the
south even at that distant dav.
The prejudlces, the differences of
training and environment of near
~ three centuries cannot be set at
nought IN day. With increased
communication between the two
sections producing better under
standing there is little doubt that
cordial relations will exist ulti-
mately between the north and the
south, but this will require time
and patience, In the mean time,
the writer does not believe that
the north is in a frame of mind to
pass lightly over the ebullitions of
SilEGhern temper no matter what
a. be the cause for them, and
likely of all is il to tolerate
suggestion that southern