The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
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Ref1ecting on the matter of the late election we have been led to wonder if after all, the South should waste any time in worry or repining. It Is trne the Southern people. who are mostly Democrats, keenly feel the pos- sible consequences of four more years ! of Rooseveltism. It is also natural that such q defeat should be anything l else but pleasant for Democrats to contemplate. and lastly. some in this section may entertain feeling of dis appointment over the fact that few onices will be coming to our sort during the next four years. for which some had set their chops and will feel desoiated at the downfall of their fondest hopes.
 All these causes of disappointment are natural and creditabie, even the last, but why should our people worry2 Above any and all sections of the Union the South has within and of herself the dependence of the government and the laws. but Independence of different and more enduring kind. We can pro- duce within our own borders all the cotton. all the syrup. all the sugar. and all the rice that Is needed to supply this entire United States. Not only can we supply ourselves, but the world with most of the essentials of good living. If tfiA cotton planters of the Southern States should suffer them selves governed by a spirit of selhsh- ness and revenge they could dictate terms. not only to the North and West. but to the civilized world. Of course we advocate nothing of this kind, un- less it should become necessary as final act of self-preservation. and only allude to 1t as evidence of our inde- pendence.
 There is not today a more highly favored section of the civilized world than is to he found in the territory embraced by the States of the late Confederacy. Our mines are almost illimitable in the variety of their pro- ducts and boundless in the possibilities of their development There is not league of earth on this broad continent better adapted to all kinds of manu- Recurring, or on which mill and facto- ries can be more profitably operated than in the South. With the single ex- ception of wheat. there is not a section of farming country in the United States better adapted to agriculture in all its many and varied branches than Is this glorious Southland of ours. In short, we have it within us to be the most independent people on Godsa green earth What we cannot produce or manufacture for ourselves we can exact from others--for we have what the world wants and must have-not as an enforced contribution. but in the way of friendly trade and fair exchange, either in the way of barter, or by pur- chase and sale. We can supply their needs and they can supply ours. and if we were forced to it we can live with little outside help.
 With all these great advantages on the credit side of our account book why should we worry over political defeat or repine at the loss of a few offices? We have within our own
 boundaries enough to make any peo- pie prosperous, contented and inde-
 pendent if we only make the best of
 it. There is work for every man in
 development, in extraction and in building up. There are ways and
 means for all to lend helping hand,
 and there is a bounteous reward for all who deserve 1t. Let the Republi-
 cans 'gloat over their victory and boast
 of their strength in the nation. Let
 them hold fast to the offices and con-
 tInue to oppress the people until in
 Gods own good time deliverance will
 came as it came to the heavily-bur-
 dened children of Israel. Let high
 tariffs and their twin brothers. the | trusts. run riot for a time and let
 the pampered benefciarIes of govern
 ment-protected monopolies rejoice in
 their good fortune. but 1t will not be | forever. There will come a. change for the better and Democrats will come
 into their own again. just as sure as
 there is right and justice left on earth
 Meanwhile. let the sons and daughters
 of the sunny South make good use of
 the blessings lying at their doors.
 There is nothing to repine over.