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Editorial
July 2, 1882
New York Dispatch
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
The editorial argues that Stalwartism is losing support among Southern Republicans due to unfit leaders like Dorsey and Moses, leading to loss of state control and Black voter confidence. It calls for Southern Republicans and Democrats to reject Stalwartism and Bourbonism for political reform and emancipation.
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STALWARTISM AND BOURBONISM
Stalwartism is becoming as unpopular in the South as it has been for some years in the North. It will be a sad day for the Stalwarts when the Southern Republicans desert them. Had it not been for the Southern delegates to the Chicago Convention the vote for a Third Term nominee would have been but a skeleton one. Southern Republicans, however, are beginning to discover that men of the Dorsey order, who are without character in either private or public life, are the most unfit material out of which to make leaders. They have found that under such leadership the Republicans have lost control of every State of the South—and worse, that the party has lost the confidence of the most intelligent men of color. The Dorseys and Moseses must be made to retire from taking a leading part in public affairs before the Republican party of the South can hope to successfully contest for predominance in that section.
We are glad to see the determination growing stronger every day with Southern Republicans to cast off the yoke of Stalwartism, and with the Democrats to burst away from Bourbonism. A Texas paper says: "To swap off Bourbonism for Stalwartism, in any form, would be an exchange of witch and devil. The two are in some sense reciprocating and convertible. The cause of true political reform and of thorough political emancipation demands the elimination of both." It will be a happy day for the South, and, indeed, for the whole country, when Bourbonism and Stalwartism shall be laid side by side, dead and cold—when they shall lie
"With the tip of their nose
And the tops of their toes
Turned up to the daisies."
Stalwartism is becoming as unpopular in the South as it has been for some years in the North. It will be a sad day for the Stalwarts when the Southern Republicans desert them. Had it not been for the Southern delegates to the Chicago Convention the vote for a Third Term nominee would have been but a skeleton one. Southern Republicans, however, are beginning to discover that men of the Dorsey order, who are without character in either private or public life, are the most unfit material out of which to make leaders. They have found that under such leadership the Republicans have lost control of every State of the South—and worse, that the party has lost the confidence of the most intelligent men of color. The Dorseys and Moseses must be made to retire from taking a leading part in public affairs before the Republican party of the South can hope to successfully contest for predominance in that section.
We are glad to see the determination growing stronger every day with Southern Republicans to cast off the yoke of Stalwartism, and with the Democrats to burst away from Bourbonism. A Texas paper says: "To swap off Bourbonism for Stalwartism, in any form, would be an exchange of witch and devil. The two are in some sense reciprocating and convertible. The cause of true political reform and of thorough political emancipation demands the elimination of both." It will be a happy day for the South, and, indeed, for the whole country, when Bourbonism and Stalwartism shall be laid side by side, dead and cold—when they shall lie
"With the tip of their nose
And the tops of their toes
Turned up to the daisies."
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Stalwartism
Bourbonism
Southern Republicans
Political Reform
Party Leadership
Chicago Convention
What entities or persons were involved?
Stalwarts
Southern Republicans
Democrats
Dorsey
Moseses
Chicago Convention
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Stalwartism And Bourbonism In Southern Politics
Stance / Tone
Opposition To Stalwartism And Bourbonism, Call For Political Reform
Key Figures
Stalwarts
Southern Republicans
Democrats
Dorsey
Moseses
Chicago Convention
Key Arguments
Stalwartism Is Becoming Unpopular In The South
Southern Republicans May Desert Stalwarts
Men Like Dorsey Are Unfit Leaders
Under Such Leadership, Republicans Lost Control Of Southern States And Confidence Of Intelligent Black Men
Dorseys And Moseses Must Retire For Republican Success In The South
Southern Republicans Determined To Cast Off Stalwartism
Democrats To Burst From Bourbonism
Elimination Of Both For True Political Reform
Swapping Bourbonism For Stalwartism Is Exchanging Witch For Devil