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Editorial
August 30, 1880
The Daily Gazette
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
Post-Civil War editorial from the N.Y. Star argues that the Republican party should have strengthened in the South due to new generations, Northern and foreign immigration, control of the negro vote, and patronage, but failed because it lacks positive merits, explaining Democratic dominance.
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Why the South is Democratic.
From the N. Y. Star, Aug. 16th, 1880.
Since the close of the civil war a new generation has grown up in the Southern States, and a large immigration has taken root there from Northern States and foreign countries. Operating among these elements, with the negro vote as a virtual unit at its command, and with the powerful lever of patronage in its grasp, the Republican party should certainly have maintained and augmented its strength in the South if it had any positive merits to recommend it.
From the N. Y. Star, Aug. 16th, 1880.
Since the close of the civil war a new generation has grown up in the Southern States, and a large immigration has taken root there from Northern States and foreign countries. Operating among these elements, with the negro vote as a virtual unit at its command, and with the powerful lever of patronage in its grasp, the Republican party should certainly have maintained and augmented its strength in the South if it had any positive merits to recommend it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
South Democratic
Post Civil War
Republican Failure
Negro Vote
Southern Immigration
Political Patronage
What entities or persons were involved?
Republican Party
Negro Vote
Southern States
Northern States
Foreign Countries
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Reasons For Democratic Dominance In The Post Civil War South
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Republican Party
Key Figures
Republican Party
Negro Vote
Southern States
Northern States
Foreign Countries
Key Arguments
New Generation Grown Up In Southern States Post Civil War
Large Immigration From Northern States And Foreign Countries To South
Republican Party Controls Negro Vote As A Unit
Republican Party Holds Powerful Patronage
Republicans Should Have Maintained And Increased Strength In South If They Had Merits
Implies Republicans Lack Positive Merits