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Letter to Editor
November 6, 1880
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A letter commends an article by 'Vindex' in the Alexandria Gazette, arguing that the South should prioritize developing mineral resources and local manufacturing over political activities to achieve prosperity, rather than relying on a 'solid South' strategy. It calls for investment in home enterprise, especially in Virginia, and questions buying buttons from Waterbury. Signed 'ELAH'.
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[COMMUNICATED.]
The article by 'Vindex,' in a recent number of the Alexandria Gazette, touches the very nerve centre of the Southern situation, for that article is 'loaded to the gunwales' with homely truths. The politicians may prate about a 'solid South,' and indulge in 'blarney blaw' for political preferment, and to accomplish their own selfish ends at the expense of the material prosperity of the poor, down-trodden and struggling masses, but the remedy lies only in the direction indicated by 'Vindex.' The South must act more in consonance with her material prosperity—look to the development of her inexhaustible mineral resources, take the cash that is squandered in electioneering processes and hurrah nonsense and invest in the manufacture of such articles as are needed for Southern consumption, eschewing politics for the nonce, before she can expect to attain to that condition of prosperity and happiness so devoutly wished by her sons. Who will strike the first lick for home enterprise and set the wheels to whirling upon Virginia streams? Why should we always buy buttons from Waterbury?
ELAH
The article by 'Vindex,' in a recent number of the Alexandria Gazette, touches the very nerve centre of the Southern situation, for that article is 'loaded to the gunwales' with homely truths. The politicians may prate about a 'solid South,' and indulge in 'blarney blaw' for political preferment, and to accomplish their own selfish ends at the expense of the material prosperity of the poor, down-trodden and struggling masses, but the remedy lies only in the direction indicated by 'Vindex.' The South must act more in consonance with her material prosperity—look to the development of her inexhaustible mineral resources, take the cash that is squandered in electioneering processes and hurrah nonsense and invest in the manufacture of such articles as are needed for Southern consumption, eschewing politics for the nonce, before she can expect to attain to that condition of prosperity and happiness so devoutly wished by her sons. Who will strike the first lick for home enterprise and set the wheels to whirling upon Virginia streams? Why should we always buy buttons from Waterbury?
ELAH
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Economic Policy
Commerce Trade
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Southern Prosperity
Mineral Resources
Home Enterprise
Local Manufacturing
Solid South
Virginia Economy
Political Critique
What entities or persons were involved?
Elah
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Elah
Main Argument
the south should focus on developing its mineral resources and investing in local manufacturing for self-sufficiency, rather than wasting resources on politics, to achieve true prosperity as suggested by 'vindex.'
Notable Details
References Article By 'Vindex' In Alexandria Gazette
Critiques 'Solid South' And Politicians' 'Blarney Blaw'
Mentions Virginia Streams And Buying Buttons From Waterbury