Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-07-30
NV.srrIyCroy June 10. 1910.


TO attend a ''mcc,ing cf these opposed 10 the
election of Gen. w. II. Ilarrisnr TO the Presi-
trncv.' &c: to be held at ill:cd gevillc. OH Tie
,h of next morlh. Congress will mot al oulu
i,elnrr :hat time. and "f course my public c,:-
..agemcn,s will "rcvent my attendance.
Considering the peculiar cnmbinallnn of par
lcS that Il urging tho election If Gen lIarr-
son. cannot understand how it is. HAT any
man who has Southern feelings can fall itr
his support. In the very formation of The gnv
crl,men, we had iw" great parties of distinct
aud opposing principles. One party desiring
the nudcl Of the !iriis'l Constitutions. and
thought ours tro wcrk-the other hollgIt t';c
reverse. Mr. Dickinson OF PENNSYLVANIA. led
the latter party in the Convention. ard finally.
hy Il vmlc of seven s,arcs 10 six, secured us oIlr
present Republican Constitution. The defeat
cal party immediately determined 10 make up
hy construction. what WAS wanted in specific
glantS of power.
As soon as the Government went into opera
lion, the active genius Of Hamilton (ir being
al the head of the Treasury following British
example, GRATED the funding system" and
then the Assumption Jefferson had Just re-.
turned from France and found prevailing de-
sire to create n llonied interest in the Govern.
ment, us substitute t1r'Ie supposed stability
ofan established Ari.tocracv lie saws. tlla
in 1871, Mr. Adams declared in conversation
AT his table purge that Constitution. (tEe
British Constiiltion) niitS corruption. and give
to rs popular branch equality of Representation,
and it would be the most perfect C0nStit'ton
ever devised BY the wit of man" Hamilton
paused and said, purge ito'it< corruption. and
give 10 its popular branch equality o. r"ple>e,'-
tation and it would become an iHprari;cnhic
gOrerrment: as it stands at present. will ai!
lis supposed defects il is the most perfect GOV
crlmCut which ever existed''
The Ath vol. of "JelIrrsons works" from
page iI4 t"t t33. is full Of instruction. in rea-
ton To the present issues in the country. and
ought to be real by every Republican in the
land. The same views and the same feelings
now secretly rervadc lar"e and talented par
". lis they did NJ the period described by Jet:
tGrson. Out Of ilic funding system and tic as
sumption, with the policy Of Hamilton. grew
til. first Unit; d S,ales Bank In 1911 its re.
charter waS refused. I'hen the difficulties OF
ni the war, together with the uIsonu9 and
tenpoiising policy that the Government enter.
ed ino. of receiving local bank paper. aud that
deprcrla;ed by nni .,eing rcdcrma!,ie. embar-
rnssrd us wi'h the United Sta:es Bark OF lSlG.
lr 1897, we found ourselves in Il wiinancial
crisis. We we're free from United States
Bank-and comparatively from Tarili-wiih
no national debt Of any kind. This was the
first tmc Siuce l7-9, that the Government was
ia situation 10 be fairly brought back to that
simplicity which its original trainers intended.
True u srcai murcd i"trrcst had .rown np,
who had been organized by lis hounlics, ard
had been tangI, 10 lonk up to i;s favor and it<
power. Associated and .curnoraled wealth
had beconle almost enough TO over-awe and
d;rtale terms 10 She Government, and lake that
p!acc which was originally irlcmdcd IS sub.
stl:utc iOr ari>t"rracy in Our system. The great
'SStlc now is. whether they shall SucrcrG and
! triumph over The Constitution or not. If they
do, we may preserve the forms and the laba
merits of Il free government. but we will weal
tie chains Of staesry ard Mc ircyy Of GundSmrn
Formerly, when physical force was appealed t",
, the conqmeiing General moved III iriuinph his
sword over the CONSTITUTIONS alike call on her
10 oppose him. with PROSTATE liberties of his
counlry-Not so now. The progress of hidden
civilization has charged the mpars Wha,
was formerly obtained by force is now sought
! By fraud. Whole classes and interests are
combined togeicrin corporations. rnuving with
system and energy, upon all the secret spring.
of society. steadily pursuing the instincts OF lil
tire, tor power and wealth, making the strong
stronger. and tho weak, weaker. The con,cs