The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-02-05

cial equality are instinotively repulsive
To this add the influence of the relatives
Of the soldiers whose lives have been sac
rifced in battle, but the fruit OF whose
heroic effort has been fiittcred away in
years of experimental. legislation:
1t will probably be conceded that these
are elements of power that adhere natu
rally to the Democratic party. 1t now
remains to show another most potent
force, which, though not naturally in at:
iIiation, has been gained;by alliance and
contract. The last stroke is the most
copsumate piece OF political strategy that
has been seen this many q year. 1t is OF
tile nature of an indissoluble union made
between the repudiators and the bond
holders. The repndiators, the Pendleton
people, will go before the country prom:
ising plenty ofpaper money no taxes and
immunity from the existing financial obi
gations-lcgal tenders pays everything,
But the bondholders. have a written COM
pact with the men who are to control the
government that the obligations are to
be paid in gold This stroke will give
the new Democratic administration the
support of the financial classes of this
country and enlist the co. operations of the
Rotlssehilds. and financial. princes of Eu-
rope. between whom and the people of
this country Belmont is to hold the key.
of the diplomatic relations. The terms
of this, secret compact embrace four
clauses, viz--Fme speech in the popular
canvass; the recogrition' of ALL national
obligations and their redemption in the
recognized currency of the fnanciers of
Europe and America; postponement OF
the payment ot the national obligations
TO an indefinite period, thus necessitating
tile raising only OF the sum due for inter.
est; tho development Of our material re-
sources as basis for the redemption Of
the dests- of the country.
Let ns look into some general consld-
emtions that will. enter into the issL'
The Republicans 60 into tho canvass with
their candidate rrevocably designated a
year in advance, which has, never failed
to prove tnlvlsto any party in tlli@ coun-
try. IT. further labors under the -hisad-
vantage of having its administrative and
legislative cllicfs nominated in tho per-
sons OF Stanton and Wade, who are ire
trievably committetto a financial policy
which is unsatistattorH to- the people, and
which fails to attach to them the bond:
holders. On the other hand, the Demo
Gratis enter the canvass without any ROM
ination of a candidate. and will thus BIZ in
position to- take the chances OF the mo-
ment in the selection Of standard bearer.
Thcy l,nvc the strength and cohesion
which arise iionl,a aecretand indissoluble
compact between the leaders representing
the different sections and different inter-
.csts who are to direct the &ffairs and
policy Of the Democratic administration,
and whose representative the Presidential
candidate will be when he is designated.
In addition, they have reinforced them
selves by the union Of tine bnndholders in
support Of the policy on the terms of the
compact heretofore given. Then they
have the cooperation of all the clements
of. popular power have o already cnuncra-
ted. And finally. they will bavc the en-
.thusiastic and united. adhesion of the
floating part Of the population, which has
always been sufficiently large to control
elections in this country.
The development Of this now scheme of
tile Democratic leaders will not be made
until some event shah occur, to manifest
Enthusiastically the direction Of public SEN
timcnt. 1T will be noticed that in ali
political revolutions in the Cnited States
there has boon nm indication or "sign''
from some quarter accepted by the coun-
try as the key note Of the popular tenn
per. Tn 184O it was blaine, then first
called tho s.Star of the East" In 1856 it
was again Maine. In 1867 Connecticut
led, of; aud the result was simultaneously
accepted as the key note. These roliti-
cal transformations arc not to be attrlou-
ted to any local change of sentiment; the
election IS simply the disclosure of the Sc
cret change and, it does not, therefore,
necessarily attach.to any particular State
or action of the country: When the revo-
luton has-oncc taken place in the public
mind the first election which occurs cX.
hibts the fact.
This year all parties look to the rcsul,
in New Hampshire as foreteling with un-
erring certainty the course Of the Prcsi'
dental canvass If New Hampshire, for
the first time since the election of Pierce
gives Democratic majority, or if the
Republican majority, steadily maintained
during the past fifteen years, be greatly
reduced, the handwriting will be seen on
the wall SO that the wayfaring man
though fool, will be able to,ead.. Wait
for the tocsin from New Hampshire.
"Yuba Dam," of the Louisville
Courier, says: 1 never knew a genuine
Blue Grass lady to say no to a lover, They