The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-17
The Interest Of tho White Toilers of ths
North ia the Presidential Election,

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North ia the Presidential Election,
10 tho unemployed poor Of New
York Presidential election, with all
that it implies, is q matter of life and
death. TO the wealthy it may be an
exciting stimulus; tho wcll-to-do, q
holiday pastimo; but to tho unem-
ploycd poor it is virtually and actu-
ally matter of life and death. 1t is
q baltic which is to decide the fato of
millions, but it is we'll to remember
that it is battle in which the rich
have no advantage over the poor in
point OF weapons. The ballot is as
effective in the hands Of y mechanic
as in those Of a mllionarc, The one
thing necessary is to use it, Another
point we'll worth remembering is, that
IN elections numbers is the only thing
that tells, and The anvantage Of uum-
bers is ever OH The side Of tho Democ-
racy, for the toiling millions always
on'number the men Of leisure, aud
the Democracy can truly say, "tho
poor are always with us" a Demo
cratic victory is, therefore, emphati
cally the triumph Of Labor, and is a
matter Of vital intcrcS' to the pocr wo .
man wh" @ews and :chcs fourteen
hours ont OF the twcL y ionr, as to any
Presidential candidate. There is not
4 dWellcr ii miserable attic in New
York whose hard lot would not be
rendered more endurnble BY the over
throw OF the accursed party that for
eight long years have hecn practicing
on the life Of the Republic, that reap.
cd profit from every blow the arti-
san struck, and every stitch the nee
dlewoman sewed that drove the
poor into miserable tenements, in or
der that room might be made for
their paiatl0i mansions, and force
them to pay taxes, not on their in
comes chat wonld be slight matter
but on every morsel t. ate and
every rag they wore, tbs ,Ae bonds Of
the rich may go unta&e.. .ud their in.
tetest he paid in gold
We hear enough OF equality nova.
days to sickon ans one Of the word.
Of course social equality between
man and man no one is mad enough to
propose but social equality with the
Man and Brother is quite different
thing. Now. there is one species Of
equality that Democratic victory
would be likely to sccurc--an epuali.
ty that every fairminAnd man would
like to see, but which these equality
pratcrs never think Of, and chat is
equality Of taxation. We are for
equality of taxation; let the burden
be distributed evenly all over, and
let the rich man bear his own load.
We had enough Of the substitute busi-
ness during the war--more than
enough, heaven knows but let it end
with the war. The poor shouldcrcd
muskcts for the rich then must they
shoulder the responsibility now Z?
This is the question the next presi-
Dental election is to decide. Before
iCcvcry other palcs. In comparison
with it every question is of minor i'm
portanre. a few months from now
and we shall know whether priv
legged class is to he saddlcd on the
country; whether caste, under the
most insidi6us form, is to prevailss
with the taxpayer as parinh Metro
Ipolitm Rccord.
ANDY Johnson. There is good
deal af fear expressed lest the Presi-
dent will not support the nominee Of
the Democratic party. But l am
able to give you some positive infor-
nation on this head. In conversation
with an Indiana politician, who called
at the White House yesterday to con-
gratulatc its occupant upon his ac-
qWNal, the subject came up The In
dianian suggested that the Democrats
are u little afraid Of the President.
"What arc they afraid Of e. Mr..
johnson asked. DO they think Pm
not good enough Democrat + not
my record sound enough What is
the matter :"
"Thcy think you have not come ont
square enough in your appoint
ments"
"Do they mean Schofeld."
GLOW could I do any bettor I
mad to take what [ could get. The
Senate would not confirm any one
"But they say you arc not in SYM
pathy with the Democratic party"
81 don't know what YOU call in
sympathy. | certainly have done
what could against the Radi-
Gals was born and raised Demo
I'crat, and consider myself as good a
one at this moment as ! ever was in
my life"
"Do you mean to support, if I may
BIO allowed to ask, the New York
nominee 2;
@" can't do anything else. I've
nowhere else to go. If ! did not
could not do otherwise. The Demo.
Gratis are too suspicious of me. They
arc too cxacting. They don't do me
justice. If they'll 90 and do right,
they may always be easy about Andy
johnson.
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