The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-11-12
Tho Fall Elections,

oh last Tuesday, elections were
held in Massachusetts, Now York,
New Jersey, illinois, Wisconsin, Min
ncsota, Kansas, Maryland, Virginia,
Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas
In all Of these States tho Radical
party havo lost heavily. Thcy were
pittoI in somo States against the
Dcmocrats, i'll others, against the
farmers, and in othors thero was a
general sort Of scrub raco ia which
politics, monopolics and temperance
were badly jumblcd. There seems
to haze been rather y falling OF Of
the Ecpupioans than an increase of
Democrats. The latter can therefore
not have any great cause for rejoicing
from the recent phase which politics
have assumed. Tho Democrats are
always strong in the "oit years" and
,..mcntably weak at the general clcc-
tion', because in these the full Rcpub-
Ilcan strength is called olt. The
great difficulty heretofore has been
that The Democrats, cmboldcncd by
partial successes generally are guilty
OF some foolish step by which they
l""o all they nave gained. We trust
they have learned wisdom by cxpc-
ilcncc Crc thia.
But We believe that The time has
come when both tho existing parties
should retire and give place to an,
other, founded upon the material in
tcrcsts OF the country rather than
upon idle theories. For the past
forty years hot war LAS ragged upon
the questions Of Capitalization, de-
naturalization, slavery and civil
rights, while tho material interests of
the rHoplo have been going to ruin.
l.,r political leaders Of both parties
have been swindling tho masses by
heavy taxation, ruinous Jobs and
Specul"tlohs and reckless increase of
tho public debt, while lullipg tkem
snto reroSc or divcrting their atten.
loA by buncombc speeches Oh matters
Of no practical importance. While
the kid glovcl humanitarians of tho
North have been dosply concerned in
the question Of equal rights and So.
cial equality they have suffered tho
railroads to throttle the people, tho
banks to engage in ruinous schemes,
and the whole Hntion to embark in tho
Widest spcculations-all of which
have eliminated in the present crash.
y Republican Congress and Domo-
cratic Legislatures havo alike con.
tributcd to bring about the result
Can the people havo confidence in
either? Both arc damned by their
past record.
The farmers movement il gaining
strength daily. But thoro is danger
that it will run into extremes. A
compromise should bo effected.
There are several planks that
should be inserted III tho platform Of
the new party.
/. TO remand Grant and his olice-
, holders, and every politician of either
Sido who is involved in tho existiny
fra uds to back seats.
.. 10 catch tho leaders of tho Car.
pet.bag governments in tho South,
and all dctaulting public officers and
cashiers and imprison them for life
at hard labor.
3. TO crush all monopoles.
4. TO harg all domagogues who
by their incendiary speeches tend to
produce antagonism between tho
races.
.. 10 require a property and oduoa~
,ional qualification for suffrage.
q. 10 reduce taxation by an eco
nomlcal administration Of govern
m@At. These arc few Of the MANY
p'anks required. when a party
comes before US with THIS platform
sc ,h'il support it.