The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-10-07
Party RecOnstruactaOm.

NV Aiuoh, VINO IS himself worth
several millions, are tho mon of monoy
in tho Democratic party. They arc
shrcwd, as such mon usually aro
heretofore all thoy really carod for
was, that tho platforms of tho two
parties should DO conservative on tho
money question, whatever it's particu.
lar shape at tho time. THOR monoy
interests were then safo, no matter
which party got in power. Thoy
havo no doubt of the election of Allen
in Ohio, and Pershing in Pcnnyslva-
mia. They havo no doubt of carrying
New York on tho Syracuse platform.
Tho tido has been running strong
aga nst the Republican party, which
has really bocomo nothing but Grant
ism, for couple ofyoars now. Thor
doicat this Fall in tho throo great
States Of Ohio, Ponnyslvania and
Now York, will virtually be tho ond
OF the Republican party. Tho guess
ton with Republicans will be, Whore
shall we go? The Tildon managers
OF tho Syracuse Convention arc mot
tho only oncs who SEQ what is com,
ing. Leading Republicans acknowl>
edge that tho end of their party is
drawing nigh. Tho fight that is now
making, particularly IN Ohio, is ono
OF despair. 1t is tho dying struggle
They admit that their dofeot in thoso
three leading States is an ond of tho
party, and thoy have no hOpos of car
rying either. What then7
Ohio and Pennyslvania, with other
Western States, and all or noarly all
(Delewaro and Maryland out) tho
Southern States will be ablo to control
tho Democratic National Convention
of 1876, and will put their popular
money plank into the platform. Tho
Tildon managers see that. Now will
como IN tholr strategy. Tho Repub-
lican party is demoralzcd and ready
to fall TO piccos, and its members
r"ndy to go wherever their affinites
shall attract thom. Not third party
but q now party, will be formed by
tho "hard money secedcrs" from tho
Democratic National Convention,
headed by Gov. Tildon, which will!
draw to it all the Republican party
that is in accord with tho Tildon lead
ers on tho money question; tho bal
anco-minority or majority-will
gravitate toward tho regular Democ-
racy. Tho Republican party will
thur disappear no did the Wing party,
It's members going somo to tho Re
publicans, somo to the Democratic
party. The now party will be called
very likcly, Democratic Republican,
and it will assume to bo the party of
property, of conservatism, of respoc,
liability, of strong government. 1t
will sock to array on its side the
wealth, tho aristocracy, the army and
navy, and oil who want to be rankod
among the distinguished Of tho coun4
try The regular Democratic party
will be what the snobs have always
called it, tho party Of tho common
people, and will be denounced as in
the days Of Jefferson, as tho party
Jacobins, Sans>culottes, Agrarians,
Communists, Ropudiationiets. The
new party's underlying idea will bo
More government and less liborty
shot and slaughter and less coaxinp
and fowor words. Tho Republican,
leaders looked to Grant as the person
to lead the new party, Of which hope
tho Republicans would DO the basis.
They had hoped that the Now York
Democratic State Convention would
tako tho Ohio.platform. In that ovent
thcro conld be no division OF the Dom.
ocratlc party, and tho Republican
party would try to rally to it's sup>
port, undor Grant as its candidat G, tho
"IIard Money" and wealthy Demo
Gratis, and claim for itself the namo OF
tho party of property, responsibility
and strong government. That viii
be its programme if, by some unlocked
for luck, Ohio shall go Republican
As things now look, howovor, The
TiIdon leaders and republican loador
hore look for a general shaking up ant
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