The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-08-22
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of strife.
And now all we ask of the true and
patriotic men of the North is a fair
and just consideration of our condi-
tions, and we will again possess the
name anomg them of a State OF
peace forever. But we are compell-
ed to leave this part of the subject, as
it is not necessary for me to comment
upon it to great length, > and neith-
er was it my intention at the outset
to give it the notice I have, but
cannot we'll leave off when I have
once begun on it,.
The present prospect as to the
number Of parties is. very hattering.
There will in all probability be three
parties during the next presidential
campaign. The new one being what
is known as nationalist, q compost
ton of labor parties, anti,resump-
tionists, socialists, &c. The platform
OF the now party is now in construc-
tion and the most prominent princi-
pies are very indefinitely known at
the present, but as the time ap-
proaches for the final declarations Of
each party's platform we shall be able
to give them more elaborately. The
party known as nationalists is a com
biDation of the minor sects, such as
has been noticed. The most notable.
feature of them is what they call
equality as relates to their positions
socially and in the possession of
of property. They desire a comm on
ownership in all things a thorough
change in government and free and
equal citizenship. They claim to be
the poor laboring mans friend, and
that their pI incllles are his natural
and understandable privileges which
have been abused, and they desire to
restore them. They want all equal to
the middle class, the rich brought
down and the poor and degraded ell
evated, and all such things as land,
railroads, canals, machinery and
commerce equally owned by them
all, and 50 made to work by the gov>
ernment, rs the main system is regu
lated at the present. tor the good of
the whole. To abolish the wages
system and substitute in its stead CO.
operative productions, with Just
distribution Of it's rewards. Such is
state of teelings that is beginning to
possess the party mentioned above,
and more especially the part known
as communists. The anti-resumr-
tionists and others are not so vehe-
ment or radical, but they desire their
opinions spread in concert with the
balance, if they can not work to suit
their own interests during the can
paign. The nomiUee OF the party is
not known yet. One of their strong>
est friends and one most prominent
is Ben Butler, he has one eye on the
Presidential chair, it is thought, and
desires it through them as the acting
medium. Kearney, of California,
has also strong hold on the voters
of the West. He is a live, energet-
ic politician, and has done wonders
IN his own State in the way of break
ing up the two older parties in the
recent excitement ont .:here. Schwab
the communist, holds strong hand
with the beer drinkers Of New York
and Ohio.
If we had time and space we
would like to devote more to this part
of the subject, but at the present
neither will permit. We should, as
we are about to begin on Republican
side, give the reader a general view
of the situation of the Northern and
Western States, but we shall have to
forbear, through necessity this time,
from 80 doing. The Republican
party at tire present time is, it seems,
rather in dilemma as how to act