Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-25
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
An Open Letter From Hon. D
Wyatt Aiken.
gloomy View OF Public Annn-Litle DIFF.
ference Between Republicans and Demo.
crsts-The South should Abandon the De.
mOcracy and " ait Tor New Party.

Editors Chronicle and Constitutional.
WASHINGTON, ID g.. December g.
Your printed circular resehed me
this morning, and in reply | would
say Us contents have been partially
anticipated By an open letter OF
mine, which. perhaps, will have ap-
peared in th Charleston Neaos and
Courier before this reaches you.
Three days ago on my arrival
here, after sojourn Of few weeks
at the Norih,l wrote that letter. and
without asking you to spend time
perusing it's perhaps gossipy nara
tioD, | refer you 10 it's closing para.
graphs in reply to your inquiry as
to my views Upon the political sit.
uation generally, the prospects and
the policy Of the Democracy, and
the duty of the Dem Gratis Of the
South towards the Demoofatic or,
ganization of the country"
Approaching that l am as capa,
bic as aoy other man OF looking into
the future, | will reply some that
more definitely to your inquiries,
and am prepared to assign The rea
sons for the faith that is 10 me.
4aTo the pattiot, who loves his coun
Try and that constitutional form of
Republican government given us by
our ancestors, the political situation
is everything else than encouraging
Sectional luminosity, more than fra
ternal aniop, is the propelIiug force
OF our National politics. The par
ties are sectionallzed, and the domi-
nant party means Capitalization. As
at present organic ID, Democracy
means nothing,or everything,as you
may select, and Il olicanism
means"Ws intend to rule this coun.
try"
The prospects of the d mocraoy
are beyond my comprehension
The policy of the d mocraoy is now
being "outs"to become 'ins, "if they
can. Once upon time The motto,
yea. the boast of the Democracy.
was principal non hominss To day
it's motto is Homo. If it has any
principle | am unable 60 discover it,
except the fact that they combat
the iendetcy of tha Il pn blican par.
W toward ceDtraliz tior: and my
tears are that ii S u h ~ domino
lion and central zatio. were the
wsights in The bala, ce, the North
err leaders would place The Democ-
racy in the Gales with he latter.
Let me illustrate 4: CuIntl., as Col
ioc.or of Customs, was too ccrrup;
for Mr.. Hayes, ard VS. therefore
turned out of Office. The r pnbIi-
can party nominated him for Gov
ernor OF New York, the empire and
pivotal State of the Union. The
leaderof Tammany b.l.ed the Dem
ocratlc Wicket because tue candidate
was a rroSege Of man he hated,
and carried with him IS 600 Damo.
cratic voters into the Republican
rauks. What principle Is there in
such policy
Fly years OF life time on South
ern soil has infused into my mind
that there should be priuciple 10
politics as we'll as in moIaIs, lott
mate association throughout the |
North for the past twelve years ex
cites the fear that with the people
Of that progressive country politics |
IS trade, votes are commodities,
and the largest am uot of most
wisely expended filthy lucre' will |
always secure victory. The Repub- !
lican is the wealthy party of the
North, and with their money they
can aud will buy up enough votes
10 carry the next Presidential cleo
ton.
ice National Democratic party is
repuled to be composed of genial
political friends from the North and
he 5 u'n. | cannot see it in that
light. The 'Copperhead" branch of
Nor,bern Democracy were and are
friends Of ours. but they have no in
iuence. If the leaders of the buls
Jf the Northern Democracy are the
criterion By which we OF he South
are to Judge Of their y mpalhy for
he South, then | tor one, do can
idly say, "Good Lord, deliver Us
rom all such friends" Submit to