Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-11-20

'o'o eouI'oi vi itS machinery Dy inc extreme
or stulwart politicians. At the same time
the country has been wise enough all
along to stick to the Republicans, whom it
does not entirely trust, rather than give
itself to the Democrats, whom it wss still
less able to trust. That is 10 brief the
political situation, aud the Democrats have
not during tho present year made auy
change in it, except one which leaves them
even worse of than before. TO nominate
MIR. Bayard would undoubtedly bo strong
appeal to tho confidence and good will of
the people; but in view of tho late extra
session even this appeal may be iD vain.
The question with many voters will be
whether even Mr.. Bayard's guarantee is
sufficient to warrant their support of the
Democratic party. The fact that he would
have tho solid South supporting him would
probably be an injury rather than q help,
for tho solid Democratic South is so unnat.
ural political phenomenon that the North
ern voter regards it with resentment ond
distfust. And after all else, it still remains
an open question whether the country,
fairly polled, wants real and true Demo-
cratic policy; whetherit it does not prefer for
the present the Republican policy, which
looks towards Capitalization of power in the
hands of the Federal Administration, and
which defends high tariffs, generous"
subsidies, internal improvements on grand
scale and gradual narrowing of the powers
and functions of tho States.
A real and sound Democratic platform
would reverse all this. 1t would declare
against any further Capitalization of mower
as injurious to effective administration aud ,
what is more serious, to the political educa-
ton of the conntry. II would demand q
revision and gradual moderation of the
tariff; abstinence from subsidies and from
needless or wasteful internal improvements;
rigid economy in public expenditures and
the dissertation of the Federal Government
from ull paper money issues, with, of course
the redemption and extinction of the green
backs Such policy is dear to the hearts
of very many voters in both parties; but it
remains to be seen whether the younger
men who have como upon the stuge since
the close of the war are sufficiently in
structed in political principles to adopt it.
Whether, however, it should succeed or
fail next year the Democratic party cannot,
in our judgment, hope for a permanent
success until it adopts these principles, It
has failed, these many yeurs, because it
abandoned them and took up whigsery.
1t has dragged at the heels of the Republi-
can party, taking up usually the policy
which that party from tune to time nban-
doned, and about two elections behindhand
Mr. Sherman has been relegated to private
life because he foolishly picked up the
financial policy which Mr.. Thurman
shrewdly flung away some years ago; and
in general the Democratic leaders have
acted very much us though they were
merely Republican camp followers, and
we're attempting to live on the Republican
lcavings.
1t is dangerous bluudcr when party
neglccts to educate tho people 10 it's peou-
liar principles and policy; but it is q natural
blunder when the party leaders have aban-
doned their principles and have gone
hunting after expodients. TO say that the
Democratic party will achieve success at
once on returning to its principles would be
hazardardous. But it can never hope to do
SO until it does como back, and it might as
we'll begin at once. 1t can never succeed
as sort of piuohback imitation of the
Republican party, for the country does Dot
like shams.
THE CHANGE or OPINION IN THE NonTm.
[From the Springfield Republican
II would DC useless to conceal from the
South the change which has taken place in
tho political sentiments of those who
hoped the most from the removal of the
last grievance which could be laid by that
section to the National Administration.
There are not many who wish thatpolicy had
ever been tried, but it was tried, and polti
cal assassinations like those of Dixon aud
Bryce, in view of the disappearance of the
colorcd vote, produce keen disappoipt--
ment and mako deep impression upon
Northorn opinion through oil GLASSES of
voters. The people who fought the war, to
carry freedom and suffrage to tho blacks
aud to give tho Union an enduring basis, do
not feel that they can safely vote power to
tho party compromised by any do,raction
from the rights of voters over largo Sec
ton of the country. That is plaioly the
fact of present Northern sentiment. There
are EXCUSES to be made for tho South grow
ing out of the slowpess with which an igno.
rant, slave holding people are converted
into tolerant, equality observing people,
but the Northern voter is disposed to with.
hold his confidence until tho transition is
more nearly completed.
Hon. Chas. II. Voorhees,, member OF
Congress from tho Fifth District of Now
Jersey, Was arrested at Haokcnsack, on tho
charge of abstraotng from the First Ma
tional Bank of Haokepsack, Of which he
was President, collateral deposited 10 se-
ouro private loan. Affidavits were made
by Cashier Brewer and Vice President De
Groot. Voorhees, was taken before the