The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-08-02
POINTS IN POLITICS,

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Speaking ofsecretary Sherman's speech,
the Charleston Ne,oS and Courier remarks
1t would be folly to shut our eyes to the
fact that this administration platform is for
midabe as well as ingenious. The Demo-
cratic party must avoid the pitfall orappear.
ing to be the opponents Of sound currency,
and make the fight in the cause Of constitu-
tional liberty, keep the tyrannical, blood
thirsty and corruptrecord of the Republican
party before the eyes of the people, and
arouse once more throughout the length and
breadth of the Union that spirit of State
pride which, while consistent with the idea
of a great republic, revolts at the petty ty-
rannies and "paternal" intermeddling of a
consolidated central government.
The most powerful force which is now
doing the finishing work of destroying the
fat-money fallacy is the diffusion of intelli-
gence among the farmers of the country.
Greenbackery in five years more will be a
thing of the past, and the hoodlum leaders of
California and the apsts of George Law and
French financiers of the Revolution will
have to invent something else with which
to delude their followers.
Boston Herald: We have cordially prais.
ed Secretary Sherman's eloquent story of
the return to specie payments, and we re-
get that we cannot give equal praise to his
remarks on the issues between the sections
and the attitude of parties. The present
tendency is to make a solid North arrayed
against a solid South. What we want is a
solid Union, in which the rights of all men
shall be protected under the Constitution
and the laws.
The NJ /. Sun greatly prefers the nomi-
nation and election Of sherman to the nomi-
nation and election of Grant. The United
States is running over with people who en-
tertan similar preferences.
Louisville, (Ky,) Courier-Journal estate
rights as taught at the South" is exactly the
State rights recently enunciated by both the
Senators from Rhode Island, who vigorous
ly claimed that Rhode Island had u right to
regulate her own affairs without outside in
terierSce, especially in the matter of declar-
ing who shall vote and who shall not vote
That is the claim Northern States all put
forth in their constitutions, and the South
claims no more than the autonomy sane
toned by the Constitution. There is not a
Southern State which advocates either sla-
very, the oppressive treatment of the black:
or political bulldozing and fraud.
The NJ 7. Sun of last Tuesday in dis.
cussing the chances of Blaine, Of Maine, fol
the Republican nomination for President in
1880, says For many years after the Re,
publican party was formed, Maine was re-
garded as one of its strongholds. Cthei
New England States, as Connecticut and
Massachusetts, for example, sometimes fel
back before the enemy, but Maine bravely
stood its ground. After a while, under the
lead Of Blaine and Hamlin, the old stalwar
majorities began to droop, but nevertheless
for twenty-three years in succession the Re
Publieans never failed to secure their GOV
ernor. Last year witnessed a revolution in
the politics Of the State. 1t came with a sud
denness which had not been fcreshadowed
In September, 1875, the Republicans elected
the Governor by an absolute majority o.
1900, and reelected him in 1877 by an ab.
solute majority of II 500. But last year tn,
Democrats and Greeubaokers fought a grea
battle, and their combined vote was ls,75l
over that cast by the Republicans. Thii
devolved the election Of Governor upon tn,
Legislature, where the Democrats and