The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-23

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without the consent of the owner.
The Wilmington (Del.) Ecening and
Commercial expresses much amusement
at the declaration of some Democratic
journals which say Mr.. Bayard can pro-
cure the Democratic nomination for the
presidency by changing his course on
certain public questions. The CONNER
cial says that Mr.. Bayard is not time
serving nor office-seeking man, and that
he would not yield his honest convictions
on any public question for the sake of
securing any office in the gift of the
people. AS illustrative of the character
of Senator Bayard, the Commercial quotes
his remarks in reply to Mr.. Boutwell,,
who in 1876 aSsailed him because of his
sympathy and friendly feeling for the
South. On that occasion Mr.. Bayard
said: "Minorities have no terror for me !;
none at all. I have not finched from
declaring on any occasion an opinion
that might have seemed unpopular at the
time. Is it to be held up to me as a
source of reproach that I have tried to
make my brethren of the South feel that
this was their country, that this was their
government, and that they were bound
to ccme and support it, and find protec-
tion as they gave it allegiance? If it be
q crime, then am the greatest sinner on
earth. If such feelings, such professions,
and such principles shall consign me
forever to minority, then welcome the
shades of private life with the unstained
conscience that I shall carry there. I
would rather have it than all your power;
than all the power the people of this
country can give, for I have something
which they did not give and which they
cannot deprive me of, and that is my own
self-respect." The man who has the in
dependence and honor to stand up for
his principles against his interests, and
in the face of prejudice, like Mr.. Bayard
has done, proves himself to bean upright
and honorable man, worthy of the conf
dence and support of all classes of our
citizen, and would be stronger candi-
date than any mere political time-server
could be. Expediency is bad resort in
politics. We tried it for several elections
in South Carolina, and did not succeed
until we planted ourselves upon the plat
form of uncompromising principle, and
nominated an inaexibly honest ticket.
So the Democratic party of the United
States has been seeking to regain power
by the resort to expediency, and so far
has failed. We hear the objection urged
to Mr.. Bayard that though he is a pure
and able statesman, it is expedient to
nominate for the next presidency West
ern man. Away with such doctrines.
We do not want expedients-we want
principles; and when we appeal to the
country with good platform and spot
less candidate upon it, there are enough
honest men who love our government
more than they do any political party that
will rally to its suppost, and carry our
party to a triumphant victory. The
country has had so much of corruption,
of ring rule, of weakness, and passion,
and prejudice in its government, that
the hopest masses cannot be awakened to
enthusiasm by anything except the pre-
sentation of an unquestionably honest
man for their suffragcs, and either party
which has the sagGeity and nerve to pre-
sent such a candidate will eertainly carry
the country. If, however, the candi-
dates of both parties are inferior men, or
men who have been unstable in their
positions, then the side which has the
most money will win-or in other words,
the Republicans s'i;! elect their candi-
date. The Democrats, in order to sac,
ceed, must plant themselves on the unity,
and harmony, and permanence of the
government, its honest and just and
economical Administration, and insist
upon the destruction Of rings, The re-
quirement of competency and integrity
for Official position, the abolition of IA
voritism and the fecognitiou of the in
terests and liberties of every aii!zen or
State alike. With such a platform, and
consistent candidate upon it, the fire of
patriotism would once more glow with
enthpsiasm which follows the support of
what one honestly believes is right. 1t
would be invincibie. Senator Thomas
F. Bayard possesses all Of the requisites
necessary for such candidate.
Governor Vance, of North Carolina,
in his annual message to the Legislature
of that State, places the recognized deot
of the State, including the face value
and accrued interest, at S27, ,l2O,227. He
afirms that in his Judgment the special