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

to use Mr.. Tilden's phrase, "have got
ready to resume" and more or less invited
into cooperation with the government
the wise providence of the business cir
cles of the country, and permitted the
business necessities of the country, with
its shaping hand, to disentangle the f.
nancial web which Republican states
manship had wound round and round
the great industries of the country until
q stood like the lion in the meshes. The
small operations of daily life, gradually
cutting mesh after mesh, would in due
time, and with wise providence and pa
thence, relieved the distress of the coun-
try, naturally and permanently. Sudden
resumption, in my view, cost the people
of the country too much to be advocated.
l should have preferred more of what the
doctors call the tentative process than the
enormous physicking through which the
country has been put. No one can tell
the countless loss and sorrow through
which the people of this country have
passed in this rapid resumption measure,
which can be compared to nothing else
than the Egyptian order to the Israelites
to make bricks without straw. Yet when
the hard pan has been reached, painful
though the process may have been, it
does seem to me to be unwise to 60 back
and, perchonce, have unwisely to travel
over the same ground again. do not
think it wise for the Democracy at this
stage to set back the wheels of resump-
ton. Let US rather now take advantage
of whatever good may be found in it,.
The past, with all its sorrows, it would
be as we'll with all might and main to.
put bravely behind US, and look out to
the wide future before US. The truth is,
resumption will prove partial success
or failure before 1880. We, in our own
interests, whether Democrats or other
wise, should wisely endeayor to make the
most of it, and the country has right
to expect this much at our hands,"
THE. JACKSON DEMOCRACY.
Correspondence believe, Governor,
you have always stood on the platform
of the Jackson Democracy"
Governor-"Ever, and l stand there
to-day. To my view, we should get back
there as fast as possible. The true Jack
son policy, as I apprehend it, is to disen-
tangle the business transactions of the
country from the legitimate financial
conduct of government affairs. To mix
the two things is unwarranted by the
constitution and dangerous to the last
degree. Why, does not everybody see,
from what has transpired before US, that
the moment that the government becomes
involved in its financial operations with
those of the country at large, the mon
eyed men of the country and the great
industrial classes become involved in "an
irrepressible conflict" even more terrible
than that which the great New York
politician of former day pressed upon
the attention of the country? The
moneyed men in their own interest en-
deavor to shape and control the financial
policy of the, country, more or less, as
the necessities of the case or the greed
of the moneyed men might demand.
The industrial classes, at first uncon-
ncious of control, or patient under it so
long as business prospers with them, as
soon as reverses come-either arising
from the exigencies of the times or the
misshapen policy of the government, it
matters not-begiu to howl against the
undue control of the moneyed classes,
who in turn cry reputation, until there
is lost confidence, a general lookup of
current notes, and consequently universal
stagnation in business. Thus, in attempt
ing to join that together which the con-
stitution has left apart, we erect dam
gerous propinquity of interests, which
must lead in the end to anarchy, actual
reputation, if not bloody revolution.
The Jackson Democracy, on the contra
ry, puts the conduct of the financial
affairs of the business and industries of
the country at large in its own hands, to
e2pound and contract according to its
own necessities and the uncomfortable
laws of trade, more or less variant in
different sections, and hence more or less
adapted to the wants and interests of
each section. The State Legislatures
incorporated the banking institutions of
the country, which, in the enlightenment
of the times, will only permit such vari
ations from the common standard of
chartered privileges and requirements rs
the special industries and necessities of
the case may demand and justify.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1880.
$50 far as I can see," continued the
Governor, 81 do not recognize the neces-
sity just now of the Democratic party
taking on its back the responsibility of
the financial question. The Republicans
as whole, have shaped out the financial
problem which they now claim is sue
cess. Let us not meddle with it, but give
it fair chance of success. If they have
brought the country to deaths door in
achieving it, let us at least strive not to
make it an actual funeral, whereas it will
in such m emergency. become our funer-
al no less than theirs. Let us look at the
permanent interest of the whole country,
and endearor, whether we win or lose, to
deserve we'll of the whole country.
II am convinced we can win in 1880,
il the Democratic party of the Union
will have done with men of expedency
and learn to toe the mark squarely and
fairly on established principles, and l
know no better school than the old-line
Jackson Democracy. Then let us put
good, trusty men in nomination, fearless
ly avow our principles, and show our
selves worthy of trust by being willing to
take defeat at the hands of the people
should they disapprove of our policy. 4
constitutional rule, sey-gouernmcnt and no
sectionalism should be the sum and sub
stance of our platform, fitted to good,
honorable, trusted and tried standard
bearers, it matters not whether they be
from the East or the West. l have no
patience with an Eastern Democracy and
Western Democracy, Northern Democ-
racy and the Southern Democracy. 1t
is no Democracy at all that is not as wide
as the whole country. Until we can find
an Eastern constitution and Western
constitution, or Northern or Southern
constitution of the United States, let us
have done with this sectional Democracy,
which means and ought to mean certain
defeat. t@
Let us trust the people with the matter,
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