The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-01-04
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new ideas. On the contrary, thew
display y singular horror Of q now
departure; they fear all new ques-
tions, and, SO far AZ one can learn
here, know no other way to win In
1850 except to alarm and array tho
North against the South.
AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
Among tho democrats there has
been u good deal Of quiet but earnest
discussion about the future. When
Congress adjourned last Juno tho
Southern democrats had been per-
suaded that their true policy for 1880
was to ally themselves with the West.
The Western democrats, Of course,
zealousl y fostered this notion, but
they demanded their own terms,
which were, that tho Southern wing
Of the party should join them ID 70.
sistiDg resum ption, in abolishing tho
national banks and in tho support,
generally, Of tho greenback movo-
ment. 1t was in conscquc of this
bargain between tho West and tho
South that tho Southern democratic
platforms almost all favored the most
extreme currency delusiOns and that
80 many individual democrats, of
whom better things were expected,
becase they were known to have per-
fectly sound currency views, surplus.
cd and exasperated their Northern
friends by submitting to or standing
on grcenback and imitation platforms.
MI. Thurman because the head and
focus of this alliance, but fall cleo.
tons scowed the Southern mon that
he and those who urged him on had
totally misled them Us to the strength
Of tho movement, They saw at once
that tho fall campaign which they
had made ut the instance Of their
Western allies for soft money had, in
fact, seriously endangered the demo.
cratic success in 1880, and 1t 10 no
secret hero that Senators Lamar and
Butler, who persistently resisted this
movement, are now acknowledged
by their friends to 10 justified by
events. A further Western alliance
is now out Of tho question. The
Southern mon most Of whom were
for sound money, are TO-
turning from their wandorings and
are considering whether they aro DOT
surer Of prosperity for their own sec.
ton and Of success in 1880 il they
shalt form an alliance with the East
crn democrats and unite with these
in placing their party firmly on, what
are called "old democratic princi.
pIes." 2
TIE EAST AND THE SOUTH.
The argument 10 that the East and
tho South united eau coutrel tho
convention in 1880 and carry q sound
platform F.; that tho nomination Of On
unexce ptionable man, one IN wl,oso
character and principles the North
would have confidence, on 4 good
platform would give better chance
of carrying the country than any
other way that offers, and that, ia
fact, virtue may turn out to he moro
profitable than a multitude Of green.
backs. H.. 49,,
Privately some Of the Southern
mon acknowledge that they did not
comprehend the real meaning of the
yreenback movement until they found
themselves part Of it. Then they
discovered that tho groenbsckers
meant nothing less than reputation.
81" said Que Of these men, did not
mean reputation, aud tho people
generally have no sucl, thought, and
when l discovered what It really
meant drew cut a. quietly AL
could aud made up my mind to have
no more to do with tho greeubsck
leaders, but to help get the country
hack to sound money a. fast a. posi-
bic, far this thing is too dangerous to
DO tri1ed with"
LESSON OF THE FALL CANVASS,
Tho experience of tho fall cauvsss
has therefore given tho Southern
democratic leaders cause for serious
thought and for earnest consultation.
What they will finally agree on 10
mama 20 l)0 eecn. Int IL n corfsin1v
possible that they will 600 that their
truo course is q close alliance with
tho Eastern wing Of their party and
Tho adoption Of Eastern and not
ideas and policies. This
wonId include, Of course, an absud.
Dnment Of all currency tlelusions, and
npposition tn every part nj tho cur.
rency programme Of tho West, with .
nnion OF new policies which wou d
force tho old questions out Of tho
way.