The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-22

IS another question:. lei, WITHOUT
this. what of the fairness of an investigation
Il corner when the %hu>tings every where
else nIe full of dead mems Dones?' why
investigate elections In Southern Estates,
from Radita! OWING, whom the government
departments at Washington and Federal DILL
calls all over the Union are openly and shame
lcssIy taxed for Republican campaign funds:
If the amount taxed on these officials Is not
to tn cir support, then 1t Is so
much OF the peoples money taxed for the
maintenance Of party rule, which could not
be otherwise maintained, and IL IL could be
maintained, then 1t is SO much
To satisfy partisan greed. All we
want Is II fair Hndsqlarc effort before the pco-
pie of the country to purify The political at
mOSphcrc, and we arc content and moro than
To take all the III consequences arIs-
to us Immediately, in view Of our ulti-
mate good, and the great good to the whole
country which is no less oar country because
we are SOuthrrncrS and DcmOcratS.'
Here the conversation ut the hands OF the
correspondent was turned for q while into
plcasHhtricS Of no material mnmcnt, 50 Ms tol
rest the distinguished invalid, who 1t WAS
feared might ovcrtax himself without being
OF it,. Having talked along quietly for
some time, the Governor was then asked:
G~KEEEBACKs OR HARD mi
"Govcrnor, I presume we will hnvo to set
You down rs q hard money man ?"
l;0vernOr-'Uf the %strictcst school. l do
not comprehend tic grecnback philosophy
ut all. If | had been In Congress ut the time,
I should have voted against the resumption
measure, not because ] would have been Op-
posed to resumption. Iilave always recognize
cd resumption us necessary TO honest money
and the actual payment Of the public obliga-
tons, Which must he met dollar for dollar in
constitutional money and in good faith, 10
the letter and spirit Of the law as well rs nee
essitry TO The honest payment Of all debts.
but yet / would, To use Mr.. Tildcn's phrasc,
"rrvc got ready to resume and more or less
invited INTO cooperation with the wise prov
i,IrDpp pf five h;lSinrSS PirplnS nf tho country
and permitted the business necessities of the
country, with lis shaping hand, to diSeutan-
tanglc the financial web which Republican
stutcSlnnnshiphnd wound round and 70 und
tie great industries OF the country like the
lion in tue mcSllcs. The small operations or
daily life, gradually cutting mesh after mesh,
would IN due time, and with wise providence
and patience, relieved tie distress Of the
den resumption, in my view, cost the people
too much to be advocated. 1 should have
preferred more of what the doctors call the
tentative process than the enormous phys
licking through which the country has been
put. No one can tell the countless loss and
sorrow. through which this country has
passed In this rapid resumption measure,
which can be compared to nothing else than
the Egyptian order to the Israclitcs 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 linwisc to go back and, p~crchuncc, have
unwiscly to travel over The SAINT ground
again. ! do not think 1t wise for the Dcmoc.
ratcy at this stage to set back the wheels OF
resumption. Let us rather now take adYan-
tasc of whatever good may be loun! IN ~;
The past with all It's SORROWS, 1t would BIZ we'll
with all might and main to put bravcly be-
hind us, and look out to tho wide future be-
fore us. The truth Is, resumption. Will prove
| Il partial success or failure before lSS0. We,
in otlr own interests. whether Democrats or
otherwise, should wisely cndcavOr to make
the most of 1t, and the country has q right to
expect this mucl. ut our hands"
THE DEMOCRACY.
Correspondence believe, Governor, you
have always stood on the platform OF the
Jackson Democracy"
Hovcrnor-"Evcr. and stand there to-day.
TO my view, We should get back there's US fast
rs possible. Tho true Jackson policy. us lap-
prchend it. Is to discntangle the business
transactions Of the country from the leglti-
mate financial conduct of government affairs.
To mix the two things Is unwarralited by TIC
constitution and dangerous to the lnstd2gree.
Why, does not everybody see, from what has
HranSpircd before us, that the moment that
the government becomes involved in It's Il
nancia operations with those OF the country
ut large, the mOneycd men Of the country, anI!
the great industrial classes become involved
in "an ilnpr2sSiblc conflict even more terri,
bic than tnat which the great New YORK
politician of former days pressed upon the
attention OF the country? The 1IoHeyed
men in their own interest cNdcayOr to shape
sllld W itit 'tttSt l"f'>y ="
try, more or less. as the necessities OF the case
or the greed Of the moncycd men might
demand. The industrial classes, ut first un'
conscious of control, or patient under II So
long ;s business prOspc"S with tlenl, as SNj!i
as rcvcrscs cOInC-cither arising from TIC e2l'
gencics of Tie ines or the misshapcn policy
Of the government, II matters nO;-bcGln u
howl against the undue col. troll OF the mon.
eyed classes, who in turn cry rcpudlLtionl,
/ Iniil there is Il lost confidence, Il general LOCK
up OF current notes, and consequently UNI
vcrSal stayliatiun in business. Thus, IN al
tempting 10 join that together which The CON
S~!i,lltiOn has left apart, we erect 4 dangerous
propinGuity Of interests. which must lead III
the end 20 anarchy, actual rcpudiatiOn, If not
DiUcGy revolution. The jackson democracy
on tie contrary puts the conduct or the imam.
rial affairs OF TIE business and industries Oi
the country at large in It's own hands, to eX-
T0u!d aud contract according 10 It's own me-
crssi;irs and the uErontrolEibic laws OF trade
more or less variable In different sections,
ana Ecncc more Or less adapted to the wants
and Interests or carll:cctiOn. The State Leg.
islnturc incorporated tl:chanking Institutions
Of the country. which In the enlightenment
Of thciinrc, will only permit such variations
II: III the common standard of chartered
privileges and requirements as the special in
uustrirS ani necessities Of thd case MAY dc.
nlnnd aud justify.
IL CAMPAIGN OF 1889.
$50 far nc ] can See" continued the Cover.
nor, II do not recognize the necessity Just
] HOW Oh IIlC lICsIliC. l putty tNhiiS VII b1
back the re ;ponsib!lity OF the financial qucs-
ton. The Republicans ns u whole. havcshap-
I'll out the financial problem which they now
clnim Is ~ st;cc?Ss. Let rs not NEEDLE with Ii
but give it. u fair chance OF success. II they
have bruu.itl 10 'cuth's door In achieving II.
let lis at least strive not to make 1t an actual
funeral, whereas II willis such al emergency
become our funeral no less than theirs. Let
us look TO the permanent Interest OF the
whole country, and cndca vur, whether we
| win or lose, to deserve well Of the whole
country.
ii nm convinced we can win in 1850. II the
Democratic lmrty OF tie Union Will hive
done with men nf cSpcdicnCy and learn to toe
IL mark fairly and sQuarcly on established prin-
ciples, and know no better school than the
o!d-linc .IackSt:n Democracy. Then lct US pnt
good trusty men in nomination, fcarlcssly
av0w our principles, and show ourselves wor-
thy of trust by being willing to I dcfeat at
Tic hands Of the people should they dlsap-
prove Of our policy. 4 e:',stEuftonH rue,
seitg rnmrnt and no sccaora1ism should be
the sum and substance of our platform, tc-
ted to good. honorable, trusted and tried
standard-boarcrs, 1t matters not whether they
be from the East or from the West. / have
no mtiencc with an Eastern Democracy and
Western Democracy, II Northern Democracy
and southern Democracy. II is no Dcinoc-
racy at all that Is not as wide rs the Wiiole
country. Until We can find IN Eastern con-
stitutiOn aud u Western constitution, or
Norilcr or Southern constitution OF the Uni
ted States let us have done with this section
al Democracy, which means and onght 20
mean certain defeat. Let Us tLust the people
with the matter, and I believe the sober sec
Ond thought of the people of this great coup-
try will 20 back to the constitution OF their
fathers with one consent ana find In It's Tldc
bosom what we all want, with the exception
of wicked mischief makcrs-pedcc hcaren-
born blessed pc0cc|
STATE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
The Governor, then of his " accord, turn.
cd to Il consideration of the State debt and its
being met sQunrcly. He said he began his
administration advising and advocating the
generosity to tho public creditor In
the interest OF ,hc people OF the state them
selves. Nothing could make him believe
that the people of South Carolina, II let alone
would do wrong In this matter. The whole
debt, just rs it is, could be carried by the pcc-
tercst in the end to carry The last dollar or IT
us it stood than to repudiHte Orseem to repu-
dlatc one dollar Of 1t. Even IL there was no
other consideration, no higher one, we were
too poor not to protect nnr credit even from
scandal. still lurthur, the political attitudc
OF lSsU demanded that we should not add to
our troubles the influence of commercial mon
against us In our final struggle for righteous
government and home rnle."
"Whcn ! first went to Washington to see
Mr.. Hayes" said The Governor, "thc COM
mcrclal men of The North sent q delegation
ahead of me urging the President to recoG-
nize my government In the interest OF intel.
liscnt and honest rule. / found their good
word had proved, us 1t ought to have done,
potent with the Chief Executive. 1t seems
now to turn their backs fatty against this
same class which, whether our bonds were Is
sued regularly ur lrrcgularly, is in possession
Of them sIiOrn down in amount by an accom-.
mediation, adopted between the State and
her creditors, during the Radical rule so as
-, I,n.,. clan - t.f, INr. rti1ltf,ItS lnS flnht than !