Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-25

tho future. In our opinion, any movement
that is predioated Of tho belief that the
National Democratic party is dying, or
ought to be, simply givos encouragement
to those who banker after tho Strong Man
with whom tho Stalwarts threaten us. The
wiscst thing for tho country to do, at pres
cnt, is to mako the best Of tho two great
political parties by nominating tho WORTH.
est candidates that can be found, and in
sisting thot tho leaders adhere to Constitu-
tional principles instead of dyeing and turn
ing their dogmas to suit tho whinsios Of tho
times. It's easier to do this than to obtain
equal good sonso and patriotism from some
now party, inasmuoh as tho ablest ond
loftiest Americans now living are found in
tho Democratic or Republican ranks.
There orc knaves aud demagogues there In
abundance, but tho wise, tho puro, and the
unsoltish statesmen are thoro also.
[Anderson Intelligenocr.
COL Aikcn's constituents will learn from
it with no littlo regret that their represen-
tative regards tho Democratic party-tho
party called into existence during tho ad-
ministration of Washington, although under
different namo, by the efforts of tho Fede.
ralists Of that day to destroy tho State
governments and establish consolidated
Federal government; the party which for
moro than sixty years controlled tho ad
ministration Of public affairs of
tho country, and mado this ono Of
the first countries of the world, and the
party, and the only party, which
today as in 1890 is opposing couso!i--
dation and imperialism, has outlivcd
its use/ulncss, and Should Jce,oipcd om.
Col. Aiken would not destroy the existence
of parties, for ho recognizes their necessity,
but ho docs object to their designation as
Democrat and Republican, aud would havo
"new deap-a new party-formcd by
calling convention Of the industrial Gle
ments Of tho country, and forming Presi.
dential ticket without regard to either of
the political parties. This is spcoulatiycly
beautiful, but practically impracticablc.
Suppose Col. Aiken should assemble his
convention of the industrial interests of the
country. What discordant clements would
compose that covcntion! There would be
Democrat and Republican, tho Butlerism of
the Atlantic and tho Kearneyism of the
the Pacific, tho advocate Of protective
tariff and tho advocate of free trade, tho
oonstitutionalist and tho cousolidationuist,
all striving for the ascendanoy, with no
power or common tic to harnlonizc thom.
From tho assembling Of such convention
US this, composed of discordant, waring
elements, we should have confusion worse
confounded. Tho whole thing is chmeri-
cal and wholly impraoticable. If consttu-
tional liberty is preserved OH tho American
continent, it must be through tho instru-
mentality of the Democratic party. De-
stroy this party, and the rights Of States
and tho liberty of the citizen are gone. The
mission of the Democratic party will not be
accomplished as long as American liberty
as secured by the fathers of tho Republic
is to be preserved as common heritage,
and porrctuatcd to succeeding ages.
Wo regret still moro that Col. Aiken
should have deemed it prudent to publish
to tho whole country letter, tho ONLY
tendency of which is to dishearten and
demoraizo the party with which he has
been identified all his life, and which placed
him in tho high and responsible position
which he now occupies, and to encourage
and sustain tho Republican party which he
has abused in no uncertain terms from its
beginning. Hc expresses tho conviction
that no partisan, as Democrat, can carry
the State of New York, and that Democracy
carry Indiana. 10 other words, that
tho defeat of the Democrats in 1880 is
inevitable. If the next Presidential contest
is to be between tho Democrats and Rcs
publicans, and VIC can see no other possible
then this expression of conviction
is most unwiso and impolitio. It can
accomplish no good for tho party or the
country, and We can find no motive for its
publication unless there is organized, or in
process of organization, "new deal'' in the
formation Of political parties not disclosed
in the letter or elsewhere. We confess we
do not understand COL Aikcn's position
If he intends to enter the oontcet in 1880
under tho Democratic banner, ho would not
have proclaimed in advance the inevitable
defeat of his party; and if such is not his
intention, and he is engaged in the orgaui-
cation of "new DEAL" tho people should
be Informed Of it, and know something of
tho remedy proposed for tho ruin sought to
bc accomplished. is it true, however, that
the success of the Democrats in 1880 is
improbable, not to say their defeat inovta
Bile. Senator Hampton and Butler, with
tho leaders of tho party, say that with judi
cious selections Of candidates we will
succeed. Tho prospect of success to-day is
more promising than it was in 1876, when
Tilden received majority Of near half
million of the popular vote of tho whole
country. We do not despair of success.
Wo arc much moro hopeful than in 1916,
md if united and confident we shall look for
success; but such letters from tho leaders of