The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-12-31

SCHeuIe OIOstCutO VI IuHHlSS vi al
in connection with the Democrat
ic party. But I did hear this
and from the lips Of public men
from whom I should have least
expected 1.-THE statement that il
Grant wants to be Emperor OF
this country, or even to head a
constitutional monarchy, be would
| find plenty of Southern backing.
! Was this o deliberate state.
/ mont? 1t seems incredihle.'
| EMPEROR ULYSSES.
Not a bit Incredible. Why my
friend, you can't understand the
straits in which some Of the South
ern people find themselves. They
are willing 10 take almost any
way out Of the rut. Besides, many
of them believe, as they have
long believed, that the Brit
ish Constitution is the best the
world ever saw. To save them
selves from the present and pos
sible future tyranny Of a Republi-
can majority in the North, they
would be honestly willing not on
ly. to exchange the Federal Consti-
tuition for that one, but to do away
with the Constitution and establish
Imperialism for>the mesa sake, Or
hope at least, Of securing justice
through the enjoyment of equal
rights and privileges. The gentle
men with whom I have spoken
on this subject haven't gone SO
far as to say they would actively
help to plant Grant dynasty.
They have merely said they would
not hinder any move Grant and
his friends might make to set it
up, and that they would stand BY:
the Empire if deela' ed. T@':.
A CONSTITUTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, BY
''.'s. CON |
Such, however, said Gen. Gary,
walking up and; down the floor,
is not my plan or policy. I'm in
favor, by God! Of constitutional
governments Republican gov
ernment, and in fayor of perpet-
uating sit. If the time ever comes,
I'm ready to throw my sword into
the scale for this, and against any
monarchical innovation whatso-
ever
BAYARD-TILDEN.
Who put to him at last, lis
the candidate Of the Southern
Democrats for President?'
Take the leaders-Bayard is
their choice, undoubtedly. Take
the peorlla-EE Till EEil@isasn would be
theirs. ] am not myselfa Bayard
man. Thomas A. Ewing is my
preference. His financial princi-
pies are my own. Bayard's are
not, I can't understand the Demo.
I cratic fidelity Of man who stands,
as Bayard does, on 8 Radical Re- Re:
publican financial PLATFORM I'm
a Jackson Democrat, and can un-
derstand the position IN this re-
spect ofGen. Ewing. To my mind
Jackson was the greatestsman the
Democratic party ever had,
greater than Calhoun, or Webster
.eitber-in brains, in nerves, in
far seeing craftsmanship
How do you associate his f.
nanciaI ideas with those gof sEW-
ing?' .:s . 80, '.1,... " =. ., = -. -, i,
'ln this way, jackson, 10 his
day, was opposed to a: national
bank. He would, therefore, be.
|opposed to-day to the present
national. banks. He was opposed.
to the consoIidation Of the money
/ 1power-the grapdest, most. absorb
ing of modern poWers-inte hands
outside the peoples. So is Gen.
Ewing
! THE PoPULACE AND TILDEN.
F. 'As to the popular preference
for Tildenwhat Of that?
well, now, that is a eomprehen-
| sive question. The people of our
State-that is to say the masses
of them-have been SO absorbed by
their own troubles that they have
not digested questions involving
national finance, nor inquired how
these questions would be affected
bv this or that President to come
into power. All are Democrats of
the strictest type, willing to abide
by the decision of the National
Democratic Convention. All, too,