The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-11-10
The Coming Issue.


GREENCAsTLE, IND, Nov. 5, 1850.
htor Herald: ....
Tile melancholy days of Autumn"
ave come and are fading into the past.
,ur years more of Stalwart rule must
our inevitable portion. Hancock
rs too pure man for the age. If
'ashington had risen from his grave
I'd entered into the recent contest he
,luld have been unable to contend sue
ssfully against the combined money
,wer of the country, aided by the
ejudice against the Solid South.
As the smoke of battle is being clear
away, and the political skies are be-
ming again visible, it may not be inn
'oper to indulge in a few reflections
ncerning the present status of polit-
Al parties in this country, and to add
few remarks concerning those of the
>ar future. .... .-l 90 ......
Being in the heart of n Northern
ate, opportunities arise that the writer
able to make few observations con-
.rning the complexion of the two great
lrties of the present hour.
Ii is not difficult to see that the great
Ilk of the wealth of the Northern
ates is i'm the hands of the Republic
ms, All, or nearly all the monied cor
prations are especially so. The De-
ocracy of the North have, therefore,
70 powerful forces to oppose, either in
self being almost insurmountable.
party thus opposed by money and
Iejudice must, necessarily, do wonders
achieve triumph in close campaign.
landing here, i'm view of the recent
fuggle, it seems forgone conclusion
at unless the issues change, unless the
Solid South" ends, and, in brief, UNI
IS the two real opposing forces should
come arrayed against each other, the
lip which the monied power has upon
le throat of our country will never be
osened. SO long as the present state
: things continue, the capitolist, the
Dnd-holder, and the monopolist will
bntinue to remain in a hey-day of
over and glory. The "Solid South, /"
Rough solid against carpet-bag rule,
inst cease to he n factor in our politics.
his sectionalism serves rs stepping
one for the capitalist to elevate HIM
III into a higher plane OF power and
ifiuence. Many honestly fear the as
andancy of the "SOlid South" but adj
lire the principles of Jefferson.
Not being greenbacker, yet the
ritter believes that some of the princi-
les of the greenback party are destined
} form, i'm great part, the living Is
les of the future. ..r lid 3D.
As you assert, the tariff question is
)ming to the front. 1t is one which
i'll destroy sectionalism. Not all the
eople of the North or South are Free
raiders or ProtectiOnist. The South is
st becoming a manufacturing section
well as the West, as the East has
ing been. II will indirectly be an is
he between capitalists and laborine
len. 1t will be a natural issue. Such
; has always sprung up i'm every cOun-
" since the dawn of civilization.
then there will be no solid south tC
prejudice the labor to vote against his
,wn interest. Our gallant Mckenzie
las long maintained that the Tariff
ssue was the coming one. He IL right
Il is almost. here. know the HERALI
will be found ON the side Of the people
when it does come, and let II come,
'epeat 1t, sir, let it come, it is inevitable
md the people will triumph. 1l
-.f. --Ft. a. OLD KAINTUCK.