The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-09-22
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
DEMOCRATS.

NoS ~
berating our Northern allies; who
claim to be fighting with them against
a common euemy and for the same
principles, but who, nevertheless, are
10th to lose an opportunity to give
them a nudge or a sly lick. This
looks like bad faith. A man helps
you successfully to defend yourself
against the attacks of a mortal enc
my; nc matter how little the assist
ance he may have rendered, do you
owe him thanks, or blows, in return
To turn upon him while your foe still
has his eve upon you, would be des-
perately foolish aud suicidal, to say
nothing of hideous ingratitude.
Northern Democrats have been our
defenders since the war through good
aud evil report Northern Republi-
cans have been oar bitter enemies,
first, last and all the time. To turn
our backs upon the former would be
equivalent to ofesisg an embrace to
the latter. A beautiful picture that,
with a white feather il bold relief
We srakS. 5m@azs rnsr
the South will ver put Itself IN a po-
sition for sucha caricature, the ad-
yanced ideas of a few of our political
worthiest TO the contrary notwithstand-
ing. It is rather a late hour for the
true Southern people to be turning
up as a set of grumblers. We had a
hard time from 1860 olS76, but now
that ordeal is over, and We have
abundant reason to rejoice. We
should now turn our efforts towards
securing a National Democratic vic
tory in November next. This cannot
be accomplished by ~fomenting dis
cords. Northern and Southern Dem
ocrats should move up solidly to-
gether. There should be no differ
ence between q South Carolina and
National Democrat-one and insepa-
rahla.
We of the South should not be too
hard to satisfy or too prone to find
fanlt with Northern Democrats. We
could not have expected to be the
pets Of the National government or
treasury. Besides, many things that
we desire aud, perhaps, ought to
have, it would be impolitic and ut
tsrly useless to demand. But still
the cry is made against Northern
Democrats of doing everything for
themselves and nothing for the South.
This is not true, and its only founda-
ton is that they have simply been
unable to lift US into that favor which
we would have gladly had. With a
President to veto every measure that
was not Republican or that smacked
Of showing even decent respect to the
South, it was impossible that any
great blessings should be showered
npon us.from Washington. 1t is easy
to expect too much of a good friend,
and it is but too natural, should he
fail to meet all the demands made
upon him, to suspect or accuse him
of selishness or treachery; and Ill
nine cases out of ten, though untrue,
vet a most plausible complaint may
be made against him. 1t is no trou-
BILE for an ambitious politician, who
NAV be short of thunder, to fall back
on the supposed shortcomings OF our
friends in the North, and acquit him
self loudly and cuuuiugly.
The Democratic party has higher
aims and purposes then to secure ap,
oropriations either for any or for all
sections. It is a party of well-dehned
principles, principles drawn from a
borough analysis and a true and his
toric Interpretation of the Constltu-
ion. We believe that it is upon the
triumph of these principles depend
ne welfare and stability Of this gov
ecament. We should not be hired
o4tuots, but patriots in the true sense
Of the word. Because we do not get
81 that we want is no reason why we
mould go to sea without chart or
,ympass. We claim to be the party
EUke Constitution. as the fathers in
led it. We should hold Oh to the
lauciples thus handed down to u.s.