The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-02-13

IL Will pc remembered Lnat the
Republican State Convention Of
Pennsylvania elected delegation
and instructed them to vote as Il unit
for Gen. Grant as nominee for Presi-
dent III the National Convention.
This action was determined not by q
large and influential majority as usu-
al, hut by bare plurality Of twenty
votes, leaving Il large minority Of
anti-third term men opposed 10 the
delegation. So reckless was the
course pursued by the Grant men
and so evident their design TO achieve
victory at any cost 10 the old cstab-
hshcd principles of the party, that
the more conservative element have
issued an address of warning to the
party, condcmning the extreme views
of tie leaders and telling them that
day Of reckoning will come sooner or
later. In the Republican party, par
ticularly at the North, there arc many
consistent men who look upon their
party as the correct exponent of the
political sentiment Of the wealth and
intelligence Of their section. These
incn will not long brook the impudcnt
tlictalions Of political partizans, nor
t'c led blindly TO support any man,
even Gen. Grant, whom they mis-
arnst, or any measures which they do
not approve. Such men cannot be
relied on To vote for any man who de-
liberatcly consents 10 violate tradi-
ton as ancient as the Constitution it..
self, or one like Gen. Grant, whose
past administrations prove him to be
skilled only in directing public pat
rOnaGe TO selfish ends and whose only
.claims to craftsmanship is a judcious
use Of the functions OF his Office for
the lenctit Of himself and relations.
Such men, whether Republicans or
Demo Gratis, will not hesitate to sever
their party allegiance when principle
is to he sacrificed TO policy.
The Republican party is not Ma
Aional party, nor had it ever the right
TO claim that dignity, even from the
bre ming. Nopa:iy can be national
which has one policy for one section
and another policy for another sec.
lion of the country. Before and dur
Ing the war it was essentially section
al because it fought against 6he insti-
tutit as Of the Sc utii. Since the war
it has been sectional because il
sought to enact laws for the South
which it did not design should ob.
taiu ut the NORTH; and it is sectional
now because tf IS unconstitutional
mcd'lling with the local governments
of tie South Contests be
tween Rational parties cannot he dan
.gerous to the liberties OF the citizen
or the institutions Of the country.
Between thcaa uic issues must be
made atsen gsneral prinoiplos and in
the interest tS Gtle stetiosss alike. !
checks. always to be
found in every we'll organized gov
.ernment, will prevent all disastrous
effects, and the Individual voter, in
casting his ballot, does so from prin-
'ciple and lot policy. Officials are
not i,artizans hut statesmen, eNcrcis-
ing U.e funcsioas OF their offices i'm
the interest ~f justice ,oIly. When,
however, one sucLion of q country is
nrrayeA ayuiEst another and party
spirit runs high assn the Republican
l,artV against the South, each politi-
cal 'campnign ;rencws tie bitterness
OF the prcvious teontests, uss.il A,atrcd
.hecoming intetssMed, open i.oStiiilies
ihctween the sections res.h: &c . natu
ral consequences. No wonder then
that the good aaan among the Rcpub-
,llcans at the North refuse to be led
blin'Hy 'by partIan leaders, and is
sue an addlcss of warming to their
fellow citizens, sej'tng:: at needs no
prophet to .forcteil tue raasalt in the
near future as:anarcsiy alheqiyil war"
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