The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-02
Independence Of CpinlCn

Since our article on the /,
printed. We have received Stat sr ="
With other similar utterauces. "
from the Reidsville Tunes Fl. +'s
Is the nearer we come to tIo .+#a
the people IN the men that are nm
office. the more honest and prarti-s
lind the politicians, and the W..
better the laws. At last 1t ix.a u..
Press. They must cease whlttlspr
pine 20 shape big men ot aud tax ..,.
stout oak. II Is not for the men "
uimbly into office a 10 the laScIvian.
ing OF a lutte, 10 achieve a success
more than spasmodlc and disease
fever and hurrah of the hour. H.,
such as 60 through suffering ami s.
bear the brunt OF the >eyerest dis.
reach a distinction solid and Der.
and which may BE- left a A pillar M ,-.
their country. 1t i otsuch men Tie
now has need"
And here is the SiatesviNr T,r
"rh" national Democratic -,
no substantial hopes Of success au...
rid Of some of il fooler-.. and .-.
d~isregsris eIpedicnt. and ~s,4nd,un.-
ciplt. But worst OF sill were the
which Wade Hampton PLAYED \7.
tent with having made unlimited CSC.
for the enemy hy declaring 70 The
ians in his stanton speech that '-tut,., 49,.
The principles for which Lee aud J.a
fought" he capped tie CLIMAX Of r....
~tomfoolsry by writing a letter t. 81.
sherman, with reference TO c~rta-u
lures which that person had mad,ul.- .
in a public speech, informing htm ..,
address wa Columbus, ). ca lcuerv
was, in effect, u challenge to f.ht ...
This idle vaporing, this lll-timld u-s,..,
gave ground for innumerabls essay. .r
the subject Of Southern chIvalry, ,E...
sult Of which wasthat Hampton Wa
suprcmely ridiculous and the South Shares
the awkwar6nesS Of hi. position.
Northern mallgnity, kclleys trt....r
and the blundcr IN the nomination of las.
fish. had chiefly to do with our undul..
in searching for causes, Hancock a,..
ness in writing the tariff letter, ald iIam
tons ~fooiery from beginning L. ent.
must by all means be taken into ae,..-.
To rehearsc these matters here does E @
now, but is it we'll To speak of them ....
we may profit in future by the resu., Of, ,..
blunders IF the past
MACHINERY IN PoLIrlCS-No one tIm.
can be assigned rs the sole cause OF t#.
crease of the Democratic majority Iu y sr.
Carolins; but in this section OF the ~...-
there can be no doubt that our losses ..
due IN no small degree to the imnr.r.
prevalent among the masses, that W.aG ..
known rs. the regular candidates W,l. ID.
often the product OF IA machine ou,Iat5aa
Fiat such Is true III some Instances o.. SIZE
man can question but IL bas not uteut4.
IN some cases where 1t has bel caare. +
The effect has bccn with some vut,t, lug..
ate an indifference Is To results; IN u@|r.
ii has suggested the resolution 10 lr4tt# a
convention men at all haZzArds, WuHN #s
upon a hard stretch be considered I....
otlc, but certainly II is not partiIigu. lu
result III many counties was II house C.l~H
erably divided and sometimes "A fall lH
present discussion of "a remedy fer fHt
would be premature; but 1t is a good 'au.
just after the smoke Of battle clear oI g..
make observation, and before We enter
other campaign, it will be the part of "
men to profit by the valuable instrucrlou #.
get III the experience and to devlsu a'.
put IN operation an adequate remedy. '"H
ventiOns must do better. or they VIII I. ..
at all MCorcsvllle G11crc.