Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-05-13

alton. 1t a man cannot manage nj
own business successfully, you MAY
rest satisfied that he cannot com
prehend or manage the aggregate
business Of the people Of this State
In my capacity as State Senator
have labored for all these measures,
and I have met with opposition IL
the party and outof it. Some Of the
measures that I have opposed were
the pet measures of the Radical par
ty, and they were boldly and eagerly
advocated by these men, who are
known as the Fusion element in the
democratic party.
The question of S%traightout De,
mocracy is to be fought again in this
campaign; the battle Of 1876 is tc
he renewed. 1t will be the great is.
sue of the canvass. Ii the STRAIGHT
out olicy and party should fail, tue
civilization Of this State will be again
~imperilled, peace and prosperity will
be unknown the great agricpltqrSl
and commercial industries will be-
come paralyzed, and a gloom will
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again settle upon US, and the dark
shadow Of misfortune will envelope
the entire State. The Had of woes
that will flow from it cannot be emu
merated or anticipated; u women
and men will again bemoan the Rad
ical rule that will ruin and desolate
the country.
The names of some of the Fusion
leaders of 1876 have been pat for
ward by the Press of the State for
the highest Offices of the State, and
the choice will again have t, be made
in the convention of the party or By
the primaries of the party between
the advocates of Straightout Democ
racy and Fusion Democracy. In the
August convention Of 1876 the
Straigbtout party, after defeating the
Fusionists before the convention, in a
spirit of fairness and generosity en-
deavored to divide equally the Stale
Offices between the two wings Of the
party. The result has been. that, al
though the State was in 1876 and IN
lS7Sin favor of the s%traighout poll
cy oy.a large majority Of the ele2-'
tors, we have had ~duriDgall that time
a Fusion Administration, and these
same mel who were ready to run OH
Chamberlain's ticket in 1876, who
did run on the Democratic ticket in
1876 1878, are again eager lor a third
term Of office in 1880. Dothey want
every Office? Is there not some way
Of satisfying their greed lor olice?
cline any Office? Ir placing them in
power the StyaigAtopt leaders made
a great mistake, for there is no graft
tadein- politics. Itis said that Cen.
Jackson, theE greatest Of Democratic
leaders, applied to party success the
military maxim, ITO the victor be-
longs the SPOTS" IL We had follow
Ell this Maxim the State would have
bserin bstee condllor5 au ,t4ete
would haveSbs Greater yiliy aaA
hal muny ia The putty.
Parties are ~ors4n.asa byGvol9ntily
ASSOCIATION Of the members lor til"
purposes Of caarlryingout certain meas:
-H
u:es aid principles. They are nct
organized for the advancement to Of
ice CT individuals or certain families.
The door mus. be left wide OXEN to
all, and moi shat in tie l&ce Of the.
most humble and obscure. Il must
not bscoms the theatre for the graft.
Fl :ation OF personal likes or di%llkes.
Tue true tests-should1be usefulness
and fidelity to the party.
W. are now on thesSverg eve OF a
great State aid National camp ign;
one that vii test the great question
o~fsselfSg6v ygnmenG and will pui to
the tz.st tue wisdom, Tie energy and
the pluck OF the N,trional Demoera-
cy. Are we prepared Tor The cor
test? T4ere /: ~ dl:SGis:HS the fact
that there is not thl' harmony III thu
party rs to state and National rat'
tics that suou!l exist amongst onl
lca'ie.s. The action 81 crriai9 lad
ers la, been 70 declare HIT MHy and
n It The pco lie slal! rule t!ie pa:ty.
Tney assert tie spirit Of ao'o"r"cy,
~! The psorie rros'lt The illi'cl-
pl,t ot .Delpnc!aiy Tie #n1Qcratc
a., ar;slocr4iic leaders mi!i lr ;!!lv-
en- TO the wall whpnevt, tic issue IS
m ode up between HEN nd ii + n1ssts
,of44ne keople-sThe @lil then find
out THAT this i. a Governments ot he
people, by the people, snd ar tte
people. The rule Of the ar'st6cratic
~oligarchy who governed this State Tor
the last enc hundred years is at an
I'D. The p4gi-h system q repre-
sentation has been abolished. The
Bank OF she State, the, great fiscal
agent through which h eitaxpayers Of
thu State were robbed by these arls-
tocratic leaders before the war, is an,
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