The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-11
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In all of the speculation about Pleai-
DENTAL candidates, the burdep of inquiry
ON the Democratic aide seems TO be ior o
man who can be elected; and this Is
proper, for e. iasues involved are so .ast
and important that nothing less than the
perPetuation Of the Republic is at stake.
The politicrl battle in 1880 is to DO the
test conflict between the Capitalization or
monsrchisl party and the States rights
party. II tho Republicans succeed, the
present Constitution Is O doomed instru-
nent and the Republic Is on the extreme
ysrge os Its overthrow. If, on the other
hard, the Democracy is successful, the
Union win be preserved in i.s integrity,
and che doctrines and principles of the
fathers of American lliberty will again
give peace, happiness and contentment
TO this country, ghirh in its past glory
has won for itselftho appellation Of "the
land Of the; free and the home of. .ho
brave" When such issues as these are
at stake, 1t is not " be wondered that the
party of constitutional government is
very solicitous for the nomination of q
candidate who is reasonably sure of cleo
ton. In this feeling we ourselves join.
This, however, should not cause the
Democratic party to make negative
canvass for tho purpose Of avoiding cer-
tain is==sees is==es Which slie Republicans will
seek 20 bring into the coming contest, as
for instance tho old bloody shirt war cry
against tho South. That Issue viii in-
eyitably be rajsd, and must be met, let
the candidate bo who no may, and the
party cannot succeed in any negative
combat upon it. The Republicans
charge the whole Democratic party with
seeking to reslore the South to inAu-
eace and control in the government, and
that charge capnot bonnet by nominating
tome unknown man or even some man
wrt iis opposed to tho South. 1t would
be d subterfuge, which world bring the
Democratic party into contempt and
weaEsn ila claims to the support of the
Intelligent voters of. the countrys for it is
evident that whoever is elected President
/. By the Democrats will have TO receive
Southern votes to procure O majority, and
the Southern question will enter as q
consequence with all its possible force
into the canvass, let the nomination be
giyenSto man who has q record or to
one who has meme. This being the case,
there Is but ono chance for as to succeed,
aud that chance lies In squarely prerent.
ing the iaaue to tho country that the
Union has been lfestored aud viii be
maintained in its integrity; that the civil
war is over and the South is cnce moro o
part Of the Union, and is loyal to it; that
the dead past should bury Its dead, aud
that the Union Of to-day is o Union for.
ever, in which there slSald be no North,
no South, no East and no West, so far as
the administration Of the government is
concerned. With this platform the ncm-
ination of D gensleman for President ip
5shoss life and word and purposes men of
all parties arc compelled TO have faith,
sthsre b every probability Of triumph.
The country wants o President for
whom ssihssffs ID q sineere Ts5peot, and
tRhnaa ittAeritg ia enlirelg eheye @ se-
nFaaeh. The nomination Of such e men
would DO The gtrongest pea which could
be pms forth for The public suffrage. Il
NpuId at once command she respect and
admiration thecountry, Its very
hVtSAsft tlsuuIus Solnulun0S 1or ~ = Btrong
following The people have become so
accustomed to The nomination Of men
whoss Eeputa ations nro liable to censure,
and whose success is attributed to combi-
nations and tricks, that It would he n
general aud genuine relief 10 see some pu1,I
pure 1sild spotie.s man OF Roman u integri.I
ssy and Christian purity placed at the
head Of Il Rresidsntiat tieket for their
suiffages. III the Democracy has she
.nkEnnsth to do this, aneceaa q ssilhia
'reaeE It has the man. Onr readers
Il. 4 s satii. s ) fsssE. stT eI-
asur ,rbcmaa q Baysrd, Of Delaware,
stands out to.slsy as ,tar aboyo cSTFut.
sion, intrigue Or deceit ID any n,Enlthat
5AniericA haa ever BsoSl ucetI. ne ii sec
ohd 10 H6ne III his devotion to duty and
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man ffaas hns all sinnSs hia lfFa Fsev, Il.