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

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alton. If a man cannot manage ms
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 a! es': Senator n1aatf's !
have ,labored for all these measures,
and I have met with opposition in
the party and outof it. Some Of the
measures that l 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 straightout De-
mocracy is to be fought. agar. in this is
campaign the battle Of 1876 is to
be renewed. 1t will be the great is
sue of the canvass. Ii the Straight
out olicy and party should fail, the
civilization Of this State will be ag4ln
imperilled, peace and prosperity will
be unknown the, ggst ggsI agricultural q
and commercial industries will be-
come paralyzed, and q gloom will
again settle upon. as, ands the dark
shadow of misfortune will envelope
the entire State. The Iliad of woes
that,will flow from: it cannot be emu,
merated or anticipated; our 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 put 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
convention Of 1876 the
Straigbtout party, after defeating the
Fusionists before the conventions in a
spirit of fairness and generosity en-
deavored to divide equally the State
Offices between the two wings Of the
party. The rexult has been that, al
though the State was in 1876 and in
1878 in favor of the Straighout poll
cy 10y. a large. majority Of the. eleee-q
tors, we have had duringall that:tlme
a Fusion Administration, and these
same men who were ready to run on
Chamberlaif,s tiekeg in 1876, who
did run on the Democratic ticketin
1876 1878, are again eager for third
term Of office in 1880 is .. EI46thsy want
every Office? Is there not. some way
of satisfying their greed tor Office?
-. 80 =
cline any ofice2s In placing them in
power the straightopt leaders made
4 great mistake, for thereFis no graft
.ade. in. politics. Lis said thai Gen.
Jackson, theS gEeatessg Of Democratic
leaders, appliedSt to party: success tie
military maxim, "Te the zWctor be-
Sngs the spoiis" -If ,@e had follow
= this maxlm the State would have
osepln- bsttse cdnaltlor5 an | .t4tefe
aohld GaMsb1ynf greater Qidty.x.l@a'I
harmony ia The pally.
Parties are org4n.zM by?volnbtily
a ;syclatlon OF the members for the
purposes Of carry yingout certain meas!
n:es ard principles. They; are net
for the advancement to Oh
ice of, individuals or certain families.
The door mus. be left wide onen to
all, and not shut in tue. face Of the !:
most humble and obscure. 1t must
not :bscons the theatre tor. the graft,
f .ation Of personal likes or disllkes.
Tue true f.1eStsshouldabe usefulness
and fidelity to Che party.
We are now on thesveryfeHe ,oi a
great State aid National camp ign;
one that will test the great question
ofsself7 6v,gnmeug 4nd vii pu5io
The test tue wisdom, tie energy and
the pluck OF the- Ntri6hal5 50emoer1I-.
cy. Are we prepared lor the con
test? T4ere Is NJ til..siils.ns the fact
that there is not that, harmony In iha
party IS to State and .Nallonsl pei
tics ..iat Should exist amongst our
leane:s. The action oil certain lead
ers has been 70 declare hit Nley and
n i the peo ie shall rule tie party,
Tney assert tie spirit OF an'o+r;icy
a ii The psorle II ass'l The illhcl-
plsst a 5Delpocr.4y : The antqcrat'c
a | ariSlocrtiia leaders vii! he ;:ilg-
en- to the wall Whenever tie issue is
m ele. up between rhe'n ai'dlir masses
teol.le.ssThe ,.@lil .lhen find
out lt!ai this is a Governments :ot ahe1
people, by the people, sns gr Cue.
people. The rule Of the arst6cratic
oligarchy who governed this State ior
the last enc llnndred.. years is at an
eld. The parish $sytstseans s!t en- q o. repre-.
sentation has been abolished. The
Bank Of She, States the, great fiscal
agent through which the taxpayers Of
thu State were robbed by these aris-
tocratic leaders before the war, is an