Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-27

traditions of circles and constituencies within which
they move and from which they have derived their
position and power and also by the opinions grown
from long struggles against what they considered
and what i'll some cases may have been abuses on
the other side. There is the Southern element, of
which shall certainly not be inclined to deny that
marked Improvement has taken place in temper
and inspirations of many Of its leading men, who
have cast the old ambitions of the war period be-
hind them and are now with patriotic spirit en-
deavoring to serve the country, snd to whom there
fore esteem due. 1t also true that they be-
gin to be supported by class of orderly ana we'll
meaning citizens but it is not less true that they
find themselves hampered and clogged by the noisy
factions In their constituencies, who, whether they
are majority or not, endeavor, and regret to say
in many instances successfully, to impress their
temper upon the character of the Southern politics
STILL sMARTING UNDER THE pEPEATs OF WAR,
And the losses which those defeats had brought
upon them, some OF them with suen feeling that
those defeats were an insult as well as wrong 10
them, for which, in some way, they must have sat.
with vague desire 10 retrieve OF the old
condition of things something they do not know ex-
acty what and withal insisting that something is
due to them as Southern men in politics, as well as
III society," and in their worldly fortunes as compared
with the rest of mankind rather reckless of the
rights of others; with financial ideas destitute of
due regard for the good faith OF the country; in
cned TO fly to any money system which they vague
iy think can be manipulated so as to make them
rich again by legerdeman; /; GeeTing it due to them
that large appropriations should be made FOR their
particular benefit, for all imaginable purposes, good,
bad and Indifferent merely to pour money into that
section of the country with scarcely any traditions
in government, except such existed in their States
before the war, and the reactonary desires and at
tempts of the party Immediately after it; with ap
petites sharpened by long exclusion from power and
the sweets OF Office, and greedy to make the most OF
that If they can obtain it
THE NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.
There is the Northern Democracy, also with men
tions but behind them large number of restless
and ambitious politicians who, for twenty years,
have been boxing the compass TO find some princi-
pie or some Ioey, 10 avail themselves of some
passion or some prejudice by which they might win
an election aud regain the possession of power.
The Democracy has had the misfortune of eNercis-
ing remarkable power of attraction for the ad
senturous, and even the dangerous elements of our
population and its attempts to regain power by all
sorts OF Devices and the advocacy Of all sorts of
principles and policies has gathered under its ban
ner so many divergent tendencies and incongruous
elements held together by the only desire to regain
the spoils of government, that when the party
comes into power pobody tel which element
will be uppermost in strength and determine the
current of it's policy We find there the hardest of
hard-money men hand in hand with the widest OF
the freest OF free-traders and the
stifTest OF protectioniSts we find them IN their
platforms declaring for the restoration of specie
payments to satisfy one part and the
REPEAL OF THE RESUMPTION LAW
In the sentence to satisfy the other part of the
We find men who would scorn the
idea Of fathlessness to our national obligations in
the closest alliance and cooperation with those who
their debts in their own States and who
would not hesitate moment to repudiate the debts
of the Republic. We find men sincerely deslrous OF
among the Southern people the heartest
sentiments OF loyalty to the Republic and respect for
the rights of ALL irrespective Of color and by their
side men who still think that their own rights are
worth nothing unless they are permitted to oppress
.he TENS oi o5hers; opo ahese ueIeu. e,ee,s ,h
least effect. While the party in its National Con-
vention declares for specie PAYMENTS that does
not hinder a moment Democratic Congressman from
opposne RESUMPTION in Congress, or the Democrats
in Ohio from nominating their imitation leader Gen.
eral Ewing. or the Democrats in Indiana from NOM
maths, the fiat money man Ianders for the Gov
ernors6in of those States nor does Il prevent the
in many of the Western and Southern
Sta,as from, nursin0 their o-reenhack agitation az
l,,a,;Iy as before
INCONSISTENCY.
While they declare for an observance OF our ma
tional obligations that does not hinder the Demo-
Gratis in many Of the Southern States from gong on
in their work of local reputation. and declaring
that local Reputation is so good a thing that II
ought to be made general Now consider that il
General Hancock can ever be elected. it must be a
yery hearty co cooperation of all these elements-the
Democrats in Ohio, Maine and Indiana
and the West and South with the hard money men
in New York. New Jersey and other States: the
nrotectonists in one quarter and the freetraders in
another: the war Democrats in the North and the
reactionary elements elsewhere and to all these ele
ments together, General Hancock. If successful at
all will owe his success and all those elements if
the successful party is to be maintained in its
strength and continued IN power must oe satsned
-, ,I,;caI science and m,naoement ca f.r have
" |, ,lN''i no'.. psoaIad hootS will bav 10 solve
WHAT WILL HE DO
To sat;efv tho hardmone men without driv;ne, the
cres hnckers agayY What will he do to keen the
creepb,clers in The Marty without betraving tbe
,,rincnIes of the hard.money mem How will he
the Southern element that claims To have
hsen robhed by an anti slavery war and at the same
lime Keen the management of the Government
within the bounds of economy aud propitiate the
Northern taxplyer? How will he content the South.
aru men in the distribution of Offices who will claim
That thev have furnished the majority of votes and
are therefore entitled 20 the lions share And how
will he keen the Northern Democracy in good spir.
ts and In working order by distribution of the
patronage which will app ase the hunger of twenty
years? And these problems he will have to solve
,ot in the Quiet of the closet surrounded by few
,ble counselors in peaceful consultation but quick
IL under the bewildering pressure of not hundred
mt thousands of eager politicians who fill the ear
with babeI OF sound and with pandemonium of
conflicting ambitions Let US see now what, in view
r,t;c victory Is II the maintenance of our public
;;tb9 while there are prominent opponents of re-
nnd;at;on in the Democratic PARTY it is notorious
act that all the elements hostile to the constitu-
ional dis charged of our national obligations have
also gathered under me same banner. Nearly all,
Il NV OIL Wv
REPuD1ATING THtlR OWN DEBTS
a ~,
iorites furnishing Democratic electoral votes and
congressman Who will tell me that it is certain
they will be more conscientious with regard to the
national debt than they showed themselves with re-
gard to their own? Have we a right to expect
sound financial policy! While there are many good,
sound money men in the Democratic party, it is
eouallv well known that the Democratic party has
irresistby attracted TO its fold very large MAORI.
ty of the Greenbackers infationsts and fiat-money
,9an II has. indeed. in its national platforms OF
Ia te declared for sound money but in 1876 while il
for resumption it demanded at the same
ii;me the reneal of the RESUMPTION law What would
have become of resumption had the resumption law
Zen reneoIedq Rut while thus speaking of sound
money in their national platforms is it not equally
true IN large number of the States the most promi
uent infiationists are put forward for the highest
honors. followed by the masses of their party? So
General Ewing III Ohio so General Butler in Massa-
chusetts. so Mr. Landers, IN Indiana while in
many of the Wes ern and most OF the Southern
States the Democrats almost ell masse represent
sound financial IDEAS. is II NOT trus that, 70 the
Eery lasa, Cnnpressmen Why when a;ensrsI
uancock was nominated the attraction for the
seemed TO be SO strong that the veneer
= h,s Peter Cooner and General Sam Cary of Ohio
80 ,mopg the first to nav their devotion and wish
y Se.e - ',nooss nl,aos' ''~
iiiii su'eo''
FRUITS OF DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
Vow c.r anvhody foreteII what will happen in
tbese RESPECTS in case of Democratic victory? In