The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-03-12
Duty Of The Democracy.

Duty of The Democracy.
In an editorial of last week, We as
serted that the same political trickcry,
employed in the Pennsylvania Rcpub-
lican Convention in behalf OF Gen.
Grant, was used in New York at
Utica with the same success and for
The same purpose; and that his claims
will bc urged upon the Chicago Con-
vcntion by the same leaders with re-
suits equally sure and satisfactory to
Cameron and Conkling, his avowcd
supporters. 1t is pretty generally
concrdcd that Gen. Grant will be the
Republican candidate and that no
tactics will he left unemployed or
political influence untricd to secure
his election. AT the North, by the
majority Of his party, he is looked
upon as the second father of the coun-
try; by the designing politicians he
is considered the only man who pos.
scsscs influence sufficient to solidify
the party's vote and make it effective
against solid South. Besides party
influence there are many persons,
North and South, who seeing the po-
litical corruption everywhere in the
government, despair of ever seeing
the principles of the Constitution re-
stored to their proper control. These
are ripe for Il change Of government
and would hail any revolution that
would set up limited monarchy
upon the ruins of the Republic.
Among these may be counted the
millionaires who see no security for
their wealth in q rotten government,
but know that safe investments can
only be made where authority is
strong and rule perpetual. Disap-
pointed cilicc-seekers and. aspirants
for imperial honors see in the success
of Gen. Grant at least q probability
OF the realization Of their hopes, and
will cspouse his cause with all The
zeal Of their i'll fatcd ambition. Bv
a combination of these elements d
support may be given Gen. Grant
that will secure his election or enable
him TO do, what everyone knows to
be his purpose, seize the government,
elected or not, and declare himself
Emperor. The high. handed measures
that characterized the last days Of his
former administration Indicate this
purpose. His so-callcd tour around
the world with only q private secreta-
ry, his intercourse with crowned
heads, his efforts to become familiar
with court scenes, and his earnest
study Of royal manners were only the
results of Il deeply laid plan to pre-
pare himself rs successful actor in
The new role be designed 10 play.
Nor do We doubt that his recent pas
sage through the suhjugatcd South
was to feel the pulse Of her people
with the same view.
Under such circumstance there is
no need for any one who rcvcrcs
cqua! rights and the ancient principles
OF his government to be deceived.
We believe the election Of Gran.
means revolution. The declared
purpose Of his supporters and his
own manifest designs cannot be con-
sumated without war md it becomes
The imperative duty Of every good
citizen, whether lie acknowledge allie
glance TO either Of the two opposing
parties, to lift himself above such in
fluenccs and TO use every effort to
avert such calamity. There can be
no Grant party ut the South except
among the colorcd people and their
black hearted white leaders, who are
politicians for gain, not principle, and
care rs little for Tue country In which
they live or the welfare Of the negro
as they do for honesty or political
character. The memory Of the war
and the record Of Grants career for
bid any such support on the part of
the South. There is large and in
iluential faction at the North, and
among the Republicans themselves,
who are true to the government, love
its time honored principles and will
not consent To support any man for
thc Presidency whose avowcd purpose