New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-25

John Kelly has sold one of his newspapers. Ho
considers himself strong enough to get along with
one, probably, and he Is right
There is lively disturbance in the Bourbon camp
in South Carolina Judge I, j. Mackcy has made q
speech which indicates willingness on his part to
become sort of Malone for his State He said
there at present very little, il any, progress IN
South Carolina, and that prosperity would never
return until radical change was made In
the political affairs of the State. He ad-
yocated q compromise by the whites with
the blacks and believed the two should
work ont their fortunes together shoulder TO
shoulder He thought great injustice was done the
col red people in not allowing them fair rep
resentation in the Legislature. So long as the race
issue was injected into the political campaigns and
party lines drawn rlgidly to make it
criminal for men 10 express their real sentiments
Just so long would Northern men and Northern cap
ital shun the soil of South Carolina, and just 80
long would the State remain IN the background OK
progress. He wanted TO see the day when any man,
black Orwhite, Northener or Southerner could come
into the State and express his political sentiments
without the apprehension of fear for his person or
property The significant portions OF the Judges
speech heartily spplauded. When he had
finished he was followed by several Democratic
speakers who said they fully agreed with him. This
looks like a bad Bourbon earthquake III south Car
DINA.
Among Democratic Presidential candidates in this
part of the country there Is noticeable lack OF ac-
tivity There is a general air of indifference about
them as if they did not think the game worth the
candle. Senator Pendleton looks upon this aspect
of affairs as q vacation of the field in favor Of
Western candidate. and he accordingly Is busIly
erecting pins in his own behalf.
Judge Cox ought to be able TO com prehend pretty
that he is bringing disgrace not only upon his
own court but upon American Jurisprudence as we'll
ha bola ia Il Urls
with amazement and disgust.
The Solid South is surely crumbling in ruins. This
makes the future of the Democracy more gloomy
! than its past.
Judge Mackey, in bis anti Bourbon speech, gave
this description Of the prosperity which Bourbon
control has brought to South Carolina: THE ave-
rage planter at the end OF each year poor that
be owes for the clothes he wears and the average
aborer so ragged that if he were TO attem to
tort -acre feld and were caught by heavy north
east wind lie would be whipped TO death by his
! rags No wonder South Carolina Is ripe LOT new
| departure
The leading Bourbon organ of South Carolina,
The Charleston Aers and Courier, is much agtated by
Judge Mackeys speech 1t threatens him with
loss of his rel nomination for the bench if he does
not retract, and suggests way for him to crawl
out by "supposing" his speech to be one of those
| jokes of which Judge Mackey is so fond" 1t ad-
mits that some good Democrats in Georgetown
were taken in by in and says the public will have
| TO be informed soon whether he was in earnest or
not This would be absurd were it less pathetic.
| The Bourbon organ COntcSseS by IFS Dleadlnss that
| South Carolina is ready Tor just such leader as
! Mackey promises 10 b., and tOTeshadows another
| formidable split iii the Solid South
| Even Hendricks does not seem to be anxious to DO
| nominated for the Presidency next time. That
! shows the nomination isn't worth much.