The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-16
AS we predicted some little time ago, the.

AS we predicted some little time ago, the
population scheme in Virginia, has not
confined itself to the boundaries OF the Oid
Dominion. but has spread to other states.
It there takes different form, but read
iustment'' is the moving spirit. In Virginia
Malone is hoping, with the aid OF northern
republicans to repudiate or s.readJust the
state debt In South Carolina the planters
and farmers are DESTROYS to raadjust their
private debts; and it is assuming the as
pect of political question. a telegram;
from Charleston, states:
"A call has been issued for q meeting Of
the farmers Of Anderson county. TO be held
at Calhoun to morrow, the object OF which.
4 is to take into consideration the best means
Of getting clear of debt and starting the
new wear afresh. The custom OF most OF
the planters of South Carolina and other
cotton states is to buy their fertilizers on
six months credit, giving the merchants
lien on the crop, and binding themselves to
shin the staple when made to the merchant
for him to sell, He disposes OF the cotton.
paws himself for the fertilizers and other
articles supplied TO the farmer; the rest, II
any, is accounted for to the planter
That the course OF the republican party
in upholding Malone and his methods in
Virginia is directly responsible for this can
! be easy seen. The planters of South Car
DINA can easily argue that they can offer
to the party just as good chance OF carry
ing that state as Malone
does of Virginia, providing the
administration viii support them in their
readiusting scheme. The bargain which
gave the Republican party Mahone's vote
in the Senate was bad piece of business
for that party; and the consumation OF
that bargain, by which the entire influence
of the administration was thrown IN bis
favor, was worse. It will have the effect
of disgusting such republicans who believe
in debt paying or in civil service reform
and brighten others, whose pocket-books IL
viii touch. That the craze is likely TO
spread to other states the case in South
Carolina shows; and in that event it may
not stop short of beinga national question.
There are plenty OF people, both south and
north, with whom the cry OF scale down
the National debit readjust the money due
the bondholdersl would be popular; the
greenback craze clearly shows that; and N
the southern states especially, where the
entire republican vote is ignorant ano
easily led iLto such heresies. it might prove
overwhelming provided few dissatisfied
democrats should join it. That the repub
lican party would, at its inception, aid such
party, the record in Virginia is enough Il
make it supposable; and that after its in
ception when it has boone strong part.
there is nothing in the history OF the re
publican party to make us doubt that ]
would join in the cry. This may be SAT-
10 be an unnatural view to take of tn
probable consequence of aiding Reputation
but in fact there is nothing more likely t.
happen Socialistic doctrines are belns
preached all over the country, doctrine
which contemplate more violent inroads OF
rights of property than would the readjust
ing aof the national debt. Such an out
come would be most natural one, and
so, no one but the republican party is re
cnonsib1a