The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-15
Some Washington Notes.

Mr.. Plumb told the Senators the other
day that they must not hug the dclusion
TO their hearts that they were indispen.
sable. "Your places" he said, "can be
supplied by thousands of men not now
in public life aud by other thousands
who are in the worlds eye"
The Nationot RepuIAcan, since the
Oregon election, claims that California
will show Republican gam Of two Con-
gressmen and Maine Of one. a consid.
cradle increase is confidently expected
from the South-not less than thirty
members. 1t does look as if the Demo
Gratis were badly fooled on the Chinese
agitation. If one Pacific Coast State is
made more solidly Republican, why
should not there be similar experience
in the other two? The California Dem.
ocrats here still talk with some assurance
of victory in their State; but there is
perceptible quayer in the tone since Ore.
gon was heard from. California may
indeed do better than Oregon, but /
would not advise anybody to bet upon it.
The Republicans go to work with secrecy,
| system and money, 10 get what they
want. If any effort was made by the
| Democratic Committee to save the Ore
gon Senatorship. nobody has heard Of it.
We have no leaders worth talking about.
The whole thing is farce.
| Hon. Proctor Knott will probably be
the next Governor Of Kentucky. In
order to get rid of John ID. White, the
Legislature Of Kentucky has made little
Phil. Thompson's District very doubtful.
Gen. Wheeler is actually circulating n
document, for the signature Of Congress-
men, reciting that he was uDjustly turned
out of his seat, and recommending the
people of his District to send him back
again. Some members refused to put
their names to it; and many who did so
out of courtesy are not anxious for his
return. The General is making an un-
seemly spectacle OF himself by these
devices. | never saw man so eager to
keep his seat and so anxious to recover
it. But he is not helping but hurting
himself by his recent conduct
1t is conceded that Georgia leads the
South and ought to do so. The times are
full of peril, and it is most important that
the next Governor Of our State shall be
a wise, liberal, sagacious and trusted
statesman. No greater misfortune could
bcfall our Commonwealth or the South
if not the country, than TO have sue
ccssor TO Governor Colquitt who is lack
ing in many of the qualifications de-
manded by the occasion. | do believe
that Georgia has it in her power, if pru-
IDENTITY administered, TO give the key note
of the next National campaign and save
the South from the dangers now threat
ening her. The cause Of Georgia will
become the cause of all.
If the Senate cannot be Democratic
after the 4th Of March next, q small Re
publican majority will be better than the
present tie. Except to few Office
holders, now in subordinate positions
the change will not be altogether an cv
one. The Republican majority will bt
too insignificant to perpetrate gross
wrongs; and it cannot escape RESPONSE
bility. The real danger will come when
if ever, tho Republicans shall have ,
majorit..' large enough to ride down oppo
sition, in the Keter-R Robson fashion
New Jersey is apt to follow Oregon, ant
. Illinois is almost certain to do so. Della
ware and Tennessee are not certainly
Democratic. Florida will be struggled
for. 1t may not be forgotten that Soma
, tor Hill predicted what would happen j
Kellogg were retained by Democrats
, cowardicc, and he significantly addet
that South Carolip, Senators might flint
their seats summarily vacated. Thi
prophecy, in its last analysis, does no
seem likely of fulfillment; but who sup
posed, few years ago, that Virgini'
would have two Radical Republican Sen
: ators in 1888? l mention these thing
to show that tho Republicans are divid
j ing us to conquer victory. They hay
. prospcred hitherto by on alliance Will
Grecnbackers, Independents, Negroes
Carpet. Daggers, Scalawags and the rag
tag and bobtail of the South. The Deil
, ocratic party of the South must reorgan
ize everywhere and make q determined
contest at the polls for every office. On
J prime Republican hope is that We hay
become demoralized and afraid to max
an old-fashioned fight for political su
premacy.-J. Il. r., in Chronicle d' Con
stitutionalist.
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