Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-07
The Political Break Up Must Come
from the North.

The Political Break Up Must Come
from the North.
Ever since Hayes dug up Kenneth
Rayner and set him up as Moses for
the old line Wings who might cherish
fond memories of Harry of the West
and "Tippecanoe, there have been sun
dry attempts made to break up the So
called Bourbon" unity of the South.
These several attempts have been largely
advertised, petted, nursed and furthered,
but all to no purpose. The fall OF
Mshoueism promises TO be in inverse
ratio to its rise, and altogether the specu-
lators in new party stock at the South
have made decidedly bad investments.
The reason for this is perfectly plain.
Democracy is founded on abiding princi-
pies, which are, that governments from
all and for all, and that the sole support
to be given it is simply what it requires
to perform its functions properly. De
mOcracy grants every just claim of the
Federal Government, but jealousy mair-
tains the reserved rights of the people,
none of which can lawfully be taken
from them save by their own consent
and in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution. While that Constitution
remains the guide of our political con-
duet Democracy will remain power
with the masses, for the Democratic
party embraces within itself all the con-
sentative elements of our society, and
the maintenance of the first principles of
our republican system of government is
bound up in its existence.
Radicalism, on the other hand, is revo-
lutionary. An old Federalist or Wing
would be amazed could he read its
record, and would gladly confess that be
erred in opposing Democracy. The
Republican party has done everything
to alter the character of our government,
even to the extent of virtually favoring
the blotting out the boundaries and sub
verting the independence of the States,
and the overthrow of the autonomy of
the States is its ultimate goal. This is
made clear from the encrOachments on
the rights of the people aud the States
so often advocated and INDUCED in by
Republican administrations and Repub
lican majOritles in Congress.
The signs are multiplying, however,
that Radicalism is nearing its end. That
it would, should it continue to exist, in
time accomplish its purpose of destroy
ing the States, only the most blindly ar
dent patriot can doubt. But fortunately
the Radical party, for years past, has
been held together only by the fOndness
for spoils and the thorough organization
afforded by the peculiar character it has
given our civil service. Herein lies the
strength and vet the weakness of Radi-
calsm. The squabbles of the ''outs"
aud the "ins" are daily growing fiercer,
and the great split in Pennsylvania is
but the outburst of a ascension similar
to what exists, to a greater or less extent,
in other Radical stroDgholds.
tits natural, nay, inevitable, therefore,
that the political break up should occur
at the North. The real government of
the South to-day is Democracy, and
from TIE peculiar condition of our so
ciety, Democracy must continue to pre-
vail in our section. While this is the
case in the South, however, the North
could part with Radicalism without a
regret The place hunters and place
holders would miss it, and so would the
monopolists, whose plant agent it has
been so long. But the grea. mass of the
PEOPLE would if they could, forget their
sectional prejudices, gladly welcome
purer and less dangerous political faith,
and range themselves under the banner of
Democracy, which has tried the tests of
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Year by year the passions of the
Northern people are ebbing. Northern
capital is seeking investment South, and
the so called Southern question to the
business man is dead issue. The plan
ter of the South and the farmer of the
West have many interests in common,
which suffer while Radicalism holds
sway. The discomfort caused by the
abuses of Radicalism is crystallizing, and
in time the leaders of a new and better
public opinion will arise and direct its
course. Radicalism must and will 60
down. Its fall may bring about the tri-
umph of a new political creed or restore
Democracy to power But whether
Radicalism lives or falls, Democracy
will endure, and as i: saw the birth so it
will witness the death of the States,
should such calamity ever befall the
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