The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-01

The Democratic party in nearly every State
is torn and rent by factions, and the shoulder
ing fires are bursting into flames in many
States, which are not likely to be extinguished.
Family rows are proverbially bitter and i'm
placable. Ex-Governor Hendricks has pro-
nounced against Carlisle for Speaker, purely
on sectional grounds, and has voiced the SEN
timents Of thousands Of Northern Democrats,
who clearly forsee that Southern Democrats
are preparing to dominate to party now as
they did before the war. The Democrats in
the North will not submit quietly to the re-
newal Of this domination, and the election Of
Carlisle will develop this latent hostility to the
domination Of Southern Democrats to an ex-
tent anticipated by very few. This feeling
will deepen and widen. There is no love be-
tween Hendricks and Mcdonald, in Indiana;
upon the contrary, they are upon the verge Of
open war. In Ohio, Pendleton and other
leading Democrats are warning upon each
other in a claudesiine way, yet awhile, but
will ere long fall to in regular "slugger" style,
and "make the fur Ay." In Missouri, Gov
ernor Crittendon has almost stranded his
party. Ia Georgia, the death Of Alexander
Stephens will occasion the Withdrawal of the
large conservative element, which he held in
the Democratic party. In Louisiana, Mem
merry and Ogden are bound to produce per-
manent split in the party. Ia Mississippi and
Alabama, the "old guard" OF the Democracy
those who never have ial,ered in de-
votion to the principles of Jefferson
are revolving against. the machine and fraud.
In Texas there are peculiar elements OF dis
cord in process Of fermentation. The Demo-
Gratis in Texas are divided in regard to the
tariff to Tilden and the Speakership as well
as TO the fence cutting business. The Calves
ton News denounces Eaton, Of Connecticut,
the Austin County Times belitiles Voorhees,;
the Fort Worth Gazettes Washington CORE,
spondent denounces ex. Governor Hendricks,
and Randall is freely characterized as no bet.
ter than a Republican. An effort will certainly
be made to lay Messs Culberson and We'll
born on the shelf because Of their preference
OF Randall, and those gentlemen will proba-
bly, run as independent candidates, II they
have any 'sand in their craw" The fence
Question is destined to bore big hole in the
hull Of the Democratic party and to require
the officers and crew at the pumps. The per-
sons cutting fences are Democrats, and SO.
too, are the pasture men, and the gulf separ-
ating them is more likely to be widened than
to be closed by the Legislature. The cleo.
ton Of Carlisle will defeat the Democrats in
the Presidential hurdle race Of 1854, since it
will disgust and aleniate the elite Of the North
ern Democracy to such an extent as to reduce
them to passivity. The Northern leaders will
play Achilles in his tent. But the disintegra.
ton and disarmament Of the so-called Demo
cratic party will be blessing to the South as
well as to the Union. for the reason that 1t is
the administration with the will annexed Of
the secession party Of 1861 and is ''rule or
ruin" party as ia proven by its systematic
frauds on the ballot box.