The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-24
would not agree to continue the absolute
power of their tyrants, who frigh :.en off
capital and paralyze industrial progress.

Z The political situation this year is not
satisfactory to either political party,
'becausethe result of the coming nation
al canvass is extremely uncertain. The
Democratic party now holds the State
government in enough States to elect the
President, but the elections last fall in
dicate losa rather than an augmentation
ofpower. The situation, therefore, is
very uncertain, and the,issue will depend
largely upon party policy. The Repub'
'licans are in very good fighting trim.
Their serious divisions have, in largo
measure, been adjusted, and they have
no troublesome national questions upon
which they are divided. They will Ger.
tainly nominate a man who cao carry
the Republican vote, and il they can Sc.
cure the independent vote, which has
very often voted With them, they can win
the election. On the other hand, the
Democrats have the Southern and Border
States, with 15S votes. 1t. is necessary to
carry 4S more votes in order TO elect the
President. With acceptable candidates
and = judicious platform, We can reason
ably to, expect to carry Connecticut, New
Jersey and, Indiana, which would be 30
votes more. We might also carry Cali
fornia, which would be six Of the remain.
ing 1s votes; but it seems to Us evident
that the Democrats must carry either
New York or Ohio TO elect the Presi'
dent. We have not carried Ohio since
the war in . presidential election, while
We have carried Nsw York two out Of
four times. It seems to rs, therefore,
that We should so pitch our battle as to
fight for both Of these States, but partic-
ularly for New. York. The idea which
sorae enthusiastic free.traders have of
giving up The entire North and seeking
to carry Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa.. Ne
braska, and other Western States, is ut.
terly futile. They may be free.trade in
sentiment, but they are absolutely wed.
ded to republicanism. They cannot be
touched, and any canvass looking in
that direction will result in absolute
disruption of the Democratic party.
The feeling in the West. is hostile to
the South. It is bitter and 'unrelsn'ing.
The Western States have no interest in
common with us. They sell us little
Of their grain and meat, but their princi.
pal markets are in Europe and the North.
They buy nothing from US, and are jeal.
GUS and malicious in their feelings to.
wards the South. This is, of course, q
temporary feeling. When these sections
become more intimately acquainted and
mutually interested -in business these
feelings will disappear. But they exist
to-day, and cannot be removed by the
excitement of a. Presidential canvass.
They are for the present Joined to their
Republican idols, and ne had as we'll let
them alone. Even the Democrats there
have no sympathy or good feeling for the
South, as has been repeatedly instanced
in the yindictive speeches of General
Bragg, a leading Western Democrat.
With the Northern and Middle States ii
is different. Years of mutual business
transactions have made the people &C.
quainted, and the prejudices of the war
have in a large measure died out. I.
seems to us, therefore, that the parties
are to-dsy camped very nearly upon the
old battle field of 1876. The only
changes that have occurred since that
time are that the Democrats now hold
Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina,
beyond doubt. We, therefore, favo,
the nomination of candidate for Presi.
dent with the direct purpose of Carrying
New York, and Vice-President to car
ry Indiana. Mr.. Bayard is our choice il
he is reasonably sure to carry that State.
If not, then we favor the selection of the
strongest possible nominee from the State
of New York.