The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-31
Logaa's Letter Of. Acceptance. {,


publican nomination for the Vice. .Preg.
idenoy, and pleads "party usage" as an
excuse for inhicting upon the public
long winded personal ratification of the
party platform. His letter compares
favorably with Blaine's. 1t is not ouita
as long, it ia not quite as dull, and It is
q great deal more frank. Senator Logan
begins his letter with o quiet touch of
humor in reminding the Grand Old Party
that the nomination which he accepfs
came to him unsought. That, in Pick
wickian sense, is fact. It was the NOM
ination which Blaine got that Logan
wanted. Nobody will care much to read
what the would be Vice. President has TO
sey about protection. the currency, the
civil service, Mormouism and our foreign
relations. He was expected to display
the bloody shirt; but the following para
graphs from his letter form the nearest
approach to it:
Our forefathers, in the attempt to
erect o new Government which might
represent the advanced thought of the
world at that period upon the subiect of
governmental reform, adopted the idea of
the peoples sovereignty, aud thus laid
the basis of our present Republic.
While technically government of the
people, it was in strictress only govern.
ment of o portion of the people, exclud-
ing from all participation certain other
portion, held in condition of absolute,
daspotic aud hopeless servitude, the par.
allel to which fortunately does not now
exist in any modern Christian nation"
with tt.a cGim:EatioH, however, of
another cycle of advanced thought. the
American HePuhlic suddenly assumed
the full character of Government of
the whole people, aud four million human
creatures emerged from the condition of
bondsmen to the full etatus of freemeu,
theoretically invested with the Same civil
and political rights possessed by their
former masters. Tho subsequent legis.
letion which guaranteed by every legal
title the citizenship and full equality
before the law in all respects of this
previously disfranchised people, amply
covers the requirements and secures to
them, 80 tar as legislation can, the privi-
ieges of American citizenship. But the
disagreeable fact of the case is, that
while, theoretically, we are in the enjoy
ment of Government Of the whole
people, practically We are almost as far
from 1t az We were in tho ante. .bellum
deys of the Republic. There are but q
few leading and indiaputable facts which
cover tho whole statement of the case.
In many of the Southern States the col.
ored population is in large excess of the
white. The colored people are Republi-
cans, as are also considerable portion of
the vhite people. The remaining por.
ton of the latter are Democrats. In
face of this incontestible truth these
States invariably return Democratic
majorities. In other States of the South
the colored people, although not q ma
jority, forp very considerable body Of
the population, and with the white Rep.
licans are numerically in excess of the
Democrats, yet precisely the same politi.
cal result obtains--the Democratic party
invariably carrying the elections. It Is
not even thought advisable to allow an
occasional or unimportant election to be
carried by the Republicans as blind
or as O stroke of finesse.
Careful and impartial investigation
has shown these results 10 follow the
systematic exercise of physical intimida-
ton and violence, conjoined with tho
the name Of free elections. So confirmed
has this result become that We are
brought fGce 10 iace with she extraordi-
nary political fact that the Democratic
party of the South relies almost entirely
upon the methods stated for its success
in national elections.
"Tbis unlawful perversion Of the pop.
ular franchise, which desire to state
and in O manner COM
porting with the proper dignity. of the
occasion, is one of deep gravity to the
American people-in double sense.
First. II is In violation, open, direct
and fragrant, of the primary principle
upon which our Government Is supposed
to rest, viz; that the control of the Cow
ernment 10 participated in by slI legally
qualified citizens, in accordance with the
plan Of popular government, tho mgiori.
ties must rule in the decision Of all a1es-
tions. s. ....,, ,,s,t..,.i fs5,il5 : -. {
a, Second. It is in violation af the rights
and interests Of the, States wherein are
csntered the. great wealth
and induatriea of the nation, and which
pay an overwhelming portion, of! the
national taxes. The immense aggrega-
ton, of interests embraced within. and
the enormously greater population of
these other States Of, the Union, are SUBJ
jectad every four years to the danger Of o
wholly fraudulent show Of numerical
strength. .s .i,; 4 I, s. ;..,t
"Under, this system miporities actually
attempt to direct she couEsa of national
affairs, and though up 70 this success has
not attended their efforts 10. elect o Presi-
dent, yet succesa has been so perilousiy
imminent "a to encourage Q Eepeti.ion Of
the effort OF each. qusdfennial election,
aud to subject the interests of: an over.
whelming majority Of our people, North
aud South, to the hazards Of: illegal sub
yersion." y { Ks, 81 y, :
!, All this is very sad. But Con. Logan
programme for manding 1t. He wisely
limits himself to, the mild suggestion
that, Gin accordance With the spirit of
the last resolution Of tie Chicago plat.
form, measures should be taken at once
to remedy. this great evil. IS ,5Ss,|
..t1 A yyOman3s Ee,F Shoes. s.