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 frighten Off
capital and paralyze industrial progress.

1
The political situation this year is not
satisfactory to either political party,
because the result of the coming nation
al canvass is extremely uncertain. The
Democratic party now holds the State
government in enough States 10 elect the
President, but the elections last fall in
dicate loss rather than an augmentation
Of power. 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 man who can 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
Democratic have the Southern and Border
States, with l53 votes. II is necessary to
carry 48 more votes in order to elect the
President. With acceptable candidates
aud judicious platform, we can reason.
ably to expect to carry Connecticut, New
jersey and Indiana, which would be 30
votes moro. We might also carry Cali.
fornia, which would be six of the remain.
ing l8 votes; bu: 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 uor in presidential election, while
re have carried Few York two out Of
four simes. It seems to US, therefore,
that we should 90 pitch our battle az to
fight for both of these States, but partic-
ularly for New York. The idea which
some enthusiastic free.traders have Of
giving up the entire North ard seeking
to carry Michigan: Wisconsin, Iowa, Ne
braska, and other Western States, is ut.
terly futile. They may be free.trsde 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. 1t ia bitter and unrelenting
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,
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 Presidential canvass.
They are for the present joined to their
Republican idols, and We 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 vindictive speeches Of General
Bragg, q leading Western Democrat.
With the Northern and Middle States il
10 different. Years Of mutual business
transactions have made the people nc.
quRinted, and the prejudice0 of the war
have in large meanure died out. It
seemn 10 no, therefore, that the parties
are to-day camped very nearly upon tho
old battle field of 1876. The only
changes that have occurred aimee that
time are that the Democrats now hold
Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina,
beyond doubt. We, therefore, favor
the nomination of candidate for Presi.
dent with the direct purpose of carrying
New York, and n Vice. President to car.
~ Indiana. Mr.. Bayard IL our choice II
he is reasonably sure to carry that State.
IF not, then We favor the selection CT .he
strongest possible nominee from ths state
of New York.