The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-22
COL. KEITT ON THE SITUATION.
The Causes that Brought About President
Cleyelap6's Decentralization and Nor
ton will Give the Country Clean
Administration.


rier: Judging from the recent issues OF
your paper there is some unrest IN the
State over the defeat of Mr.. Cleveland,
and many speculations as to the cause
of it. The writer spent eight weeks IN
1884 in New York State speaking for
Mr.. Cleveland, and understands well
the sentiment there. TO him it was
clear from the beginning that Mr..
Cieveland's defeat was inevitable.
There are two prime, causes for 1t:
First, Mr.. Cleveland is not 10 full
sympathy with the Democratic party,
and nowhere is it so well understood as
in New York. Mr.. Cleveland was
elected Governor of New York and
President of the United States by Re-
publican voters, and although seventy
thousand Republicans were on the rolls
in New York State in 1854 pledged TO
vote for him against Mr.. Blaine, his
majority was very slender. New York
State IS always Democratic when the
candidate is in full sympathy with the
party, and that is why Mr.. Hill was
elected and Mr.. Cleveland defeated IN
the late election. Mr. Seymour, in the
stormy days of 1868, on the heels of the
war. carried the State over Gen. Grant,
who led the Nothern armies to victory.
Mr.. Tflden carried it over Gen. Hayes
in 1876. Both were in full sympathy
with the party, hence their victory.
Second. the vast business interests of
the North expressed alarm at Mr..
Cleveland's position on the tariff, least
it might lead to free trade, which some
Of his speakers advocated to his de-
triment. Too, it was conceded on all
sides that the Republican ticket was
pnexceptionable, hence there was no
excuse for those who revolted against
Mr.. Blaine, if they did not support it.
Mr.. Cleveland, however, did one thing
for which bis countrymen, one and all,
should ever hold him in tender recol-
lection. He brushed aside all the old
issues OF the two great parties, and
created a new one, on which the battle
was Joined and bought to a conclusion.
The all-absorLing issue was now to re-
duce the tariff so as to get rid of the
surplus il the treasury, and raise an
amount simply to meet the needs OF the
Government. The Democrats went
before the people on the Mills bill, and
the Republicans on the Senate bill.
The argument was exhausted on both
side and the Republicans won. Mr..
Cleveland, by brushing aside the old
issues between the two parties ard
creating new and live one, has cleared
the way for President-elect Harrison to
reweld the sections into solid union
of States fratern::lly, and project them
upon a career o. wonderful prosperity.
I feel and believe he will be equal to
! the occasion. Let our people be of
good cheer. The black people, unedu-
Gated as they are, politically are moth
ing, and the ecarpet-baggers arestill less,
for they have been discarded even oy
the black people governmentally. The
black people, faithful to US in peace and
in war. should have our conmisera-
ton and encouragement, for they need
it. No power can bring back upon US
the barbarian days that we passed
through from 1868 to 1876. ClViliza-
ton and Christianity shudder at the
idea.
| feel and believe President-elect Har-
rison would scoln it. He is gentle
! man by birth and education. He is a
man Of mettle, in whose veins flows the
heroic blood of grand old Virginia the
home and burial ground of the found
ers Of the Republic. He has been test
| ed upon the Battlefield and in the coun-
Gil of the nation, and it is conceded
! that he has a clean record. He has
made no mistake since his nomination.
His keen analysis and close reasoning
of the issue involved shows that he is a
scholar and knew what he was about.
Vice President Morton is deep and
broad and the possessor of a vast for
tune, which he made. No man is bet
ter equipped and qualified to master
and solve any and all economic and
financial questions Of the nation that
may arise.
Let all of our people be of good cheer
and move OH firmly and steadily in the
development of our vast resources, and
all will be we'll. The honor and busl-
ness interest of the nation are in safe
hands. ELLISON $. kEITT.
Enoree Plantation, Nov. l6.