The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-05-08
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CAMDEN, S. E., NAY y. 1880.
DANGERS AHEAD.


The ,houghtiul man vino looks at the
present attitude Of The Republican party
towards the Whole country. and especially
the South, sees much III this crises in our
Affairs 10 give him Grcat So..citGoc, anu Hi
his patriotic heart with diSmay.
Bold and INSCRIPTIONS usulTations. and
malignant uttc,nnceS. and fixed deter
minal;on TO maintain power ut any cost.
arc the order Of the day. while Tie fell Si'"lt
of sectionalism, dormant from 1877, Cand
it wGs fondly hoped laid TO sleep forerer,)
has reasserled itself with an intensity and
foulness worthy OF the darkest days OF
reconstruction. Step by stc?th:i purpose
can bc traced: il iIarrisons inaugural.
Reeds partisan rulings, lIoar and Lodge 5
election bills. finally eliminating in the poll
,ical prosecutions in Florida. tseohocs are
TO be found in the expressions OF many he
publican papers, and notably in the Gtcr"n'
ces Of the UaHE EtfrcsS CT New York, Elliot
Shepard, the canting hypocratc' paper, who
pats gallant Ben Harrison on the back,
and says il TWO million men alc needed they
can be had in thirty days. TO su5due the
South and enforce Republican rule. Brave
Shepps,d! one Of the heroes so aptly de-
scribed by Vance as "invinclh!e IN peace
and invisible in war and of whom ms
fothcr-;n-law, old Cornelius Vanderbilt,
orce remarked, IL have known a good
manyd-d fools in my life, but Elliot Skcp-
nord !. more kinds of id fool than any
msn ever met lie unfortunately, Eow'
eyer, voices the sentiments OF goodly mum
ber OF his fellow-tiendS.
Emboldcned by the last election, aud de-
termined TO maintain power by every pos
sibIe means. and conscious that lhcir policy
is shocking the Sobcr-s;Ged sentiment OF the
thinking people Of the Nolth, especially on
the proposed election law, the tariff ana TIC
wholesale robbery OF the treasury. thcy art
lo,ermmeJ to resort 10 extremes todraGoon
The South and capturc vo!cs en"Ggh III Con
.rpss and the Electoral College TO offset
upy losses that may acclue at tie N0'th'
And in the miserable apology for Pre>i'
dent Of an cn.ire country, and such & an'
try, they have found a fitting and willing
,,,Isto do their bchcs,s. \ ycrita6lc FccK.
s,irr in character and L pot-hoHse polite
inn in political roctitudc, he is the woithy
companion of the corrupt Quay, the ballot
thief Dudley and Psalm singing Wa2ama'
ker, whose Sunday picty is quickly forgot
ten when Il campaign assessment Is ncecco
to purchase an election. Sheol is fuli o.
such elders ard deacons.
These men arc types CT the Republican
nur,y. and as Inc officials f i party repre-
sert lis tore and character, they can n(
moro act otherwise than Y alcr can run NJ
hill or the lcopald change l.is spots, ant
if the Republican part: represents the ma
iorilv of lhc Northern people then nntl
there is dcsertion from It's ranks OF vote
enough to place it in minority, or" chang
for the Letter shall crSrc among lis Mcm
bers lis leaders will continue 10 reprcscn
its nresert low ind Gcmo!alzel character
We speak Of it as party, and judge 1t b.
its cxpcnen,s. Thousands Of lis individual
members are good and worthy citizens, Ia
as whole il is narrow, sectional and afro
rant. and acts as though it had q fec simple
bill 10 the government. 1t never was
rational party, and ncyc: cAn he.
The dangers to thc liberty CT The countr,
is ipcaculable, for ii these men succeed Il
their policy, backed up by the moneyc'
mower Of the high tariff men, who fattcl
and batteu on the waSe Garner, ii means th'
establishment cf all oligarchy on the liEert;c
of the country: elections become farce
and the Republic, as III the Gay Of bargain
and sale Of the Roman Empire. become:
the prize of the highest bidder. New States
have been admitted when Republican, ant
admission refused those that are pemccra
tic. Senators a;ld Representatives "1rriNet
~ their seats without q shadow Of right tt
sustain the action OF the majority, ard
rule has been applied TO railroadmS thTougl
Congress most urriShteous ltgl'la'ion =
D;sresardmg all law, and tmmr!!nG every
constitutional pref osa:ivc under loot, wltf
indifference TO precedent or respect fer the
rights Of the minority, these Political pirates
Lave raised the black flag OF prescription
and persecution, and are defying account
ability at the bar Of public opinion, relying
on the power Of money ard political ma
,biuery. There is 10 political crime they
w:ll not commit, ncr subtcrfuGc, chicane:!
or fraud resort TO, if III" one IS ii ncces*i;
or the other I'm cXpe?ient. Not saii,E2d
With their experiment i'll forcing neGr" SAT
frsgc on The country. fer The uaiiai.o"ed
purpose uf maintaining power. ana hoi hc-
cause they cared for iiiEi.( rcr lie miserable
tissco OF their reconstruction measures ard
their military --dragOnnade, they "fs' Will Z
10 plunge this section into bleed il il wi"
enhance their purpose. They must r. one
more experiment in the devilSh device Of all
Internal election law. There may be few
of their number who may vote against and
thus defeat the measure, but from tue PIE
sent rl.ook it does rot seem probable, and
we will, in all probability. lie confronted
with this new enginery at tie Fail election
for Congressman. And the returns thus