Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-17
OUR DENNY CONTRIBUTOR
Gives Some Sound Political
Advice Along With q
Budget of News Items.

Oldest paper III oouth Oaioiin'
again lives; and that its editor
again stands at his post Of duty to
breath forth through his editorials
a spirit pacificating in nature (for
when have the political elements
of South Carolina been in SO dis
turbed stately conservative in
tone, and purely Democratic in
principle. And although the
latest issue has not reached us,
vet we predict that as the three
Babylonish rulers of old came
forth from Nebuchadnezzer's fiery
furnace, so the ADVERTISER has
come forth from the consumed
ADVERTISER building without the
smell of fire upon its garments,
and brighter for having been tried
in the fiery heat.
Speaking of politics in the
State, is there one SO blind but
that he can see the skies darken-
ing with the brewing storm, or so
deaf but that he can hear the
murmurings of distant thunders
the forerunners of political cy-
clone and disaster? With three
factions in the Democratic ranks
aoob calline. or doubtless about to
make a cali for convention for
the purpose of choosing a full
State ticket to suit factional
views, and from the tone of some.
to have their way or plunge the
entire state beneath the, as yet
calm Republican waves, what can
South Carolinians look for if there
is not speedy providential IN
reference to thwart the machina-
tions of some professed liberty
loving "ousted" Democrats?
Unless the wise and timely ad-
vice given by Col. Earle of Green.
Vile in a letter of recent date te
the News and Courier, (which let
ter, by the way, has more sense
Judgment, and wisdom in it than
all the calls made to the "deal
people, ,") is needed, and the course
Of some, who are doubtless con
scientious in what they are doing
is still persisted in-then brand
us a nor compos mentis if the
state is not plunged to the loves
depths of degradation, morally
financially, and politically.
Some call for the "elbow-toucf
of 76," all along the ranks-a con
dition needed and no doubt great.
desired by every man, whether h.
belongs to the "Tillman faction
or the "anti-Tillman faction j;
whether to the "straightouts" o
to the faction without an "appel
lation" as the Newberry Heral,
and News-yet the great and all
important question: show to ob
tain this unity?" is still unsolved
If we understand The meanini
and intent of these "calls" an
"addresses" to the people, tn
main purpose is to unite the whit
men of South Carolina, to unit.
the various factions, and to hal
monize the now three Democrat
parties" of the State.
While this is the main purpose
is it the only purpose? We tro7
not. If it was, then might we eS
J; pect and have and feel the "elbow
: touch of '76."
No, gentlemen of South Care
lima, you may write and work an
make calls-appealing to Stat
pride and urging the necessity 9
democratic unity" and "whit
supremacy" (and God grant "
may obtain the former and fo1
ever have the latter) yet our hun
; bic opinion is that nothing sho1
, of Republican assault upon th
governmental breastworks, with
determined effort to capture tt
offices of the state and wrest frol
the hands of the rightful owne'
the reins of government-we : :
peat that we believe this, and tn
$ only. will ever bring the divide
: Democracy of the Palmetto stat
i where it was when it wrested tt
8 States trailing banner from tt
e hands of the carpet-bagger,, al
Ainging it to the breeze, shouted
/. "over a proud, thankful, unite
), Democracy forever wave!"
!, Perhaps some may infer that v
mean to. say. a. Republican u
rising and arepetition of the "da..
= of rs" would be a blessing, saIl
that we would be glad to see tt
Democracy endangered: To sue ~!
). this question is submitted: whi'
is worse, for the negroes and carpe
: baggers to endanger the peace 81
Democracy of the State by an e
fort of their own to gain contrt
Q or for the divided Democracy
e endanger it by continual, persli
t. emf distrust. discord, and disuniol
DENNY ITEMS. -
t, Since the publication Of the A
: vERTIsER has been suspende
't disease has entered the homes
I many-death, those of othel
while the marriage bells have be-
l. ringing merrily on all sides.
n The grippe it seems is no J
r, spector of persons; the VIC
IF snreadine despot claims the hi