The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-14
Nothing More than Poetic Justice.

EDITORS INTELL1aENcER: The slight
in the West" seems to have been swal-
lowed. up in unprecedented Republican
victory. Democracy has been admins
tered chastising for cereliction. This
overwhelming defeat, though humillating
to the true and faithful representatives Of
the principles If the party, is nothing
more than poetic justice. We tave few
William Wilson's lying dead on tho field,
but around such unse,lfish, sacrificing
patriots, whose names are en- bleIIOned
upon the scroll of American glory, we
find those unfaithful servants who gave
nur opponents the battle. If platforms
are to be deserted, and the pledges con-
tanned therein tossed to the winds at the
first intimation of local interest-if they
are designed for drawing cards, rather
than instruments containing tho princl-
pies and promises of the party, the sooner
the masses for whom they are intended
come into possession of such intelligence
the better for the party pursuing this
deceptive policy.
The stringency of financial conditions
with no hope of legis ative relief, it is
claimed, enters as an excuse for the Re-
publican victory. It matters very little
where the causes for this signal revolu-
ton are found II the party 30 completely
whipped cannot master the situation.
They should gather political sagacity
IRON fair and impartial diagnosis of
the case to at least restore themselves to
a respectable position before the country
in the next election.
Adversity and disappointment is moth
ing new to Democracy-she has stood
four years of the bloodiests war the world
has ever known-but when those COM
missioned with her lite and fortune stub
bornly refuse to withhold the Brutus dag
ger, bringing such disaster and ruin as
was evidenced by the recent returns, 1t is
reverse without excuse and those res-
ponsible should be relagated to the rear
and forever buried In the political abyss
of oblivion Che plurality majorities
show the desertion sustained by the
Democratic party because of its faithless
servants The object OF this article,
however, is not to assign reasons for the
xreat Landslide of Repu blicanism on last
Tuesday, but to touch upon the possible
South.
In 1892 the National Democratic party
won magnificent victory-gaining con.
troll of every department Of the govern
ment from President down. We have
had two years of Democratic administra-
ton since that time. During this inte-
rirn a great change has taken place In
the political situation. On last Tuesday
we saw the grand Democratic majority of
1872 turned over to the Republican ticket
with an increased plurality. We saw
some of the ''Old GuarGl' fall In line and
forsake the Solid South-with marked
dissatisfaction written upon the face of
others all along the line from the Star
State to "My Maryland" We see our
sister State-North Carolina-in the pos
st ssion of Fusionist-Tennessee SCARED
and worn and divided, and Texss with
her mixed delegation in Congress-. We
remember the three hundred that swore
vengeance against the administration be-
cause they felt their sugar interest decline
by virtue Of national legislation. We
see the Democracy of Alabama, Georgia
and South Carolina almost hopelessly.
divided. In the face of this tidal wave OF
dissatisfaction and unrest we have q
Democratic President with his hands
ed-unable to give that legislation so
loudly called for and fer which he will be
unjustly held responsible. Out of this
m1ddle the negro will likely attain
prominence in politics not at all desired
by the better element of whites In the
South. The fact that the negro has
always allied himself with the Republi-
can party has been the greatest incentive
In keeping Southern Democracy unit
The color line seems to be losing its
force, and once it has been cast aside the
Republicans will be successful In the
establishment of respectable party In
the South. Present Indications promise
quite different condition of things, and
without the services Of PURE, honest and
able men to direct the cold ship of State"
through this new order there will be bit
terness and trouble without end. The
South has always stood amid the storms
of adversely with enduring gallantry,
her long suffering and endurance under
the pressure of wrong and injustice has
won for her sweet admiration, but there
are other battles to he woa that will
again test those virtues of Southern gen.
eralship, and when the fight is on "give
US Bluoher or give US night"
CONSERVATIVE,