The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-04
The MILLENNIUM DAWNING.

factions of the Democratic party 10
heal the breach made then rather
than to widen it by the adoption OF
aggravating tactics tending to worry
and chaff and keep running the
sores left from the blows given IN
the heat of an unusual and exciting
campaign. 1t has been the policy
Of these men on the Reform side OF
the house, to present the claims OF
the Reform movement to the atten-
ton of the people in such manner
as to give the least ofense to those
opposed to them, but atthe sametlme
with such force, earnestness and
argument as would appeal 20
the reflective mind, the calm ludg-
ment and the intelligence OF the
oeople rather than to infame the
feelings and arouse the lower pas
s;ons Of man; the creation Of popu-
lar opinion and sentiment in favor OF
the measures advocated and the
reforms in the administration OF the
affairs of government, both State
and National, demanded. Their
policy has been, and is now, conclIla-
tory rather than harsh; their efforts
being directed toward making friends
for the proposed reforms tending to
the relief of people suffering from
unjust and discriminating laws, in
stead of enemies.
It seems that now the exercise OF
hard common sense and sound Judg-
ment in dealing with the issues IN
volved and the patience and forbear-
ance practiced by them in urging
the acceptance Of the cause by q
solid and united white vote, is begin
nino to bear the desired fruit. In
deed the signs of the times toreteIls
the millennium is dawning upon the
nolitieal world and that the era OF
peace and good will is soon to be
re established, and our old State,
which has been torn asunder from
center to circumference by political
dissentions among her children, and
her sacred name and honor tralleo IN
the dust by an unnatural and unhoiy
strife between her sons IN their sor-
did and selfish scramble for poIltlcai
preferment, who in the days gone oy
were wont to lay their lives Wiling
sacrifice upon her affairs in defense
of her good name, is to enter upon
an era of peace and prosperity un-
known to her in the past, and out OF
the present difficulties will come
a people more in sympathy and uni
sion one with the other.
One among the many hopeful
signs which potends to this glorious
result of the wisdom and patriotism OF
men in The Conservative as well as IN
the Reform ranks, is that, thepeople,
with few CONSPICUOUS exceptions, are
beginning to appreciate the great
danger into which the State is drift
ing by reason of the abnormal STRIFE
which has been so bitterly pressed oy
one side, and so stoutly resisted by
the other, as is evidence in the ton
ing down in the expression OF their
sentiments and the utterances IN the
advocacy of their demands, wants
and wishes as to command the re-
spect and win the attention OF their
opponents and from this vantage it
is only step to gain their approval
and then comes the victory.
When the people can be brought
up to that point where the exercise
of their reasoning faculties can have
full sway and allowed to dispassion-
ately consider the situation uninfu-
enced by untoward circumstances, a
long stride toward the accomplish
ment of the desired result will have
been made, and bitterness and strife,
examinations and recriminations and
their attending evils be relegated to
the rear. Men on the other side
have seen the folly of trying to i'm
pede the progress of the storm, to
use the expression of one of our
contemporaries, and have deter
mined to go with it so as to endeavor
to control, guide and give direction
to it by the use of their advice and
intelligence, influence and experience.
To all such hearty welcome into
the ranks of the people have been
given.
Another sign is the want of organ
ization on the part of the Conserva-
tives, which we regard as a strong
evidence that they have given up the
useless struggle eagainst theineyitable
and are content to accept the situa,
ton as it now is with good grace.