The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-30
BILL ARSPf LET TER.
Barlow Philosopher Goes Back to Julius
Caesar.
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"To the victors belong the spoils.'
This was an old war maxim of the Ro-
mans in Julius Caesar's dayA-and was
akin to that other one, "vas victis,''
woe unto the conquered. In 1881,
when General jackson was sweeping
the field and removing from federal
Office every whig who had been APP
pointed, William L. Marcy, who WAS
in the United States Senate, defended
him in Q greatapeech and promulgated
that maxim, ITO the victors belong the
spoils." Marcy was a very brilliant
statesman, but q very bitter partisan.
iie was Governor Of New York three
terms, Judge Of the Supreme Court,
Secretary Of War under Polk, Score
.tary Of State under Piece, and he
used this maxim just as far as he was
allowed to. He detested the whig
party and defined an old line whig to
be "a conceited gentleman who took
drink when he pleased aud never
voted the Democratic ticket.' This
reminds me of an old man I met in
Arkansas, who said to me, chr. Arp.
I'm gwine onto 80 years old-me and
my old oman have lived together
ifty-nine years and jined the same
Baptist Church the year we was mar
ried and every year since then have
voted the Democratic ticket His
politics was q good part Of his religion.
l remember when the alienation be.
tween Wings and Democrats was quite
as bitter for many years as it has been
between Republicans and Democrats
at the South--social equality even in
small towns was strained by politics.
This alienation got into the churches
and colleges. There was no outward
breach of good manners, but it was
manifested in various ways that the
Wings felt they were better than the
Democrats, for they were generally
wealthy and educated and owned
slaves. Out Of 165 students in our
State University in ls45,, 13O Of them
were sons Of Wings. / am still a
Democrat, and my father was before
me, but l have always respected the
grand old Wing party of the South,
and lamented its disruption. I still
remember with pride and admiration
the names of Toombs, Stephens. Ben
Hill, jenkins, DR.. Miller, Crawford,
Berrien, the Hulls and Holts and I'm
derwoods and Doughterys, for knew
them all personally and heard them
on the stump and in the forum. But
the disruption had to come both in
church and State. The Wings could
not any longer stand the COMPANY they
were in-Northern Wings became Re-
publicans and affiliated with aboli-
tionists in their political platforms.
They precipitated the civil war, and
from that was born plumber and cor
rnption. do not mean to say that
all Democrats are patriotic and honest
nor that all Republicans are unprin.
cipled and dishonest. When our un-
sophisticated preacher, Ed. Arson,
said to Judge Underwood that he
could not believe Tweed, was guilty Of
stealing ali that money in New York
city, for Tweed was Democrat, the
judge smiled and said: sy'My dear
sir, you are too innocent and unsus-
pectiDg to live in this wicked world.
am twice as ola as you are aud my
observation has been thatit is within
the range Of possibility for Demo-
crat to steal But what I do say is
that the Democratic party has more
conscience and is less greedy than The
Republicans. Shortly after tho war q
Dutchman in Chattanooga killed his
Fat shote and hung it up in the back
yard toicool during the night-uext
morning he was horri6ed to find that
one. half Of the hog was gone. He
ran around wild and w6s very much
excited and declared that some mean
old stinkin Democrat had carried off
one-half Of mis- beautiful ahote. What
makes you think he was i Demoefat2'ss
q neighbor asked. ,'.Vy of courae he
vas a Dimocrat-of course he vas for
= Republican would hay stoled whole
hog.
That's it exactly They wanti it all.
Jtut nov is the time for a great refor-
NATION: Martin Luther brought one;
in the church and Is believe that
Roosevelt will sbsing ene 20 tho niarl=-
agenent Of our national affairs He
knosssof the corruption and has de-
termined to purge it. he will appoint
good men to Office regardless of their
%l1oliticai nrincir,lea He & will spot ha