The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-14
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FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST IL. 1868, !
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In most respects the Democratic party in
Charleston is well organized: There is a
Democratic, Club in each Ward with its
working committee, and in several Wards
there are auxiliary oolored Democratic
Clubs which, with proper management, may
be made to produce many important results.
There is, as the head Of the party in the
Toity, the Central Executive Club or Com
mittee, composed of delegations from the
different Ward Clubs, which will assume
general charge Of the campaign and so
direct the movements Of the primary $3.50
Citations that:their strength may be exerted
to the greatest public advantage. The sys-
tenn of organization is admirable and must
prove efficient; but much remains TO- be
done in making the Ward Clubs 30 thor
oughly representative in cherec.er that
their influence shall extend to every por-
tion Of the community.
! It is admitted on. ell sides that in the mu-
,nioipal and Presidential elections there is
hard fight before us-afght which can only
be won BY vigorous, judicious and united
action. q kstevery man is interested m the
result, whatever his position or the extent
of his means, SO must all classes work to-
gether. There should be no cliques or
rings, no wire-pulling or&manoeuvring, to
advance the personal fortunes Of any man
or set of men,. In the success Of the DEM
ocratic candidates is concerned the we'll
being Of the whole city. Bankers, me-
chanics, lawyers, tradesmen, merchants,
gentlemen Of elegant leisure, have their all
ct stake; for with the accession of q corrupt
and proAigate administration would be in
augurated season Of depression and dis
trust which, by comparison, would make our
three last winters seem the very summer Of
prosperity. There would be no capital for
the banker, no client for the lawyer, no
customer for the tradesman, no work for
the mechanic, no produce for the merchant,
no resting place for the easy man Of for
tune. Ruin would stare Charleston in the
face, and her trade and commerce would die.
If the contest now were between two op-
posing parties, either Of which would, when
elected, administer our affairs with hon
esty, intelligence and economy, there would
be no cause for alarm-in any case, our
homes would be safe and our property Sc
cure. But the issue now is plainly between
wealth and poverty, work and idleness,
plenty and starvation.
For this reason do We say once more, that
in the ranks of the Charleston Democracy
there should be no selfish scheming, and that
there should be hearty and universal CO.
operation in the great work before us. If
there are any men in the party who are
working for themselves or for their friends,
and not for the common veal, they are
worse to us than open enemies. In this
matter no distinction can be made. A
clique Of merchants would be as ruinous as
clique Of shopkeepers, and clique of ar
tisans or mechanics would be as hurtful
as clique of lawyers and bankers. The
Ward Clubs must not allow themselves to
be controlled by any clique, whatever it is;
for unless in each Ward every class is prop
erly represented, there will be no combi-
nation of purpose and little of that willing
labor which is the harbinger of victory.
This is already evident, and the evil
should be remedied before it is too late.
Every man who lives by his labor, whether
of the hands or of the head, and every man
who lives upon his accumulated property,
ought to attend the meetings Of his Ward
Club There is no time to lose, for now are
heard OF night the squeakiug ffes and roll
ing drums which tell that our opponents
arc in the field We cannot succeed unless
in every position, in our clubs aad upon
our committees, we have the best men we
can find, and these best men will not be
chosen unless the Ward meetings are at
tended regularly and Systematically by
every citizen who has anything 20 lose by
the advent of Radical rule. Every appoint
ment and nomination should be jealousy
watched. premature action Should lie dis