The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-09
COLUMBIA, j. S. C..
J sThursday Mo,rniae. SCI. 3, 1853. ]
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7 onS IN the newspapers, With regardy to
party, names, involves the shadow rather
than the substance. Tits bootlessh de-
hate, and we may as we'll turn oar atten-
ton TO more substantial mattersvo The
essence OF purity Is IN itB principles
andk policy. .sand not In ita nhme. For
ourselyes.swe desiresto.be understood as
propohihg NOW po new, name for the De-
moofacy either here br elsewhere. True,
we have distinctly laid It down that our
DEMOCRACY Is liberal, vital and progress.
sives but We have no special desirethat it
should spring forth at this time, or any,
other time. with any prefix whatever. :
The Winnsboeo Ee,es and the Orange
burg Neps proposed to sink the name of
Democracy into, fhntf of ''Conservative
Rspnblioa91issmr - But we desired to fall
into no 'tsloughaof despond.n such as
weitelt sthiis might result in, and so we;
objected. iuG The Charleston Ne,cs, in
State politics, wants to sink Democrat.
Into IAhh- Rad dicaiisth,, y aud the Barn
we'll Joarnal an suuggeastss' chat 9.consefva-!
tive" would be less offensive than rsDe-
mocrat" to radical ears polite. With
due Difference to: our respected cotempo-
raries. itappears to us that no great re-
suits will be effscted by that means,
Whatever name may be agreed upon.
Names, especially when taken for an
open and ayowed purpose, win influence
very few snfragans. Asfor ourselves,
this Journal is q Democratic one, and its
mode Of making proselytes and gaining
adherents is 20 commend Democracy to
its opponents by the fair, just and liberal
principles itupholds and the open policy
it adyocates. As before distinctly stated,
our policy proposes to make South Caro-
lima prosperous; and for the immediate
present. we deem it wise to array against
the radical regime all the anti-radical ele-
ments Of the State. In this way, we are
anti-radical-as much SO as those who
assusne that specific name. But we are
that, and more than that, when we come
to look at the general political principles
that we uphold. Apart from these con-
siderations. do our friends not see that
there are solid advantages to accrue to
us from association with national party?
We admit that every State should subor-
dinate the interests of any national party
to its own local interests-for with the
State rests the great body of our rights.
Primarily, we should certainly look out
for ourselves. We should not depend
upon others for relief. And should the
question spring up as between the inte-
rests of South Carolina and the interests
of any national party whatever, it would
not take us long to apply the Democratic
principle and provide for home interests
But this we suggest: Assume that there
exists no antagonism between State
and national party; let it be taken for
granted that their interests are concur
rent; and does it not at once appear to
the impartial mind, that there are pecu-
liar and eminent advantages to accrue to
State party from an alliance with ma
tional organization? We need not seek
to establish the proposition. It is self
cVluoub. DuC 10 Illustrate: DOe6 not the
radical party in South Carolina derive
aid and comfort and confidence from its
connection with the general radical
party? 1t certainly does. And we take
it that it is not the less true that the an-
ti-radicalists of South Carolina would
derive no little advantage from finding
themselves in accord with body of men
North. South, East, and West, having a
common purpose and common party
banner. Hence it is that, in our OPT
MON, our Democratic alliance" to
which we have before referred, is not
asuggeston to be contemptuously thrust
aside. That "third party" movement
is very far from being success. The
elements that go to compose it, are
yet floating in empty space. And who
knows but that they may yet quietly
enter the Democratic mass. enlarging,
and strengthening, and vitalizing it
leavening. the lump, If Won please. Who