The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-08-21

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"The difficulty in this State Of elseting
out-and-out Democrats, as auch, to ;ofaee,
can be easily inferred from statement
made BY the Ricbmo'udi Dispatch, viz /;
that the Wells negroes Of an African
church have expelled all members who
voted for Walker as Governor Of Virgi-
MIA The negroes, doubtless, hold it az
nm article of orthodox faith that all neg
roes should vote the came ticket, under
penalty Of eternal ldamnation. It viii
Dc Dc iisaa ias hhssgss=e their race here learn any
better Running no candidates Is there
fore, the best policy to be pursued by
intelligent men in our next election, but
at the same time getting the Republicans
party, or n portion Of it. TO nominate
such men rs they can cheerfully vote for.
Else lsok for dcfeas by solid negro
vote" siS 1
OF course the precedent cited by the
Winnsboro' paper would tell against its
own policy. IF che negroes hold il as
an article of faith to vote for the same
ticket, and If it will be long before their
race here learn any better, what is called
a Conservative Republican movement
would not prosper in South Carolina.
No such movement could succeed unless
it could attract enough negro votes-out-
side of the negro votes which will be cast
for any ticket that msy be supported by
the respectable citizens--to counter.
balance the white votes that will be lost
by the adoption Of any other than q
straightforward Democratic white mans
platform. Indeed, it seems to us that
this third party movement would be
hazardous in the extreme, the more
especially rs the most earnest gepubli.
cans in the State are beginning to con.
fess their disgust with the corruption
and iniquity Of the Radical party. Take
the Orange5arg News as an example
This has been an out-and-out Radical
paper, but edited with ability and
deceney. ft has fought hard to make
Radicalism respectable, but it has failed
and frankly confesses its failure. In its
issue Of Saturday it says: I'VE have
become disgusted with the corruption
existing in this (RadicaD organization
H. and avow the determination
of .he orangeburg News to support any
organization that pledges itself to uni
versal suffrage and universal amnesty,
and what We mean by this is that every
body should he permitted to "yote and
hold Office" There could be no better
evidence than this that the Radical bark
is among the breakers yet some few Of
our people would have us to compromise
with unrighteousncss, and repeat here
the experiment tried in Virginia.
What has been the result of che Mt
tempted fusion of the Republicans and
Democrats In the ''Old Dominion ?"
The third party movement was so far
successful that large majority of the
Walker candidates were elected. This
was well enough. But now the Radical
wires ut Washington are pulled, and it
is more than hinted that every officer
elect must, before taking his seat swallow
the 'iron clad OATH" When the mem.
Der elect cannot take the oath, the seat
is given TO the candidate Chat is tie
RadioaD who received the next highest
vote. This Is the game that was played
in the Congressional elections in this
State. Mr.. Reed and Mr. Simpson we're
elected by rousing majorities, but they
could not take the "iron-clad," aud their
Radical opponents we're allowed to take
their seats This is the way that the
Radicals are managing in Virginia.
No wondeT is it that the Walker party
10 despondent. And it is a poor consola-
tion to them that the incorruptible Dem
ocrats should feel that the Democracy
will carry the State in 1872, and per-
mapsDtly thereafter.
These things should be weighed well
BY ou7 people. Compromises are always
dangerous, and are seldom productive of
good. Blu. we must carry the elections
Of 1870. That is our supreme necessity.