The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-08
Oh ARLE ES TON.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1853.
The May Elections.

Under the proclamation Of Governor
Scott, dated April 10, 1869, the following
elections Of county officers will take place
on May 25th;,
q. In the County Of Abbeville, two county COM
missioners and coroner. ~
, In the County. of Anderson, q school COM
missioner and q coroner. 1,
In the County Of Barnwel, county commits.
sioner and school commissioner.
In the County Of Chester, a coroner
In the County Of Chesterfield, coroner.
In the County of Colleton, judge Of the Fro
bate court and coroner.
I'm the County Of Darlington, clerk Of the
court Of common pleas aud coroner.
In the County of Edgefeld, coroner. s
In thu County Of Fairfield, ajudge Of the
probate court, coroner anda county COM
missioner. |.''-'' '' 80
In the County Of Georgetown, two county
commissioners and a coroner.
In The County Of Horny, a county commits
missioner.
In the County of Kershaw, county COM
missioner and coroner.
In the County Of Laurens, a school commits
sioner and coroner.
In the County of Lexington, o county COM
missioner and coroner.
In the county Of orangeburg, school COM
missioner and coroner.
In the County of Oconee, a coroner.
In the County Of Pickens, coroner.
In the County Of Ricnland, school CON-
missioner and coroner.
In the County OF Sumter, q coroner. q.
In the County Of Union, coroner.
In the County. Of York, q county commits
sioner and . coroner. - - -.s...ir
These Offices are important, because of
che powers entrusted to the persons who
hold them, in matters Of education and
county taxation. upon the way in which
these. Offices are filed will depend, in
great degree, whether our local affairs are
conducted with the view Of securing the
moat benefit At the least cost, or for The
purpose Of stirring up aatagpnjam Of race
snd ailins the pockets Of officials. Strictly
speaking, thsre:is no political question in
valyed in the elections. Intelligence, hon
esty eed respeotability are the only quail
6estionsdMhinh should bsidemsnded Of the
candidates, and the men who possess them
should be supported by Democrat and Re
publican alike. The Radicals may, as
nsual, crack their whip and denounce every
candidate who is not black in the face or
black in the Heart. II they do this, the
attempt should still be made to show their
poor dupes that it is to their interest to
have every public Office filed by capable
and Trustworthy persona. This may fail,
and square stsnd.up fight for the election
Of the best men viii be the only resource,
ss it is certainly the simplest. 5..
10 Let us now drive the entering wedge.
Let US prove that we are resolved to have q
word to say whom our money is to be spent
and our property taxed. Let US show BAD.
icalism that henoeforth no office, however
small, shall fall into the hands Of ignorance
and vice without hard and persistent
strpggle. By persevering, by seizing every
opportunity Of elccting good officer in the
place Of bad one, we can, in the course
Of the next two years, revOlutionize the
whole. State apd local government, This
can be dons..tIt is an nbjectwort striving
for, and the first step to be made is in car
rying the May elections. 80.