The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03
D,sportes, Williams T. Co., Props
Unnecessary and Ill-timel Discourage

U5SVO'stS, VllllamS ~ Co., PrSpS
Uaneces sary and Ill-timea Discourage
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Few gentlemen will be found in the
State'@ho would a,acnUy desire to 20
the 'Legisluture and sit there by some
fof our former slaves but there are
"st'me who would do so, to serve the
Estate? sFiinc.s aud staunts and 'snccrs
4at such, sh"ld~ they &elettios,eer for
irotes kamong their&blaok' fellow.citi
zens, or Indicate Willingness to ac-
ssccpt the. radical pominaticn in those
counties who're none but, a radical
otcketscan be elected, are, not only out
eofsplacc, aod have been so ever since
the day Of Grants election, but We
confess that we feel indignant, when
ever we see such short-si sighted exhibi-
tions Of would-be wit and earcu SIN and
finvcctive in any Of our exchanges.
Party spirit has ever been tho bane of
American politics, and these. scare.
crows as wo deliberately called them
in our LAST issue, nro the whole capital
in trade Of somo who uso them to keep
their party together, no matter upon
how wrong q track that party may be
travelling. Wo ourselves arc the nd
vocatc of no party, but Of every man
of every party (and tho number is not
very large) who is conscicntiously
working for good government. We
wish to see such mon candidates upon
tho tickets Of every party. In 1870.
we particularly wish to SEQ moderate
and honest men, whose characters are
above SANDER, nominated on tho tiok-
cts aof tho Radical party, as we'll as
upon tho tickets Of the nnti-radi ical
party, throughout tho State. This
scnscless TRADE Of innucndo against
good men and true, who, if let alone,
would como out to serve the State, as
fit woro crime to run on til, Radical
ticket, whom, the political equality of
tho races being admitted, there is no
issue bit he,simple one Of better govcrn-
ment, must cease. We arc so conf
dent of our integrity, in long line of
ancestors counting, on both sides,
many that have been honorcd by tho
colony and the State, and not drop
of yankee blood in our veius on eth
cr side, at any point of either limo,
nnd so sure are we of being true to
the noblo people among whom VIC
wero born, that seeing the necessity of
some boldncss in handling this qucs-
tion IN tho face of sensitive public
opinion, VIC du not hesitate to fling
ourselves into the breach. Whore is the
degradation 1--WE wish to sec it clearly
stated. and not merely darkly hintcd)
where is the degradation, the issue be-
ing simply thatof bottcr State govern.
mon', 'ofaccepting, in many counties
of tho State, tho only nomination that
will bc elected :. Why should wc
spitefully l'ejdrt aco an ignoramus or
n rasea! e!cctoai Why moot away
and denounce good men, if they are
willing to try to,be nloctod ? It is in
sane'folly and narrow minded little
ness and tbigotry. "'>'
It must not be supposed, however,
that because We speak out, to correct
n serious error, that we nre less anti
radical than wc have hitherto been.
a friend but yesterday expressed to
MS the opinion. that wo wero "continu.
ally striking them (tho present rcgime)
harder licks than any paper in the
State" '
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