The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-09
A New Nostrum from an Old auaek.

certain cure IOr all lile Ills W "biCn 1he nesn'
or the body polite, is heir. A cunning plan
which this good soul devised was tried two
wears ago, and was ludicrous fasco. But
why should we abuse the inventor When
tight-rope dancer falls from the giddy
height and breaks his foolish neck, the at
traction Of gravity is not to blame-a rotten
rope, or slack stay, is the cause OF the un-
pleasant contretemps. And when ''hying
.sman" hutters to mother earth instead OF
soaring in the empyreal sphere, the stupidity
of the mechanician who constructed plnions
and tail, sails and rudder, does the whole
unhappy business. The quack doctor is
never in the wrong. When the seal-oleum
or bread pill fails to heal the obstinate sore,
or renew the shattered frame, the guilty
cause is the jealousy of q hated professional
rival, or a disgusting lack Of faith on the
part of the pulling patient. And it was ever
thus. Why then should black mark be
set against the lugubrious logician who in
vented the manly form OF the baby plan OF
s.cuttine off the nose to spite the face. !"
The relaxing effect OF the drenching process
caused the bottom of our political system to
drop out two years ago, or more. But there
will he better luck next time, or the next, or
OF the Greek Kalends. And, in the mean
while, fair trial might be given to any new
ilea, which may come from the old source;
the more especially as the ''worthy man" OF
whom we write has large family connec-
ton.
Without more ado we come to the point.
The new cure-all is this:
1. Let the Reform Convention make no
nomination, but adjourn subject to the call
of Its Executive Committee.
2. Let the State lie on its oars until the Ring
put up their man-that is, Scott
8. Let an independent Republican candidate
for Governor come forward OF his olon mo
ton.
4. Let him be one who can command, in
hinaselt, at least Is, 900 Republican votes.
s. Let the Reform Convention reassemble
and pledge the party to the support Of the In
dependent candidate.
6. Let Scott be defeated.
Z. Let the Independent candidate win.
This plan is altogether lovely. With Do
Nothing Alpha and Victorious Omega, it is
of little moment what happens in between.
The plan is as complete OF its kind as the
wonderful marriage service which is said to
begin with dearly Beloved" and end with
'.amazement." But politics just now is q
cash business, and the public will not take
political goods on credit The cake has
turned out to be dough several times al
ready, and before they regard with favora-
BILE eye either cake or candy, the public family
demand proof Of the skill of the master
confectioner. OF course one bunglinS job
is no sure prognostication that every piece Of
work will be muddled out OF all reason, but
the most cunning workman can do nothing
with bad materials, and even Partisan
artist in pies cannot make jam tarts OF saw
dust
1. The Reform Convention must ito notA-
ing.
This may be compassed, although we hope
not. There will certainly be enough dele
gates in favor of doing something to make
sharp struggle for nomination, tolerably
sure. And if inactivity prevails, who can
guarantee that clique OF somebodies, who
do not countenance the Convention and de-
cline to be bound BY its action, will not make
such nomination, on their own hook, as
will drag down in its fall all the tribe Of Do
Nothings?
2. A Republican must come tor'rard, Of
hts o,cn motion, as or Independent standi-
date.
Why should he: Why should any man
put himself in position to have all the
blame and none OF the praise? If he fails
it is his own fault. If he wins-the Reform
party did it. There is not q man in the
State, worth having, who would run upon
these conditions.
3. The Independent eandidute must be
able to command 5000 Republican eotes
Candidates of this kind are not as plent-
full as Hackberries. We do not know any
man. who-once out of the Ring-can count
on this support The strength of an honest
candidate would be. scraped down and pared
off by the Ring. And dishonest candidate
could make most by selling out his $4,000
votes to the Scottites. Moreover, is there
any Republican in South Carolina whose in-
diyidual interest in public purity is greater
Than the collective interest Of the whole
people We think not. A candidate can
be had whose negative strength is great
and who will not ALLEVIATE, by his candida
ture, either white or black voters; q can
didate who will work hard, and do bis own
share of the fighting. Such man, backed
up by the white voters, can be elected Gov
ernor of South Carolina, in spite OF Scott
and all his angels. But there is no man in
the State who can win the day unless he
have the cordial support OF the white voters,
and unless he be, ut the same time 1Ho5-
jectionaGlc 10 the blacks.
6. Tie Reform Contention shall support