The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-02
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE NEWS.

ana his 1rlenu5 must 90 TO ADVANCE tne he
form movement:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., August 30.
am In favor of the Reform movement. and
want to do something to help on the good
cause What can the business men and the
mechanics do that will help the work? What
course should the Reform movement take to
make it success; and how shall we, as peo-
pie, do away with the opinions and prejudices
of the colored man, in order that he may see
the Reform question In its true light?
By answering the above, you will do good
to one who would, If he knew how, help to
redeem the State REFORMATION.
These pertinent questions cannot be an
swered, in this place, as fully as we would
wish, but we may be able to give the writer
few words OF advice which will help him
out of his difficulties and make his path
straight.
l. Reformation" should read and digest
the proceedings Of the Reform Convention,
"a copy may be obtained at The News
office, and study out the explanations there
given Of the reasons which make the Reform
movement necessary, and which led to the
preparation and adoption OF the platform OF
the party. In the addresses delivered by
the delegates to the Convention, and IN the
able address of the Executive Committee OF
the Reform party, our correspondent will
ind an ample store OF fact, argument and IL
lustration.
9. Reformation" should be careful to at
tend oil the meetings OF the Reform Club OF
his ward. His presence will encourage 9th
ers to go, and the speeches there made will
impress upon his mind, with growing force,
the truths and objects Of reform. Besides
this, Reformation should urge all his
friends and ueighbors to attend the Reform
meetings. Numbers are impressive; and
every man who hears an unvarnished state
ment oithe principles aud practice OF the
Reform party, must become q Reformer-
unless he be too thickheaded to understand
plain English, or too corrupt to be the COM
panion OF honest men, or so stepped in pre-
iudice as to he willing to cut of his nose
to spite his face.
8. Having mastered the general principles
and general arguments of the Reform party,
our correspondent, and every man like him,
should constitute himself canvassing COM
mittee OF one. In nearly every house in
Charleston there is colored voter, whom a
little trouble and explanation will change
into s,aunch Reformer Rome was not
built in day, and Reformers are not made
by machinery But Reformation 4" can
show every colorei man ~ that the Reform
movement recognizes and affirms all his
rights ami privileges; (2) that the Reformers
would rather fight to preserve the freedom Of
the colored men, than wag finger to put
them back into slavery; iS) that, their rights
and privileges being assured, it is plainly the
interest OF the freedmen to work politically
with the whites, WHO control the whole agri-
culture, trade aud commerce OF the State;
a. that the Reform party, uponsall occa-
sions, will give, and does give, the colored
people their fair share OF representation in
all public matters; (5) that official eXtraya-
gance and high taxation, by depressing the
energies OF the people and reducing their
surplus capital, are direct tax upon the la-
boring population; (6) that the Reform party
snot National party, but State party, aud
that no man ceases to be Republican be-
cause he votes the Reform ticket. 'Refor-
''mation' may also show the colored people
that they are growing poorer, while De-
Large, Elliott, Whipper, Cain and the rest
!. roll in luxury; aud that the best that the
vaunted Land Commission can do for the
homeless and landless, is to sell them O
homestead at about three times its value
4. Ia dealing with the whites, ''Reforma-
''tion' should show that the reform platform
is consistent with both Republicanism and
Democracy; that it is in accord with every
principle but that Of fraud, dishonesty and
corruption. Then apply the tax argument
Men are convinced through their pockets
more readily, sometimes, than by their rea-
son. Show them, as il can be shown. that
if Scott be re-ele:ted, the white people of
this State must become as they choose,
thieves, paupers OF exiles.
5. To the faint hearted, Reformation"
may show that we ire sure OF the election Of
large number OF members OF tie Iegisla-
ture. In working to elect Carpenter and
Butler, We work for majority Of the mem-
oers of the General Assembly. II we should,
through our own folly, fail to elect the Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, we shall, to
a dead certainty, elect enough b members OF
the Legislature to hamper Scott, and re-
strain, partially at least, his extravaganza
and corruption.
6. Talk and Work! Talk and Work Talk
and Work!
We have hastily answered the questions
put by Reformation, and we tell him, and
all his friends, that We can win if the people
bestir themselves. Our destiny is in our
own hands. And Reformation we are