The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-15
"A HOME THRUST.
An HONEST REPUBLICANS YIER
OFTHE CAMS INSOV1d
CAR R0LINA.
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Hon. lJa1ses L.b01T.: 30 ;.;.;g5 i: a;s,.'a si.i
MY DEARi isIn-lt was with surprise mingled
with regret that read your letter of adhesion 70
the Radical nominations in South Carolina. Why
you should have chosenithis moment to doso,
when such an effort Is being made By. the good
and true OF both parties to efrects 8 reform in the
corfnpt administration ofsour government, am
nnabta tn cohesive. You know how anxious
sonef of the hest n. men in the newly formed Re:
nnh,,can marty we're 10 have YOU ioIn us In :S7
and ,sss You win doubtless remember how fse.
onen,,v mvse,f presseI the matter upon you ?
l knew that botn yon ana Hon. W. W: Boyce had
yonr ewes omen to the nepessties OF the situation,
and consequently was exceedingly anxious for
you both to, Join us, and put yourselves At the
head OF the new party. We were in the greatest
want OF men OF such intelligence and experience.
Many corrupt elements, from both the North and
Sou;b. had enreredthe party, not from patriotic
motives, but for sell. promotion. But glance at
the State Convention In Charleston was enough
to convince any. one of, this. n We enesaed more
good material to prevent these bad elements from
getting control Of: the organization. ~.
But there were. few good men in the conven-
,,on of botb races. who generally succeeded in
Ieoa,no A. ytee,vfr so that upon the whole a,good
oono,i,nt,on ,vee framed for the state. Thehu-
noone nrov,s,onts Won ,r,stfvlIsud were made by
,h,, convent,or,. a homestead was provided for,
dehts for saves we're abolished, imprisonment for
debts WAS abolished, and every distinction on
account or raca or color was forbidden. The
PRINCIPLES the party then represented were equal
ity In the ewes Of the law for both races This
the pembcrsts opposed BY every means. fair and
foul-a their command. On this question, Of
course. the coiored people werea nnit. For color
ed man then TO have voted against the Republican
party would have been to have voted against his
own rights, his own freedom, and TO have merit
ed the execration Of his own race.; The folly Of
the Democratic party In assuming such POSI-
tioS of necessary hostility to both the colored
race and the demands of!thss Federal Govern
ment, need not now be characterized, as 1t seems
to have recognized the error and repented. But
Notwithstanding this folly, ron ceaid not then be
induced to abandon that party. Some Of ysur
arguments for joining the Radical party now
would. have been unanswerable, az that time. bat
seem to me to be mucn.less applicableiat present.
The situation, You must admit, is quite changed
from what 1t was two years and a half ago. i
cannot! better express this than you DO In your
letter. You say: sThe distinguished nominee OF
that tReform) convention for Governor is Re.
publican. The platform adopted In its essential
features was Republican: IL accepted and propos-
ed to sustain the Fifteenth CONSTITUTIONAL Amend
ment, and made NO political issue with the ne
publican party except Reform. To vote Tor either
Of the nominees for Governor Is TO vute1or:s ne
publican; TO sustain either OF The platforms ls TO
sustain the leading features OF Republican prlnci'
ples.n But the situation has changed IN another
respect What some then foresaw has come 10
pass. The worst elements OF the; Radical party
have gained complete control OF It's organization.
Two years age F. 4. Sawyer, that brightest orna'
ment Of reconstruction, could be elected to the
United States Senate. Now he is insutingly eject
ed from convention calling itself Republican,
In which whIttemore reigns supreme Two
wears ago Chamberlain and T0mllnson had potent
voices In shaping the action Of our conventions
Now tbey have to give place to whittemore, T. J.
Macsev. and others Of. that stamp. The plous
cadet.broker, who has done more to disgrace
= 'southern .Repubucanism in the eyes OF the
nation than any other man, nowa with unheard
OF insolence and enrontery, writes platforms
on honesty. and economy In place Of Chamber
lain. The party has become thoroughly corrupt
ed, and the few individuals who were incorrnpt-
Bile have lost their influence and are only used as
ornamental statues; or, II they seek eks"Reform'"
are.Yileiy abused as traitors, Democrats and the
most corrupt Of all. The Legislature as "fhe
Nasion,, correctly says has proved itself dis
grace to civilization, Our Chief Magistrate, the
pet OF the party, nled his pockets with State:
And an -tOhhnd