The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-03
The Reform Convention.

The members OF the Reform Convention
for Charleston County, which meets to-day,
are entrusted with duty whose proper full
flment will task to the utmost their wis
dom, disinterestedness and patriotic feeling
Reform canvass in this county, and upon O
Reform victory here apart from its local
importance, depends, in great measure, the
fate of the State ticket.
Charleston County. Notwithstanding the
large majority of colored voters, can be car
ried by the Reformers; but to accomplish
this, the party must so act as to secure the
active cooperation OF both the property
holding class and the industrial class; and it
must, besides, be in position to attract the
floating vote, always ready to gravitate to-
wards the side which represents brain, capi-
tai and labor Whatever ticket may be put
forth by the Convention will, doubtless, be
voted for by the majority Of the white voters.
But mere voting is not enough. 1t is neces-
sary that the people should exert themselves
in making converts, and that they should
work vigorously, in public and in private,
from this moment until the. closing OF the
polls on the day of the election. And this is
not all sufficient. A large sum OF money is
required to defray the legitimate expenses of
the campaign; and this can only be obtained
from the merchants and business men.
It NAV seem difficult to harmonize con-
ficting interests, and it is impossible to
please everybody; but the County Conven-
ton can nominate to-day ticket which will
command the active support of all classes,
and will be sustained by the thousands OF
honest Republicans who are disgusted with
the candidates of the Cain and Hurley fac
tions. A ticket which represents every in
terest, and, in each case, by the best men
that can be found will awaken enthusiasm
in the popular heart, and be o sure harDinger
of good fortune The colored people must
be fairly represented They have the voting
majority in tie parishes and on the islands,
and from these the larger number OF colored
nominees may properly be taken. The
nominees should be the staunchest and most
intelligent OF their race-not political in-
triguers who, because their skin is dark,
think they have right to public office,
whether they are qualified or not. The
workingmen-the bone and sinew of the
Reform moveuent-will have their place on
the ticket. They should be represented by
workingmen, who, knowing practically
where the shoe pinches, will see to it that
the rights OF he laborlng classes are pro-
tected, and that every opportunity is given
them of improving their condition. The
Germans and the Irish should also be repre-
sented There can be no difficulty in find
ing such as are progressive and liberal in
their ideas, and are permanently identified
with the interests OF the State. Nor must
the merchants and business men be without
their representatives. They possess the
bulk of the property in the county, and pay
the bulk of the taxes, and without their
help the tight cannot be won. In a word,
| the ticket-if intended to he successful
must represent whites and blacks working
men and capitalists. Germans, Irish, and
native Caronians. The nominees must,
moreover, be thoroughly respectable, and
worthy of trust. This is no time for cliques,
and we have done with hack politicians.
| NHdl Tue CUuutS Ete'tS 10 ulcu "EO Will
accept Office for the public good, not for
private profit.
ticket of the kind we have described
will draw ont the whole working and monied
strength of the county, and can be elected; /;
but class ticket, hole-and-corner or one
sided affair, would fail flat and be defeated
before the real fight began. We urge the
Convention, therefore, 10 act with the
greatest dellberation. They must be ready
to sacrifice every personal feeling to the
common good and We feel that we do not
count i'll vail upon their prudence, their I'LL:
seliishness, and their unswerving devotion to
Charleston and South Carolina.
AN UNFORTUNATE colored lunatic lies in
Jail in Camden because the county could not
nay the State LuDatic ASYLUM ephty-siy