The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-08
THE FIGHT FOR REFORM.
THE PRESS and THE PEOPLE
AROUSED.
A Good Point.
From the HorrY NeHs.l

Believing It the duty of every citizen, in the
approaching State election, to openly show his
hand and be numbered on one side or the
other, we place at the head of this column the
names of the Reform candidates. II corrup-
tion In Office be the peoples idol, let them
serve him openly, as becomes free men. No
powerful party, without counterbalancing
check, can long exist without becoming COT
rupt The honest men of the party now IN
power admit that there Is great necessity
for reform. So open has been their course OF
plumber, that some Of the better men In their
ranks; who are not wholly sunken in infamy
and lest to shame, cry out for reform. They
saw let us alone and we will purge out the rot
tenness. Past history does not record the tact
of acorrupt party In power, of lts own Voi-
ten, purging Itself.
Another Flag Flying.
From the Marion Crescent
The present government of South Carolina
is entirely in the hands OF strangers-it can
scarcely be said to be participated in at all by
our own people. Moreover, the persons who
control the State are mostly unfriendly to US,
and do not hesitate to distress and degrade
us upon the slightest pretext. Further, their
Legislation, so far as 1t was possible TO make
it 80, has been class legislation, and We are
oppressed with grlevOus burden OF taxa
tfon, We may remark further that such has
been the scandalous behavior of the very
leaders OF the government party In this State
that tbey have been read out by their party
az the North, and have obtained reputation
in infamy that has gone through the civilized
world. This being our forlorn and grieVous
position, what can, we do? How can we rld
ourselves of this allen and bur6ensone gov
ernment? It has been proposed that the peo.
pie of the State, without respect to party,
unite upon one single issue, namely, honesty
and competency In office, and endeavor to
overthrow government which we deem bur
densome and disgraceful. After careful con.
sideration, we have determined to give our alo
to this movement.
Let Every Man Join In.
From the Newberry Herald
The happy reception by the press Of the re.
suit of the convention, and which shows the
minds of the people, is success which, al
though certainly looked for, yet gives glad
promise of greater and more glorious fruits.
The rallying cry is being taken up far and
near, and Is permeating steadily and surely
the minds Of all ranks, and even many OF
these whom 1t was feared had become ir-
retrievably joined to their idols. Then
surely is this the time to be up and
doing and making every point tell.
There should be no resting on ones
oars now. What If there be some good
and faithful men at the helm, trying to
guide ln6 ROOu Sulp stIlcly LllIooSH JIG otULu
of msrule. The work must not all be lett for
them to accomplish, or the difficulties will De
too great to surmOunt. Every man must put
his shoulder to the wheel, and push along keep
moving, and, whenever opportunity offers,
strike manful, telling blows which will strike
terror into the souls Of. the foulest party
whic. history ever has or ever can produce.
It Is encouraging, too, that many OF the blows
already struck have sent dismay Into the enc
mys camp, and which only need to be followed
uD for the day to be ours, that day which Will
bring security, a peace, prosperity which
for years have been strangers TO us. Let every
man, then, do what he can, belt ever 30 little,
and there Is no one who feels an Interest In
the welfare Of the State but can do some
thing to relieve It from thraldom worse than
heather bondage. Everything that we
hold dear is involved In this contest, and can
our people suffer On Indifference to take hold
.on them which will work disastrous ruin
Surely not The people are awakening, the
mighty issue Is being felt and understood, and
1t only remains now that great, united and
determined effort be made at once, and becon-
tinued from this time to the end. Let no man
relax. He who lends not his influence and his
energies, however small or weak they be-, to
accomplish q purpose so dear to the heart, is
craven. In word, let US work vigorously,
.unitedly, determlnedly, every man, white and
black, who desires change, and the hope Is
not vain or idle one, that the State will soon
be purged of its corrupt government, and the
honest, pure man, Of whatever color, will
breathe freer and enjoy greater prosperity
than has been known for years. The carpet
bar adyenLurer's reign must come to an end.