The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-10
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Charleston is GOL NaulCdl eHouSH!
Radical Mayor. OF approved pattern, and
u City Council consisting of nine COL
orctl Radical Aldermen and seven white
Radical Aldermen, does not content the par
ty. The chief city of the State must be
above suspicion of responsibility; it must
not run the remdtesstt danger Of obtaining,
one OF these days, Q decent and intelligent
government. Therefore, shall The corporate
limits be extended, so that Charleston may
have more Radical voters; therefore, shall
the municipal elections take place in No
vember next, just one year earlier than the
time by Radical law established.
1t boots not to argue about this eXtraorGi-
nary proposition. The Radical members OF
the Legislature know no law but their own
sweet will, and have no nobler aim than to
brace and bolster up their fast failing party.
Ii they determine to extend Charleston TO
Summerville, to give us round dozen oI
Mayor Pillsburys, and to order an election
only once in u decade, they will certainly do
it, whether We like it or not. Indeed, the
more we dislike it, the more opposed the
scheme may be to justice, sense and sound
poiity, the more likely it is to become sure
ly and speedily law. So our world wags
at this particular time.
We had thought that Charleston was
thoroughly Radiealized a year ago. This,
at least, was our impression. Why, then, is
it necessary to give us more territory, more
voters, and au earlier election:
Pillsbury and his Council have dsap-
pointed "thc party" Every dusky son OF Ham
who voted for 'the old man" in November,
1865, counted on receiving as his reward, q
small something, with plenty of pay and little
work. This was the fond expectation of every
man-jack of them. Mayor Pillsbury did his
best A number Of stupid negroes took the
place of an equal nunber OF experienced
white policemen. This did not make offices
enough, and the number Of policemen was
increased Then came the turn of the Street
Inspector. Squads of lounging freedmen,
week after week, firted away the public
dust, or nonchalantly gathered the weeds
that dcfaced our quiet streets. They were
well paid for the work, and in the twelve
months the city contrived to spend, OF, the
police force and the streets, S2lo, 0OOD But
this was only drop in the bucket Every
negro who was not employed to do nothing
at two dollars day, became the enemy OF
the administration, and the doom OF Pills
bury was sealed when he connived at the
passage of license bill which did not Or
dain that, from the date thereof, every
Charleston freedman should have white
skin, straight shin and the outlines Of the
Belvidere Apollo.
AS a mere means Of obtaining more negro
votes, the bill now before the Legislature is
of no consequence to u.s. With the bill, or
without it, the Radicals will poll more than
their legal strength. They can import from
the islands without the bill, or bring in from
the parishes with it, In one way, however,
the new bill will assist the destitute privates
of the Radical army. With the extension of
the city limits, will come tho need OF more
policemen, more laborers, more officials OF
all sorts and sizes. There will be larger
area to watch, and miles of new roads TO
weed out and repair. All this will give
work to the negroes, and strengthen
the back of "the party" The taxpayer, on
the contrary, can see too clearly that this
extension of the city limits must add large
ly 10 the cost OF the city government, while it
will not add, in Il like degree, to the revenue
OF the city.
The fastening OF the day Tor holding the
municipal elections is the only favorl-
bic feature OF the bill. We shall have,
one ycar sooner than we expected, the OPP
portunily to give Our growing city capable
and upright government. And if our good
men, without distinction of party, plan and
work together, this will surely be done.