The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-16
UNION AND REFORM.
TONE OF THE PRESS.
The Work Before US.
IErom the columbia rhenix.l

Whilst we advise our people in good faith
and on hiph. open grounds, to press this Re
form movement to Its best results and 10 8 VIC
torious end, at the same time we urge them
not to close their eyes to the great work OF
fostering industry and encouraging imm1gra-
tlon. We must put in play triune force. We
must win the State from the plunderer and
uilferer, must press the work OF active Indus
try. and we must clear the way for the streams
of Northern and European immigration
A Georgia View Of the Movement.
from the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinell
Butler, Kershaw, Bonham and Hampton
are. not the kind OF men to compromise their
self-respect and the honor and interests OF
South Carolina for the spoils Of office: They
hunger not after the fesh-pots; but they are
determined to make an honest and manly
State from the grasp Of the plunderers who
are degpoiling her and her citizens by the en-
actment and enforcement Of arbitrary, uncon-
stltutional and plundering edlcts. Though
situated upon the borders we have no inten-
ton Of intermeddling with the internal policy
OF our sister State, or Of volunteering gratul-
tious advice as to the, political policy which
campaign just inaugurated. We deem 1t our
duty, however, as 1t ia most assuredly our
pleasure, to defend the motives of the good
people Of South Carolina from misrepresenta-
ton, come from what quarter or source II
may, and to do oil In our power to aid them
in securing an honest administration OF their
State government.
A Fair Field and no Favor.
fFrom the Barnwell Sentlnel.l
This is a contest for the triumph of truth
and virtue, not for political ascendancy. AL
the Citizens Reform party asks is q full and
omen discussion. We invite the representa-
tive men of the Republican party to meet us
before the people In fair and open debate. We
court the argument and pledge our speeches
to show up the rottenness and corruption OF
the Radical party, or to yield the contest.
Heretofore the Republicans have had meet
ings. made speeches and statements, ffom
which Democrats and conservatives were ex.
cluded, there being no one present TO correcl
or contradict them. We do not propose to
conduct the canvass in this way. We invite
discussion, and challenge the Radical party 10
meet us before the people. All we ask is a
fair field and no favor. II the Republican
party is guided;by truth, justice and virtue,
they need not fear an open discussion before
the people, and-will not neglect this invita-
ton.
Fraud and Corruption
From the Barnwell Sentinel
No people In the history of the world have
been more deluded, deceived and cheated
tn00 The cOlOTeu pSOplc VI Sou'n S"toiuA'
What has the present State Government done
TO benefit them Their best men have not
been sent to represent them In the Legisln-
ture The native colored men selected for
this purpose have GENERALLY been Ignorant,
most of them not being able to read or write.
More than nine-tenths OF the offices that pay
have been appropriated by the carpet-baggers,
white and colored, who have robbed the State
systematically, and to afrightful extent: Taxes
have been raised enormously, to furnish these
men with money to spend In extravagant living,
fast horses and showy carriages. Look at our
roads and bridges what has IS been ss done neogs with hR
taxes? There is hardly decent road in the
distrlct-contractors have received five hun
dred and thousand dollars for bridges inferi-
or to those that used to be put up for one-hfth
Of the amount now paid. We have not de-
cent room In which to hold court, and yet this
party, confessing It's dishonesty, its misrule;
has the audacity to come before the people and
ask to be reelected. Their public speakers
and presses acknowledge fraud and corrup-
ton, and yet ask the people to continue them
in office. Is 1t at oil astonishing that white and
colored Republicans and Democrats unite for
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