The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-23
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A COSTLY vHbO'

A COSTLY V141O$S o.
1t is more aud more evident, al the
smoke rolls away fto@ the field Of the
recent political struggle 10 this State,
that the Victory attained has been at
great cost. 10 the Radical Ring
The. electioa-ifi. i. may be 60 sailed.
stands out in bold relief before the
world as one Of the most disgraceful
that has yet -b!aokened ,ths-aams- of thu
Republican party Aud thia y seen and
realized, Nsrth and South, East and'
West. We need not travel beyond the
declarations Of the men aud papers of
,ho party, local aud diataus, is Mako
this apparent: The Bowen -beharge
contest, within its owu lines, as shown
up recently by their U. 8. Senator SAW.
YER, itself disgus.s every honest sensi-
bility of'the country.
Then. comes up tho bold and irresis.
table fact, as echoed aud .re.echoea in
their cars by the great voice Of the pso'
pie from the ballot box, that the bayo-
net and pro.criptive policy is at an end;
and that fraud, intimidation and the
power Of tho National Government shall
no longer determine who. shall occupy
the Offices Of the country; showing to
them that they cannot -cou,iuue to stand
up with such a record. -<u 80.
And then this 'viclory has only been
attained, even amiaEsl she"-sbbameiess
frauds perpetuatcd, and under law
which has no paralleliu the annals Of
the country, by continuing successfully
the array Of the colored against the
whito race. The Governor Reelected.
and the Legislature, with the exception
of small minority. are purely aid
solely the creatures Of negro votes. The
great Intelligent, property. holding, re-
spectacle white masses of the State, are
literally without representation. The
merest handful of white men in the
State voted the Republican ticket,
whilst they stood upon platform most
liberal, and simply asked for honesty,
and fitness in off &C.. And it goes be-
fore the world, that even standing thus,
they were misrepresentcd, villificd and
outraged, and utterly denied rcprescn-
tation in their own government. The
power to tax them is wholly in the
hands of those who despise them, and
whose whole business is to plumber and
outrage them.
We repeat, that it is victory at
great cost to the party, for upon the lea
iers must the onus fall. They are re-
sponsible for the election and for the
character Of the men who have be en- put
into Office. Officials notortous!y ascons>
pctcat arc to occupy responsible aud i'm
portant places, and w H1TTEMoRE, with
his black .hcd record and name of infamy
throughout the length and breadth of
the land, is still held up in &gnified
and controlling official position.
No wonder the Charleston Republican
now extends it's arms, with inviting and
promisiag words to the intelligence and
rcspectability Of the State. But if it sup
poses that our men Of character and ta-
lent will ever unite with the present lea
dcrs of its party, in political fellowship,
even for the commanding places of the
State, with all its boastcd wisdom and
knowledge of the character of the pco--
pie Of "our State" it has much yet to
learn.
The victory is costly one, and, with
its so called thirty Mrce thousand ma
jority, South Carolina Radicalism is far
from being in easy possession.