The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-28
Another View.
From the Anderson Intelligencer.l

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Another View.
From the Anderson Gntelligencer.]
Tho Conference OF the anti.Radical press OF this
| Stare was held as agreed upon, In Columbia on
Wednesday, 10th Inst. From all we can gather,
there was unanmty and accord among the gen.
tlemen present, and their aclon goes Iorth 70 tne
| able to he present and do not know the control
| ling reason upon which was oased the action OF
the Conference, we deem IL improper TO crlticise
| its recommendations. We may be permitted to
state however that our views llo not concur in the
| policy suggested TO the people OF holding State
Convention as early as the 18th June .for the pur.
pose OF nominating state tlcset." Ilie time sug.
| that the end In view-organlzlng ticket for
State onicers-could wisely he dispensed with.
Under other circumstances this feature OF the po-
lIica situation wonld be dlscusseu at lenglh; put
| courtesy to our brethren and lack OF informa i0n
| rs to the reasons by which they were controlled
demand an exercise OF restraint upon our
thoughts. AS TO the declarations made by the
conference giving full recognition TO the legal
right of all citizens OF the State to suGra:e and
office this Journal has been fully committed for
| the past eighteen months. The election OF Grant
settled the question Of suffrage, ia thls state, at
| least. and we have not been disposed to revive
| <ead issues. at any time. On these points. then
The action OF the conference receives our hearty
and unqualified approval.
The Practical Question.
from the Union Tlmes.l
| From the mountains to the seaboard the anti.
| Radica! press Is uEit ant presents one bold
| uIbroken, defiant front TO the corruption, vcnal-
| Ity and misrule which now govern this State
| and which is fast driving the honest and inte-
| GENT from the ranks OF The Radical party. We
most cordially endorse the resolutions OF the
| Pres Conference, and unGer those resolutions
we shall fight the coming battle for the redemp-
tion of the State. We have no sympathy with
any man or party who would deal dishonesty
with any class for the purposes OF securing their
votes or influence. We fought boldly against
| tile reconstruction acts, because we believed
those acts would bring about just such cor
rupt, cXtravagant and malicious exercise OF
power as now exists ann we are not ashamed
Of the fight. We were deleateti, and the result
OF that defeat Is before the peope-in our opinion
fully sustaining us In our efforts to prevent
1t. That Is passed-those issues are dead, and
we have no more to do with them. We have
now to deal with live issues-issues that VIII ar.
feet the luture-and it behooves US 10 look the
matter snuarely, practically and honestly In the
face and SO trim our sails as to steer the ship Of
State clear OF the m9slOrm into which her pratt
cal officers are determined to carry her. Tie
negro is invested with oil political rights to vote
and hold Office That Is now engrafted upon the
fundamental! law OF the land ana we believe IL
will never be removed. Hei5 an integral part Of
our body polite. HIS vote cunts equal with ours
at the ballot box. His vote, obtained by fraud,
threats. lies and bribery, has therefore been con.
centrated to fo!st the present corrupt State OIL.
cias upon the people. What then, is our duty?
dead issues to drive him from us? Certainly NOT.
we honestly acknowledge the rights guaran
teed tn him under the law. therefore We acEnowl.
edge him our equal at the ballot box, anil entitled
TO all the rights which flow from the elective
franchise: consequently it Is our duty to defend
him in those rights, encourage him to exercise
them. an:l restore the natural attachment which
has been malicOusly torn asunder by the enc
mics of our common section, anu Tie greater
enemies Of the negro.
Yes the colorcd man is entitled to vote and hold
office and he lriI exercise those rights Now, tile
practical question is. shall we do2gedly persist In
allowing the 'carpet.bagger' anu 'scalawag" 10
monopOZe the colOred vote, to perpeluate the In.
famous rule which is now running and disgrneing
the State and the Southern people OF both races,
or shall we Invite and encourage the colored men
to "come over and help u.s. hur from the throne
Of venal power those who have deceived thcm
ruined lls all, and Will, II permitted TO control
public affairs much longer, swallow up every po-
lIfical positiLn and make honesty disgrace and
virtue u DJ-word!
The Broad Ground.
From the Lancaster Ledger
1t will he seen that the editorial conference un-
dertake neither TO make platform nor TO unmake
one The resolutions express the sense or the
conference. 1t Is believed that they will meet
with the approval OF all anti.Radicalists In the
State, including Democrats and Republicans,
whites and blacks. From their first word to tleir
last, they take the broad ground that tile coming
contest has no connection with national politics
or naiional political parties. but is one in which
nil citizens shall work and toll together to
capable honest and respectable government for
them and for their children. No distinction is
made of class OF color or OF past political action.
The equal rights Or all citizens are freely admit.
ted, and when the proper time comes. 1t Will be
seen that this Is no barren pledge but means that
every class and every color shall have It's fair and
honest representation in the administration Of
the affairs Of the State.