The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-12
DOUBLE DEALING IN POLITICS.
The Antics OF nm Agile Lteutenant-
Governor-Ransier Handled Without
Gloves by a colored Legislator.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE NEWS.

Ny attention has been called to q para
graph In The NEWS of the 10th instant, taken
from The Washington Chronicle, saying "that
a substantial and decided reorganization Of
the Republican party ls needed in the several
States of the South Is unquestlonable. To
that say Amen for we have had enough of
men being on both sides Of every question.
The idea of man being one part of an eve
ming in one convention, and the next minute
he is found forming another, and then, after
tooling with the peoples confidence as long as
he pleases, has the face to come before the
people and tell them she had his own fight to
make" Next he ls found In the Taxpayers
Convention, agreeing with oil that is pro.
posed by the said convention, and then
comes outside and tries to make others be-
lieye that he attaches no importance to
the convention. He goes 10 Citizens ward
meeting and makes the best Reform speech Of
any man present; and then goes 10 Republl-
can meeting anG claims to be the best Repub-
lican in South Carolina; and then has the face
(the Ward speech Notwithstanding to go 10
Columbia, and In caucus to try to make the
world believe that no one is 40 competent to
represent the Republican party OF Charleston
County as himself and two other gentlemen
Northern adventurers-one of whom the peo-
pie have said repeatedly that they will not
have to represent them neither as senator nor
city father. Yet no one Is so worthy repre-
sentative as he. The first gentleman in
question went North and said that the Reform
party In South Carolina would be the best peo-
pie in the world If they were let alone by the
Republican party. He comes home and says
! to the people, who put him in office,
"Don't mind that. You know did
not mean it. 1t is polite" he says
to one set OF men that he don't believe
that there is such thing as 4. K. KS In South
Carolina aud, in the same breath, he tells
others that the life OF no Republican is safe in
the up country. He says that the only way to
bring about peace In the State is for the Re-
publican party to oust all ignorant and incom-
petent men from Office. | say ditto. Let the
party commence with him first, for 1t Is my
opinion that If the taxpayers In this State
could be shown that the appropriation for the
support of the State In 1868 and 1869 had been
judicicusly applied, that there was no wasleful'
ness or extravaganza, and that every dollar
expended by the State officials, within the last
two or three years, had been expended In such
manner as to make 1t 60 the farthest In doing
Its work In paying the debt OF the State, and II
the State officials had been paid somewhat intac-
cordance with the value OF the services they
render and with some reference to competen-
GIVE would hear no complaint by the Re-
formers or Republicans. There would be no
complaint or charge of extravaganza and no
dissatisfaction with the Republican admins.
tratlon. The gentleman, like many other
State fathers, Is becoming very much excited
about the campaign OF 1872; but like one with
flames before and floods behind, and sure de-
struction on either side, he knows not whittier
to turn. He is surrounded by an atmosphere
filled with angry murmurngs at the unfaith-
fulness Of himself and others, who lord it over
the heritage of the people. The term Of the
dlctatorlal functlonary, with s25OO salary, per
diem and mileage, is nearly expired, and In
the next campaign, with no land commission
nor State treasurer at their back, it will be
pretty tight papers with some Of the gentle
men even If the com mmittee should succeed In
having Narshal Johnson removed.
T. A. DAVIS.
Charleston, October IL, 1871.