The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-17

the proper encouragement to the young
Of to-day.
We say to you, young men, that you
can hcpo for nothing by hugging dead
issues. You can never hope to gain
anything by acting with the organization
calling itself the Democratic party. The
fact is plain, and stares you in the face
that Democratic doctrines have failed.
The late "new departure" Of that party
should convince you, that we are right,
and that the Democratic policy is wrong.
All NE contend for is that that :hIis ::hIis Union ;s
one and inseperable (; that the results of
the war are final and that further rcsis-
tance to or abuse of tho government. is
totally wrong, and can result in no good.
Do you not see the Democrats trying to
get on our platform, after years of abuse
of Our principles If we are right now
we wero right a6 initio. You can accept
the situation now, and help us to reor-
ganize the Republican party, and fling
to the breeze its new banner on which
will be inscribed, "IIONESTY AND
INTELLIGENCE, AND OBEDI-
ENCE TO THE LAWS.
+ Let by-gones be by-gones buckle on
the armor of live issues, and bury the
old worn out, bloody, ghastly hercsics,
which has strewed the land with graves,
murdered your fathers and brothers
for nothing. You cannot afford to waste
your youth and destroy your hopes by
clirging to doctrines which keep the
people continually in turmoil and strife,
destroy trade, keep capital and enterprise
from us, and bring nothing but disap-
pointment, trouble and defeat. They
talk to you of economy: set not one
single practical illustration of economy
has Democratic government ever given
yon; the taxes are just MS high in those
States of the South, over which they
rule, as they are in South Carolina, and
have to be paid just as often. Ina word,
it costs just as much to live under Demo-
cratic government as it does under Re-
publican government. Men cannot ret
employment any q1icker under the ad-
ministrutiou ofthc former than under that
ofthe latter Nothing, absolutely nothing,
can be gained By continued warfare
upon Us AID our scnt:acuss.
Now letthe yonng aiatl4iiaiitlit II aged.
nccn of the country form themselves into
one grand Republican organization for
the redemption of their mother State
from ruin md misrule. Let this body
purge her Of the many corrupt officials
who now disgrace her rluccs Of bcuor
and trust. 1t is n mistaken idea that
the Republican party will not run man for
Office except he is Il sworn member of The
Union League. it is Union citizens
that that party wants now, and not
Union Leasucrs. This organization,
like the old fossil politicians about whom
we set out to write, has served its time
amongst mcu, and must now sink into
disuse and forectfulncss before the ad
vanccd enlightenment Of to day. What
we want now is intelligent and honest
men Tor office, who will obey the laws
and SEQ TO it that they are properly exc.
cuted. Indeed, we regard many of the
men who have been considered our on.
poncnts heretofore, as possessing trucr
sense of Republicanism, than the one
half of the number who make daily
BOASTS of their fcalty to its principles.
And we believe that the interests of all
classes would be better sustained by the
election of such men to Office than the
bitter aud rabd partisan. For instance,
we would not hesitate to support such
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