The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-27
= THE RIFF-RAFF TICKET.
EVEN THE ORGAN OF "THE PARTY''
CANNOT SWALLOW 1T.
The Disguised Editor Announces that
He would Scorn to support 1t or 10
i Counsel his Readers to Vote for 1T.
From the charleston Republican, July 2d.l

From the Charleston Republican, July zo.l
It is with grief that we admit, as In duty
bound, that this convention, chosen 70 repre-,
sent the Republican party of Charleston, ana
also wlde-sweeping interests outsloe Oh Cnelr
narty-chosen, to do that which was pest
Tor Republlcanism and that WHICH was 30
plainly and impsrayely yo.sa Gemahaea aba og1; 1Sr
tude of the trust reposed in them, and. the
mighty issues of the hour. AS their work
masses this day in review before the people,
the honest, thinking Republican Is sadly
compelled to confess the lamentable failure
In the main of these men who consented TO
represent the wishes, of the Republican party:
Instead of representing the brains and Soul Of
that party, instead of attempting to Walf IN
the paths which the thinkers OF our orgahMa-
ton know alone only lead to that better place
which lies only so little way ahead. and which
it's our duty to reach, not only Tor our goed,
but for that of all parties, to the end that there
NAY be aapurer political atmosphere, tnat
fee, that there may be more righteous and
brainful execution of the laws, that there may
be higher and better education for all our
people; instead of this, that convention went
their own way, In their owl tangled pains,
selfshy ambitious, and scorning and spitting
upon the great party which had looked 10
themfo Intelligent YORK.
Some Of the men nominated by the Repub.
ican convention for aldermen are excellent
citizens, and If elected would ably carry their
end of the city's burden with Mayor Plllsoury,
and some Of the nominees for school commls-
sIoners would make good officers; but a por'
ton of the ticket is made up of men notorious
fy unfit for the offices for which they have
II any doubt of the depths of pain it brings
to us to say all this, then. such do not. know
the many years We have been Republican, and
the deep and tender love we have for the be-
nencent principles OF Repu1lcanism-a poiill,
cal code the best man ever framed-a political
code more nearly dovetailed with the best
ethical codelaid down in the s'Book of Booksn
Ia political code OF equal rights, no matter
what the race, color, or condition OF the men
it covers But, painful as it Is, we have
duty to perform, and we will not shirk It. lt
Is our. duty to speak plainly now, and the very
those words the palmer.
The ticket, as whole, is such that we Will
not vote for it; and, more than this we will
not counsel our readers to that which we our
selves would scorn to do. We not only do not
advise them to vote for that ticket, as whole,
but we urge upon them the absolute duty OF
working to defeat it. There are some men
upon that ticket for whom we shall gladly
Eote, and we urge our readers to give these
good men their earnest support; but, for the
others, let US show them tickets cut Into
fringes Let us teach q wing OF our party
the Stiffness and selfishness. of their work; let
us 80 teach them that sooner or later they will
take "a new Departure in city politics:
We want to see continued victories for our.
party; and it Is partly because we see the
necessity of those victories In the years to
come that we speak aswe do; now. We want
the further triumph, because the good work.
of the Republican party Is far from being
completed. But We cannot triumph long,
and, indeed, we ought not, If we allow such.
work as was done by the convention last eve.
ming to stand unrebuked by the good men OF
our party. We want victory for our party, for
that means the good of Charleston and OF
wing Of our party needs the soundest thrash
ing. All partie' lave bad wingsi but II is to
the interests of The parties to see to 1t that the
bad wings are put down where they belong.
Let LIB 20 in and work with might and main
for the election of Mayor Pillsbury, and then
for such men on the ticket with him as are
good and capable. Some of these nominees
are excellent and representative citizens:
Elect these, and put good men In the place OF
~ As to how this is to be done will be speed
ily determined. A caucus Of Republicans is
proposed; who will nominate good ticket,
selecting all who are fitted for Office who are
upon the Republican ticket, and also such
men as may be deemed best from the "Citi:
zen's ticket, and adding such others as should
be added.
The work should be entered on Immediately.
a ticket can be prepared In this way which
ought to win, securing good board OF alder.
men with Mayor Pilsbury, and good board
of school commissioners.