The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-10
ECHOES OF OUR VICTORY.
THE STATE SENDS GREETING TO
THE CITE.
"That Same Old Rooster
From rhe Marion Star1

From the Marion Star.I
From the Charleston election let the DEM
ocracy of the State learn an important lesson.
Let it see what can be effected by nerve, by
management, by patriotism. Let it remem-
Der what gallant few with unity, harmony
and energy can accomplish. Radicalism has
received It's first but not last great shock in
South Carolina, and'the huge wave that surres
near the ''City by the Sea" will ere long dash
its spray over every leaf Of the Palmetto
tree, which spreadsfts branches over old Caro-
lima. Honorable indeed Is victory obtained
against such odds; and the Peedee section
sends it's warmest congratulations to gallant
Charleston. That ''same old rooster" which
crows in Charleston, is heard all over the
State and the sound travels along plain and
valley. over hill and mountain. The flag under
which the Citizens party defeated Radical
numbers IN August, 1871, ls worthy of honor
able mention along with the pennant which
their ancestors refused 10 lower to British
squadrons in June, Its.
Let them Act Wisely.
From the Marlboro Times
The result OF the Charleston election Is not
claimed as the victory of q political party
But it is more than this; 1t is the triumph Of
the friends of good and honest government,
of law and order, without regard to party
lines. over the most shameIessly corrupt
ssring" that ever controlled the destiny of any
party. We congratulate the people of Charles.
ton upon their glorious achievements, and
hope they will make q wise use of the victory
they have gained. It will be their own fault
iftiey fall 10 retain the advantages they have
acquired. Let them act wisely, and the Pills.
bury Ring will never again control the desti-
MES of the grand old ''City by the Sea-"
A New Departure.
From the KIngstree starl
The people of Charleston made a "new de-
parture on last Wednesday. In the municipal
election of that city, and the result Is they
have elected decent set of officials to admin
lister the affairs of their city government. In
1868 they, or at least aportion OF them, tried
the ''do-nothing" policy, and they have paid
dearly for their folly. They said they
would not work in the harness unless 1t
been accustomed to. hut after two years
experience of being driven In the modern
style, they wisely came to the conclusion to
adapt themselves to the circumstances they
could not avoid, and make the best OF the sit
uatlon. The impracticables would say stand
still and let the city and State 60 to ruin rath-
er than aid In extricating them from the con-
troll of such men as those just defeated In
Charleston. This is the Kind of ''new depar-
ture" that we advocate. Who objects to it?
Signs OF Returning Life.
From the Winasboro' News.l
Charleston for some time has shown signs of
returning lite. The organization of her rifle
clubs last winter and spring proved that the
spirit of dependency and suplneness had
passed away, and been succeeded by the spirit
of cheerfulness and work. And here Is vic
tory as the first fruits Of the change. Let not
the lesson be lost upon the State. Let the
young men In every county associate together
In rifle clubs, or In some other practical form
calculated 10 unite them and keep their
scorn of mlsrule and their self-reliant
spirit fully alive, and the future ot
the State will brighten from day to
day, until Jour redemption is complete. It Is
association and union that gives strength and
encourages activity. We do not favor political
clubs. They don't interest sufficiently. Let
our young men unite In organizations whose
purposes, per Sc, create healthy and whole
some interest. Rifle clubs and shooting
Matches for example, ever excite not only In
terest, but earnest enthusiasm. We should
have them all over the State. III We are to
be ruled by negroes FOR as many years as sQRe
think, but which we do not believe, let us
the more earnestly keep up the spirit of manly
self-reliance bv associating together until the
State Government passes out of the hands OF
thieves.
The Lesson OF the Hour.
[From the Marion Crescent.l
These victories teach us how much can be
done by earnest jealous work, and effectually
disprove the arguments oil time-servers, who
try to impress on the people the imagined i'm
possibility Of accomplishing anything in this
State against the Radical office-holders and
their TOOLS In Chester and Charleston the
Radicals have uniformly carried the day,
but this time the Conservatives deter
mined to save the county in the one case,
and the city in the other, and they did It.
Encouraged by their success, we should take
heart and hope that for our entire State there
Is 'sbetter time coming" and, not only to
hope, but to work with will, for that end:
We congratulate our friends of Chester aud
Charleston on their good fortune, and trust
ing good government and bad, as to force
commentator even from their opponents.