The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-01
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Pa rSOn Gains Advice to Ills Black Brclh-
Whoever locks over the trophies
of the Republican party, as present
ed through the men who have been
the financial philosophers of the State
may discover through the telescope
of ofaugmented taxation, the falsifica-
tion of the former preto nsions of skill
in S,atecraft. They have given di-
rcction to all the measures OF taxation,
and represented those measures as
adequate to meet the wants Of the
State, and 20 place it far above the
necessity oflaising the assessments cf
taxation in the future. When the
last General Assembly adjourned,
the hope was INDUCED that this ycur
would witness the reduction from five
to three mills. Such was the conclu-
sion of all who believed in the success
of Governor SCOTS administration.
With this hope, with this dctcrmna-
tion, every earnest Republican who
had the welfare of the State and the
good of the people at heart entered
the contest against the "Rcformers,"
who clamored against the adminis-
tration and its ex,ravagances. We
were among those who contested the
right OF the party to a new trial Of
power against the opposition. We
pledged the people lower taxation; we
promls ed them retrenchmcnt in the
government. The inquiry now CONES to
us, how have these promises been KEEP,
The first effort of those directing he
finances of the State is to augment
the tax from five to nine mills on the
dollar. They tell the memhcrs Of the
General Assembly that they must
pass Il bill securing this, or they can.
not have ''pcr diem" to return to
their homes. They 60 to chairmcn
ofcommittees and bring to bear the
weight of their officiaI character on
their action, and force reports favora-
bic to their :henlcs. Plans and
Combinations have been rife sincc the
adjournment, by which measures of
personal aggranlizemcnt have been
put forward ( noting which looks to-
wards benefiting the poor Of the State,
no measure which brings to the pov.
erty-stricken any ray of hope. Among
all the great plans which tho ruling
men of this party have brought for
ward, there is not one which secures
to the poor man one dollar of benefit !;
nothing which cheers his pathway !;
nothing that says to him here is hope
for your children nothing which says
look forward to the future; nothing
which says to his children, you may
now take courage. We ask, has one
man outside of the "ring" been bcnc-
flied by these great schemes, which
have resulted in putting thousands
of dollars in their pockets The
common people are now beginning
to inquire in their own minds, what
have they gained by their persistcncy
in contending for tho leaders in the
Republican party above that of any
other
Thoy have tried one class of men
and have found them "wanting :"
they have trusted to their guidance
and have been led to their slaughter /,
they bave given up all for the sake of
maintaining certain men in Office,
and now they find themselves as
destitute to-day as when they began
life years ago. They sec that to ad-
here to the mon whom they have ele-
waited to Offices Of power and trust, is
to cling to broken reed to trust
them longer, is to destroy themselves,
and blight the hopes Of their children
forever. Now they propose to adopt
treasures which will advance the in
terest of the whole people, advocating
them through all the State. and then
support only such men as will sustain
and advance these measures, which
look toward tho welfare of this State,
nhd the happiness Of the masses.
1t matters not whether the men are
Democrats, Republicans, Reformcrs ;
whether they arc white or black, 80
that they will carry out tho measures
of relief and security to the people,
and build up the interest of tho State
Henccforth, let the people look to
this question let them select the
best men. Let them throw aside the
clap.trap of party, and choose honor
able mon, men Of integrity and stand
Ing in their communities who represent
and do them good; measures, and
men to carry them out.
Ilow's THIS ron Hon l-The fol.