The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-01
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ThGrslay Morning, June l. 1871.
Now Dspartuies.

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cn,oar1ss des ,''icAe,ies ,of political mn,
nagera and platformists. Especially ie
the Democratic party thus favored er
burdened. There, are several very stal.
ysrt and ,jpadential ehieftains Of the
party. who. periodically, during court
vacation, emerge from their dusky law
Offices with bran new platforms for the
party. No, not platforms; that is an OBJ
solete term. Departure is the new word.
Tn the South west This idea would be ex-
pressed more forcibly by tho phrase "new.
DEAL We think The latter's the better
term. Departure implies striking ont q
new path, diyerging from the,5ld course,
abandoning the Old lihe'and taking M
ANOTHER on some new fold We frankly,
confess that there is great need OF some
change in the Democratic plan and
strategy The old ones have proved sid
failures in all recent contests Itcanpot
be questioned that .schhngeH, modifiea-
tions. some new ideas and policies. ara
imperative'y demanded by The approach
ing exigenoy, but the word 3'departure"
is, too strongly Indicative Of q sudden
conversion and total ohan9e,of heart and
oonduot to please the masses 81 that
somewhat impraSticab1e and, aeit.sufht
oient party. It is .,true the spoils have
long been denieds TO themsand, doubt
less, like the weak -kneed Of Israel, they
hunger after the Aesh pets of Egypt.
But they are not sl5; in fa,t, only small
portion Of them are prepared :tognrren-
der their tima-honoredd principle, their
sacred oardinaiideas, nlds guIp% down at
once 30 large 70 slice OF }h1mbleipie, as
seeds to be thepurpose Of some 6ftheir
impatient chiefs: to force 'dowRstheir
mouths. It is'too sudden thing. They
m9st,be brokensin gradually, and given
some time to reflect, compare notes and
ca4ps the costs. e j
.AEhe new depars sures that come to us
from Ohio are.siocumenta. that demand
great deal Of hiaa consideration and pro:
found metlitation,s We have great re.
speot for these Buckeye ohieis,s but have
not accepted their infallibility .'as-
finality. Here in the SoutEwe have got
long way off from the old prescribed
lines and routes of party maps and disci-
pline. Our people don't think much OF
either the parties which are beginning to
1end the armament with their partisan
olapor, and cries. They suspect the mo-
tives of people who are always making
new departures, and Matching new
schemes, to secure electoral triumphs.
What they need ia new. departure in
morels rather than in politics. We want
an honest aud constitutional Govern
meht, Federal and State; we, want q
more respectable GLASS OF men than those
who have o; late been brought forward
by both parties, We are tired OF the
old party ha,ks, the speech makers,
platform builders, cnucus managers and
timeHerving trimmers who have 50. long
controlled our politics and Government.
We are aB sick OF these as we are of the
class Of military upstarts who are foisted
into high civil positions. a platform
embodying the simple propositions OF q
return to constitutional governments. to
honest administration and tho subordi-
nation of the military to the civil power,
is all We want in that line. What is
more important than all platforms, but
cannot be secured through any of them,
is the nomination and election of live
and new men, free from. the taint Of the
recent corruptions and selfish echcming
Of the old parties. II Ohio, or New
York, or Pennsylvania, .havo any Of this
new and fresh stock. let them bring them
out, and let those veteran organizers of
defeat, tho Vallandighams, the Camp
bells. et ais, retire upon such laurels as
they have already. won, and snuff the
approaching battles, like Jobs horses,
O far of. .s;fi
Found THE R1aHT ROAD AT LAST
Washington journals stats that Governor
Scott, Of South Carolina, represented to
the President that no necessity existed,