The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-05
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oesses otssaemoolaoy r;us had. REto dhd
stable g6sernmehtt consistent WITH popa-
lar ruls hnd universal suffrage, Ts mnst
engraft upon our system 81 ssffrage the
principle of cumulative voting. If We
want representation TO be complete-and
this ia the esscnoo OF genuine repubi-
oanism- mo better method to secure it
than the. cumulative vote has yet been
devised. r,,, ti.
As .respsots, stt aoA,. Ri' other propositions
advanced by the Journal. we .hud our
selves in hearty accord. eve believe,'
says tile Journal. ''there should now be
gu organization of the Democratic party
complete and thorough So do ,ce, and
at the right time We hope to And this
done. .'We are wiling" says the Jour
nal. ''and prefer to fight square out
and-out Democratic party fight, to allow
ing the Radicals to walk into power with
out trouble" So ITO 7oe. "rhere is, -
adds tue Journal. ''something healthy in
struggle for the right, even when We
are beaten; and, on tho other hand, a
supine submiasi6n to wrongis encryating
and corrupting.V:: 80, say sce. In these
sentiments ofthe Journal we heartily
R9oneuE. l. These have been our views and
ars bur Views. a distinguished citizen
fof .Sonth Carolina writing to nfriend re-
marks; III n tstirshSs II, our poliIipal pro
gram me-: 81 amin favor of q straight
6ght. nov inhf hereafter" This is our
preference, also:' To raise che flag of
industrial !: developmontr:to open the
gates 81 ths State TO capital and settlers
TO Hghtag agaipss local corruption and
misruk,s 70 make .straIght .fight" eyer
the espoliticaI field this. VIII redeem
the state7-this will bring us victory at
tho lqss 4and ,buch victory ds win be
worth having, victory. the fruits of
which will be sound and wholesome.
Tie result Of the election in Charles.
ton is that the Citizens candidates for
Mayor, and Aldermen are. elected BIZ, a
heasy''msjority. The, maiprity Of. Gen.
! Wagner for Mayor is 777, he having re-
ceived 1856 votes, and Mayor Pilsbury
4.s09 voteas The highest vote, Except
that for AIf. O'Neill, who was nominated
by both parties, J was!polledlfor Mr. Alva
Gage and Mr., Garrett-the latter being
a colored man, and the former North
ern gentleman. who has lived for gen-
Grafton in Charleston. These candidates
] raooivad coo vote. TI,o 49,, -.
this year is 10.401, against total vote
in 1868 Of 10. 102, when MIR. Lesesne re-
ceived 5.042 votes and Mr.. Pillsbury
5000 votes. All the candidates Of the
Citizens party for school commissioner
were elected, excepting in Wards Q and
4, where Messrs: jacob Whitman aud q.
G.. Memminger received O msjority. 3;
! a number of citizens paid their re,
! spects to the candidate elect at his resi-
dence. corner OF George and Glsbe
streets. and, after cheering him, were
addressed by him briefly. He said that
a new era had come upon the city, and
that it would move on in new aud
healthier prosperity. He thanked them
I for their support, and promised that in
the administration Of the affairs OF his
Office he would discharge it's duties with
equal justice to all.
TREAsURER PARKER VIKwEp ABROAD.
Both at homo and abroad Treasurer
Parker is considered as having put him
self on tho summit of unblushing ef-