Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-03-06
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'HTc;tfSySti' .1ntf tfH '';'' fs,tSss w fS' :
ward t. .giye opEi iRe reason sf!q Why Republican
ismis. m.!IR !distRRstefal h tn the patiye white pop,
ulatiSSn, S1,tt, 9t ,oqqEr Statsus, nsm n aiod ia'i'
Il seems enah that 4 e.lrt " t,fFo ,fForrasr eattemptchas
been regarded ,as pps9pnd reasoning,
appaprsntlya lulnwerthyi Of confutation.i
We however, think it WAS both. sound
and good ,as Melll as,trpthfal fal---ans argus
ment which canpqt, ,be eanfnted.,. Vi elatt
The editor ofthe fNowsaa im.his rPlain
talk comedies that faaM of 1.-The Republic
can lsaderss, haze intelligence and that
they sEe.e are all lcsoTFEppt and asks whether
We ProRs0selt0s give better ct mon ITO, the
colored people,; who he, says, almost mo-,
noAlize the Republican honesty of the
State, and we presume, he knows! We
have gepsatedlyp ypofered these, better men
to thsse saihqpsst,I but grossly deceived
uphcldssrss uaf Republican corruption.l
Theiraifigqprapses" alone.ocan s'excuse
the blind % faith With which they keep
these. seEsvrt msaia high position and
one of the main reasons, why We answer
the questions ,aftNews,p atl'all,Ecis
because MessAllyoibsliayo that did we
not deapilthe colored eepleiofithis eount
ty WOULD lya!belieye' thont' uran-
swerable.a9aI auim 10 enc 'F's''1I "aH 30
ThsSNewa,Srsays Ahatssby'these " cor
rupt men ,,Ye losefe money We say
that ysLjustly holhtha, RDpublicanparty
responsible, for thealection Iofaueir MEN
to Office, and that ne lose.not "only niS5nnee
ey" but we lose representations entirely /;
while welpay almost the Whole taS, which
is enormous and still being made mtohrae
burdensome. N4la7"' -
If the mrjorityof nien lin tHfs State
do actually bslisse if' Republican pin Z
ciples, why is it that they do hot 'eyinntte
those principles in their selscti4nsat the
ballot box si IWhyschd nfeh to the capt.
tai who sacfifcs thePdBiiS Veal f6fbfBe,
who disguise the condition of the State
financed, aahopfostitasc lthe saered power
of makingioto the promotion offnldia
vidual speculation and the institution Of
unequal taxatitn'2ioeA re- s4hese gRepnbli-
can principles forsooth ?,..,,Whethcr they
be acknowledged da2A or r'}ho,teF hote, Fsueb Ell Is.
The publitly'ftcofded fact 81 q Is tftRR ftRRc, s:' prac
teal resaft ofths sJhflf Cair4o1inaf ftStrk York,
ing of Republican, aottphcs;; paty, ty,1,!s, we,
might say'oftlis fesali IA our 5lp own VIC, coup Vi,
ty. 1t was BustfBS'las tern ii r 81 f. court omtt
here, that we had our previous county
officers indicted for, tried and convicted
of NAL -feasance IL, Office all except the
Treasurer. 80 f''A'4 ,,,.
Yet, the editor Of Of The 4tlhe "News,' ays,p
who has been With eagle eye, and no
lack of either interest or intelligence,
watching the prdgreessss' Of events for three
years, tells lis with warming of wise
honesty, apathos almost affeetionate, that
we arg noble .bif foolish, oforgctful Of our
dear State in, our love for herrhonor nov
past; tarnished not bydefeat in war,abu
sullied by thelcmeni whoAfwear her cr-
mine now in theibalmy'(O days ofpcace.i
With the state,prostitutcdr' by the bar.
barous riot aofIuncprhed Republieanis,fSS'
we are told to desert the sheet rope of1alss
tegrity of purposes or fdrift to- porditioa
Are wenot there ihireadyaoaY Yea. yefily,
and that not cfrourselvcspi buzz thfoEsE
Republicanism! isIf not Ginythes de71.hls,,
there is but,a thin sheet ofGpurc ice that
upholds lis and thatisis Democracy ain
dimmcd by ono flaw of Repablicanism
We may cling to atddusionih DIR hto}pps If
influencing h9cdloedSe6ble tS beiieveGn