The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-13
About Good Faith!

AS we have said before, we deem q COM
promise at the State elections inevitable
s.such a Compromise as is implied in leav-
sing Democracy in the background, and
"devoting all our time and energy to the
rejection OF honest and capable men, what
lever their politics, their place OF nativity,
cor the color OF their skin" To this state
ment, the Columbia Union makes the fol-
lowing reply:
"How do they help Republicans elect their
best men to Office Why, by abusing them
az soon as one Is nominated, whom Republi-
cans are unfortunate enough to believe a good
mau. The Democracy are the sole judges In
sch cases, as they were here only a few days
since. The moment the Republicans put a
man in nomination whom they believe to be
upright, faithful, efficient and honest, that
moment the Democratic press assails him as a
THIEF, q dishonest man, q sTiudler or a car
.pet-bagger.' The last clause in the foregoing
extract from TIE NEWS sounds very well, but,
when the time comes to give 1t a practical
illustration, that moment the Democratic par.
ty forgets that 1t ever made any ouch promise.
Like Paddy's flea, you put your finger on
him and he isn't there. II ls useless 10 attempt
to hoodwink or mislead The colored people
any longer. They have seen enough already
to convince them of the inslncerity OF the
party which promises them 30 much. Actions
speak louder than words, and they have
waited patiently, but In vain, through seven
long years for these acts, while they have had
a surfelt of honeyed words and fne-spun
theories
All this, as far as we know the facts, is
conspicuously inexact. Wefail to remember
a single instance in which the Democrats
denounced an upright, faithful, efficient
land honest" man, as q 'thief, a swindler
sand a carpet Dagger" We do not think
that the Union can point out o solitary case
in which the promises Of the white people
to the colored citizens have. been broken;
and il it could do so, the isolated fault would
not convict the whites OF systematic decep-
ton. Wherever the colored people have
given the whites a trial, by working harmo-
niously with them, they have been thorough
" convinced that we make no pledge which
will not, as far as is possible, he faithfully
fulfilled. But this is outside OF the question,
and does not meet the point at issue. The
conservative people Of the State are disin-
clined to make Party nominations. AS q
State party they will, in all probability, with
draw from the canvass, making the best
arrangements they can in the several coun-
ties. They refuse to become Republicans
themselves, and they do not ask the Repub.
licans to become skin. deep Democrats. Their
proposition to the dominant party is sub
stantially this: 'Nominate capable and hon
''est men, Republicans il you will; and, as
"a party, we will not oppose them. Where
70 bad ticket is nominated, put a second
Republican ticket in the field, with good
'snames on it, and We will help you to elect
'that ticket" We do not see that there is
any room for foul play in this. Aud if the
better element in The Republican party means
what it says, we'sball have al opportunity
of proving our faith. The White people Of
Charleston voted for Republicans at the mu-
nicipal election; and they will do the same
thing again, if the right kind of Republi-
cans seek their s%uffrages.