The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-25

The Platform and tho Candidates.
We published, yesterday. among the
proceedings Of the Moses Radical Con-
vention, the platform of principles to
which they propose to pledge them
selves. The policy therein set forth,
and the measures of reform promised to
be adopted, are most assuredly, in 80 far
as they relate to the administration Of
the State Government, entirely accepta
BILE to the white people of the State, and,
we presume, to the colored people also.
The resolutions are very adroitly drawn,
and tho opposition Republican faction
will have to see to it that their platform
goes equally far, at least, if not farther,
IN the promised relief from our financial
embarrassments and ruinous taxation.
The white people would be specially gra-
tilted to have the bogus bonds which
have been issued Immediately repudi-
ated. The resolution by the Moses fac
ton to levy no taxes to pay the interest
upon them virtually amounts to the same
thing. The resolution, also, to have pub
lished daily an account of the receipts
and expenditures OF the Treasury, is q
good one. There was one very important
matter, however, which the Moses fac
tion omitted in their platform. This
was to make some announcement with
regard to the proper maintenance of the
public schools. The education of their
children is of primary and all-absorbing
interest to the oolored people of the
State, and it is one object to which the
white people are perfectly willing to con-
tribute even of their scanty means; pro-
vided only some reasonable guaranty be
given that the fund raised for this lauda-
BILE purpose be honestly and judiciously
expended.
The acknowledgment OF past errors,
whereby ''grievous injury" has been
done the State, comes very meekly and
1epentant-likefr from the Moses crowd, and
their promises Of future amendment will
not be very enthusiastically received.
The whole platform, indeed, as we have
said, is quite acceptable, and if there
was any assurance that the pledges
would be redeemed, the entire white
people Of South Carolina, as we'll as the
black. would support the ticket. But
what are empty promises, or fair-sound-
ing resolutions, when they are bel led by
the every official act of the past of the
very men who make them, and more es-
pecially by those who have been selected
TO carry them out.
What reliance can be placed upon the
honest professions of party whose next
act is to nominate f. j. Moses, Jr., as q
TT person to inaugurate and carry into
effect their measures of reform?
The rest of the nominees, with the
exception OF Judge Melton, hold forth
but little more promise than that of
Moses. OF Gleaves, the candidate for
Lleutenant-Governor, we knew nothing
until we heard Of his nomination. Since
then. we understand that he is par.
doned convict. A fit associ ate, truly, Of
Moses, and an equally charming exem-
plar of honesty and reform.
And then Cardozo-poor Cardozo.
We had, indeed. hoped and believed
that be was an honest man and 9 credit
to his race. No sensible man can believe
so now, after his action in this Convcn-
tion, and the acknowledgements which he
yesterday was compelled to make by the
pointed attack of F. j. Frost. We be-
gan to lose faith in Cardozo, the nom ent
we learned that he was seeking the
place OF Treasurer. That of itself had
no heathful appearance. Our faith was
further shaken when we learned that he
was found closeted with Parker in the
Treasury few moments before his
nomination, and when Parker came in
Immediately thereafter and withdrew
bis own name, and, as is alleged, and it
so appears. worked for Cardozo's nomi.
milton. But when lie shamelessly came
out and voted for Moses, despite the ex-
press instructions of his County Con.
Ventlon, that he should not support that
very man, be lost all claim whatever to
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