The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-11
The state Convention.

With very few exceptions oil the counties
Democratic Convention have formally gwen
their approval to the Cincinnati platform,
and have announced themselves opposed to
the nomination OF straight-out Democratic
ticket OF Baltimore. Upon these points,
therefore, there cannot Ge any serious dill
ference OF opinion in the State Convention;
nor is there any indication OF formidable op-
position to the natural and wise proposal
that this State, as customary, be represent
ed by its delegates in the National Conven-
tional of the Democratic party. The private
and public influence OF the South Carolina
delegation will depend upon the personal
character and political record OF its men,
bers. The delegates should be firm, pru.
dent men, who can keep their mouths shut
un.il it is time to speak. They should be
men in whose career there is nothing pecu-
liarly obnoxious, or which will cause their
honest declarations to be received with
doubt and suspicion. These considerations
will not be overlooked by the State Conven-
ton. The welfare OF the State is bound up
in the success OF the Greeley movement, and
blunderi now would be worse than
crime.
The Convention will, it is presumed, ap-
point Democratic State Executive Com
mittee, 30 that the general orgah eion OF
the party may be preserved. This is neces-
sary, 10 order that the Democracy OF the
State may be able to move with effect when
combined action is deemed advisable The
members Of the party are pretty we'll agreed
that no Democratic candidates for State
offices shall be nominated this fall, and that
it is best, under the circumstances, to sup
port Liberal Republican State ticket. il
such ticket be in the field. And the reor-
ganzation Of the Democratic party does not
involve any change in this policy. That re-
organization keeps the party together; 1t
saves the State from drifting towards the ac-
cursed Radicalsm which is allowed to
stamp this people in the dust. And it pro-
vides the machinery for calling county and
State conventions one year hence, two
years hence, or whenever such meetings are
desired.
These suggestions would not be
made in ordinary times. The Convention
would renew the party organization as o
matter OF course. But here and there man
has been found bold enough to assert that
| there eau be no Democratic Convention, be-
cause the Democratic party in South Caro-
kua has ceased to exist-beeause Democra-
cy is dead, and the people do not desire It's
resurre ton. The answer is found in the
proceedings Of the county meetings. All OF
these meetings save two were held as Demo-
cratic meetings, and the delegates were
elected as members OF the Democratic party.
This settles the question OF the existenceof
Democracy in South Carolina 1t is true
that, in the Charleston County meeting, the
chairman announced himself to be Liberal
Republican. This sort of thing can be pass
ed over at county meeting, but it will not
do in Columbia. AS we understand it, any
Conservative or Democrat might take his
seat in the State Convention il chosen by a
Democratic and Conservative meeting, but a
Republican has no more business there than
ne would have ct Baltimore 1t is neces.
sary to remind the Convention OF this, be.
cause there are some aspiring politicians in
the held, who appear to think the panacea
for all the public troubles is abuse OF the
National Democracy, and because any exhi-