The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-09-19
The State Policy-A Suggestion.

The policy of the Executive Committee
of the Democratic party, which at first
seemed plausible, has not been found to work
in practice, with that freedom from cmbar-
rassment which would be desirable. In this
Couaty, for instance, there seems to be no
difference of opinion as to the superior claims
to our confidence of the Boilers candidate
for Governor Had anything been wanting
to give the coup de grace to the Moses party
here the county nominations made by their
convention last week, has most effectually
administered it. It is very evident that there
cannot be pure and honest administration
of the State government, so long as the legis-
laturo remains hopelessly corrupt. The
purcst and best man would be powerless to
arrest the legislation of corrupt General
Assembly, unless one.third Of that body was
composed of men of intelligence and integrity
of character, to sustain bis vetoes and to pre-
vent impeachment. Had itsuited Mr.. Moses
to reform the administration of affairs, no
would have taken care to secure the nomlna-
ton BY his friends in the several counties, OF
a proportion of such men in the legislature
and in the county officers, as could have been
relied on to sustain him in an honorable
and upright course. Instead Of this, we
feel compelled to declare that the nominees
of the Moses faction here, could not have
been packed by the thieves and swindIers,
whose vocation it is to use the legislature OF
the State to plunder the people, to suit their
purposes more perfectly. Two Of the nomi.
nees are old and notorious offenders, accord
ing to the public declarations Of some OF
those who now support them, and the third
is lust Of that int lllecsusl caliber as would
best ft him for the purposes of honest
John, or any other Artfal Dodger, who
might SEQ 6t to manipulate him. The ticket
for county officers is almost as bad as it could
be made. Whenever they have change, it
has been for the worse. Nothing, therefore,
could more plainly demonstrate the utter
futility Of those promises of reform, with
which Moses seeks to beguac honest people
than the course of his adherents and support
sssz-5psas Rses1san, 81, @ Be less classical,
the. devil is known by his cloven foot. If
now, the Boilers give US better ticket (they
cannot get up worse, we will find it to
our interest and advantage to support that
ticket. In order to make it win, we must
advocate the claims Of Dir. Tonlinson tor
Governor, as superior to those Of Moses
Now comes the embarrassment. When We
DO 30, VIC are met by quotations from leading
Democratic papers, affirming that Moses IS
the best Of the two-abus;ng Tpmhnson as
convicted thief on the unsustained assertion
of political opponent, and palliating the
offences of Moses, sustained by the sworn
returns of an official of the State, his friend
and supporter, on the ground that he has
denied them and challenges the proof. We
wish the Executive Committee to relieve US
from this position. We don't wish to have
to fight our friends for any little possibility
Of local advantage. ->.
We believe our policy is to encourage the
Boilers. We have, on the contrary, so chill
ed them by encouragement, that if they had
not the elements of great strength among
themselves, they would have thrown up their
arms and left the field to their adversaries.
We may yet push them into that position.
In that case, we would hardly be able to
drive very good trade in the Radical coun-
ties. We see that our cotemporary, for
which we entertain the highest respect, the
iSouth Caroliaian, suggests convention of
al the liberal and conservative clements ofthe
people to determine upon some policy. We are
not sure whether tits really best to use the ma
chinery alreadyin existence to effect the end
We suggest, for instance, that the Central
Executive Committe of the Democrats in
yite the Democrats, Conservatives and Liber-
al Republicans to send one delegate each
from every county, to meet with the Com
mi.tee, and determine policy which will
unite them all in harmonious action of some
kind. Of all people in the world We need
harmony and union among ourselves.