The New York herald., 1872-10-16
The GuhernatOrial Contest and Split In
the Republican Ranks.
MOSES AND ToMLINsoN
Honesty and Reform in the
Government.
Preparing for the Election on
the 18th Inst.


fined. The election takes PLACE on the 10th inst,
and from all the indications at hand there is little
doubt that the full Moses, regular ticket will be
successful. In the counties OF York, Spartanburg
and, perhaps, two or three others where the Ku
Klux Outrages took place, and. where the writ OF
habeas corpus was suspended and also In Green
vile county, there may be a majority vote p0.led
for the bolters' ticket In nearly all the remaining
counties In the State IL Is tolerably
safe to predict the Moses regular ticket win
be elected. With sort OF official political desper
alton the canvass has been pushed to the wall on
the part of the bolters while the certainty OF sue
cess has guided the Moses party in nothing more
than an ordinary campaign. The game OF the
boilers was desperate one, and the movement
was led by Oflce-holders, who feared decapitation
legislation OF the State. All the talk about
HONESTY, REFORM AND RETRENCHMENT
was evidently nothing more than ''blindr on the
part OF the boters to perpetuate themselves in
office. Chief among the boilers were Ex-Governor
Orr, State Circuit Judge; ex-Unied States Marshal
Lewis johnson, United States Senator
Sawyer, United States District Attorney
Corbin, Assistant District Attorney Earle,
Clark, Collector of Customs at Charleston ;
Postmaster Brice United States Commissioner
Poiner and ex-COngressmen Bowen and White
more. Most Of these gentlemen were in some way
either directly or indirectly connected with the
management or the affairs OF the State for
the past four years, and II there is cul-
pabllty In the fraudulent debt which has
been fastened upon the people, they are equally
responsible with their opponents for 1t. The
only thing that might have recommended the
bolters to the white people more than the regulars
amendment, to be submitted to the people on Tues
day next, limiting the power OF the Legislature
to create debt without first submitting the ques-
tOn to vote OF the people. 1t is said the
regulars are equally In favor OF this amendment,
but they have not SO declared, and Judging by their
past record, there Is reason for the gravest appre
tensions that the future government OF the State
will not be whit better than 1t used to be II the
Moses ticket Is successful and OF this there IS no
doubt entertained.
BOTH THE GUBERNAToRIAL NOMINEES,
and in fact. all the candidates both tickets have
both are rogues or knaves, and that the only differ
ence between them Is as to the degree Of criminal
ity Of which they are guilty Both have been cor
Office, the witnesses to which are their
respective advocates on the stump In
are left with Hobson's choice; and as they cannot
support either oil the two tickets they have nothing
to do but remain goriously inactive, and carry in
their pockets the proud satisfaction OF knowing
that 1t Is 'n0ne CT their funeral, though in either
case they must bear all the expenses. The outrage
fastened on the State by the negroes alone, as it
was before, for the whites have virtually washed
their hands OF the whole business. The most that
the white people, or taxpayers, can now do Is to
send to the Legislature as many men of known
honesty and integrity as possible. This they are
endeavoring to do by means of compromises In the
counties; and so far as the local nominations are
known there is some chance of electing Legisla-
ture that will have the moral power required to
MAKE THE THIEVES STAND BACK.
From all can learn-and l have made inquiries
In all quarters-the probabilities are that more
natives will vote for Noses on the regular ticket
than for Tominson on the bolters' ticket. II the
latter has thrown out bait in the shape Of an
dorsement OF the constitutional amendment lin
iting the power OF the Legislature to create debt
without the consent OF the people, Moses has
regular conservative fshing-net designed to cap
ture the whites by wholesale. He promises to use
all his influence for a prompt payment of the in
terest on the public debt, also to reduce the same
yet that no interest shall be paid until the honestly
contracted debt OF the State Is ascertaned-what
ls and what Is not fraudulent. BY these profess
sions on the stump, made with apparent frankness
ana earnestness, q great many think that they
had better trust Moses, a native, whom they know,
than TomlinsOn, carpetbagger, whom they do
not know. Asa specimen OF the canvass submit
the following extracts from speeches made by Scna
tor Sawyer, OF the boters faction, and F. L. Car
doza coloredl, the regular nominee for State
Treasurer, at Sumter, lew days since:-
PULL DICK, PULL DEVIL.
After the Sheriff finished his remarks senator Sawyer
argument against Moscs ON the ground o hs aniitncss
for 'he pSon Of Goyern0r Sy reason q his reckless
oser.-sas ne Of pay eerhsaes and The arms,conyers9,n
the whole to The audience and conisnacd that
even II Moses were entirely innocent OF the frauds
sns s s
Was 3 % e % % q M
Mr. sawyer niimated very plainly that Moses ncinna.
p SrGPsx s
oI M II and near
free ,Gm yplsaty And abusive ephets and one which
candidates Of the boters in tefs Of high cncemiam and
The sSSssa sas Win es Risss BILL
The next speaker was the Hon. +. L. Cardozo. lie re-
Charging dreey SH with
heps 1a o TSs eve
election % senate KNOWN that i tie regular ticket
elected elected h D game was Ne Sso pitched
hs TS,aSs
n the Of
esds%y
M6o S and pSn sary ppsc men
CONGRESSIONAL.
There is strong effort being made to elect ex-
was Provisional Governor under Andy Johnson,
and who has been nominated for Congress in the
Fourth district. Congressman Wallace IS the re-
publican nominee for reelection, but the demo-
cratic party being about equally divided 1t is hard
to say which will be the successful candidate,
election OF Perry. H. b. Elliott the sable Congress.
man from the Third district Is almost certain to he
returned, as his popularity Is very great among his
district, has opposition like Elliott in the Third;
so that these two African representatives are as
good as booked for another term. In the Second
district there arc two republican candidates-A. ].
Ransier, present Lieutenant Governor and General
William Gurney formerly OF New York, white. The
former will doubtless be elected although the vote
will be close as this district embraces the Sea
Islands, where there is an immense colored vote.
II. II. Cain, the colored candidate for Congressman
at large on the regular ticket Is almost certain Of
election. Senator Sawyer, whose term expires
next March, will be superseded because he mas
identified himself with the boters, adding
tncreDy much to q great ODUOSltlOn alrcaQV
against him. His successor has not been
Indicated SO far but as usual, there are
a large number OF aspirants for the position. |
should not be surprised II Elliott, the col0red Con-
gressman from the Third district were elevated to
this distinguished position, as he is shrewd, am
bitious and an aspirant, and, being very popular
among the negroes, If he pushes his claims there
is little doubt that lie will he elected United States
Senator to succeed sawyer. There will be an i'm
provement In the personnel OF the General Assem-
bly, and majority OF republicans In both houses.
Everything now bids iair for peaceable and quiet
election. There are still rum0rs on the streets
that the democrats will put straight-out ticket In
the field at the last moment, but 1t is believed they