The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-10-31
GREELEY AND BROWN.
The Liberal Electoral Ticket for South
Carolina:
ADDRESS TO THEPEoPLE OF THE STATE

To the People of South Carolina:
On the 5th of November the people of
South Carolina, in common with the people
of all the United States, will be called upon
to elect President and Vicc-President to
serve for the ensuing four years.
The course that has been pursued by the
present administration has been sosubversive
of all local self.government, and hostile to
the rights and liberties of the citizen, as to
have excited the greatest apprehensions for
the safety of our free institutions, and has
aroused the intelligent and Conservative
masses of the nation to united and de-
termined effort to secure, if possible, the gov
ernment from the hands of its present auda-
cious and unscrupulous rulers, and bring it
back to its constitutional bearings.
More than this-so alarming and wide
sprt al has been the growth of corruption in
high places as to have tainted oil the toun-
tains Of public justice, and so reckless the
use of corrupt instrumentalities by pubic,
officials as to undermine every principle OF
honor and honesty in the breasts ofthe peo,,
ple. and prepare the way for the rapid and
almost sure decay of all public virtue.
To arrest the spread of these evil and dan
gerous tendencies, and to save to the people
the substance as we'll as form of constltu.
tional republic, the citizens Of all classes and
parties have organized holy, firm and inde-
structible alliance in behalf of purity in gov
ernment and sympathy and reconciliation be-
tween sections.
The cardinal principles of this movement
were promulgated from Cincinnati on tho
first of last May, and solemnly ratified by the
Democracy of the whole Union in general
convention at Baltimore on the 9Th OF
July.
Horace Greeley; of New York, and B.
Gratz Brown, of Missouri, chosen as the
standard bearers of this cause, = have been
hailed with patriotic enthusiasm by the
friends of law, order and we'll regulated liber-
ty throughout the entire land. The princi-
ples which have been emblazoned upon our
banner in the hopeful words Ofour illustrlous
candidate cannot die, but must and will sur
yive even defeat, if defeat were possible.
South Carolina, recognizing this as the
only movement in the present crisis calculat-
to overthrow monstrous Capitalization, and
to secure to the present generation the bless
ings of a Just and free government, has,
through convention of her people, recorded
her adhesion and pledged her support to tn
movement. =,
While we are not permitted to speak the
language of assured victory to our people in
this State. it is, nevertheless, our solemn
duty to adiure them by their enlightened
love of country and their devotion to its In
stitutions, to summon to their aid that high
est fortitude in man, of fidelity to principles
even in the midst Of disaster, and, rallying
around our colors, give to our candidates
manly, a generous and united support.
Animated by the foregoing sentiments, and
profoundly sensible of the responsibility de-
volved upon them, and to insure the action
which is recommended, the State central ex
ecutiye committee of the Democratic and
Liberal Republican parties; after a joint con
ference, have determined, under the auspices
of the undersigned representing this State
in the nstional executive COMMITTEES OF the
two parties, to present to the people Of South
Carolina and invoke their sutfrages tor the
following ticket of electors:
State at Large-M. P. OConnor, oi
Charleston w. Fl. Wallace, of Union; S. A
Pearce, of Richland.
First District-W. W. Walker, Of George
town.
Second District-Johnson Hagood, Of
Barnwell.
Third District-Simeon Fair, of Newber
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Fourth District-W. R. Robertson. Of
Fairfield. IHos. 7 SIMoNs'
National Dem. Executive Committee.
s. A. PEARoE,
National Lib. Rep. Executive Committe.