The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-04
A Dangerous Game.

The Courier, following the leau oi tne
Columbia Renir, declares that 'fmmedlate
~'"steps should be taken by the voters in the
estate, in favor Of the election OF Greeley
,.and Brown to the Presidency and Vice-Pres-
..idency of the United States, to have an efh-
"cient organization in their respective coun-
sites, so that when the ides OF November
ssshall approach, there may be a full vote'
sand a complete assertion of their prlncl'
ssples on the part OF those in South Caro-
tIina who are opposed to wrong, and in
.iavor Of right" Nearly every voter In the
State who is Gin favor OF the election OF
.tGreeley and Brown" is a Democrat, or has
h;tborto antoh NTH tho Democratic n9rtv-
The proposition OF the Courier, therefore,
is to organize the Democracy throughout
the State, in order that they may be ready
10 vote for the Coalition candidates in No
ycmber. Such q; course is, we believe, i'm
polite in the extreme, besides being diau.et-
really opposed to the current OF public opin-
ion. ~
There is no doubt that the white citizens
of this State will vote almost unanimously
for Mr.. Greeley. This they will do whether
the canvass be long or short; whether there
be one speech or a hundred. 10 no other
State OF the Union are the white citizens as
firmly resolved to vote in solid phalanx Tor
the Liberal candidates as in South Carolina.
What then is the object Of rushing with hot
haste into the fray? The CouTfer. surely
does not expect to defeatthe Grant electoral
ticket. 1t is barely possible that there may
be such a somersault as will give this State
to the Liberals. But that q contingency is
altogether independent of any canvassing
which the Democracy might do. Indeed,
such o canvass would destroy the faint
chance of q victory which now exists. A
canvass, beginning now, would not increase
tho white vote for Greeley; nor would it
gain any considerable quantity OF negro
votes. There would be no adequate return
for the labor, the anxiety and the expense.
This is not all. The Presidential canvass
would seriously add to the difficulty OF max
ing such combinations with the Grant Re-
publicans, at the State election, as may give
the Democracy q modicum OF local reform.
During the past six months the Democracy
of the State have repeatedly given express
sion to their desire to remain quiet until
after the middle OF October. This desire
led o large minority to oppose the holding OF
the State Convention which elected dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention. A like
feeling caused several Influential newspapers
to sharply condemn the judlcious policy OF
Mr.. Porter in advising an organization in
the several counties. They feared that this
the signal for the beginning Of a warm
contest; while, in truth, it was only a rea-
sonable preparation for the November and
October elections. 1t was 80 interpreted
and confirmed by the Democratic State Ex-
ecutive Committee who, say nothing about
the Presidential election, but urge on imme-
date making ready for the State election.
1t is needless to multiply arguments. The
Democracy, as we understand their views,
think it best to withheld the Greeley electo-
raj ticket until after the State election.
They prefer that the Liberal Republicans
should make up that ticket, but if these DO
not, or cannot, the Democracy, in proper
time. will do 30. The Liberals will, OF
course, move when and how they think best.
But o Democratic canvass would only tend
to consolidate the opposition, and secure,
beyond peradventure, the election OF the
Moses ticket.