The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-10
A GRANT ORGAN THREATENS Bo1r.-

A GRANT ORGAN THREATENS A BoLT.-
Many Of our political thinkers in this
State are busily and anxiously engaged
at the present time, suggesting plans
and establishing organizations to secure
the election of certain favorites whom
they intend to put forward as honest and
capable men for State and County Of
foes in the coming campaign. From
the drift of their thoughts and move
ments, the opinion is fast gaining ground
with the people that, like Arkansas,
Louisiana, and other Southern States,
we are to have two Republican factions
or parties in the field.
In due course of time Convention
will be held at Columbia to nominate
is supposed the Republican party Of
South Carolina will be we'll and truly
represented. Now, the question is asked
by many. why not send men to this Con-
ventiou who will give US n good ticket
thut every honest voter can support,
aud, therefore, cut off at once the neces-
sity of placing another Republican ticket
in the field? The answer to this ques-
ton is the old story: There will be
fraud in the Convention, and delegates
cent from the people will be excluded by
certain ring-masters in Columbia
We have conversed with many good
men on the subject, who firmly believe
that the State Convention will be mu-
naged by Scott, Moses and Neage, who,
it is asserted, will see that none but their
own satellites are admitted as delegates
If this view Of the situation is correct,
and Scott & Co. should attempt to stifie
the voice of the people, and refuse nd
mission to legally elected delegations, as
was the case with the Charleston delega-
tion two years ago, the people could not,
and we believe would not, support no.
mutations made in such IN unfair and
very irregular manner. A ticket thus
put forth would be great imposition
on the peoples rights, aud would invoke
the earnest opposition and condemna-
ton of every honest man in the State.
1t the will OF the people should be de-
feated IN the selection of candidates,
and dangerous demagogues be nomi-
mated through the agency of corrupt
factions, every sensible voter in the State
would then unite, repudiate the action
OF the Convention, and send its nomi-
nees to political perdition.
We, therefore, earnestly advise the
gentlemen who control the regular Re-
publican party machinery in this State
to be very careful and place no obstacles
in the way of an honest and free express
sion of tue peoples will, or they may
have genuine Republican ticket to fight
Which will render their expected victory
sore defeat. Party machinery and
party tactics may be successful in max
ing nominations. but it is for the people
who do the voting to say whether nomi
nees shall be elected or not. We have
faith in the honesty and good sense Of
the people, and know they can no longer
be misled. In every County in the State
there are large numbers of voters WHO
are determined to support rascality no
longer, even if it have the endorsement
OF regularity" It would be we'll for
those who expect to manipulate the Con-
ventio1 to consider whether it would be
politic to drive these into revolt, and
thus deprive themselves Of all chances of
success. .-Southern CeA