The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-04-24

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THE PoIlTICAL ,CkuLDRoN,
The ,whirlings and twistings of the
political jugglsrs have not developed
any policy. rs >yet:in this State. Lo-
cal relations seem to .engross all minds
"a lall in tho storms and ground
swell is visible. the late lofty tum:
jblings of the clowns and play actors
an tho grand tournament, has dumb
founded 'many-men do not know
what to do, nor where to look. "The
cry Of corruption has not yet found
a resting place, and possibly will not,
IT'LL Treasurer Parker comes upon the
stage to play his after pieco. The
sssne has assumed the comic, rather
low at that. Whether we will have
any tragedy is yet to be seen. Men
now scratch thc;c heads as they
thrust their hands in their pockets
and find nothing but pay certificates,
which cannot be discounted at fifty
eents on the dollar. All over the
State no man is so thoroughly cursed
asN. 6. Parker. The Republicans
arc mistustful, while our Democrat
ic friends are not pleased. These
"Dem" Ku Klux raids and arrests IN
the up-country are striking things
badly. Many innocent men,, doubt
less, will suffer with the guilty in
formers are abundant,' and States
eviden CO is not lacking: The whites
are alarmed, and the negroes are
scared it is q good time for some
body, and bad time 'forother bodies.
On the whole, we think it a good
time for some one to prepare to make
o good speech and for Governor Of
shis State, Nobody seems to care to
be Governor now, as all the money
has been fiIched out f'tho Treasury.
Tho Legislature his given OUT the
last railroad bond which tho State
owned. Bonds arc down to low-wa
ter mark. Wo are ON the eve of a
general stampede; SO we will noml-
nate q Governor without conven-
<ior. We need some young, 'vigo-
rous, tough, daring man, to hold just
now, one that cares nothing for mon,
ey; one who believes-as Dr.. Young,
in his Night Thoughts that tman
wants but little here below, nor wants
thst littlc long We will nominate
him soon, SO That all may canvass for
him. Flo shall be natural leader
apt to guide, brave to fault, intre-
pid as a gladiator. Wien we name
him, you will assent to the choice;
but hold-our < Devil at our elbow
suggests that it is not wise TO NOM
mate too boon, and, as devils do tell
the truth sometimes, we think we
had better heed this time, as it is the
first time ho has ever told US a truth.
So we drop the curtain till next
The aboye is from tho Aissioaary
Record, edited BY Daddy Cain, one Of
the. most honest Republicans in the
State, apd who has been unsparing
in his aonuncia iations of the c0rruptions:
of his party. The Charleston Repu1.lli-
can is surprised that such an article
should haze emanated from 2 colored
man. Such charges might be cxpec-
ted from Democrats, but that colored coli
mon should turn against their own
party, and the men whom they have
placed in power, is not to betolcratod.
It is true, that such indepon-
dopGs,, rare at all times, is especially
50, in these times of venality and COR
ruption, but Daddy Cain is an honest
man, and has the boldness to speak
his mind, He has an opportunity to
know that whereof he alirms, and is
unable to restrain his honest indigna-
tion. II is not to be supposed, it is
true, that participants in crime will
disclose their own derelictlons, and
hence we: must not expect much in
the way of Republican disclosures.
But the offences;of the ruling power
in the State have been 50 rank, their
corruption 50 notorious, that the Con-
gressional Investigating Committee,
and the Republican journals else
where, have found it necessary in
self Justification, and to vindicato the
character Of the Republican party, to
donounce corruption, and to brand
the offences Of the South Carolina
carpet.baggor and the scalawag in
terms Of merited condemnation. It
may bo difficult to make good these
charges before the courts, but none
the less believe them on that account,
and it is refreshing sometimes to sec a
Republican journal with the boldness
to 'denounce the prevailing sins of
tho party. This is especially appro.
pirate as coming from q colored man,
tho representative of race which
has been made the blind tool of un-
prineipled men. We trust that the
scales are mt least falling from their
eyes, and that the sentiments Of Daddy
Cain, viii soon be that of the whole
race. When that blissful time comes,
naeome itimpst, we may expect bet
ter times in South Carolina-the