The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-11
ga Plague on Both Your Houses

The leading Conservative and Democratic
newspapers in the interior of the State, rs
well as on the coast, are nearly unanimous
in declaring that they can not, and will not,
support either of the Radical tickets now be-
fore the public. Some lean slightly towards
Tomlinson, others have a minute preference
for Moses; but both classes agree in saying
that neither faction is worthy Of confidence.
A glance over the State papers received dur
ing the past week or. ten days shows where
they stand.
The Abbevllle PresSis ready to take which
ever ticket shows by its acts the desire to
'iulfl its pledges Of entire and thorough Fe-
Storm" The Anderson hateuigencer (ptlo-
lished in Judge Orr's W town. treats the
Boilers movement as ga pretended effort 10
.soust the thieves, made "with a view to de-
"ceive the Northern people," it thinks that
the Tomlinson ticket ''does not stand Inc
sghost ola chance" and that the condition
OF the Boilers is 'pitiful indeed" The Gem
den Journal sums up the whole question IN
the, statement that sin material, the noml'
.spees Of the Moses faction are equal, II not
superior, to those OF the Boilers, yet none
.tofthem are such as any Of US would Volun-
"tarily support for any Office OF trust or
"prolt." The Chester Reporter says the
contests is between sblack dog and monkey"
and it does not propose "to take any STOCK
sin the fight" The Edgeaeld Advertiser
.thas no choice in the tickets" it has mo
confidence in the Moses. Cardozo-Parker
'.srine. and less in the Orr-Bowen-Hurley
..bolt." The Greenville Enterprise denoun.
ces both factions, and says: 'It we are to
s'be robbed and %pluudered, in the name OF
tall we hold sacred and dear let US have
"nothing to do In elccting those who are to
.tdo it," The Laurens Herald never had
.sany. confidence in the bolt" and he who
hopes for any good to the honest classes
"hugs a false delusion." The Newberry
Herald describes the two factions as 'a bully
screw, and says 'lhe devil take the hind,
"most-and both wings too" The Orange
burg Ne,os has no every exalted opinion" Of
.rhe Boilers, who ask the sixty thousand
democrats for their votes, and yet treat
s'them with the utmost Indifference" The
Rock Hill Lantern says; 1.-THE truth is, that
s'the apostles Of Reform are but little, if any
'thing, better than those whom they would
ssreiorm; and they do not deserve the conf
'dence OF the people, however fair their
"promisea. Many OF these Reformers have
..connived at. tie rogueries practiced upon
''our State, and assisted in dragging her
s'down to what she is to-day" The Union
Times thinks 1t would be 'madness II we
'too hastily gave our adhesion to either OF
sethe wings OF the Republican party;" it has
.,no more confidence" in one faction then 10
the other, and fatty declares that it cannot
trust 9 man like Reuben Tomlinson. The
Georgetown Times looks upon The bolt as
ga shallow and meaningless pretense," and
believe, the boilers are ''after the CURSE
strings" not reform.
These extracts are efficient. They indi-
cate the determination OF the people TO cry
-.thands off" unless they can by voting for
Moses or for Toplinson, In any county, i'm
prove the legislative and county ticket
Whether they masticate crow or buzzard, or
go without dinner, must depend upon the
nature OF the sauce. The idea Is for each
county to do the best 1t can for itself. In
each locality the Conservatives will determine
whether they can gain more by running a
Conservative ticket than by swallowing down
either set OF Radical candidates. a simpler
plan OF action was never devised.