The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-03
State Politics.

| Inc COluIuUla IHEHt~ -
covered hat South Carolina is the only
| State in the Union where no steps have oeen
taken to open a campaign for Greeley and
Brown. Nineteen twentieths OF the white
noonle Of the State arc determined to sup
mort the bucolic philosopher and his dashing
lieutenant. What, then, is the cause OF
their supineness? The Roenir answers the
question, to its " satisfaction, by saying
that the chief reason. is 'san u~nwilllngness
ION the part OF the large majority OF the
"white people OF the State to revive the
Democratic party"
This is worse than no answer at OIL Inc
white citizens Of the State do deprecate any
introduction OF national issues into the local
canvass, and are resolved to give national
politics the cold shoulder rather than risk any
interference with the working out ofthe prob
lam of State reform. But Democracy is not
dead in South Carolina. With the Pansr,
we fear, the wish is father to the thought.
The Democracy occupy a passive position,
and are prepared, as the National Democracy
are prepared, to cooperate with that wing
OF the Republican party which holds out
the best prospect OF an improvement In the
administration. But the men who, in the
effort to bring good out OF. evil, vote for
either Tomlinson or Moses, do not give up
their Democratic faith, any more than Hora-
ito Seymour and Mr.. VOORHEES, become Re-
publicans by supporting Horace Greeley.
Nor is it fair to draw a comparison between
the activity OF the Democratic minority in
Vermont and Maine, and the quiescence OF
the Democratic minority in South Carolina
Those States are fighting upon the broad
pround that the overthrow Of Grantism Is
indispensable to the life OF the Republic;
but, whether defeated or victorious, their
peonle are sure to have a respectable Stale
Government under which they may live in
security and peace. 10 South Carolina on
the contrary, we cannot afford to make the
6oht upon the theories or practice OF Fed
eral Government. Our charity, CT necessity,
.beoins at home. A Democratic State ticket
cannot be put in the field with the faintest
hone OF success; a Liberal Republican
ticket. would be weaker still. Are We then
to he without a Liberal electoral ticket?
We say empbatlcaIly, No! The Democracy
of this State NJ it to themselves to vote Tor
Greeley and Brown, and they mean to DO it.
But they decline to be rash about it. II the
Liberals make up such an electoral ticket,
the Democrats will sustain it, by their votes;
if the Liberals do not make up such o ticket
the Democracy within their own good
time. What the future will bring forth no
man can say. At present, however, there
is not the faintest hope Of carrying the State
against Grant. And tho people are weary
Of usele:s fights.
AS regards local reform, the Rent1 IS
good enough to say that The choice is not
in the opposing tickets, between "biled crow
sand bazzard," but between 'honest maj
sand thief" This is hard to see.' 4 faction
which is led by Judge Orr, G. G. Bowen, B.
F. Whittemore, W. J.. Whipper and D. I.
Corbin is not entitled to one whit re- con-
idence than is given to the party which is
led by Moses, Cardozo, Mackey and Hayne.
At least it seems so, just now, to a man up
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