The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-10-03
Where are the Brains ?

The Regulars and Bolters stand opposed
to each other in this canvas, both claiming
to be Republicans.
The Boilers say that they will gladly receive
Democratic assistance in the way of votes,
whilc the Regulars, protesting not to desire
our aid, still have in their platform an un-
deniable bid for our votes. Little does it
matter to us, whether nine Or ninety men
nominated Mr.. Tonlinson for Governor, or
or whether Mr.. Moses received majority
of the votes of all the delegates to the Con-
yention. What the Democrats desire to
know is, where the brains to run and the
honesty to control the government, are
Many of Mr. Moses friends claim for him
brains, but very few allege that he has hon
csty. to regulate them. The friends Of Mr..
Tomlinson. claim for him both brains and
honesty, which claim is admitted by some,
though not all of the Moses adherents. A
member of the Supreme Judiciary of the
State has remarked, 'Frank Moses was new
er designed or cut out to be Governor of
South Carolina though he is smart" A
man of real ability does not otimpress one with
the idea of smartncss, inasmuch as that im-
plies more or less of the knave: and any one
to look at the foxy countenance of the young
er Frank, will admit that the criticism is
very apt. Frank unqucstionably has had
smartncss enough to line his pockets and Sc
cure his nomination, though he did not pay
the passage of his adherents from the Con-
vention to their respective homes, neither
did his smartncss prevent Keith, of Darling
lington from confcssingin the County Convcn-
ton, the humliating fact that he had u pay
certificate fer s414, given to him by Moses
for no service to the General Assembly, said
certificate having been issued in the name Of
h,s;btother, who. SO far as we knpa, %
!. ycr had the oppoftunity ofsticsing his.inqai-;
sitiye nose into the'lobby of the StateHouse.
Nor did his smartness prevail to prevent
that certificate from being produced and torn
to pieces by Keith after acknowledging the
fact of the fraud, before an indignant assem-
blagc of his political sympathizers. Nor did
it prevail to prevent the fact being made
public that the renowned Rollins girls of
Columbia, have obtained from Frank, jr. pay
certificates for imaginary services, amounting
to something like twenty-five hundred dollars.
The brains are not in the head of Moses.
Some of his adhcrents have Il modicum of
brains. Judge Melton, ti'r instance, is a
case in point, yet even his did not prevail
to prevent the growth Of seed sown by him
several months ago in this town andsCouRty.
From his lips issued the first words which
gave rise to the present opposition to Moses.
He was then Gin May,) bitterly opposed to
the said Moses, and so out-spoken was he,
that many colored men conceived a like op-
position to him. Now, however, things are
changed The Judge runs with Moses. and
the Boilers are strong in this County. All
the result of seed sowed on good ground.
So much for the brains.
Where is the honesty?
This is, apparently delicate subject.
Now, as Mr.. Gather said the other day, he
could not answer for Moses honesty, though
he went for him on other grounds, among
which, it may be mentioned, is that he is
nominee for reelection to the House, on the
Moses ticket. He, Moses and Frank Adam
son, rank together on this subject. MeS6on-
cd before, let us again remind our readers
that Mr. Henry Cardoza exposed Gather
and Adamson at or near Red Hill in this
County as having ''seen light" at the time Of
Scott's impeachment, and the meeting came
near breaking up in row.
We cant see any honesty in that. but per-
haps we need spectacles.
Can the Boilers show cleaner record?
But two weeks remain in which to decide
the momentous issues Of the present contest.
Much depends upon the revelation of that
time and should the Boilers show us that
they have with them brains and honesty, per-
haps we may incline to their side.
cantra1 Exec,1tiye Committee Of Ker.