The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-12

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matters OF public moment, is called in ques-
ton, it flies into a tantrum and abandons in
continently the field Of grave and sober dis
cussion.
TIE NEWS is convinced that, at the
coming county election, o Conservative
ticket cannot be elected; whatever the depth
or breadth of the quarreling in which the
Radical factions indulge. This paper, there
fore, as the best that a be done, selected
from the two Radical tickets the: least OBJ
j%ectionable nominees, and advised the Con-
seryatives to vote for and elect them. The
Courier, which had not been consulted,
raised the cry that neither OF the straight
Radical tickets, nor the selected Hobson's
Choice, held out any hope OF reform. This
begging the question could not pass I'M
noticed, and The NEWS, whose whole course
has been square and above board, calmly
reviewed the situation, explained the rela-
tive merits OF the Mackey ticket, the Bowen
ticket and Hobson's Choice, and asked the
Courie,. which OF the. tickets it preferred.
Instead OF giving aplain answer the Courier
bolts from the track and simultaneously de-
clares that 'ff by this is meant, for whom
''the editor OF this journal (the Course') will
"vote, it is simply q matter Of impertinence,"
Now, the Courier was not treated by The
News as can organ" which could grind oat
no other than %lugubrious personal tunes.
Unless there has been a seventeenth amend
ment to the United States Constitution o
newspaper las no vote. What The NEWS
wanted to know was, Which OF the three
sets OF county candidates the Courier, as q
newspaper, not as a personal organ, pre-
ferred and would support? With the votes
OF the individual members OF the Courier
staff, TIE NEWS has nothing to do. The
argument was directed at the paper, not ut
any particular person, and it's inability to
see this broad distinction shows that the
Courier does moi comprehend the very A B
O OF independent Journalism.
Having carefully set up Its men OF straw,
and as carefully knocked them down, the
Courier goes on to say that "THE NEWS
.does not represent Glitter the views OF its
colleagues or the Executive Committee
'from this county," or ''the Democratic and
conservative voters" Again is the Courier
blind to the difference between q newspaper
and q personal organ. The NEWS has no
colleagues upon the Democratic Executive
Committee. It is true that the writer OF this
article is o member OF thst committee,
which, OF its first meeting, urged that ''the
Democratic party be organized in the
several counties, for the purpose OF OBJ
claiming, by such means as may seem best,
'the largest measure OF local and Legisla-
''tive reform" In the opinion OF The NEWS
any organization OF the Democracy In this
county would have been useless. 1t there
fore advised the Democrats and Conserva-
tives to vote for HobsOn's Choice, as the
means which seemed best for obtaining ''the
slargest measure OF local and Legislative re-
sform." This was acting in strict accord
ance with the advice which the Executive
Committee gave.
TIE News does not pretend to dictate to
anybody, and it has no power over the peo-
pie except 30 far as its recommendations ore
deemed worthy OF general support. That
the majority OF the Conservatives agree with
The NEWS In believing that q Democratic
organization, and o Democratic Ticket
would be q waste OF time and money, as
we'll as throwing away q golden opportunl-
ty, is evident from tb ) fact that a Democratic
Convention has not even been proposed,
and that an authoritative Democratic ticket
has not beer put forth. The people are
convinced that q straight Democratic or
Conservative ticket would be defeated, and
they are not inclined to make q hopeless
fight at the bidding Of any politician.
TIE NEWS is confident that the course
which 1t recommends is the only one which
offers practical results. Not one OF the
arguments in its favor has been refuted,
and they may now be taken as irrefutable.
The Courier, however, would make more
head. way, in persuading the people to run q
losing race, lift would only stick to the point
and keep perfectly cool.