The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-30
DEMOCRATIC TACTICS,

OF course the Democracy are, In their own
opinion, all honest and honorable men. To
Lear their self adulations one would take them
to be saints or angels direct from heaven, who
could not be tempted of evil, and 10 whom was
no talnt of sin. But they do not tell you Of
their long and persistent efforts to break down
your Republican State Government, to destroy
its finances and ruin Its credit. They do not
inform you In detail as tothe history, work.
ings and objects of their Democratic organi-
zatlon-the Ku-Klux Klan. They do not speak
OF the hundreds of Republican Victims, who
sleep in martyr graves, slsin by Democratic
hands. They do not tell youot the thonsanos
of Republicans, who, until they are called 70
obey the last dread summons OF the King Oh
Terrors, will carry tho scars Of wounds IN
flicted on their qniverlng flesh by the cowardIy
hell hounds of this same Democratic party.
They can manufacture the blsokest falsehoods
against Republican officials and repeal tnem
to you with ever increasing ierVor, 10 pref
udce your minds and pdson yonr hearts
against those who stood the shock of battle
for your deliverance, and who now, with some
of your own race, stand guard on the watch.
towers OF your liberty, but they DO not tell you
that they had planned for the overthrow OF
your liberties and my liberties oy tne savage
atrocities OF violence and m1rder. we want
but one more year to compete tne suolecIlon
of the State to Democratic .ule," was the slg-
Democratic press two yearsago. And but for
the strong hand of President Grant, aud the
prompt action of your Republican friends,
long ere this they would have executed their
bloody threat. For what were they armed
and equipped? !? For what were lhey bound by
solemn oaths into q criminal ald reasonable
conspiracy Was it to preserve tie liberties
| of the people or 10 destroy them? Was 1t to
elevate the colored man, or to crush him and
the rights and liberties secured " him by the
Republican parLy' Now, these are the men,
| telow-citizens, who are, and have been,
calumnialing our Republican State Govern
ment. want you to know item and their
character, and their purpose. ASK your own
hearts If they shall be returnedto pewer with
their hands and garments all cgered WITH tne
blood of slain and dying Republicans? Shall
the improved charges OF unaithfulnsss in
Office, made by such men, weigl 10 your minds
against their deeds OF violence and murder !!
Look on your wives and your little ones, grow
! ing ND under the sweet Influences Of your new
found liberty, and tell me. No. you have not
trusted these men in The paa, you Will not
trust them In The future, nnles they change
and become the sincere friendsand advocates
of universal liberty and right. But when the
leopard can change his spots, and the Ethio-
pian his skin, then will we loot for justice to
| The black man and the poor wtlte man from
| the Democratic party. They want you to vote
| for them, and promise that Nhen they are
once again in power there will D. a new era OF
good feeling and of peace. Yes, but 1t WILL be
The peace OF death; the koell OF liberty In this
fair State will be sounded by ne voice that
procaims that party triumphantat at the ballot
box. Then, indeed, would The lion and the
lamb lie down together-but tie lamb would
be inside the lion.
RESPONSIBILITY wHERE 1T lELoNGs.
| Tbopa tbua ondeauored nv fiende to give
an expression 10 my feelings aud views, ana
all account of my official stewardship, at this
important junclure of public tfairs. What
ever responsibility belongs to ne am ready
to assume. What belongs to ohers shall not
be laid 10 my charge. The law hat Ia good ID
the church is good In polll1ct-"Let every
man bear his own burdens"
AS TO THE FUTURE
AS to the future. do not set myself up az o
candidate superior to all others! but If the peo
Pile OF the State believe that can serve the
party to advantage and the .ptblic interests
that my past experience will be OF service 10
conducting the financial interess OF the Stale
and I am asked TO continue m! labors IN thls
department OF the public servite, shall no
feel at liberty to decline. But wh,teVer the peo
ple may decide, whoever they nay call to tht
front la this important crisis, when the mos
vital and fundamental questions are at Issue
and the fate of Republican PRINCIPLES ant
the whole fruits of the war are trembling II
the balance. he must be true and Thorough
Republican. Every man whose soul is hTe'
with the lofty principles of justice and OF righ
must stand with the Republican party. In
party whose record adorns the brightest pag
Of American history. The party which ha
made freedom an accomplished TACT; that ma
established justice on her sure foundation
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