The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-12
COLUMBIA, S. G.
Tuesday Morning. March Ii, 1879.


Look on that PlCtur0 nnd thon ON ThIs.
A correspondent Of the New York
1Smes, the leading Grant organ now in
the United States, writing from New
Hampshire on the conduct and progress
Of the canvass there, says:
1.-THE fact that the Democrats have
possession of the State Government
during the current year, has also been of
great use to their opponents, who have
been able to show that the expenses
we're increased ST., 7,0G0 in the Asst six
months, and the session Of the last Le-
gislature extended seven days, both of
which are very serious matters with this
frugal people,"
Did such statement appear in any
other than an unswerving Republican
journal. like the Times, we should be
inclined to regard it as hoax. It must
be borne in mind that the Republicans
are exerting the whole strength of their
mighty organization to secure New
Hampshire for their party. or rather for
Grant. Every means and appliance
known to political strategy has been
brought into play in their behalf. Their
organization is perfect. Republican
clubs are organized in every precinct,
aad the election fever wrought up to
raging heat. Speakers, great and small,
and fsom every section OF the Union,
from Wilson, Of Massachusetts, to the
sometimes Senator from Charleston, of
our own State, have been mustered into
Grant's service, and the work is going
hravely on. Every error, or mistake,
or appearance of anything of the kind,
ou:tie part of the present Democratic
administration, must. Of course. be
issreted out, and used to their damage;
colored, too, with all the extravaganza
which partisan zeal begets. This, then,
is the sum and substance Of Democratic
shining in New Hampshire. for last
year, ''their enemies themselves being
the judges" They have increased the
State expenditures $4,000 in six
months, and prolonged the session OF
the Legislature seven days, and these
facts, says the correspondent of the
Times, give great Advantage to their
oppo nents.
The thing appears supremely ridiou-
lous to progressive South Oarolinian.
The prosperous and wealthy inhabitants
Of New Hampshire should come down
and take few lessons from our princely
Ananoial ring in the art of expending
public moneys. They would hang their
diminished heads for shame. when they
would place their little old $17, 900 along
side of our millions, and that one week
OF extra session by our three months.
And Corbin, d-t- Corbin, how droll it
must be to any one knowing his connec-
6ons and career here to hear him, with
saintly horror expressed on his suritanio
visage. detailing to the honest people of
New Hampshire the profigate expendi-
lures of the corrupt Democracy, which
sum up the enormous amount of ST., 900
IN six months. Oh, that Sol Smith Rus
sell might see the sight. His fortune
would be made, and we would all grow
fat with laughing. ''Corbin on the New
1Aou PouiIo 0uhuCoSs WOulU 10 III CuAfm.
ing antithesis to Soils school-boy that
boo -hooed "Bingen on the Rhine" How
Corbin must giggle in his sleeves at the
simplicity of his audieaoe, when he ends
one of his virtuous harangues. It is to
be hoped that in his efforts to depict
Democratic dishonesty to the people of
the Granite State, he may become per-
suaded into the belief that he is honest
himself, and remain under the delusion,
ii he will act accordingly when he re-
surns to South Carolina. But what most
surprises us in this matter is, that New
Hampshire, one OF the Now England
States, the seat of science and oracle of
wisdom to the Western Hemisphere,
should have fallen 80 far in the rear on
the grand march of civilization that
oharacterizes the age, as Mr.. Chamber
lain says. Only $4,000 increased ex-
penses in one yeari Our Northern
friends noed never pirate moro about
Yankee go-aheadativeness and progress.
We are more pre- gressive people than
shev Look what We have done and