The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1872-07-13
Our Standard d-Bearers.

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to California, the denomination Of
Greeley and Brown, by the National
Democratic Convention, commends it.
self as q most suspicious event, and
will be hailed as the harbinger of bet
ter days by ever lovely of reform and
good government, be he Democrat or
Republican. With almost perfect
unanimity, tho Democracy have ac-
cepted the hand of peace and recon-
oiliation proffered them by the assem-
blage of honest Republicans at Gin.
oinnati, and to accomplish the great
aim of reform, it only remains for
these two elements to throw into the
campaign their whole energies and
resources, and by o united effort on
their part, the overthrow of corrup-
tion and despotism can be easily eff.
'fected.
The action of the Demo mocratic party.
in their National Convention, is en-
tirely satisfactory, we believe, to
three fifthsof the voters Of the Union,
and meets with the approval of nine.
tenths of the members of the party.
The tendency Of the times demanded
such action, and we rejoice to know
that this demand has been so fully
and completely satisfied. The voice,
of the people called for the nomina-
tion of Greeley and Brown, and it
has been needed. The work has been
we'll done, and quickly done, in
statesmanlike and digni6ed manner,
and the issue now squarely presented
to- the country is whether corruption
shall continue to rule, or reform
achieve triumph. Shall Grant, the
miserable demagogue, be again chosen
to preside over the destinies of this
great nation, or Shall Horace Greeley,
the honest incorruptible patriot, be
elevated to position which has been.
'graced, except in tho past few years,
by men who guarded most sacredly
our grand old constitution, and de-
Tended from insult the honor of our
flag This question must be answer
ed ono way or the other by the peo-
pie. EThere are no side issues.
Every path that leads from Greeley
inevitably goes in the direction of
Grantism, and every man who does
not vote for Greeley, gives that much
support to Grant. The contest is
now definitely narrowed down Be.
tween these two personages, and ad-
mits of no other departure.
We nail to our masthead to day
the names of Greeley and Brown.
We have previously committed our.
selves to their cause, but as the repre-
sentative Of a Democratic people, and
privileged to speak in their behalf, we
refrained from popular expression
of preferences until the voice of the
party had gone forth.
In the present campaign we can
scarcely hope to carry this State for
the "National Reform" candidates,
but we can accomplish much by
course shaped in the interests of
peace and moderation, making there
by no capital which might be effec-
lively used against us by our willy and
unsorupulous enemies. Our advice
then to our people, if we may be per.
mitted to offer it, is to eschew politics
altogether for the present, remain
peaceably at home, and pursue their
usual avocations, in the endeavor to
build up their material interests, and
advance the prosperity of our. own
State. We are powerlesS to help the
friends Of reform, and we had better act
30 as not to do anything that would
jeopardize the cause, in the success of
which there is everything for our nj.