The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-03
Time for Action.

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United States, and suoh Of our colored
citizens as are of the same opinion,
should take some steps to inaugurate the
campaign. We have delayed action up
to this time in order to throw no OBJ
stacles in the way of that State reform
which the dominant party in the State
have been so freely and frequently pro.
missing US, that they would institute in
their selection of public officers for the
next two years. They promised US
bread and have given us stone. Frank
lin J. Moses. Jr., is put forward as the
exemplar of honesty and reform within
the Republican ranks"
Not. having expected much from ''re.
form in the Republican ranks" SO long
as the corrupt leaders maintain their
control, we cannot say that we are
.grievously disappointed. Moses is doubt
less true exponent of the hopes and
purposes of the large majority of the
Convention which nominated him. The
boilers, it is true, have given Us another
.and. in our judgment, far better ticket.
Whether it will amount to anything, re-
mains to be seen. It is about as good
ticket, considering the naateriel of the
Radical party in the State. as we could
reasonably have expected; but we are
very much inclined to the suspicion
that the movement is designed more to
further the interests Of Grant, in his
race for reelection, than with any expec-
eation or great desire to reform the State
Government, or rescue it from the hands
of Noses. But, however all this may be,
it is quite patent that there is now no
longer any reasons why We, who sim
cerely believe that the welfare of the
country demands change in the Admi-
nistration, and that Greeley, aud not
Grant, should be our next President,
ought to remain inactive.
The Democratic Executive Committee
have met and adjourned. without indi-
eating any purpose to call convention
to nominate electors. It devolves, there
fore, we presume, upon the Liberal Re-
publicans in the State to take the initia-
tive, and to put forth the electoral ticket.
1t certainly cannot be contemplated that
we are to allow the Presidential election
to go by default against US. Suoh is not
the part of good citizens, and would i'll
become the people of our gallant State.
The fret thing to be done is the organi-
zation of Liberal Republican clubs
throughout the State. This, we hope,
will be done Immediately. In few
days. call for q convention will be
issued to meet in Columbia, some day
towards the latter part of this month
probably. A platform will be adopted,
electors chooses and the campaign prose-
cuted vigorously from that time for.
ward. Arrangements are now being
set on foot here to secure the at
tendance ut the time of the conven-
ton of some prominent Liberal Repub-
licans from the North. who will address
onr people and give interest and impulse
to the Greeley movement, and to the
formation and growth of that party,
which seems to us to promise the only
peaceable solution to the difficult and
darksome political problems before us.
We ought, at any rate, to be organized
and ready for action at moments warn
ing. There seems to be but little chance,
at present, of carrying this State for
Greeley; but who can tell what changes
the developments Of the next few weeks
may work upon the minds of our colored
fellow-citizens? II the result of the
State elections in the North should point
unerringly to the success of Greeley and
it comes to be very generally conceded
before the election that he is to be the
next President, thousands of the colored
people would undoubtedly be persuaded
to give him their suffrages. This would
throw the white and colored people of
the State together at once, and two years
from this not single rogue of the pre-
sent regime could work his way again into
the legislative halls OF the State, or any
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