The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-23

causes. which led to the Cincinnati
movement. The indications are, that a
strong effort will be made by the leaders
Of the Grant party North to improve
matters here as far as they can. The
denomination Of Scott. or the selection
of any member of his ring, is catastro-
pie to them no less than to US, and they
must and will work to avoid it, provided
they do not endanger Grants prospects
in this State. A strong influence, there
fore, may be expected from Washington,
supporting, for the nonce, the better
element of republicanism in the State
in opposition to Scott and the corrup-
tionists. end if the white people act pru-
IDENTIFY and throw their 10000 votes in
the right direction, we may hope that
the opposition will prove successful.
We have no desire to aid the Grant fac
tion, Of course, but if their fears chime
with our interests, we would be fools not
to make use of them.
We desire to see our State Govern
ment rectifed, and such men put in
Office as will give us promise of less COR
ruption, less taxation and greater
efficiency. If this change proves advan-
tageous to Grant, it is none the less
beneficial to us. Uncle Horace, we be-
lieve. will beat him anyhow, in spite of
what he may do now to palliate his
enormities of the past. We have some
thing to gain, whichever way the State
elections go. II the ring prevails, and
our State is delivered over for two years
more to the plundering paws of Scott &
Co., Grant will suffer from it; if the op.
position is successful, we will have bet
ter State Government, and Grant will
suffer less. We prefer the latter alter
native decidedly, and say to the better
Republicans in the State, whether they
be GRANTEES or not, organize your
forces, commence your contest with the
ring, put your best men forward and We
will assist in their election without refer
ence to the Presidential election and with
an eye single to the redemption of sour
beloved State"
For your information. We will say that
among the better Republicans we class
Orr, Melton. Willard. Moses, Sr., Cham
berlain, Robertson, Sawyer, with per-
haps few others of lesser note, whose
names do not occur to us just now, as of
the ring we consider Scott Moses. Jr.,
Neagle, Parker, Dennis, Whittemore,
with host of other little segments too
numerous and too Insignificant to men
ton. Any Radical in the State, who
feels slighted at our omission of his
name. may with reasonable certainty
conoider himself as among the last
named category. Speaking for our
selves, we are prepared to say that we
will support for Governor any one of
those whom we have dubbed with the
title of "better Republicans, as against
nominee of the ring. For Lieutenant
Governor, we will take Cardozo, or
Wright, cr Frost, or, we were about to
say. Ransier, but We hear ugly stories
about his signing, in conjunction with
Moses, Jr., fabulous amounts of pay
certificates for services not rendered the
State. We will, therefore, withhold
from him the in,prin,atur of our approval
until he has cleared his record, if he can.
We throw out these suggestions for
the benefit of our Radical friends in the
State. They can not upon them or not,
as they think fit. If they do not, they
may expect Uncle Horace down among
them with sharp stick. after the 4th of
March next. There will be weeping then
among the carpet-baggers. and wailing
and gnsshing of teeth. and disgorging
of iil-gotten gains, in q wey they will
despise.
"DAN." SIoKLEs CoM1Na HoME-Nor
DIR. HoUARp.-A great ado was made
awhile ago, in the Washington organs,
about the peremptorv demend tha Qo.