The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-09
COLUMBIA VI: 3. L $. G.
wednesday Morning, October 9, 1872.
For President of the United States.
AORACN GREELEY. OF New York.
For Vice President
.,B. GRATZ BROWN. or MIsaourl.
what tho White People Ought to Do.

H. GnA1Z ,BHOHVN, OF H1l6aOurl.
Inasmuoh IS there has been no Con-
,servative Convention in the State, and
nc authoritative mandate from any
.so1rce by which to regulate the vote Of
the white people Of the State in che
elections next Wednesday, it is left to
the press to advise such a course as each
.jaarnal may honestly believe to be best.
AS for ourselves, we have very earnest
convictions in favor of the Boilers
ticket. We favor it, in the first placs,
becsuse the character of the persons who
compose the ticket is fur superior to those
-of the regular ticket. There is no man
upon the Boilers ticket who has defraud-
ed the State in any way. This should not
.eoant for much In normal condition of
'affaira, but it is good recommendation
when we consider the character of the
opposition. There is not man, further,
r4pon the Boilers ticket against whom
any.credible charge of any dispaFaging
, nature whatever has been made. They
- are the.<ery best men Of the Republican
party in the State. We do not care to
.,-run;a comparison between the respective
. 'eandidates. for ne know that our people
are not divided in opinion upon this
subject, and comparisons in themselves
ARE odious or odorous.
We favor the Boilers movement, in
t>the aoeond place, because it is protest,
and the only one we have. against the
.infamous regime of which the Moseyites
represent the continuance. We deem it
3 duty Ae support oil icforts for reform
,@pon principle whenever reform is ne
soessary. It is better TO haEe q change,
<eyeah d that change be not altogether
satisfactory. We regard it as step
,ping'stone to better things: Nothing
will tend SO much to release the, oolored
,psople from the CONTROL of leagues and
from the blind obedience which most of
them render to their corrupt leaders,
than the success of the Boilers move
smeat. In two years more. they would
de prepared to act Independently. and
do give their support, like all good citi-
.xeus should, to the best candidates who
.nay offer for Office.
1u, che last place, it is very evident
that the Tomlinson ticket can be elected,
df the white people will generally
vote it. The question practically
rests with us as to who shall be
Our next Governor. We can save
the State from Moses if we will. and Sc.
cure such an influence in the administra-
tion Of the State Government that can
not fail to be used to advantage. If
Tomlinson is elected mainly or in great
part by the votes Of the intelligent
honest white people of the State. he
will be put upon his mettle to prove to
as and to the world that our preference
has not been misdirected. A moral
pressure would be brought to bear upon
him which he could not. if he would, re-
.sist; and which would lead him, in all
questions affecting the interests Of the
entire people. to give ear to and be in
Auenced by the wishes and advice Of our
best and ablest men. There is certainly
nothing to be gained by inaction and in
difference. If our people think there is
mo choice between Tomlinson and Moses,
thea they are utterly inexcusable for not
urging the nomination of some third and
better man. As no such nomination has
been made, and none seems generally de-
sired. we are impressed with the belief
that large majority will support Tom
.linsoa.
When Mr.. Greeley was in Louisville.
'he thought it worth while to refute the
Radical falsehood. so much insisted upon
by Radical orators, that if the Liberals
.suoceed at the next election, the colored