The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1873-07-16
Retrenchment in the State
Government.


The liberal and generous atti
tude which this journal has main
tanned towards the present ad
ministration from its Inauguration
up to the. present time, is vel
known, and is, we believe, uni.
versally conceded. Our indigna'
ton at the foul wrongs which have
been heaped upon this helpless
State in the name of liberty, equal
ity and republicanism, has beer
deep indeed, and our contempt fol-
the shameless perpetrators OF thess
wrongs has been not a whit less
than that of those who have ex.
pressed it III Mholesale anathelna:
against any and every man assoct
ated with theaominant party. We
however, fave acted, and still pro
pose to act, npon the conviction
which we entertain, that We car
best serve fhe-public interests by
refraining from factious opposition
to the powersfhat be. It has beer
our effort tosinS the partisan II
the patriot, and, by freely com
mending the administration II
what it might do of right, ado
strength to our censures of what il
might attempt of1wrong.
The Republicans have q grasp
upon the State, through the igno:
rance and fears of the negro popu:
lation, which cap4pt easily be
shaken. In a psfmal condition Of
things the gross uisdeeds Of their
official representatives, debasing
the public morals and SO fatally
affecting everyaaSriaI interest OF
the State, wona have: damned the
party forever, snd hurled its min
ions to the depas of infamy, even
in the estimatio, of their party ad-
.berars. lis, such q result
las but partialy followed Scott
nd , Parker. CEam5srlain and,
te:igle, the ring Ns srs of the
,revious corrupt administration,
lave been thrown soyooard and
While a great nnmberof unprlncl,.
,led adsentnrss have retained
political power fhd position, there
las surely beena shglst Infusion at
east of a bets element. It's not,
therefore, altogther to be despair
ed ofthat the Repabl OF the
State may afte1 awhile gre us q
government mespra5ly decent and
1orest:
Sucfs aF rate, bessg the
main hope hellddout to US, ne have
deemed it wisa to..p.ohlete The the
ssoagls ocss. b5i Isl sss.tssss 6 ,tlei
better iaea s, the party. By By
while - rzzs ths eonseg 70 en-;
Iure a Radicalss shall. not sbaIes
a rascal; and {s6e, on the one,
hand, we s;oSaAh hagen 70 End the
administration for &srS Proper or
approximately propszd we will
not be tardy, ON thsether, in con-
delnIiag in, them aerything mani
ssstly evil.
3f itf presesadm administration went
cato mower unde certain solemn
hedges to the people. Ihey
saromised SO ns hat it Eas Inn
possible forsshe aiost mcredalons
tc ba @sHat I'll would not full
Sill asSae.. .Hey were % give US
thorpngh fetreaehmen.,and reform
In fhe corduet off pablic affairs.
All useless dfcSs were TO pe
abolished. salaries to be reduced
and expenditures generally cur
titled, within the compass of a
moderate rate of taxation. Have
tney kent these promises in whole
or in mart? Ne regret to be forced
70 saw that they have not. The ex-
nenditnres have not been yisibly
diminished. 4 and the rate Of tax
alton is higher than ever before,
though no provision is made fol
the, payment of interest on the
public debt There is no assurance
either that even the enormous rate
Avpnn HIt1lrls