Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21
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] they have not had They We're pra.c11ti1s
/ cally ignored, as much 50 asan alien alien
would belin an Iunfriehdly landa Every
aim has been tot Sdeapoil them with
schemes of fraud, and every attempt to
insinuate claim to a hearing has been
throttled by the phalanxcd majority that
shut out all hope of reform ut the bal
lot box. The Senator elect, if he met
no support from white men in Che recent
election, certainly met no opposition from
them. AS passive spectators, the men
who represented ninctcen.twentieths Of
the material wealth Of the county, stood
by, or passed on needless, allowing the
craft to drift to O destiny which they
were powcrlcss to avert, be that destiny
for good or i'll. For the fire. t:sae since
the present rule, Southern white man
is elected to fill the responsible Office of
Orangeburg's Senator, and though tho
officer elect is an ayowed Republican, he
is the dual representative of the WHITE
MAN and the SoUTnERNoR, two features
which in the emergency q, the present
cannot be ignored epgithouta u sacrifice,
which we hope his county may not
charge to bis ,discredit. Our sympathies
are drawn out for the fnturc-our minds
are exercised in view of the past
to MIN though politically opposed to his
scntimentsI We checrfully offer our best
wishes. The financial aspect of the
county, engrosscd as it is with the affairs
of the State, are drifting fast to whole
sale bankruptcy. He goes TO confront
set Of men whose power is inimical to our
interest. To enroll as an ally will be
their aim, to beard them MS enemies to
the good Of the State, We trust will be
his effort. The Senator. has doubtless
yet ringing i'll Ills ear, the unjust aspersion
upon us, that an intuitive hate OIL the
part Of the whites, keeps them from any
recognition or affiliation with even hon
est men of the ruling party He cannot
be convinced of this, knowing as he does,
that what our State requires, is honesty
and good government. Were any other
party in power, and did they act rs these
Mt Columbia do now, the outraged people
would cry down with them MS readily.
Promises have been violated everywhere;
corruption has infected every depart
ment. until the public heart is sick, and
the public mind disgusted The dogmas
Of mans creed arc trifles, if his acts ere
laudatory it is only. when Office is pros
titutcd to mercenary ends, and a help
less. people yoked to party power, that
just indignation dcnounccs the men who
lend themselves to the dcbasing concert
Of oppression. The white man of Or
angcburg has rights which are MS patent
as those of the colored man. We.do not
desire, nor would we curtail, any political
privilege the latter enjoys. On the con-
trary, we assert that the day must come,
when the scheming demagoguc of q
mere profession, will be exchanged for
the friend friend of principle. Senator
Andrews, in assuming the office, pledges
his vote and influence to no mere party !;
if SO, he is the enemy of the white people
of Orangeburg. Common justice and
equity demands that the scales shall be
poised evenly. To depart from the
beaten track of oppression, will surely
bring about party opposition what then ?
lie maintains the right and on the thrcs-
hold of his career, he can count the cost
of impugning the ou.ragcs so long prac-
| ticpl on his race md cnuntryn,ep or de-