The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28

sproach to our race. Our danger Is not
from without but from within It. is,
FnottheaDemooracy that will overthrow
EpsTTTit is our own party5 with its faith
less leaders and their infatuated .honch
men, Let US not tElook abroad for our
cncmes-they5 are here, members Of
our own party-officers elected by our
ow layotes. u 20 gped z,tP&lDHGs
L have hundred times lifted my
voice before you in support of the prin
ciples and policy Of the Republican par
ty: Those principles, uudor alPcirculn
stances, ! Shall, assert and maintain.
!, They areltlie expressinnlof the highest
political wisdom Of ,hea world; = But T.
say to you now, fellow citizens, we my
shout shout our: .. party Fshibbol oleths, we may re-
peat-rour- ,party=-watch-word. ma yu
discourse; ever soaeloqucntly,nnpon the
glorious principles of the, Republican
party, but al this will not save US from
overthrow aud defeat, unless we maintain
good government in South Carolina
Party fidelity will never, in the long run
atone for this willful disregard 'of, public
interests, or reckless extravaganza in
public expenditures. No party tie c,p
Eeycrsbelwoven strong -enought hold to
gcther aHynpartyr whose members are
Joined BY nothing save, the secret bond
of common hode Of gain by public
dcbauchcry. Dissolution will follow
pollution. Distrust is born of pollution
aDiscord is the child of frau1. .iNothiu!;
but honor, honestly patriotism, regard
for the public, interest, can prs.efyedany
party.
There may be some 50 thou ;htless or
SO base as to charge that the uttera nee
OF these truths is an act Of treachery to
our party. Fellow citizens, the man
who fails to so spnak in our real enc
mi. The man whoEhesitates to point
out our true dangeriis the man of whom
L the Republican party, must be aware. II
what ! say here to nights no, true dis
prove It. If it is true, accept it, act, up
ch it, 7 SPEAK to night from deep
se'se of the danger that confronts us "a
danger springing not from the Democra
cy OF this State, not from the Tax Pay
crs Convention, nor from any external
foes-but from the cxtravagances, the
disregard Of public ;lterest. the subord
nation ofpublic aims to private gains,
nianstested SO conspiciously by some Of
the members OF our own party.
Let me say here that l still hive full
faith in the hoacsty aud good intentions
of the masses Of our people. believe
that whenever the question of honesty
or dishonesty, of economy or extrava
sance, in public affairs. of patriotism or
OF debauchery, is fairly presented to
them, they will be found on the right
side. dclicvc the colored people of this
State will respond as promptly to such
an issue as any people. What we need
what we must have, is an awakening of
all the people to their duty. Each man
who holds vote must feel his response
hiliiy for that vote, feel it as he feels
his responsibility in his own personal
affairs. For, after all, this misgovern
ment, of which complaint is made, this
reckless extravagance which now CHR
actcrizcs ana disgraces US, will rest in
the end on the common people. The
laborer in tho end pays the penalty of
bad government. Every mill Of tax
unnecessarily put upon the property Of
this State is a burden on the man who
owns nothing but his own bare hands.
If taxes arc high, wages will be low
If taxes taxes arc heavy, rents will be
high. All interest suffer in the long
run alike. Aside from the Injustice
that may ho done, the adding Of an un-
necessary tax on tho lands results in a
reduction Of tho laborer's wages who
til!s that land or IL I'm increase of his
rent. So that it is true that the p,or
man suffers as much, and more, from
misgovernment. than the rich man,
In Il deeper sense than any political
creed can express it, we were all breth
rcn in the misfortunes, the burdens, the
injustice, tho distress which bad govern
ment brings in. it's train. None Of u.
can escape these consequence. By the
natural law of cause and effect, by the