New-York tribune., 1874-08-18
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.


<OTNCTS HIMSELF A CANpiAAlh N.'N =.
VIEWS on THE POLITICAL SITUATION :,
ORGANIZATION NOT ADvisABLb-ihh -. l,,,,.
va. ,oxsrnv,r1vEs SHOULD TAKE IN THE CAM
PAIGN ... cooro,arv of
W., Uanrv Trescot, Assistant SECRETARY VI
-" t..,gent Buchanau and one OF the prime
~ :, the secession Of South Carolina, mas 'A
-,,,,e, bi,nself a. a candidate FOR the ALiN'n Oou
s. IN the ma District u south Carohha Nv"
an,ca nv Robert B. Elliott. In his address 10 ."o
of the district Mr.. Trescot takes the Elou .o-,,v
oryanized party opposition 10 the Kepuo''0"H 80
ip the state which he believes TO De graz nnort OF
i' ,piv serve 10 bring its members 10 'H' 80,
,,r,, nominations and defeat all ehor'' io -
-, IT., olso ,iyes expression 10 an op'
,.,,t, cannon among Conservatives !" ms I..,o, q,
a. savs. Worse still, in the pose"' '.,,n a.
\ ,iopal parties STATE parry ,noi
s,re =, be mlsrepresenied rs o'o = - .ho
a. n the iuiquitous administration VI 'io
- - ,,rtv in South Carolina, but as al
" - 80 the Republican party OF the Ouioh'
,ectql,v 10 the Administration OF Gen Orah'' anu
,.,,5,.,. aud power OF the tederal GoNerhnohO
a. ,sr. enlisted against Us. NOW am periec''V saAe
,v,nr t1l, az present. % the people OF th's o'de'
- ,ou.ics are obsolete. Their one absorbing
- interest is the honest administration OF the state
Government: and they ask for power only so lar as
..,. bov. rroved that power IN the hands OF the
iors and taxpayers OF the state Is aoso
i.v Decrssarv 20 secure such honest Administration
II. state SAYS, not properly represented IN Con
and 1 one Of his arguments he cites the TACT that
a.. fTIi District il not formed according to law The
c,.-e.s,-li act OF 1867 required that each district
,r,oo,ed Of "contig guous territory" but the
r,,tIr, al led Rchand County TO she III District
,r.r.u, i, foils the other counties at no point simply
r.f-e 10 yv, -ute7 Republican control. without that
c.,u.y ta, Conservatives could. with reaSonaoie
cfr have secured repres sntative. ana nos run any
r. II et1c defeated by the Manufactured oi Vo'es III
l. lar3 tn-nfv.
B.l.y.n- ma, nothing is to be Gained by party organ
iz ,u su. complicated issues, Mr. TIeScot oier5 MN
-..ttsa c.r!d.'e and states the position he VIII oc-
cuFT First. ho has 10 CONTROVERSY VIII Tue =. G
rrf- % t.e Union. d" O Or misfortune. ne saws, na1
h n tAlt ills great party, with Iis immense power anu
Ifs lesvV responsibility never codiJ4t4eH..4 ~ ~ 49,,
apsr ne real condition Of the ooa'h ior tne sin
RI reason Aat tn war ne oJuA hiS eger @ Poe
T.Jr,.-nfol in tae councils ot me Nation; we @ nHe
b.a-.p Rrug Scans. then by all means let our repre-
.s.,..ivs be . Reaubitan Il have not then let the
publican rlry ~ the Union REUSE To- s'rengten ,ne
30, Oi .ron IN the stare "IiH, Ol @ p ~ g
pee and b fraudulent means, sIcs ne rue Noee u .,
i .ea sentiment IhlS -talc clhHo' oe ".i % vcont &
III ni.ors n.1..r under which 1t Is perI-h'n@ except
trso who present really Us plop'r.y lls
,t- IFS cIaragIcr AMI these two powers VIII never
ION ,rst surh complete and honest represen-
t.-on a. we are entitled 90 IN far election. Ana
t.. interest the Nlunh Republican party anu Oh 'le @
" s a'tutrr, Lu less than our, that tlis sAOuu ~
8 .i~a. .ond Mr.. Trcscor saws he has no war 10
= K, i,on Gen Grants Administration. Between 'le
f she national policy OF Gen. Grant. foreign or
domestic. NJ say-, there Is not slnSIc ls'te Vo mar
...u
c...y between the state and the National k'Itoican
,-f. Il 4, never allowed 10 near the truth frI'd'S
-- & r ct ,eiore n reacics him Your position
,s-rl che Administration ought 70 De one not OF pro
l., H. 'H,t ou nm -lt 70 he free 10 give u Gen.
en-. t9iir!,trlli5ua cordial supper, whenever he
D. .re- right, and temperate AMI rr>pecl,4 upV
e..Ju v1ru ue believes IL wrong IhiId ne refuses 90
aDov dga the publican party, as II cans lSseii OI
sIlth Carolina the representative either ot tne peo
j.. o, tue stat, OF tue Republican parry OF the hS
Tn. Id
pie a9I ttr5t close corporation Of Oicr-ho.ders lie
= E 1,f rrlpo.a 20 deuouuce them. but believes time
W bras out M th- facts now hidden from the peopie
oDuuiflIu 10 them" lie saws, Is neither opposition 10
IN Interest, OF the people Of the state nor to the red
er, Aiyi,i-tr.-ion nor TO the National party wnicn
controls the Government but SIMPLY the duty OF al
m VINO believe that honesty and dec-ncy are the
n...,,,ry lc.onpanimeuts OF well ordered govern
COOPERATION OF THE RACES.
Gen. !. b. keTshaw of South Carolina has
..isa letter upon the question OF the cooperation OF
II. white, aud negroes the work OF reforming the
corrupt state governments in the South He says that
I'm south Carolina ut il no longer question Of R'pub
I...Io and Democracy" as the only struggle is for
an honest Government under which we can 1--we ana
tr,,peI" " am sure" he says, that IN our enOrt 10
rescue the state We will have the cordial support OF the
vyc opinion and press OF the North bat more import
ant because more immediate than these. the aid OF the
F.tara Executive" TIE President alone he says, can
LEGALLY assist them and he thinks 10 would be the
cr,wuipg glory Of Gen. Grants Administration TO effect
reconstruction. and restore TO the piundered and
nel states % the South the blessings OF good govern
nent ant the opportunity enjoy and contribute TO the
future prosperity OF the country" Gen kershaw how
ever frankly c0nfesses that relief mostly depends upon
The people ard ne the cooperation OF oil honest
men WAite aul black, 20 rise ABOVE the preJuccs OF
party and IN saving the state from ruin " 10
such c1Op ration the honest colered peopes ne
s4ys should ne invited 10 full snare VI pnbc ONCE
II i the only in which harmony and good govern
inent secured IN the present state OF society
Try
From Tie C.IrksJs Nsrs a.I courier (Daai
Some weeks ago, in reply to question OF
Tie COiqm5ia -HerGid-whch paper. by the way
afraid 20 lay our reply before IT. hluJa reauers
said that In the event that the Republicans noni-
state ticket which Is acceptable to all honest
citzpns Irrespective OF party shall counsel the Con-
servatves 10 make 10 counter-nOminauon Ihat there
might be misunderstanding as TO the class OF cand
dates Who would b. acceptable We SAID, further hat
what the Conservatives require OF candidates Tor whom
they shall that their character be unsuled and
added the explicit declaration that we cannot
and vii not ADVISE the Coqserya'Yes under any CIR
Neagle. Melton, any other man who holds a state
Oce Who mas held such an once AT any time since
1863 such persons never will receive with our
approval the active or passive support OF any Cohseva,
ave ezen IAey are thieves or ihe 1 associates % % oT
advice prevail any compromise or bargaining whatso-
ever he'e eorsd S and Sseed be yeas9es se wSy
they should prevail are many and important Tnat
sympa' ny ana support whieh lhe COnserVa'lves new
enjoy cannot be retained. not to Increased, II we
cOudemn the south Carolina Radicals in advance by
holding Convention before the character Of their
nominees known. That Convention will meet early
september. and II 1t nominate. as we believe il will
either Noses or Chamberlain, a rogue that class
We shall 20 into the fight against fraud with the
tsnty that carry with the goodwill or the whole
North and West, strengthened and sharppned by the
they tOO have Oeen duped by the South Car
oina r,ngs. THIS Is worth waiting for. They must
make uD their minds for a desperate struggle in the
event any OF the Chamberlain crew be nom-
mated better that they should not into
sucn struggle until every other hope Is past short
sharp aud decisive campaign full and free vote and
fan count what the Conservatives must have aud
that arranged when the acts OF the Radicals
have proved 20 the world that IN their dictionary there
f,. IA uslt~F. RaF.r