The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-28
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NUMBER 4


race in the name of our Republieaad idea
ofd self goxernmeps in the naWo ee
government by the people, aof the pee
pie, and for the people, TO aEopss), alip ssgs-
selves to these great, urgent, eonnandiag
and sacred duties; ! appeal ts my ssl-
low. Republicans Of every raca sasd no.
tionality to arise in their strength ana
shake OFF the terrible iinacaNb iinacauNbas tiiat wuigh
down our Of party, 10 strsngls Che 'psisoa-
GUS viper that is sucking ourllifs- -bis5a,
to remove the ,corroaiagqlspres chat %
gnawing iatstke vitals Of oag bdaystisli
tic. 1t is to you moro especially, ims
7colored fellow citizens, ,ssthat Ftias, shis
timer appeal. a20ur dalyasion Tortd6stsao
ton will come from our own .lhnEias.
Only: those ewhe Ec fuse atguas their eyes
will dspg. .tbe 'syils EofoIwhieRI bRxs apo
ken. Only those who refuse toeopEaie
che ssqypiyr suqypiyersal ,expsrieuGes Of che Torla
can idoe.qbto that such 9 oonditiyn Of qgfirs
will come to an! an early aud disastrous epa,
misgoyernment nn.fIt, works its oEa suicide.
T = appeal PE,Y tq you all IS Republicans. 0ur
principles arc true true aud uundeniabls.
Within our ewn political organisatioa,
let is taofkk1 1Oat 'tii9e2 Rnssdei nreforhatios.
At our isidg,7 aiding qs g. Wifi lfthss ttalar
al support of noble chaFactefs' 2 Haintl S5lpb,s
1'lessilives,lwill bag found the gfeaE lead
neutrality-suspicious. pafty,iat6o PSesi
dcnesof GUditeda States, agho qdteas
cbiettdih ands great. .eieiliaaa atruealways
totcisibrightSaml fothoH cqloroa hrae,,
]Who; seeksinothing So i,uDhas thaktTuo
and lasting peaceblforaour9 ,SaRthera
States WlliiehIcomes freemng rem goeda gsvese
mssnt and the material prosperity of all
ons peopleE1CharIlsess. CHI 4 20 sqmmer, ssahpso
life long devotion to the cause offraeds@
entities. him to our unlyipg gratitude.
Henry Wilson, our Vice Pfesideas.
true always 70 the best Interests Of ,Sur
race, Morton, Dawes, Butler, LayTaace,
Hoar, all those houored n1mes, who. on
the floor Of Congress, aud throaehlo M
the country, have ever been TsMiifs 60,
I vindcate our rights aandd q adyahiSSss hiSSssi a.,.
Welfare. q Ao@A Sss sfiS'lis '9 s'As
Follow citizens, The Voices Voices. Or aaasoA
men must be heard. Thfsy call ss % 70
discard suchHof our lsaa rs as ais brins
ing dis grace aud destruction t6n yas.
They Bid Us rise in oars manhood, ana
put off our false and dangerous ssnsa or
security in our numbers They hSsseoh
us to rally, one and all, toefhS SIgreas
work of restoring good goEsfumsnsi co
South Carolina. oThsytsll Us iaTplAln
terms, that our own safety depondslaa
reform INCUR State affairs, iu euleinEog
thoseewh have proved, UNIV asthy Of tha
trust ,con6ded to their care, ,iin reeallins
and reinstating honor and ability ia .o,sr
high places of public trust. ! Thsy,.ds
n9tiask usto sforsake the n ,pabiiaaR
party, but rather to be true utoi ethat.pae
ty, to syyipdicate its fair name, TO- mako is
as it is, the party of progress, of iatalli
genoe, Of public economy and good Eaish
They warn us unless the .Ropubliasas
of South Carolina take heed 30 theie
way, purify their administration ofpRs
lie affairs, select upri sht Off ,,rs, espeal
the public good, the. national, R,publi.
cans viii no longer reoosntzs them 90
members a,b'n Of that party, Or psrnit shara
to 9. aftiii4to Fiji At with the national orssaIsa
ton. .. 80,
call upon you, therefore, Esllow-oii.
zens, to look your safety, to take ins.Ans
heed for the honor and perpstuisy. Of
our party X sSa sss4 rss ah:sgfs az,
Let US here resolve that South Carroll
na shall no longer, be our rreproaeh. Let
as clear our skirts Of the odiumi az se5Sy.
ernmental abuses. In such good W6rk
our friends ovcrywhere will join with SS SS
the h, great Ropubliean. party viii aid
Above all things, fellow citisans,s a
representing the colorad raee, let uafe-
move this ineffable disgrace and; stain
from our record as a race. .Ws may be
ignorant, We may be poor--bdt wa Gan
be honest. There is to day, withia bar
party, Intelligence and integrity enough
to give to our State good goyerpmeRe.
There are men in our party who ihay 90
called to the helm of State, and Who win
faithfully carry out the plndgos made in
our party platform, Pledges, ARC gso4,
but we must put men behind thoso
pledges who viii keep them to Che latter
and in the spirit Honesty. sSbaoSssaoSn,v.