The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-10-07

The Hon. B. F. Perry, who has
been elected delegate to the State Con.
serYative Convention, fearing that his
health viii not allow him to attend,
has written a letter to express his
views as to the proper course for the
Conservatives in the present crisis
Hesays:
The only issue now before the peo-
pie Of South Carolina is one Of reform
in our State government. 1t Is SIM
ply a question Of honesty and roguery.
I'll good men whether Republicans
or Democrats. white or cclored, should
unite in trying 30 rescue the State
from the bands of the rogues, swim
dlers and corrupt men who have had
soatrol of it for seven or eight years
past, and have utterly destroyed the
credit and honor of the State. 1n the
selection of candidates for governor
and ieutenant-governor, we should
only inquire whether they are horest
and capable. It matters net what
may be their color or race-whether
they are Democrats or Republicans
There is now, in fact, no difference of
politics between the TWO great parties
IL South Carolina, so far as the State
government is concerned.
In selecting candidates for govern
or and lieutens"- "-goYernor, it is all
important that VIC should nominate
honest and trustworthy men: capable
Of discharging the responsible duties
of ::heir. respective Offices. Aud next
to this, Be should throw aside all per-
sonai considerations and nominate the
most available candidates. Acting on
these principles, I thiuk the Demo
cratic party cannot do better than to
nominate Judge Green for governor,
and Maj. Delauy for lieuteuant-gov-
ernor. They arc both Republicans,
and the latter is colored man. Judge
Green is better known to the people
of South Carolina as an honest man
and upright judge, having had no
connection with the fraudulent bonds:
land commission, school fund, Blue
Ridge Railroad strip, or the bogus pay
certificates. In other words, he has
had nothing to do with the monstrous
frauds which have been prac:iced on
the State, ard which have brought
her to bankruptcy and dishonor.,
I have observed, with. some par
ticularity, the course Of Maj. Delany
during seven OF eight years past, and
I must say he has exhibited, in his
speeches and addresses, more wisdom
aud prudence, more honor and patriot
ism, than any ether Republican in
South Carolina, white or black. I
say this deliberately and after mature
reflection. He has. over and over
again expressed to his race, whilst ad-
dressing them, my own views, feelings
and sentiments. The other day he said,
in a public speech on reform, that he
wished q platfor:a large enough for
both of US to stand On. | can assure
him that this political platform need
not to be very broad, for [ au very
uear to him in politics.
Gen. Kershaw is my personal friend,
ard there is no man in South Carolina
for whose honor, wisdom, patriotism
apd pur;ty I have a higher regard
!Ind ! know him toe we'll to suppose
that he would permit fo- moment
his own advancement to stand between
him and the interests ofh State. H.
has already publicly declared that if
Judge Green is nominated by the Re.
publicans andi likely to secure astrong
support from that party, the Demo
cratic or Conservative party should
unite on him.
I do not intend to charge Mr.. Cham
bcrl.in with Ill the frauds which have
been practiccd by his party in South
Carolina. He is a man of talents and
requirements. and may be honest for
sught I know; but this is te tain that
he was member Of all the fraudulcnt
koe.ds, and must have known the
frauds they practiced if he was not
concerned in them, aud yet he never
disclosed them or exposed the other
members of the various boards. He
is nov warmly supported by the very
giaa who committed these frauds -
Can we hope for reform from such
!; candidate, surrounded by thieves,
swirdlers and corrupt men?
The support Of Judge Green and
Major Delauy by the Democratic par
~ Will shcw to the world that we do
not regard party or color where the
candidates are honest and capable, and
: th-t we are anxious, by every Eonor-
able means, to conciliate the colored
and Republican party. The Tax
Uoion Convention, representing the
whole Democratic party Of South
Csroliua, pledged themselves to sup
PORT Republican candidate for Gor.
ernor, if he was honest and capable,
aud not connected in any way with the
frauds which have been perpctratcd
on the State. That Judge Green de-
cl:red himself in favor of the civil
rights bill is nothing more than what
might have been expected from every
Republican il South Carolina. | d"
regard it as an objection to him. We
already have the civil rights bill as a
law Of South Carolina, and, so far as
its passage in Congress is concerned,
VIC have DO interest one way or the
other. But let US avoid all side issues
and look only to the redemption Of the
State from roguery, high taxes and
crushing oppression, dishonesty and
barhruytcv, corrupt officials and pro-
6igal expenditures Of the public mo-
Ecv.
Let every white man make it j
point Of hoaor to turn out at the elcc-
ton aud vote for the nominees. He
who stays at home or refuses to vote
is wanting in patriotism. or wisdom,
one or thcosher or both, and deserves to
live all his life the subject Of thieves,
robbers and plunderers. Gen: Ker-