The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-28
COLUMBIA, S.. G.
Saturday Morning. Maroh 2s, 1874.
EiIiott,s Proxra m,no.

form in the Radical party in this State,
is seriously questioned by some of his
quondam allies. "Republican, in the
Greenville Republican, pertinently asks
whether he con point to any public
action of his. since he first came to
South Carolina, which would indicate
that he really desired an honest admi-
nistration OF the Government; whether
he did not leave his seat in Congress to
work in the interest OF Gov. Scott, when
he was threatened with impeachment,
and did not his reward come in the
shape OF a IS. .00O payment Out OF the
appropriation for the armed force fund?
Did he not vote for the back salary
grab, and sneeringly say that he never
intended to return his back pay into the
public treasury? Did he not do as much
as any man in the State to help increase
the public debt. by adding to it hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in pay
certificates for the legislative session of
l871--72? And who did more than he to
cause thes.election of the present State
Administration? Weighed in tho ba-
lance which ''Repnblican'' holds up,
Elliott, from bis record, is found to be
wanting.
But is it certain that he intends to
run on the achedule of reform? It be-
aeips.to transpire that he is not 80 much
!. cencerned about purity of ndp,;nistra-
:. zion aad. repentance for others, as for
B taking Q step or two higher up the lad
der OF promotion for himself. The
sport Royal Commercial quotes passage
from Speaker Lees address to the
House on it's adjournment. which it re-
CARDS as the keynote to the nomination
OF Elliott for Governor. For six
years. I" he said, shave we been appren-
tices; now tits time that we should as
-sume tae role Of MASTER" The CONNER
cialoompliments him with saying that,
being '.reckless and thoroughly de-
PRAYED, Elliott can do more than any
man living to obliterate the, last spark
of hope for the success of the expert
ment OF universal and unqualified snf-
frage." Similar testimopials to his capa-
city for evil come from other and more
distant quarters. The ST. Louis Repub-
4ican charges him with the purpose of
having himself nominated and elected
Governor, and then enforcing "red-
hot" policy towards honest and decent
white men. With the exception of
few carpet.baggers and fenegades. he is
determined. Gays this journal, to make
clean sweep, and drive the Conserva-
tives OF South Carolina into other locali-
tics.
Elliott has said some bitter things in
his day against the Southern white peo-
pie. He is the man who wished Demo
Gratis to be buried SO deep that the
sound of the trumpet of resurrection
should never reach them. He has
good deal of ranoor in him against
Southsrners, intensified by contact with
suoh lenders of the abolition crusade as
Wendell Phillips, Garrison and others
OF the most extreme and unrelenting
type. But he has grown more moderate
OF late. We do not think he has marked
out or means to follow any bloody pro-
gramme in this State. he has some
sense, considerable cultivation and
fair knowledge of the world. His feel
ings may not be friendly, but his iudg-
ment and ambition would both dissuade
him from policy which would provoke
hostile collision between the races.
It is very likely that he intends to run
for Governor. Should he win that
prize. he means to use it as stepping
stone to the position OF United States
Senator. That, We think, is the direc-
ton of his thoughts aud tho goal to
which his aspirations tend. AS for re-
form, he only echoed down here the cx-
pressions which were current around
him in Washington. His reform is but
skin deep. He played the card with
some little success. It afforded him the
opportunity of grinding his two or three
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