The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-01
COLUMBIA, S. G..
Saturday Morning. August l, 1874.
Hhnss OF tho New York Times that nre
ssInsinuendoes.n {,

Hints OF tho New York Times that are
.tInsinuendoes."
Our readers will remember the stun
ming effeot produced in Radical circles
by the letters of the New York Times
correspondent, written from this State
month or 80 past. in den1nciation of
.iie corruption of its government.
They we're Of the highly seasoned and
sensational order, and caused some
Sudden conversions to the new doo-
trine of reform amongst the corrup.
honists. It became necessary to make
some formal recognition of the deplo.
zshse condition of affairs. Mr.. D. n.
Chamberlain, as O prospective candi-
date for the purple. was duly inter.
viewed, and gave forth ths sound,
which, like that OF the tuning.fork in
>c:ntry churches, served as the key.
note to the coming doleful music. Mr..
Chamberlain is entrenohed in reserve
and secretiveness. All through his his
tory, as it has been enacted before us
in this State. he has moved with ex.
treme caution, leaving in the Office of
Attorney General, in his position az
member of the Advisory Board Of the
Land Commission, of the Financial
Board and of the Sinking Fund, as
little trace as possible. To-day. the
operations OF hypothecating our bonds
in New York, the issue of the conyer.
sion bonds, the way they we're recon-
neDded and put upon the market and
all the complicated financial Jobs OF
Kimpton, are profound mysteries to
our people. There are few men,
however, who know all about these
operations. by which ten or fifteen
millions were added to the State debt,
and considerable number of persons
made rich, and amongst them is Cham
herlain. But the more he knows, the
Tess he saJs. In conversation with the
Dsn1ss correspondent, he went as far
and 1t was very far for him to go-as
to admit the aduisableness of reform,
Tor "tLe purpose of achieving political
snceses." Following this dim light.
and echoing this puny voice. the State
Radical Committee have put forth
their address to the same effect.
And now comes the New York Times
again to look upon the work OF it's
hands. 1t finds it to be tolerably
yosn3. It has words of commendation
for Mr. Congressman Elliott and the
committee, as the head of the party,
for the ''sound advice" they gave in
echoing the Times. That advice to the
Radical party of the State is. that they
mnss 'retrace their steps, upon peril
OF being exsoinded from tho "party at
large" Those who are more espe-
cialiy expected to thus turn about sud
denly are the black people, and for
saying this. too, Elliott is patted on
the back by the Times. The Times
Affects to base its hopes of revolution
izing the colored population upon the
reforming spirit and purpose OF Ell
lott Elliott il to do the business.
Es rs to boss tho job of turning out
the bad fellows. He is to transfer the
organization from the hands Of rascals
to the hands Of honest men. It says
with inimitable humor:
I'VE cannot undertake. at this dis
tanoe. to point out aIl the men who
have proved untrustworthy, and who
should be dismissed the SERVICE But
they can be discovered readily enough
b. those on the ground. Mr.. Elliott,
doubtlese, knows many Of them. We
wish he had felt like naming the most
conspicuous in his address. He may
depend upon it, that if he is sincere in
his professed resolve to rid his State,
bis party and his race of tho scoun-
drels who have 80 long disgraoed them,
he will be obliged to talk much more
plainly than he talks in the commit.
tees address. He has entered on
war which cannot be fought with rose.
water and ugar-plums. He will have
to strike directly at the thieves in such
. way that every one will recognize
them"