The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-01
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Saturday Morning. August l. 1874.
Hints OF tho New York Times that nre
.sInsinuendoes."

.sInsinuendoes."
Our readers will remember the stun.
ming effect produced in Radical circles
By the letters of the New York Times
correspondent, written from this Stats
. month or 80 past, in denunciation of
shs corruption of it's government.
They .ere of the highly seasoned and
sensational order, and caused some
Sudden conversions to the new doc
trine OF reform emonget the corrup.
tionists. It became necessary to make
come formal recognition of the deplo-
rsh1e condition Of affairs. MIR. D. n.
Chamberlain, as prospective candi-
date for the purple. was duly inter.
viewed. and gave forth the sound,
which, like that Of the tuning-fork in
eocntry 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 oonver-
sion bonds, the way they were recon-
neDded and put upon the market and
MI the complicated financial Jobs of
himpton, are profound mysteries TO
our people. There are few men,
however, who know Rll 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
less >he saJs. In conversation with the
Dsn'eS correspondent, he went as far
and 1t was very far for him to go-as
to admit the dluisableness of reform,
Tor "the purpose of achieving political
saccees." 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. It finds it to be tolerably
gon6. It has words of commendation
for Mr.. Congressman Elliott and the
committee, as the head of the party,
for She ''sound advice" they gave in
echoing the Times. That advice to the
Radical party of the State is, that they
mnst ''retrace their steps," upon peril
of being exscinded from the "party at
large" Those who are more espe-
cially 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.
he ie TO boss the 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:
1--WE cannot undertake.. at this dis.
lance, to point out all the men who
have proved untrustworthy, and who
should be dismissed the service But
they can be discovered readily enough
By shoee on ths ground. Mr.. Elliott,
doobtless, knows many OF them. We
wish he had felt like naming the most
conspicuous in his address. He may
depend upon it, that il he is sincere in
bis profeseed resolve to rid his State,
bis party and his race of tho scoun-
drsIs who have 80 long disgraoed them,
he will be obliged to talk much more
plainly than he talks in the commit.
tee's address. He has entered on
war which cannot be fought with rose
water and sugar-plums. He will have
to strike directly at the thieves in such
way that every one will recognize
them"
'Mr. Elliott, doubtless, knows many
Of .hem." Certainly he does. No
donbt of that. And from him who
knows much, you mean that much