The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-09-16
Rascality in South Carolina,

Wc copy tho following cditoria
from the New York Tribune of the
9th inst. This article should be care
fully read by every man woman and
child in the State. 1t will bo re-
mcmGcrcl that tho Tribune is the
leading republican paper in the Uni.
ted S;atcs:
"No honest man can read the story
of yesterdays proceedings at Column
bi& without blush Of shame. No
conscientious Republican can read it
without feeling something like de-
spair. In South Carolina tho afro
cities Of carpct~bag misgoyc,nment
had been carried to such pitch rat
..hc whole country turned away its
lace i'll disgust at Tho spectacle. Not
one voice was heard in defence of the
shameless wTotchos who thore made
sport Of law, Of honesty, Of even the
cXtcrnal dccorum under which official
thieves generally try to disguise their
dcprcdations. The politicians iu
Washington fastened to disavow the
monster of their own bcgct:ing. The
President, who can stand almost any.
thing, is saiC to have lost his temper
whenever he spoke Of tho scandals Of
south Carolina. So general was the
indignation at the condition of things
in Columbia, that Gov. Moses durst
not avow himself candidate for re.
nomination. 1t wac though
we can hardly say it was believed
that tho chiefs Of the Republican par
ty, for the sake Of tho effect upon the
elections in other States. if not for
the sake of South Carolina, would
bring such moral pressure to bear
upon their clients, camp followers and
licensed bandi' in this unfortunate
State as to enforce soDo sort of re.
'orm or at least somc approach to dc
cenay in The p cscnt campaign.-
What ground there was for any such
hope, our dispatckc. this morning
may show.
The convention has not yet cifec'o | a
permanent organization, and although
It is clcar that Moses can have the
tho nomination unless in the heat Of
competition the pricc Of votes should
80 above his means.
Probably if the Republicans #
South Carolina were to search tho
whole Union they could not find
candidate who would wore dccply
disgrace them uuloss they took one
out of the pcnitontiary. But if thew
finally reject Moses, will they do
much better with their second
choice The next bidder lust
now is Chamberlain, whom Moses
charges with being boing his accom-.
plice in somc of the worst financial
operations Of the past term, and who
seems to have been unploasautly i'm
phcated in tho legal jugglory by
which Senator Patterson escaped
trial on an indictment for bribery.
Mr.. Chamberlain's past associations
arc as bad as they can be. His bres.
cnt comrades arc perhaps tho worst
there arc left for him in the State
now that ho has quarroled with Moses.
Bowen, tho biyamous Congressman,
and Whittemorc, the expelled cadet
ship pcddlcr, are the noisiest and
most active OF his supporters. What
'niamy may wo not expect of con.
vcntion in which Noses is the favor.
ito candidate, and Whittomore and
Bowen are tho most industrious mana.
gors
IN the course Of another month the
convention of Southern Republicans
IN Atlanta will be heard shrioking of
danger to the colored people Of
South Carolina, and Senator Patter.
son will DO clamoring for moro
troops and new reconstruction law.
We shall be told that tho Rcpubl;.
can party in the Southern States is
IN danger of determination, and moth
ing but the most vigorous action Of
tho Federal Government oan save it.
but If these arc tho representatives of
tho Republican party who are
making politics hideous in Columbia.
Its determination conp,t o,n,, A..