The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-22

vate. citizen ,(Mr. Ferguson, is not a
menber the pressbis tho; ofowning
outrage OF oil the outrages wo have
as yet suffered.
A Republican Plea for Power.
A very lengthy address to tho peo.
ple of tho United States has been is.
sued by the Republican Congression.
al committee. This is the first docu
ment of tho kind sinco 1866, when
Congress warrod against Andy john
son. This address is very oraftily
written and defends the party Of
progress by abusing the democrats.
The address, unlike most other po-
litica' documents has nothing to say
of Grant, good, bad or indifferont.-
Perhaps the party is not prepar.
cd to support tho smoky Csosor,
and yet is afraid to oppose
him. 1nstead Of dealing with the
live issues Of the day, it searches
among tho musty records Of tho
democratic party since 1881, f,r
abuses in governments. The christian
philanthropy Of ,suoh saints, as Zack
Chandler are shocked at the b bullyinx
propensity displayed by democratic
administrations in rescuing Koz:a
from Austrian wrath, in winning
California and other territory from
Maxico, and in backing down from
Englahd on the boundary question:
1t worry naturally rcfrains from men
tioning the fact that under Grants
administration so much energy is dis
played in expressing surrendered
rebels in tho South that even Spain
bullies with impunity and that the
powerful State of San Domingo come
near being put into the brooches
pockets Of tho presidcut's hench,n en-.
1t thon speaks of tho great nation
al improvements effected by republi.
cans. In other words it boasts uf the
Central Pacific Roud whioh made
millionaircs und governors of men
"ho fifteen years ago did not possess
a change Of clothing. It boasts of
tho Credit Mobilisr which plundered
the people and enriched purltanical
congressional thieves. 1t boasts of
the "unparallellod prosperity of the
country, but ref'uins from boasting
that the debt Of the Southern States
has boon increased $500, eco, 900; tn. i
civil war has occurred in two repub"
lican States and is about to break out
in anothers and that the ourpet.bag
governments modelled by Congress
itself are only kept in power by
Federal bnyonets. 1t brings up the
ghost of the fourteenth amend mcnt
which must Ire firmly established by
"approPriato legislation" It admits
that money matters are slightly mixed
but folioitates itself upon the thought
that democrats are also divided on
this question. Its only ploa for the
republican party is that vas it has
found the true way through graver
difficulties, 30 it Is more apt to find
the true way through THE This i.
Very lame argument. About one
half the people are by no moans
satisfied that the party has evinoed
suoh wisdom in the pabt, us to entitle
it to trust in tho future.
1t makes another assertion. "Sec.
ond, you havo abundant assurance that
when Republicans discover a true
way they will pursue it." This may
be; yet they take a dcaced hong time
to discover it.
The party throws out bait for the
grangers by prea ching cheap trans.
portation but this is too thin. In
our opinion the Radical Congressmen
must mako a better showing than
this if they wish continued loase of
power.
The Results Of the Taxpayers Oonyen.
ton.
The Union Herald, which it is no "
said, was recently bought by c. c.
Puffer, the receiver of tho Bank of
the State, contained, OH Sunday, an
article under tho above heading. 1t
has discovered, probably since puffsr
has taken charge, that tho convention
failed in everything it undertook to
accomplish. 1t gives the following
resume of the objects Of the coavcn.
tion:
"First, thcy sought to influence
Congress, aud tho country through
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