Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1874-10-22
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s.nct tbeAis official and swUr7a.
SDHr0ss, finterests Of the StatGSes
he rights Of the people. tho bonded deN
increased to SIG, ,U0n, 600 AID the floating
debt to S2,000,0O0. equal to SlS,0U0,000.
Nov here is an increase Of Sill coo, GO0 of
debt in four years. besides the taxes COL
lected, which averaged mt least s., ,000, 600
a year, making 5000, 900 moro. All this
time Chamberlain was the law officer of
tho State, whose duty it was to protect
her interests, and whose oath OF office
compelled him to expose this robbery
and to bring to punishment the robbers.
He now shelters himself under the pitt
ful excuse that he was not public in
former, and is their candidate.
They claim for him ability and integ
rity. The question constantly rccurs, If
it was not the duty of the attorney-gen-
cral to expose and punish these frauds
why was he put OH those boards? So
you see, here is clear loss to the people,
taxpayer and laborer, Of Sl9,0OO,000, and
not single thing to show for it, The
State house stands unfinished, as they
went in; no public Improvements; all
tho property of the State, real estate,
railroads. bank assets, swallowed up by
rings, composed of the members of these
boards, legislators, State officials and I'M
scrupulOus spectators. And now this
Cham herlain is put forward by these
thieves on the platform Of reform Why,
my colored tellow-citiZens. if this money
had been divided among the proprietors
and laborers OF South Carolina, after de-
Quoting the necessary expenses OF gov
ernment, there would not have remained
vestige of the war. Each neighbor-
hood would have had its own school
house; the paupers would have been
supported in the poorhousc, instead of
begging their bread from door TO door ;
your children would be clothed and well
taught. and wo would this day be the
most prosperous rs well us the most har-
inonious people IN the void. for there is
no antagonism between us. We walt
your labor, and You want our lands,
capital and experience. You have lis
tened to these bad men long enough !;
you have tried them faithfully; the re-
suit is poverty and distrust. You have
become by-word and scOrn to the
civilized world. You appeal to US to
help YOU reform this hideous spectacle
Of public speculation. We reply, all VIC
ask OF you is to put honest men III Office,
and we will work with you faithfully to
redeem this grand old State, and place
her where she WAS before the carpet
Dagger and the scalawag stole her honor
and prostituted her character.
Since coming into town this morning.
several ofmy young friends have express
cd to me their unwiilinGness to vote for q
man who favors the civil rights bill. We
must remember that tho question to be
considered by tho Convention is simply
an honest government. We have again
and again signified our willingness to
help electany men whom the Republicans
will nominate, on the single condition of
honesty. ] have known Judge Green Mt
the Bar, in tho Legislature and on the
Bench for the last 90 years, and have never
sosn or heard anything to give me the
slightest suspicion that he is not an hon
est and yirtuous gent We must
also remember that, ff%it IS deterpined
by the Convention not TO put an qpposi-
ton ticket in the field, Judge Green will
be accAeters> becSusc we believe him to
ho }-onest an67Spw him to be Repub-
li.an. We do notyote for him as can
fdidate representing Sour oliticalopinions,
but as thesI,ail who Sis most available to
correctthe fraud, aSs ION and robbery
mined her character. ThSw hove s,Ss fa[an kan
Ms az our word, and we R,,sfs show to
them them and the country. that y sse s, are ! in IN
earnest. and willing to help any kSrty or
combination in this virtuous pufpose. +
ISelieye he has the good ofsthe StasS at
beart: heis a Carolinian who Is lealtss
Of SheTshonor and proud of her historyi
and. above all, is braye enough and con,
slant enough, TO resist, temptation and
expose tho political frauds that HaYe re-
duced us to ourspresent melan choly con-
dition. q