The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-22
The Northern Press on South Carolina

The New York Journal Of Commerce, the
leading commercial newspaper of the country,
SAYS: "South Carolina is the scene OF the
most remarkable political movement OF the
ape-a movement which, under proper guild
ance. may work out the redemption OF the
whole South. It is nothing less than the con-
solidation of the Conservative party, including
all the white taxpayers of the State, with the
independent wing of the Republicans, COM
posed chiefly of freedmen. The prosperity OF
the negroes at the South is inseparable from
shat of the whites The freedmen need the
cooperation, support, protection and direction
of the whites; and the whites need the affec-
ton, confidence, and, still more, the votes OF
the freedmen. We have faith that the next
election in South Carolina will result in the
overthrow of the heartless crew who have so
long offered to mankind the spectacle OF the
worst government in the world! p
The New York World thinks the taxpayers
of this State have "wisely decided to take an
active part in the pending elections" 1t be-
lieyes that Judge Green would be vast i'm
provement upon Chamberlain and Moses, and
that 'the only way TO defeat the band OF con-
., ,spirators led by Chamberlain is for the Con-
servatives to work with heart and soul tor the
election of Judge Green"
The New York Times says that whatever
naay be the immediate result of the Indepen-
dent movement, the final effect cannot but be
good. The negroes are evidently learning to
pay some little attention to the character, as
we'll as the political professions, of candidates
and that is q long step forward. The prospects
for retrenchment in the expenses Of govern"
nent, and for appropriation of the revenues to
their proper uses, even if the Independents
snd Conservatives do not elect their candi-
dates, will be far better than if they had never
made an effort"
The New York Euening Post announces that
the political signs from South Carolina con-
tinue to be favorable. every gratifying assur-
ances come to us that the colored voters are
beginning to perceive that they have been
used too long by unscrupulous politicians who
have employed partisan prejudices to promote
their own private fortunes. 1t will be novel
spectacle in South Carolina to see the negroes
voting against the present tribe of ofice-hold-
ers but there are reasons for thinking that
large numbers of them mean to do so. The
certa;nty of political deliverance for the
honest men of South Carolina now depends
solely upon the possibility of fair election" "
The New York Express commends the wis
dom of the Democrats in supporting the Inde-
nendent Republicans, "for, until the plunder-
ers are rooted out, there is no possible hope OF
decent government"
The New York Nation, thoroughly lnde-
pendent, non partisan journal, says: "ln South
Carolina, the principal duty of reform mag
istrate now would be to keep the hands OF
thieves out of the public treasury in this
work. Mr. Chamberlain must himself admit,
that he lamentably failed while in Office
The New York Tribune strikes the keynote
IN ssvinp that "everything now depends upon
the heartiness with which the independents
are supported by the white voters"
These are the utterances Of leading, intluen-
tial newspapers of the great metropolis OF the
nation, representing every shade of political
opinion, and all Of them strongly against the
asnirations of Mr.. Chamberlain. Every citi-
zen of South Carolina, white and colored,
should ponder we'll over his duty in this i'm
nortant crisis, and resolve firmly that he will
never lend any aid to the perpetuation OF the
nresent corrupt rulers in office, nor enable them
to triumph in the coming election by giving
them negative support in remaining away
from the polls.