The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-06

confess wo sec but little prospect of 9
greatly improved condition of affairs
A platform will be .et forth, admira,
bic in its nature and uaflcr it thieye.
and scoundrels will again flock to the
capital iPtent only on plunder, and
The last Stato Of South Carolina will
be worse than the first.
Something must DO done to get
l'polilics out Of the old~fut. And the
Leader who is sagacious enough, tu
discover just what this something is,
vii! be tho true Moses.
Some Qhe has suggested method
which should receive the: careful
attention Of the ta1payers. II may
DC the true solution ot the difficulty
aud it may not. Lot us examine il
carefully, and como to rome decision
before tho election. The idea sug.
gested ia that tho minority should
not contcht thsmsel7cs simply with
selecting frum two tickets, nom mate d
by tho Radicals. but should theah
selves 60 iu a body to ,!,o primaries
and there excrcire some choice in the
nomination. '.
10 do this, the tnxpayera must
first decide whether they arc Demo-
Gratis or not, whether thoy still cling
to shadow, the aubstause Of which
has long since passed away: If they
are Democrats they capnct Jim IL
Republican meeting. But if they
eschew parties, and arc, determined
to work only for tho good of.the
Slate they then, by being ipdepsu-
dent, oan cooperate with either party
they prefer, and without stultifcs-
ton, can attend Republican primao
ries.
e.. What constitutes Democrat; as
differing from Republican They
agree on tho amendments, they arc
similarly divided. on iinauciaL is.
sues. On every puiut tho parties
.are similar, except in the question of
States Rights. Whero are tho pco.
plo Of South Carolina on this. ques-
ton to-day. Tie Conservatives are
att Republicans. and the Rudiculs at
Democrats. The fvrmer implore Con
gIess'onal interference the latter are
making strong atgunlouts in favor OF
non-!ntcriercnce. The wbitco. Of
South Carol,ns. have more practical
r-'':~""i"". il .hom >tn-tlay than
the Hudicals of the North. They
more free y acdnicscc in the rigl Is OF
the colo'ed man, and they have more
individual regard for lis welfare.-
They favor q centralized government.
They accept all the results of the
war.
Why then, do they still adhere to
that old foundered vessel, Democra-
cy1 At the clcsc Of the war, III, ny
good honest men, avov'cd themselves
"Union Republicans" they accept.
ed the situation, aud determined to
put thcms, Ives iu ACCORD with the gov.
crumcnt. But the Radical party,
flushed with victory and inHamed
With tan"ticiSn, Inn roughshod over
desolited people, srarped and spat
upon them. hcApins upon them every
indigulty that fi-nlish malice could
Invent. The South was dumbfound. .,
cred. Asking for peace she had re.
ceived tyranny and wrong. Her spirit
/ could not brook this. The homes,
"Union Republicans" became Demo
Gratis 'gain, aud the dishonest dreen
eratea into scallawags. The S,u,i
that vas fast becoming Republican
returned in q body to the Democrat /,
fold, (although in 1t were found MI th,
issueo that the South had abandoned,
ouly because in all her troubles sh,
received words Of sympathy from he
old friends,
Should we suffer our feelings t.
make us still call ourselves Demo
Gratis. if iii doiae SO, we ipjure our
selves1 1t is morally certain tha
the Democrats, as such, can not re
gain powor in the ! :uts:: The color
cd majority, in their iehoranco hav
un insane treud Of "Deihoerats."-
The victory must be won under som
other flag. Shall wc call onrSelve
Republicans If so we arc poli,ic..
coufrcrcs with Grant, Butler, Nor
ton, Cameron, Moscs, Patterson, Bow
en-, Whittemore, Hurley and host Q
| R,dical cattle oach meupcr ,nd y;lo