The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-10-10
What it Means.

Are there any people in the StaTc of Sout
Carolina who sill pin :heir pol ted hiti
upon the Ncrs and Couric., and believe that
the war which it is now busily prosecuting
is any thing but n bread and buttcr> cam
paign Possibly there may be n few h-bat
we think iher number is but small,I an
that it is daily diminishing. If any pro Il
Of the hollowness ofits profession OF f"dssire
for reform were needed, other than is fur
nishcl by its record during The last six
years, i. would he fully convicted of ilsia,
ccri by the very pan of campaign waisi
it so noisi.J advocates. Its con lnctors know
well that i. main sour:c Of the evils which
have lcsl. nc republican alminis' raj Is
o. ii /. last =, years has been in the lc:s'sll-
e, aud while it is ncscssa"y condition
Of Improvement that the governors caa T.
and the chief executive Offices shall BE- filed
by honest and able men. it is absolutely
certain that they will be a,mos; powcrcss
for the accomplishment of ridical reforms
unless they find solid support in the leg
is'aturc.
This truth is fully recognize by the re-
publican parry, and has foanl frequcnt NJ
Of Mr.. Chamberlain. Because our cin'ti-
date for governor is really sincere in his ds-
sire to head genuine reform, he has from
:hc speech in which he accepted the nomina-
ton, through all his efforts during tho cam
paign up TO this moment, continually kept
This po:nt in view, and urged its Importance
upon his hccrcrs. The Uiion HcraM
equally sincere, and representing the honest
purposes of the republican party, has not
hcsi,a:cd to incur the enmity an risk the
opposition OF aspirants to seats in the leg,
isintu"e by n candil avowal Of its opinion of
| heir untitncss.
But the objective point of the Ne~s ana
| Couricr ring is the executive office alone;
| and TO control that and its Appointment S
and patronage is the sole enl at which it
aims. Report has much belic'l it, if it
has not tasted some of the swec,s of cxecu-
tive pap hcretofore--attained by tho judi
cious bcstowal of its influence ut times ant
in places, "whcrc it would do tho most
good"
How full and free the feast would be could
q governor be placed in Office mainly by il.
efforts! How happy the contrast between
the nibblngs heretofore but half erjoye d
for fear of detection, and the luxurious re-
past 10 which it now looks forward with
strong desire And our democratic friends
who form the hob to this kite; how grcA
would be their satisfaction in occupying
once more those official seats, sacred tC
m embers of The first families, which have 81
long been desccratcn by "niggcrs and car
pet-baggers." AN this is to be obtained by
clecting governor who sh Ill owe his posi-.
tion and power to them. No wonder tht
delightful vision cnchants Ia cir senses, and
make them forgc,ful of all things not i'm
portant to them rs individuals, no matter
how important to their "grear cause re-
form"
These
"Swcct fields beyond tho swelling food
Stand dressed in living Gre n"
But, alas, Ethc Jordan of election day "roll'
between" and that-what n road to trave
that will be! 1t is hard road, as til
Ners realizes and after its fashion, it is