The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-08-05

all, OF tne H"Jor part OF the property
has becn.assossed above its ttue Val.t
uo (as wo believe IS the case In most
Counties of this Statc) would amount
to depial Of nny relief, and would
render tho benefit intended to bo
conferred by the \ ct Of no AVAIL.
The Act SHOULD be construed "ut
res 'nogis uo1cat q~am pcreot," and if
this rplo be taken for the. guide, then
the. provision ip question should most
cortainly be disregardad
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Radical Fears.
Ono Of tho encouraging features Of
tho present contest is that the radi.
ople, altho6gh claiming majority of
90, COO. votes IN tie State; are for the,
first time since reconstruction, dread.
fully alarmed for ,hcir political safe
ty. They arc oonjurlhg Up, spirits
from tho .vastx deep, and Suaki"g
With terror at tho creatures of their
own deceased imagination.
One largo scareorow is tho assump-
tin th't tie conservatives Sf Ito
State will secretly support Moaes. for
Governor knowing that his election
will be tile Death khcll OF radical ring
Supremacy in soith Carolina. This
IS very harmless scaroorow., The
conservatives will not vote for Moscs,
Unless evch a. worse man than he bo
placed in opposition to him. The
Conservatives are by no means SO
blind as to endorse Moses, and thore.
by ostop themselves from donpunoing
his oripinal prostitution OF power.
Another scarecrow is that Modes
will be bribed to throw his pattonags
into tho hands OF tho CONSERVATIVES.
Union-Herald is apparently Of.
liyious of the fact that tho conservu.
tivcs have boen so outrage ously plum.
derod by the ring that they have no
money loft with which to bribo
Moses.
Another scarocrow is that the con.
strvatives will risc in arms and take
the go3ernflient,by force. The con.
derivatives have had enough lighting
already. They propose to attain
their ends by peaceful instrumental.
ties. They havo cause so strong
and so just, that they need resort to
no violent measures in its support
Radical dernagQgucs arc epdoavoring
to raise tho cry of ka klux. That
soarecrow wont flap worth q cent.
We advise radical reformers to
cease manufacturing notes iu their
neighbors' eyes, and to tug away
at the beams obstruoting their own
vision. The conservatives mako no
remonstranco booause the adpinistrs-
tion is Republican. They donoancc
it because it is vonal, corrupt, villain
Gus. Ono half tic whites III Sotth
Carolina would to-day declare them.
selves republicans were it not for the
disgrace of associating themselves
with tho vile creatures who defilc tho
pamo.
TO tho rSdioal5 wo say, reform
your party, and coase looking out for !
democrat soareorows."
Mooting Of 0Giorod oiitisdhSs.
In the local columns will be seen
the report Of meeting that was held
IN Winnaboro on Thursday last; and
wo call tho attention of our readers
to it particularly, as representing tho
OILY hcalty phasb Of republican re-
form that has yet been manifested.
Many of the honest S6lored poo.
pie, disgusted with tho incomp otsnoy
and corruption Of tho government,
sro ao7iai.ng means Of genuine re-
form. They see that tho interests 8f
tho ghito and tho colofed pooplo are
the samdt; that nanaging a State is
like managing q farm or n store,
and that's person who conducts the
latter honestly and fairly, paying his t