, 1874-08-07

'r thoy had not bottor Install Judge Lynch to ad-
nIulstor Justice to those ilonds.
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THE sTArE THAT IB CURSED.
Tho Republican Ssato Commlttoo Of South
Carolina has iasnod d call for convention to
nominate State oflcora On tho 9Th Of Holatom-
Dor. Tho oall Is supplemented by an adltcss
Tho 1attor acknowledges Tho failure to fulfill tho
pledges Of 1872 md tho necoaety Of reform; |
looarca that tho responsibility Of tho knavery
has boon "mnde ohargeable to tho colorod |
raco"; appeals to Republicans Of oyory sl,ado,
particularly tho darkost. to olcot lecont mon; |
e1horts them to work for tho passage OF tho |
bill and cloaos with q "hurrah,
boys," for tho Republican party. As anon as
this collection Of words was in print, the Ropub-
IIcau ptcsa of tho North wont Wild at what tt |
termed a proot OF "rcrorm In tho party" Wo |
hovo Ind too much reform in words. little
III doo1e would not bo am}ba, III 1871, tloro waH
this eemo sort Of combination in South Carolina.
Tha tniovca rolled tho shibboloth "rcform " out
Of their mouths with unctuous satisfaction.
Yhcncofo1th everything was to be pure and love-
ly and Of good report. So they elected h1oses!
Now. uulor tho pressure Of coming election,
'sroform" ia ground out agaio III copioua guam
tity-of words. OF tho twelve u1enbers Of tho
Republican State Committee who sign tho I'd
tlrosy, at lcast soven hava been mixod up in tho
very rascal4ty at which thoy now ahuaaor--ln
print. Il ,B frankly confessed that Moses, whom
Ekofn of hn3nY. fig1t0r.
est, will probably DO ronominated al the ConYon-
ton chosen In rosponHe to this call for
reform. Thero is vague talk OF boltlng
should Mosos carry tho day. But what
eau bo1ting do7 Tho election laws Of tho State
nut tho whole control and count Of tho voto into
tho hands Of tho Governor and tho Chlof-1uatice.
Tho firat 10 Franklin ). Moscs, Jr; the sacond is
Franklin J. Moses, Sr. Tho negroes will not
desort tho Republican party as yet. 1ts failure
to pass tho Ciyu-nightn bill hns Hhaken but not
shattered thoir confidence, Thoy romcmbor how
florcely tho bolt Of honest Republicans in 1879,
aftor Moses nomination, was denounced by the
"1oyal " pross Of the whole country. A straight
ticket is their fotish. Whooyor gots the Nopub
lioau nomination will probably DO oloctod, and
Mosos IL apparently the coming man. II he runs,
tho Conservatives Of South Carolipa will nom-
inate an honest mans lckeh ard work
without much hope) for its auccess- II
tile Convention Of tho black party nominatcs q
decent ticket, tho Conservatives will support 1t.
Tho latter aro apparently actuatod by sincere,
though hopeless, desire to gave tho old State.
They express tlloir Willingness to subordinate
ai party Issues, and to vote for any man or aot
Of mon who, il put IN power, will not steal.
While they stand ready to sink tho distinctions
OF raoo mud color, tho nogroes aro more koonly
aliyo to them than over. Tho defoat Of the
Ciyil-RigLta bill bus iulaulod thor passions. &C.
euro IN their Overwhelming majority, they threatr
on and tauut. Congressman A.. s. Wallace said
to lis constituents, g. few days ago: "Your rights
aro In peril and you must defend them. II you
don't get tbom at the ballot-box, you aust re-
sort 10 tho cartridge.box." 1le fact is that the
Southern negroes haye had so much given
to thom tint they can boar the refusa]
tho unwiso md questionable Cvil-Rghts bill il
aa fierce "a It il impotent. They noed to be
taught that Congress- does not exist for tho saks
Of passing tho laws they toolisily think viii dt
| them good. 1t Ia time for plain speaking. 81
| far tho colored man has. lanentably failcd il
public life. The Fcniaus could not rulo Irolaut
aB badly as tho negroes have ruled South Caro-
| 1inu and Louisiana Until opr colorad follow
citizens chow that thpY pfo capable of e1ectiu,
Legislatures wlaich cannot tYushfully DO callcs
| gangs Of thiovos, they will inevitably be do
spsed by the very mon who uso them Us tools
South Carolina is q good aold for experiment
They con DO precisely what thoy wish in that un
happy State. Thoy aro, therefore, on trial there
So far tie verdict must be guilty. II ttoiesuo
tho next election should reverse tho decision, "
Hhall co1nm:nt on tho fact with glad aurpriso.t,
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