The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-08-29
Tke Coming Election.


tho future The election this fall will
settle the fate of South Carolina for years
to come, and, perhaps forever The last
two years work of the Republican party
has wellnigh ruined the State and bauk
rapted the taxpayers, and if it should full
this .ino to put forth ticket that will
commend itself to the people for lis inteli-
gennce and honesty, the result will be an
uttsS end iguomnious defeat. There
wps4 nr time when the colored people would
vote for any man, no matter how infamous
his character, that the party saw fit to
: PoHinnte. That time isno more. In the
corn held, at the plow and tho hoe, sweat
Ing in the rays of b"oiling sum- in order
thattherc might be enough made 10 support
tho Government, tie colorcd peonlc have
Roaoa1cd the question and the charges
made against their officials. They bayc
como 10 tue conclusion that thew are. olas
100 true in many Instances, and have
opened thcir eyes TO the enormous amount
or taxcs collected for the support Of n
rorrupt and rotten Government. The fact
'of It is, the colorcd people can lily bear
such burden in their present imnov;sb,1
condition. They have to rent lands from
white land owners, and if taxes arc high ON
said lands, tho proprictors will, as n matter
Of course, demand so much moro from the
,1Y renters, The lower the taxes, tho lower
The, the, rent Of lands will be. This is tho case
gta ip nutshell s, High tax ,tiou oppresscs the
Poor colorcd farmer equally with the rich
landed proprietor. 1t is true the amount Of
taxes paid by each man may be entirely
different, but that does not mend Tho
'metfer. where one party can pay
ehundred dollars into the Treasury, and not
tmiss it, there may be ten poor farmers. who
Gahnot spare FIVE dollars from their sonnty
encsns, without entailing want upon their
saeedy families. And yet the poor men
'rinke up the party tAat rules South
Carolina. Now what shall VIC do TO remedy
this evil 1t needs to be taken out bv tho
root Tor 1t hns become cankered sore on
Tho body politio, aud will result in the
death of the Republican parry if not cured
or removed. To commence, we advise the
nemination of men whose experience, ability
:, aud honesty will be satisfactory guarantee
,,ef a, better state of things Never will the
.gRoor and lately emancipated slave accumu-
dlllaater himself n CON petcncy-a homestead
: SfpE himself and family, become contentcd
/. -and happy, while he is taxed TO death. And
ie eYsn If taxation were ever so light that is
Va mo reason why bad men should be elevated
toofficc. The colored man is upon trial, and
IL 10 not unfrequently the case that he is
Judged by the party whom hc helps TO place
) in position. Is it not then his duty TO sun
aepogt only such mon rs will do him credit.
Sand reflect honor upon his party? There is
'tsuch thing rs q constituency being dis
grhccd by their would-bo representative
men. II is our desire TO see tho Rcpubl;-
chm party live and prosper, but If the tide
OF corruption, which hangs abo 1t us like a
hideous' nightmare, is not thrown off, We |
see no other fate for it in South Carolina.
save that of di sgraccful end. In such |
crisis, those who helped TO pull it down. will |
not be found in that dny walking side by |
side with the poor men, who will have to |
suffer. Sleek and fat with the ill-gotten
sPoils of Office, they will bctake themselves
4baok to happy Now England, where they |
will read Of our troubles without sigh.
Unhonored will be the memory of The Re-
publican party, while its grave will be
covered with tho tears of q ruined people.
This iu no fancy sketch or undue stretch of |
+ the imagination. Every man who knows |
(. any thing at NIL, and who is not blinded by |
fanacticism, knows that without reform |
she present dominant political organization
4 in this State, cannot live. When its power
/ cof cohesion dies, men whose hands ara I'M
clean, will either deny their guilt or hunt n
homo in a healthier climate. Hence the
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