The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-05
s. G.
Saturday Morning. September 5, 1874

OOAOMo1As =. VI
Saturday Morning. September 8. 1874
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The Honest Guvernmont LeaHucs
We have had occasion, more than
once. to notice and commend the
.efszts-ua-thezs sslsssa-peepls, -spas-
medioI s}pffI s}pfftI Y1Yk thoush stFN HM
been. to break Che barriers which sepa.
rate them fr9Hip9sp and honest
,assa9a'ff RSItisat BetteFfs1 o Hhs Eeso.
lutions es the .MeEqi Gon1enfion, o and
of ahsiNuuBB Meme 0unventions both
colored, looked this way. a move.
mahtnof tbis sort has recently been
inststnted in Charleston, under the
mama i@ot the Honest, Goverpm,eant G'e,t men
Lssgue::" =" proposes that wherever
Offices are to be filed, each race should
be represented in convention Of it's
ownS that each should make nomina-
tions for Office upon a plan of fair
division where practicable, and, where
not, that they shall unite upon com-
mon candidate, thus securing really
representative Ticket. We are inclined
to think veil Of this scheme, as We are
OF every 9ne which aims to secure the
manly action Of the oolorsd people
Their. eendi.ion-that of those OF them
who donotrelish being bought and sold
by political traders-is pitiable, be-
tween The ReaieAla, iela, who merely trade in
thshjnsO ahem;and despise them, and
'hS Oonseyyatises';in whom they have
not Been ABla To- repose full con fidence,
and whom they have been taueh. to
distsast! We shall exanine this plat
foFmRi nbts ssfSaiy:: 2 1t Begins right 10
laying tbhasI tbhsI1 blame Tor tie present eorisl
in our affairs upon class OF men who
haye gfosel. deceived the ,colored pee.
pie end made chem, parties to mon
ssEons. Government, These they now
propose ,to throw overheard. So far,
SO good. We inyite the attention of
the black PEOPLE to this platform of
The Honest Government League:
'Apprised that crisis has arrived
in n'the political affairs of the State, at
which either revolution orlreform must
hecpme, % necessity, We have inaugu.
rated this mnovemSht, with view to
avoid the fpds clash 81 vIo:en CO. while
we not ihei iless devotsdly maintain the
freS and perfect enjoyment Of all poll.
tichl rights and privileges. That We
have c6mB 10 this crisis is the criminal
fault Of Sizes Of men who appeared
np0n the sufface OF politics IN this
State imme eGiately after the war: They
have grossly deceived the colbtsd peo-
plesLthey have made them parties to a
govArnmenteo monstrous, that think
ing men seriously opposition whether
ths,right OF suffrage has been properly
e1tsnaed.,, BY oppressive taxes they
have exhausted 'the. profits Of capital
and sensibly diminished the wages OF
labor; accumulation has become i'm
possible; civilization has refrigerated;
and" the oapsGIty OF the coI9red man
for general Improvement has come to
be' denied 6ueh are the grievous in
juries these men have done our State
and race. We propose now to cast
thamnof1 with their delnded followers;
and 10 .erebt ,from the, bosom of the
colored Republican party a, govern
mept founded upon principles Of sub.
stantial 3ustics " hichi will protect the
political interests of every individual,
and vi6dioate' our character as q peo-
Pile from the seelningiy jest aspersions
of distant observers. 10 do 80 We in
vite' the honest colored people of the
State to adopt the constitution of this
socisty, and its object, and to form
similar organizations in each of the
yatioas Counties, until it becoMesPth the
proud privilege nl every colnssea man
Z I'd de63sre his membership In the
hoqest,goYernment league. rs
$50. .sDon asathis organization is ef-
fscted, it is proposed to summon con-
yention consisting of delegates from
the various societies. This convention
shall be atrictly colored Republican
Convention, representing the honest
colorea people of the State. At the
same time we invite that q white con-
vention shall be assembled consisting
OF the representatives. of the capital of
the State. 1t is proposed that the two
conventions by means of committees
Of conference shall enter into formal
convenant. by which they agree to di-
vide equally between them tho Offices
capabiA of division and IN ,nite nnOn