The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-07-04
look out for the Engine when
the Whistle Blows.

Of late, and have consented to be ad.
rised by Mci'' Tanapy friends, who
have whispered into their cars the
secret Of their successes in times past.
Theycry that comes from their oil
allies Gold copperh eads) of the Northern
States is, "boy up the damn niggcrs;"
you say carpet baggcrs and scalawags
buy them, that they are corrupt and
dishonest, and that you are the tax ray
crs, and have got all the money and al!
the intelligence; then why don't you
display your Intelligence by using your
money to buy the votes of the ignorant
and corrupt ncgrocs?" The tax payers 50
called, have taken the hint and are or
ganizing their tax unions. Every Mr.
payer, which means every man opposed
to the Republican party, or who will, join
the Democratic fold and vote with them
for love or money, is asked to step for
ward and join tho tax unions. a fee
Of fifty cents is charged each member
on initiation and levy of two mills
made on his State and County taxes as
assessed last year to be paid on the first
day Of September Of each year, Now if
every Democrat, (who you know they
say arc the taxpaycrs) join the unions,
which of course they will have to do,
Gas the crack of the Bourban whip has
leon heard in the land,) there will be
sixty thousand mcmLcis, and sixty thou
sand at,50 cents each will put thirty
thousand dollars in their treasury,
then the tax of two mills ON the State
and Countyitaxes of last year, and you
have, (bascd on one hundred and cish-
ty millions ofpropcrty) three hundred
and sixty thousand dollars, VIII ich add
to the thirty thousand above, aud you
have three hundred and ninety thousand
dollars, the amount, which, accord ing to
democratic logic, they ought to have
te buy UP the colorcd vote Of this
State,
T2u;cc hun,1red and mncy Mousond
dolors!t Hhcw!
They say !the colorcd man can be
bought, and they are going to try it,
They lnve started on grand scale, de-
termiped to have money enough. But,
we have heard of castles being built in
the air, and we think this grand scheme
is one Of them. In the first place two
thirds Of tho taxes paid in this State
directly, (and all indircctly,) arc paid
by the Republicans. This being the
case then the amount realized would be
one hundred and City thousand dollars !;
q quite respectable sum to enter cam
paign with, and sufficient we think to
bring all weak knccd dcms back to the
fold, but quito insufficient to jos,lc the
fixed majority Of the Republican party
III this State.
However it is we'll to be on the ram
parts. The enemy is cunning and indc
fatigable. Their big guns are heavily
charged, and the lanyards arc held by
satellites. But, we know their plans,
understand their game and while VIC
don't intend TO be captured we must
give them such routing, such a grand
defeat, that they never will again at
tempt another rally.
The ticket we intend to advocate for
nomination, is an honest and Intelligent
one, and if nominated will dampcn the
ran powder Of the enemy, and their
report will be but fash.
No colorcd man can vote the demo
cratic ticket at the next cl .ction without
being branded by tho world as having