The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-23
S. G.
Sunday Morning. August %, 1874.
Set Yonr House In Order Net to Die,
but to Live.

The New York Herald, of q rooent
date, contains letter from Columbia,
which gives tolerably fair view OF the
political situation in the State. and q
significant forecast of rapidly ap.
preaching events. There are many
errors of statement, the same old STE
reotyped. misconceptions and misrep.
resentations. which have been often
corrected or refuted, but which reKu.
larly re-appear in publication. They
are stock in trade, and cannot be dis.
pensed with. The writer, while trac-
ing important consequences to its ac-
siol, does not treat with entire fuir-
ness the Tax-Payers' Convention. He
speaks favorably Of the Grange and
Tax Unions, as embodiments of the
manhood and determination, as we'll
as Of the substantial interests, of the
country, seeming to object, at the
same time, to the exclusion, as be as
sumes to say, Of colored mon from
them. We know that considerable
number of colored men have Joined
the Tax Unions. and they certainly
include many Republicans in their
membership. Office-holders and tax.
grabbers avoid them, of course, as
they would death. The Grange is
strictly non-political body, and its dis
tinguishing outward feature is it's So
cial gatherings. The reason why CO.
lored men do not rush forward to join
it. is thus obvious enough. The writer
is grievously in error when lie says
that the canvass for Governor in 1872,
when Tomlinson was put up by the
boilers against the regular nomination
OF Moses by the nominating conven-
tion, disclosed the depth of the op-
position of the old-time Democracy to
anything that bears the Impress of
Repnblicanism." Tomlinson was rep
resented by some Republicans at that
time to be only shade better than
Moses, and was utterly obscure and
unknown. He was ohampioned by
Oorbin and Sawyer mainly, in whom
nobody had any confidence. It was
proclaimed in the boilers Court House
Convention and in several places
throughout the State, that they did
not want and would not ACCEPT support
from the Democrats. They threat
ened, if it was rendered. to go back to
Moses. The fact is, they were afraid
to identify themselves with any organi.
cation that meant earnest opposition to
the Radioalism which was running the
country. But, notwithstanding the
impediments thus thrown in their way,
many Democrats did vote for and Gus.
tain Tomlinson. This journal advc-
Gated his claims as warmly as the cir
cnmstanoes would allow, as choice of
evils. The correspondent surely must
have forgotten the earneas support
given. even two years previous to the
time OF which he treats, to Carpenter
for Governor. It was an effort barren
OF practical results. but it stands in
onr recent history to show the conciIi-
atory spirit OF our people. their will
lingnsss to take what looked like de-
cent 'Republioanism." if only it
brought them honest government and
real peace. Another error this cor
respondent seeks to propagate is in re-.
peating the Radical stuff, that there is
an under current OF effort on the part
OF the Democracy to secure the re-
nomination of Nj oses. So blind are
these men TINT they cannot see that
"the Democracy" consider their work
as regards Moses about finished. They
nave exposed him in every conceivable
way, through the length and breadth
OF this whole country. not as q per.
sonar matter, but because he is or WAS
the representative aud embodiment of
the spirit, conduct and purposes Of his
miserable party. 1t is that party they
are aiming to kill and get out OF the
way, in order that they may secure
better government instead Of the one
1t gives. and restore once more to the
administration of affairs honesty and