The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-31
Sunday Morning. May 81, 1874.
Reform a. . Party Measure.

howl piseolsIy in view OF the day OF
Judgment. WHICH they, see is fast, sp.
preaching. Bsgift by Ore. they have
commenced to sting themselves. But
some, in order to divert attention. from
their own orimes.' 'ounningly join in
shs hue and ory, and ldstily bawl "stop
thief." It's . veil known dodge, one
often attended with temporary euooess,
but sure to ,ba,sxposed. and to. entail
heavier phnishment at last. +, W. 4
'We do NOT. by,any. msaps, however,
wish 70 imply that this is the sole effent
oiIthe. discussion Of onr Affairs by the
iRdepsndstt press Of tiih Aqpptry. i
hasigive ~ the opportunity tosome men
hsiss elaasAdi Is Rspublioaas, to speak
oasplsiniy.and earnestly to the people
ofi1theA asplofahls' donditiqn, OF the
Stdter and to point to it's causes in the
general q corruption. and degradation.
IntAh AahfY fsi}aess Of. AAe ptrieesaFesf vhiSA.
come y tfsP abto.asa,u, ESsy safda Al shfetd,'
protectionsandan an iipoantiva. for their
ovp; seeing aadII lAAsHtipg the evils
which beset chem. they are emboldened
sospeak of ttsh as they deserve! This
:hey e7'a e:a7b nat ds-q9tia sheiii6hh+ shone
lnsfrom foreign, parts, both enabling
them ay I. TO- ,!l.3 ,hSls 3;tbbemseises and party ais
othsrs sec them. aud justifying resort
tos,pFaaiIal spFaaiIa ! sfpA'sulh fpA's1ulh aid. solemn warning. =
Oar neighh1eHu che synion- Herald.
which. with tive or three more Repub-
inan sheets and two or three public
men, We regard as as IL PIC. van of their.
psTsy in ability. earne.tnsss and in
trae apprehension Of thee' istad ,tate of
tEtnees M INDUCES freqaently'in disquisi-
tions apon iiteform.. The spbisel has
nS, little attraction for IT. We have
followed .itaWitll ,cs;are Ia everything
thstit has said hoping I'd find some
woraH upon which the patriot might
GSge his hopes. But the words re-
main unspokan that We wish to hear.
Withd The violated platform Of it's party
at its head, ihao Herald runs on in the
same old grooves Of promise and fose.
solored ezpssss.ions:' Is:ksses these
expectations OF improvement upon the
Assn mption that, should the nszt Co
vernon abuse his office. he Hwaonld be
detected and exposed, and the ven
seines of the people TAKE ! praoieal
shape pp hi~.a n ,WhAst n .,sip tne past OF
present aoii Radical rule justiAea. this
assumption? No nan. II says. who has
AzstAiA vQpon big, record Or against
,6GAhHkA to sosbNare ta{hSdpM ipr
,n1S ai''s's5 ,j sS! 'Rss'1 'ss 1s5s IT, a.s ss
from being candidates and being
elected; i + thHslYr SseeYpqo. ssg9eoeed in
from assuming the virtue which they
have not, and bamboozling the igno.
rant constituencies with their reform
pretehsions? '"i, >" 9'.
The usefulness which our neighbor
might exercise' In 'He party is fatally
eonnteEaotad BY it's .tsar Of what it
calls Democracy. We. 'aeldom see any
scheme of reform promulgated in it
Which. is not followed by the signid-
cant words 'within our party lines"
When it ceases to use these repulsive
words, when it abnndons the claim of
its miserable party as the sole hope Of
reform, it will commaud more respect
for its sincerity There is no Demo
cratic party In South Carolina asking
ofc-,9 or honors. or smoluments Of the
people. There are Conservative citi-
zens earnestly .desirous OF some change
for the better in the State Goverhme
The Herald might we'll afford to vel.
come them to work for which they
are we'll qualified by their experience.
intelligence. patriotism and character.
1t ought not to repel them by showing
that it cannot apprseiate their useful
ness unless they abiure their opinions
and submit to inlignity. They are
willing to lend a helping hand to pull
the State, out of the inire, but they are