The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-19
White Radicais.


dicals al, South Carolina are working
hard, through their newspapers. by
public speeches and otherwise, TO CON
vince the black man that cit will never
do to trust the Dem ocracy f-South
Carolina with the State Government. {"
They tell the black man that all this
hue and cry by the Democrats about
the corruption of Radical officials, the
enormity Of the State debt and high
taxes, is sham to lead the poor black
man aside from his duty to the Rudi.
cal party, 30 they can get possession [ +
the State Government, and that us
soon as this is accomplished. liberty
for the blnck man will be gone for.
ever. This is the cherished theme by
which they hope and believe they eau
keep the honest white aud black ci,i
zeps OF the State divided, 30 that they
can run in between tho two and take
all the Offices. They very we'll know
that as soon as the honest part Of the
two races become friendly and united,
that their good time will be at on end,
and that they acW be driu@ out Of the
public crib and consigned to The depths Of
eternal infamy. There ia scarcely an
issue OF Radical newspaper in South
Caroline, but that the dangers of Do
mocratic rule are brought before the
black man in the most hideous forms
known to the inhamed and imagina-
tive brains of white Radical newspaper
writer's. But the weight of the foul
hands of the Legislative and executive
departments of the Government upon
the very vitals of the people, bDth
white aud black, has become SO op-
pressive and apparent, that the most
ignorant white or colored conntryman
has seen and felt it. they are, there.
fore. reluctantly compelled TO ncknow-
ledge many Of their vilIainous crimes,
or else be branded with knowingly aud
persistently sticking to that which
they and all the people know to he IL
lls. It. Is not the great love thut these
white Radicals have for the black man
that makes them SO busy and soicitons
about his rights aud interests as ci:i-
zens. Nay! 1t is Office for themselves
that they are afler; and. that obtained,
they care nothing for the real interests
of either the white or black man, but
so on stealing everything they Gun lay
hands on.
The true friend of the honest black
man is the honest white man, and it is
to him that the black man almost in
variably will go for favors. Why,
then, is he not to be trusted by the
black man? HE being the black mans
friend In need, is certainly his friend
indeed. II is DOW time thnt the honest
white aud colore,l people of the State
come to an understanding, and hnrI
from position all the white and black
rogues who have, sincs reconstruction,
been living III elegance and luxury, by
stealing the hard earnings OF both
black and white. Gen. Kershaw struck
the keynote of the States deliver
ance, when he said: "Let us organize
and consolidate all honest men, I'VE
say white and bIack.) who can rise
above unworthy prejudioes aud party
slavery, TO rescue the State from nnur-
chy. ruin. aud, in the end. bloody
despair" Let there be mutual feel
ing Of confidence and friendship be.
tween the races Interested alike in
good government. and let them unite
upon good, honest men for Office, from
both races alike. We feel sure that all
tue white people OF the State fully en-
dorse this noble sentiment of Gen.
kershaw. and that the true interests
prosperity sud happiness Of the CO.
lored people. as we'll as tho whites,
consists in mutual friendship aud con .
6deuce in each other.
Colorel people of South Carolina,
are yon willing to meet your best
friends-the honest white men OF the
Siate-on halfway ground, to accom-
p!ish these great reforms in the 20.
vernment of South Carolina, which.
by its rognery aud proaigacy, has re-.
duced US to beggary. and, in many in
stances. compels you to steal or perish
Do not heed tho selfish cries of Radi-
cal newspapers, that you must not
support any one but white Radicals
for Office. All the rogues are crying
aloud for reform, but they say reform
only inside our Radical lines. Believe
them not. They do not meun reform.
Reform with them means to replace
them in Office. whore they Gun CONT
nue to steal your substance, live in
fine houses, drive fne horses and cur.
riages; while you ore clad in rags, live
in poor log huts, with scarcely bacon
and corn bread to eat, lnboring hard
tho year round, soaked with dirt and
sweat, only to maintain them in their
high style of living. The oolored peo.
pie being largely in the majority, are
expected to mako tho 6rst movo to.
ward this unity, and thew Gan vary