The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-10-17
VOLUME 8.
Honesty and Economy in the
Management of the State Govern
ment.

Carolina profess to be in favor Of hon
esty and economy in the managcmenc Of
the State md county governments, and
also profess to be willing to join hands
with any party which gives nny evi
dcncc Of its ability to bring this desired
state Of affairs about. The Republican
party hae had control Of the State dur
ing the past six years. and during that
time many wrongs have been imposed
upon the people through the mnchina
tions and unholy combinations Of bad
and irresponsible, men. The pnrty re.
cognisiny the above fact ha. made
desperate effort to relieve itself ofthc
.lpad which has been pressing upon it.
and to very great extent his succeed
cd in accomplishing he Object sought.
1t has honestly strven to bring about
better state Of things, by selecting in
telligent, competent, honest men t, nj
mini.ter public affairs, thereby throw
ing around the public offices that sccur
ityN which is necessary to perpctuate
Republican institutions in both the
State and nation. 1t is perfectly n,tur.
al for parties to select their stanl,rd
bearers fiom their own ranks, ani We
have jet to learn the .iuc when tho
Democracy, while in the majority, evsr
stepped outside Of its own party liue, to
select q candidate for un important
Office, and yet that is just wha. the
Democrats seem to expect us To do hers.
We desire honesty and economy in tn
management OF the State government,
just as sincerely us does the Meas anI
Courier, or any other Bourbon Dem,
crat in this State, but we beg tn b. ex
cuscd from believing that the De,nn-
CRITIC way for bringing tha, state Of
afnirs about is AIRY better than our
own. But leaving the question OF party
issues aside, We desire to ask an,
candid. intelligent man in Suu h Caro-
lima what it is in t record of judge
Green that induces them to bclieve III.
is u better man for tho position, AMI will
conduct more honest or econnm;c /.
sSyoycrnmcnt tor this State than would
linmheflain III { issall Very
Dfo assert that Green is a better ni..n
and moro hanest than Gham!l.rlain.
hut what evidence have We, or liat an.
-nau, that he will makea more accc IT
able Govcrnor or will secure tn I'll
people n more honest and econ incl
administration Of pubic affairs? Can
we Judge ofthc future by his r.cnrl in
ahe pa,tY Mt ut all, for H.. has n,
executive record whatever, and II, OF
knows whether he will be honest, or
will, even, excel in trickery AMI ,rrup
nion the worst man that HIS p.rscou.el
South Carolina since recon structoa
We have his word for his honesty. and
that is all SO have we Mr.. Chamber
lain's word that he will give tn, pc ,plc
of South Carolina an honest economical
government, aud We undertake to say
til Mt no honest man in this State, be he
Democrat or Republi San, who know,
Mr.. Chamberlain personally, bat wall
take. his word for the deed, rs qui.k Il,
he would that of Judge Green
We have already shown, in former
article, that if the candidates arc to b..
judged by their surroundings" then
Judge Green will be sunk SO low that
the hand Of political resurrection eau
never reach him. Nearly every one of
his prominent supporters is man Of
exceedingly questionable repntati ~,
and most of them have been cxcrescnccS
upon the Republican party until they
could no longer be tolerated, aud when
they see the power which thcy have
hitherto held slowly but surely sIppin,
from their grasp, forthwith they make
u desperate attempt to retrieve their
waning fortunes by assuming the role
Of reforlners-by shouting Justify,
"Stop thief" stqp theft when th.y
are the very ones whom tho party HIS
tried for years to rid itself Of.
We ask any honorable Conservative,
how in the name Of al that is decent
and respectable, he can rally to thessup
port Of man who has for his right
band men such persons as r. Ii. Cain,
James "a! Bowloy, William A. Hayne.
Georgetown Jones aud Thomas e..
Dunn, the great bondinvcs,igator, but
q man of exceedingly short memory 2
DO the Conservatives of this State be
lieve it would bo possible to have an
honest, economical goverumont with
such men as advisers to tho chief execu
tive Of the State, and do they believe
thaa& &sueh men would add anything to
Ahe dignity and responsibility of the
candidate who could be elected through
theirNinstrumentality ? We think not .
We gWe the conservatives credit for
more gsnse than that state of affairs
would ipply.@ While We do not doubt