The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-15
Tho Importance OF Bread and Butter
and EIEple nnd Fins Linen.

Tho Importance OF Bread and Butter
=n; EzEplo and Fine Linen.
The Republican Executive Commit
tee. Of which R. B. Elliott is the Pre-
sident. is called to meet next week,
upon ''business of Importance. This
important business is defined by our
Radical city contemporary to be more
especially "the general issue whether
all this matter of reform is something
terribly in earnest for the salvation
and perpetuation of our (ita) orgapiza-
tion," as it's highest object, or some
thing else. This programme conforms
to the cue given by prominent can
didate for Governor to the New York
Times correspondent "The leaders
OF the party" said this guide aud fu.
gleman, chad arrived at the conclusion
that their political success depended
upon their reformation. In this out
line Of projected reform. we find no
trace of thought or concern for the
State or its oppressed people. The
objects to be subserved arc the ''salva-
tion and perpetuation of our (the Ra-
dical organization" and it's "political
success. Water conveyed in aque-
ducts or in its natural channels will
rise just to the height of it's source.
The action of party. the conclusions
which it will reach and carry out in
practice, will correspond to it's funda-
mental principle. A party claiming to
have $4,000 majority Of votes, consi-
ders itself to be in desperate straits.
and trembles for it's ''political success. /"
With the whole American people call
ing to it to do justice to the min ority,
reform abuses, correct it's thousand
evils of administration. it can only re-
spond, like dying man catching ut q
straw, that it means to be "terribly in
earnest" in perpetuating its "organi-
zRtionl"
"There. ye wise" Rads, ''behold your light,
your star!"
Whittemore Before HIS Constituents.
Parson Whittemore held forth on
the 4th OF July, at Florence, to o
crowd of black and colored people, in
a speech which dealt in historical re-
cital, and was void of political bias.
This we learn from the Darlington
ISoutherner, which says TINT special and
extra trains were crowded with enthu-
siastio ''cclebrants." The SoutAe,mer
adds that it would have been we'll had
all the citizens OF the County been
auditors.
Three things may be noted here.
First-the character of the speech. It
shows that even Whittemore is begin
ming to change his tune. Secondly
the numbers who crowded the trains,
but who, as We learn from gentle
man who was at Florence that day,
did not more than half go to Whit.
temore's show. Thirdly-the hint
which the Souilerner lntimates, of the
immense loss which the citizens OF the
County sustained by not attending it.
It is appalling to think Of how much
wisdom WAS wasted there that day on
the desert air-wisdom which might
have greatly aided the weak judgments
of the voters in choosing Senator or
member of Congress. We Judge, from
the circumstances described and from
the language Of the Southerner, that
Whittemore bankers after the State
Senate again. Ii it is the same to him,
We would prefer that he should run for
Congress. AS Moses wishes to be vim
dicated by reelection to the Governor
ship, so Whittemore onght to get even
with Congress for its scurvy trick in
turning him out, for merely selling o
ship. We cannot but admit, however,
that there will be q fitness Of things
in his coming buck here to bc present
at the great catastrophe.
EDITOR PHGNIx: The comet. visible
these nights from its different posi-
tions in the early and latter parts of
the night, may produce the impression
and belief with some that there are