The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-23
The Election of Judqes.

Of any coalition with Chamberlain or
his policy.
49, The Election of Judges.
:; Nothing can be more appalling to all
lovers Of decency and honesty than the
result of the election for Judges of South
Carolina: 81, long as the Judiciary Of
our, State remained pure, or even ,ap-::
proximately pure, our Citizens were in o.
great measure re'seeure i'm the enjoyment Of
their inheritance as Americans: "A cor
ippt E1eeutiys,. or a. yenal Legislative t|
of; o. government; or, both
combined, are not thalf SO dangerous, 80
Oppressive nor SO disastrous to the mate
'iiiiaI, social and moral intersssts Of 2 pso-
pie as, a Judiciary which is lacking in
honesty and integrity. Atyrannical ex-
lecutive may be restrained Or removed {;
injurious pr !: oppressive legislation + may
be .nnulled, or ,the severity of its pro-
visions ameliofated.b by Judicial adjudica-
ton; but when thepurity Of the Judicial
y is gone, the last bplwark Of a free
people is destroyed; and their lives, iber-
ties and property are in al great degree
left subject to the mercile,a whinis or in
''terests' Of a human brute, who, under the
,solemnity and poweri of his sacred posi-
ton, can both prescribe and confiscate.
j The election oflast' Thursday fills to
,,ooSv,eraoSxs!ing. the measure Of Carolina's
degradation, and calls, with imperative
voice upon tteson of this once glorious
commonwealth to arouse from their
-lsthargy, and unite TO, save the home Of
our birth and the habitation of our man
hood from tho. imminent, ruin. which,
like a furious storm is ready 70 burst
upon ulIi our people. and desolate every in
terest, of our State. ,'r 10 .in,i...,ls so
ii The policy of coalition is demonstrated
ltoibenworse than futile. .Asg wei'haFe
heretofore Said, it simply amounts to
placing ourselves completely At the mer-
icy ,of' the Republicans, and the power
given them by such a policy will inva-
'riab1y be used, as lin. the election of
Judges, to. advance the interests Of rings
and Ycorruptiepists. There is: no mis-
taking thesigns ofithe political times of
South Carolina, and tits now evident to
all'that, the issue. Of a straight-out Dem
.ocratie ticket is forced. upon the State.
The white corruptionists of the Repub-
'1ican party.have united in 'selid phalanx
with the negro element Of the Rsplbli-
ca, can party, and intend once more to inau-
gurate,a system of 5plunder and oppres.
sion as daring and CALLING as any that
'hasfbeen felt in; this Stat since recon
,struction. The negro party in South
Carolina to-day is more; united, more
,pretentious and more determined than it
has, ever been: Nci,policy of inaction
viii do anything to make them less yenal
and corrupt, or to infuse in them a. spirit
of liberality towards the Conservatives.
"a prompt decided and we'll directed Or
ganization i Is now the, only thing which
can wrest the State fom the plunderers
and restore her to honesty, economy and
honor. There Is no other course now
left is BY which we, can avert the calami-
ty of having corrupt and arrant negro
for Our next Governor, with a; full corps
of'white and colored 'renegades fer sub
ordinate officers. There, is no longer any
ground for the advocates. OF coalition I. to
base their policy upon. 1t has evengone
So far tnat it; .isaof little consequence
whether Governor Chamberlain is a. re-
former, or not; he is: utterly powerless to
,help,our people, or he is utterly. falseIito
his professions, sand in eitherlpoint' Of
view it it Is Is y1fnWiss, impoltic and suicidal
to longer remain disorganized o: foE .tll the
purpose of coalescing with him and his
political friends. The avowed advocates
ofreal Repubicanism in South Carolina,
which means infamX,., corruption and
plunder, are to-day banded together SO
frmiylthat they can WELD a9solid vote
upon any scheme they desire; and the
Democrats, ), without organization, must
remain utterly, .powerless: to protect the
interests Of the Taxpayers Of the State.
Coalition ATHEIST: viii only give. few
members Of the Legislature; who, being
vastly inathe minority, can do nothing
but sit and hear the hharranguesaof. in
famed political opponents without being
able to effect any good which Hould aP-
prosimate compensating fot the iincon-
Feniencei and insults they have to put up
with. sThere, is no policy, bqt1ones;iof &C
tive, energetic, persistent and determined
organization, which can save us from the
impending. ruin. We, can organize and
accomplish much for thespublic. good if
wswill only unite instead ofscayelling
over matters sas' Of minor impSrtaatei' j. We
must, and viii. avert ithe, evils which, will
assuredly,lesult from giving the worst
elements of the Republican, party COM
p1ete control Of our, State government. !
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ii ..,m Editorial Notes. M e.~l
IA Hon? John w: Johnston has been re-
elected Senator . from Virginia. Nj,
Johnston Is IS an able and cultivated. gen
tlsman, and as he .how enters upon his