The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03


rcformefs, IHe Is man of great it,
tegrity, sand Would doubtless BE
elected if the democrats had not
hung the imitation >paillBtohe around
their necks. Since the Ohio election
however, the financial issue ISL, Has Beer
dropped and the fight is made on
! reform. Simon Cameron ana cor
rupt republican ring have long ruled
the Gstatej and tho fight is made
against them. SO obnoxious 'is' the
ring, that atsevonnthe2 Union League
refuses to support it, The demo
cratic candidate for Treasurer is
Victor G. Piollet, who weighs 365
pounds and is nicknnmod by his op-
ponents "Pauncheous Piollet." If
elected he will undoubtedly fill tho
Office. .#nI y.ar... mo- ..,,..,.,,r.,... .
Massachusetts, is to decide between
Rice and CASTOR. Rice is safe
party man Of good reputation aud
will be elected provided the republi
cans recover from the decentralization
produced last year by their defeat.
Sam BowlcH, of the Springfield
Republican, however, advises liberal
republicans to throw away their votes
on Charles Frahcis Adams and Gener-
| al Bartlett. ... .' 2. .rnr
Maryland is tho scene of conflict
between Charles Loo Carroll, the
regular democratic candidate, and
Harris, III independent democrat,
supported by the republicans. Car
roll ia the great-grandson of Charles
Carroll, of Carrolltor, aid Is Il Ro-
man Catholic. The roligious cry Is
raised against him, very foolishiy in
our opinion, as religion and politics
have been generally supposed to havo
llttlo in common. The chief cattse
of the revolt, however, in the demo.
cratic ranks is the existence of n
ring in Baltimore that has ruled the
State and city corruptly. The indo
pondonts arc known as tho "potuto
bugs" democratic orator having
compared them to that agricultural
pest. In the municipal election the
other dayin Baltimore, Latrobo tho
democrat, was oloctod mayor by
1000 majority, n reduction of 5000
i'll IN increased vote of 10000. The
regular ticket may be beaten, but
Harris is pure man and home
democrat, and he will make good
governor if elected. The democrat
ic party being largely in tho ascend
doncy in Maryland, there is no proba-
bility of the return Of the regular
republicans to power
In Virginia the contest is one
sided, and. the only question is tho
amount of tho conservative majority.
Tho Legislature to be elected chooses
a senator to succeed johnson, and
Lctcher, Hunter, Walker, Bocock
and othor prominent statesmen are
candidates for the position.
Arkansas has been enjoying great
tranquility under Garland,s admins
tration. Tho Conservatives will
carry tho State. Tho radical party.
as in several Southern States, IL do
funct. 1t rotted away.
Tho greatest interest centres in
tho mississippi election. Mississippi
is ono of tho two Southern States
under radical control and under
Amcs, is i'll tho samo predicament
South Carolina was under Moses.
A desperate effort is making to carry
tho Legislature, and tho conserva-
tives aro hopeful of success. We
bid them God speed.
Michigan and Wisconsin and other
States and territories wc believe also
hold elections. But in these the
issues arc unimportant
The present elections are viewed
with loss interest by tho people of
| the South than any heretofore since
reconstruction. This arises from
tho fact that heretofore radical sue
cess meant ruin to the South. Now
that tho villainy of the party has
rccoilod upon it's own head, and the
South is beginning to bo recognized
as on terms of equality, the issues
involved are not of paramount i'm
portanco. Wo rejoice to SEQ this.
1t has always beon said that tho
South was not hostile to the Union,
but merely to radical misrule, and
this apathy testifies to it. Give us
a fair showing and wo will be loyal.