The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-24

and, laying oil other duties aside
set t>towork to gain votes for hit
party! IN the third place, thes
spens money lavishly. One gen
tlolhan began by giving check TO,
$4,000 and doubled this before the
polls wore, closed. MANY nlanters
ts"dscrided AaT their cotton croa
to the Gle :tion fund. Each nerved
himself to the struggle. which lie
believed to be one of lifo or death.
Many Of tho most prominent repub,
leans in tho State did yeoman work
agninst Ames and tho regulars.
The - conservatives were lcl to
victory by Hon. L. q. G. Lamar, a
leader of great ability, and the &C.
knowledged master mind of the
party. Under these circumstances
Mississippi was won.
Is South Carolina prepared to do
all this , Will ove:y cons s,ryative
lay aside all other work and enter
into tho canvass C..n we find q
leader like Lamar Will we have
the cooperation of republican
leaders? And lastly, will any con-
scrvativo in South Carolina give
half his crop for olectionoe-ing pur-
poses If those difficulties be re
moved, South Carolina can be re-
deemed. But unless we should
manifest the snmo determination as
the NIississippians did tho attempt
we fear will be futile. We ask
those persons who are advocating
straight ticket, "Ifow much do
you want it DO you want it to
tho amount Of a thousand dollars, or
five hundred dollars, or ten bales of
cotton: or ono-tenth your crop
If 30, You nre right in advocating
your ticket. But if you don't wish
it more than II dollar or even fifty
cents, you had bcttor say nothing"
Many Of those who grr,mblo most,
are tho very ones who refuse to
subscribe q cont. Ask the canva.
ers OF Fairfield and other counties
if this bo 40.
IT is useless to talk of whipping
tho republican party without wolk
and money. They have the mum
bcrs and have possession, which of
itself is nine tonths of tho law.
And we do not believe that the con-
scrYatives will give enough time,
work and money to dislodge them.
just SO soon as we SEQ the people
manifcsting signs of an awakening
realization Of the situation, then
I'VE will call, too, for "straight-out
fight"
South Carolina can do what
Mississippi did provided her people
will work as the gallant MISSISSIPPI
plans worked. But not unless.
And wo fear they will not. And
fearing tlns wo advocate the certain
ty Of half loaf. In conclusion, we
announce that We arc ready to opon
2 subscription book for tho next
eloction fund, the money to be pnid
Ito tho Treasurer of the State demo-
cratic party on the 1st July ncxt.
We have no doubt similar books can
be opened in every county. And as
soon rs wo discover that tho sub
scriptions aggregate one mill on the
dollar or one dollar in q thousand
OF all taxable property on the State,
then we will throw up our hat and
shout for a regular old-timcd
str"ight~out ticket. 1t is we'll to
have the money subscribed first in
order that our policy may be shaped
thereby. So hurry up your sub
scriptions, gentlemen. Don't al
come at onco. Wo predict howeve,
IN advance, what the result will be.
A few public spirited gentlemen in
every county will subscribe and
the balance will hold their pocket
books and grumblc, and say they
are too poor to give, forgetting that
Il few dollars thus invested will be
repaid fourfold, in diminished taxa
ton and stcalage.
And all tho above is why wo do
not at present approve of straight
out policy. Our people are not wi
ing to work enough to insure sue
cess.