The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-16
THE PoLICT OF THE STATE. :" .
Letter: from Ex-Governor Perry.

To the Editor o. ne .Ne,ra ana. C0tsr1er
I concur most heartily with you in your
controversy with the Greenyille Daily
Neaus, Ito Reorganization OF the Demo-
cratic party for the purpose of running .
straight ticket at our next election. In
nv opinion it would be folly to do so.
The only question at issue now in
South Carolina is Reform, and an honest
administration Of the government, All
who ars in favor of honesty, light taxes
and an economical expenditure Of public
money, whether Republicans or Demo-
Gratis, white or eolored, should unite in
purging the LegialatuEe: and our public
offices ofroguery. corruption, I, ana. lnsome
potency. There is nothing else worthy OF
entering into the canvass noxt fall for
State officers, county officers and MEM
bers of the Legislature. If.I thought q
Republican, white or colored, more honest
and more competent than q Democrat, /
should certainly vote for him, notwith-
standing my strong lifelong Democratic
feelingG and principles. ri pin
In the last election Iopposed Governor
Chamberlain, with all my influence, be-
cause I thought he would sustain and en-.
courage his party in their corruption alnd
dishonesty, in their oppressive taxation
and exhaYagant expenditure Of the pub
Lie money. now cheerfully confess that
in all this / was mistaken, and that his
administration has been honest, wise sud
patriotic, % fares it vas possible orhim
to make it such. all, ,,i..ft .r-y
IfGovernor Chamberlain continues to
pursue the course he has done for the
last twelve months, think it would be
exceedingly unuise and ungrateful for
the Democratic party to oppose his re-
election. It is said that many Of his ap-
pointrnents have been bad, and this he
could not well avoid when he had to
make them from his own party and sup
porters in the election. IF supported, 40
he ought to be, in the next election BY
the Democratic party and the honest
portion of the Republican party, he will
have wider and better field to select
from. ,....c A.. 80
I think the great mass Of the eolored
people are beginning TO see that Ghey are
In no way benefited BY electing corrupt
men to office-hsving heavy taxes to pay.
If the white people will pursue liberal
policy towards them, my impression is
they would discard the sconnd1els who
have governed them since their emanci-
patton, by making them believe that they
were in danger of being thrown back into
slavery, or having their political rights
taken from them. -" ~ = -;
It is urged by those who, are in favor
of 8 straight Democratic ticket, that we
cali, by proper exeition, triumph in South
Carolina, as the Democratic party has
done in Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia. They SHOULD remember. that
We have o. larger colored majority in
South Carolina to overcome thsIn they
had in any of thoe States. They should
likewise consider. that such course
would only tend 10 keep the colosed. PEG
pie united, under their old unprincipled
leaders. Instead Of declaring ID them
thsyt we are determined to knock them
down and destroy them SIS party, We
should say to them, unite with uF in re:
forming the government and you shall
share with us the oficsD and distinctions
under our State Government when re-
formed, i
They who are in favor Of triulnphing
over the majority Of thirty or forty thou
sand colored voters, as they did in Mis-
sissippi, should have commenced their
policy sooner, and determined not TO en-
ploy or patroniz0 those who would not
@ yots With them. There 10 no obligation
in morals or policy on q man to keep in
his employment, or patronize in any way,
one who steals from him or enables others
to steal from him and oppress him.
You are right in leaving it with each
county in the State to pursue that course
in the next elections which the county
may think most advisable. Charleston
has acted wisely in this respect, and the
State has; ;profted by her wise policy.
In conclusion, ! would suggest that
there should be 0 convention by dele
gates, Of all who are in favor of Governor
Chnmberlain's policy Of having an honest
State Government, light taxes, competent
and honest officers, and an economical
expenditure of public moneys. Let this
con vention be composed of both parties,
and let them act separately, as parties,
in making all their nominations and lay
ing down platform for both parties to
stand on in the next campaign. The
nominees and the platform to be adopted
by both parties as q compromise: l
make this suggestion for your considera-
tior,. and for the consideration of the
B. F. PERRY.
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