The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-09

II this State. with one eXcepu0n, WHICH
seemed to me to be justified by the cir
cumstances, I have offered no such re-
wards, for the reason that I had no such
fund at my command for paying them.
Ii: the General Assembly desire to con-
tinue the custom, it will be necessary to
etapart q fund for that purpose; Il
Cnn- the Conservatives Carry the State
A sprightly CONTROVERSY has sprung up
between the Charleston Ne,os and Courier
and the .GreenYille Nea1s, growing out Of
the latters endorsement Of our article
published three weeks ago advocating
the immediate and Thorough organization
of the Democratic party of 1.-THE State,
and denouncing the temporizing and CO.
alision policy of the former.
THE Greenville News has answered the
sorhistry of the Me,us and Courier in a
mastery manner, and shown up the folly
of. the coalition policy heretofore 50
strenuously pursued by that paper nd
its followers. At the last election we
permitted that policy to pass without
Opposition, as another experiment, but it
is well known that We had no heart for
the fight. And here set'us' say to our
Charleston cotenlporary,- that it ID not
true that +ttby cooperation the lndepenl
dents and Conservatives carried Union
County" .'
The Democrats carried Union County
BY unainching work against great odds.
Every intelligent white man in every
township determined to free the County
from Radical corruption, and they did it
manfnlly. We elected every Democratic
candidate upon our ticket, except the
Clerk, of the Court, and we could have
elected. him, for he is one of the purest
and best men in the County, but it was
hard to Beat a one-legged confederate
soldier, particularly when he was not
considered, much Of 3 Republican, any
how, while every candidate placed upon
Our ticket byy the Independent 'Republi-
Gins was defeated; The coalition move
ment in this County lost us q member to
the Legislature, sure. The folly of the
policy became so apparent lat the last
election that the!3most influential and
popular advocates Of it A then p. now @ strongly
oppose it. -; IT,. &,
any evidence that the Conservatives can
do as Mississippi has done, we point them
to Union County for encouragement. :.c
In this County we; have from two to
three hundred more colored voters than
white. but in The last election we elected
q Conservative Senator by oyer 200 ma
iority-making gain. to the Conserya..;
tive ranks of nearly six hundred votes.
a similar gain in each County would re-
duce the Radical majority in the State to
at most ope.half, 4 and uif the Nee7si and
Courier would strive as earnestly and
ably, for the, straightrout Conservative
cause, as it does, for lmalgamation, that
County alone would reduce ahat majority,
from FIVE to ten thousand: more - =
The, people Of Union do not stand sill,
or let a little opposition frighten them
from tiieir duty. On the contrary, the
greater the opposition the more Jealous
and active they become, and in that way
they have redeemed the County.
We honestly believe the Radical ma
jority 6f thirty thousand rs more formi-
dable in sound than inVulnerable IN OPP
position, and can be overcome BY earnest,
well directed and liberal efforts on the
part of the intelli. .ent white citizens. If
every Conservative in 1.-The State whl feel
it to be his, bounden- duty to work, IN
season and, out of. season, ,t0. .dlsenthral
the old commonwealth from che rapacity
and infamy of Radicalism, the State can
and will be- restored TO an honest, reco-
nomical and honorable government: =
We believe further, that the compro9: !.
mise policy has driven number OF good
Conservatives from the polls, and is carry
ing MANY others right over into the Bad
ical ranks. The first believe That voting
for Radicals, even on;a consei yattye tlckIi + Z
ct. is nothing more nor less than com:
promise Of Their political principles; and
therefore will not votet at all, while'ths
latter honestly believe they may just IS
we'll 20 the, whole hog and run the risk
of getting q part; of. the spoils, as TO 60
for an underlined policy and vote for pig
and puppy both; on the same y ticket, !t,
thus, helping to mix up in Official posi-
tiop!I q great deal Of fsbad with some ONE; little
T For the life life of US s. we E never lev could see
what; the, coalition Democrats expected
to gain by their policy, OF when they ex-
pected to be able to achieve such VIC
tory over the Republican corruptionlss
as to driye them from their strong holds,
Are they dilIy dallying along. until BY
natural causes the thirty Thousand Radi-
call majority shall literally die out for
leave the State ?;.H that; is their thepe,
it. must be apparent to every thinking 2
mind. that it, will be SO long deferred that
they will become sick of waiting. Do
they think they are winning more Radl-
Gals Ito Conservatism fhan'1riying Con-
seryatiyes to RadicalisInf In fact, :Ye
cannot imagine what object; they have in
view that will secure a victory for honest
government. nd.ehsure the State against
{ revival ,oY Radicdism,iin; q more devil,
ish farmthan eyer before. We grant that
in some localities 2 temporary and partial
gain may be obtained BY coalition; but
It will:.only be Dpaftial and temporary,
and: fifty years hence, in thbse same. 10
caliti,s the same .humiliatipg concession
will haze to be made to the same politi-
cal characters as Bowen, Whittenore,
Leslie, Mackey, st:'id o,,snia yaias:: ON
the other hand, inthose Counties where
judicious, just and persistent blows are
made against such influences, the Con-
seryatiyes viii, drive all such "pestilent
fellows" out Of political place and power,
and elect as their, representatives and
County officers, honest, Intelligent and
It does seem to us that tie people must
have become tired of fair promises,
clothed; in elegant words 10 hide their
hollovness, and will, demand deeds of
reform. hereafter.-Union Times. -.
eyes; sar," "said an cid negro, Eyes,
sar, Tse gwine into polytcks, | is; Ise
gwine to vote for de judges and sich like,
an fore God Use gwine to vote for Grant,
an del Pse gwine to run for the iegisla-
-, fro,,o 4 4, /, tJ3co ryvvi no, tn de nnnI.