The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-02

wonderful gerrymander ever made, per-
haps, was that devised by Senator Nor
ton and put into operation In the redis-
tricting Of Indiana after the last appoint
ment. The districts are twisted right
and left, darting corners here and there
like crooked Gghtning; but although
held together in some instances by very
slender articulations, the parts. Of each
district are still in one sense contiguous.
Morton's perverted ingenuity contrived
districts so admirably designed to defeat
the purposes Of the law that several West
ern papers published maps of them as
political curiosities but It remained for
the South Carolina statesmen to consider
outlying counties distant score Of miles
as contiguous. u p.
= Marion Merchant and Farmer: We
have heretofore given our views upon
the situation and defined our policy, and
now repeat, that organization or reorgan-
ization of the Democratic Conservative
party of South Carolina, in proper
manner and at an early day, is. not only
desirable, but that It is Indispensable to
any success which we may hope for (;
that the motion for such reorganization
should originate with the people; that
all differences Of opinion should be set
tied in State Convention, after mature
deliberation and discussion by the dole
gates representing the sentiment of their
Constituents; and that prior to such q
convention no discussion of any ulterior
design or'polcy is appropriate or advisa!
BILE. A majority must, rule; and the
weight of argument will govern, wheth-
er 1t emanates from the up country, the
low country or the middle country. Our
interests are one. What is good for
Charleston is good for Greenville; and
what Is good for them is profitable for the
whole State. Let us come together and
take counsel from each other, and settle
our disputes by: an organization strong,
determined and effective, ready to receive
the assistance Of all lovers Of honest and
good government, to unite with those
who favor a reform Of the abuses and
frauds practiced In the name Of the State (;
or, II needs be, to determine, as Missis.
sippi- did, to succeed at all hazards.
- Georgetown Times, on the pardon OF
Dublin Walker: What has the Nesos and
Courier to say about this turn given by
Governor Chamberlain to the great OBJ
ject of reform? Does that paper believe
In the wisdom, policy and expediency Of
pardoning forger and q public thief,
who was convicted. by his own color, be-
cause county officer and o circuit judge,
in view Of near approaching election,
pretend to have found out ON excuse for
his guilt? The pardoning power has
never before been SO dangerously abused
as in. this instance, where q convict has,
by the stroke of a pen, been yaulted from
q convict's cell into seat In the Senate
Of the State, to assist in making laws for
the punishment Of just such criminals as
Rev. d. j.. Walker was found to be. The
Rev. Walker Is q preacher, presiding ell.
der and a senator, WHO is supposed to be
intelligent, and knew what he was doing
when he committed forgery, and there is
less excuse for his offence than could be
offered for the many poor and ignorant
who are languishing In prisons for often
ces to which they. have been put mp by
crafty and unscrupulous fellows, who
have made them the.victims OF their ras-
- Edgefield Advertiser: On every side
we hear of public men-smart fellows
who have soiled their fingers with q
bribe. There is no language TO describe
the infamous degradation Of such charac-
ters. Somebody has even said that "the
devil is not 30 black as he has been paint
ed :" but any man, undertaking to rep
resent the people In any capacity, from
the President up to q constable or juror,
who leaves the path Of duty for the sake
Of filthy lucre, is blacker far than he can
ever be painted If the State or County
Officials like their cash too well to pay q
debt; or IL their faith in the mighty dol
lar is strong enough to cause them either
b, {foS ~ hribo fhoxy illnafrQta
in their, own ignoble persons. the full
meaning of the inspired Apostle, who
tells us that tthe love of money is the
root Of all evil" Prior to reconstruc-
ton, bribery was unknown in South
Carolina. It is trick introduced by the
Radicals-in short, one Of their great
moral ideas. May the Lord help us in
His own good timei
- Barnwell Sentinel; The colored peo-
pie must, be made to understand that
there must be no dle-men to conduct
affairs between them and the white peo-
pie of the State, If substantial prosperity
be- the objective point of their aspirations.
Sooner. or later they will comprehe.''
that there Is no more necessity for the
middle-men, politically, than there Is H.
them in making contracts to work with
their white fellow -citizehs-and the soon-
er they learn this essential fact the better
will It be for all parties. During ten
years of. the bitterest warfare between
the two races in this State, 10 colored
man can point to single right, privilege
or advantage wrested from the higher
race and secured to his own more than
they started with in 1895; while on the
other hand there are innumerable instan-
ces of loss, injury, discomfort and actual
wrong to which colored people have been
subjected through following the mis-
chieyouS guidance of the carpet-bag ad-
venturer, and the mean native political
bastard. Let the colorsd taxpayers be-
gin now to ponder, the situation, and If
they would win more between SUNRISE
and sunset Of a single day next fall than
they, have been able to. achieve In ten
years past, let them now write on their
banners, down with the; political mid
dle-men."
Charleston News and Courier: We
would not have the Democratic majority
in the House Of Representatives follow
the example Of the, Radicals, and sest
Gen. MCGOWAN because his opponent,
Hoge, Is Radical. Gen. McGowan does
not claim the seat; for there was not
and could not be lawful election in the
SOsCallcu Dl6LIlCks Wudk 10 dSh0O 10 tuos
the Democrats will if they find the facts
to be as we say, declare the election void,
and leave the people free to elect Con-
gressman whenever the District shall be
lawfully made up and composed OF, con-
tiguous territory" This oourse may
leave the people of come parts of the State
without q Congressman, but it will not
deprive the Conservatives Of Represen-
tative, for Hoge is not, and could not be,
their Representative. What we want Ia
a rigid construction Of the law. BY that
the people will be bound. And that rigid
construction of the law, as we understand
it, will force q Democratic Congress to
declare that there was no lawful election
in the so-called Third District, and that
therefore, neither Hoge nor MCGOWAN
has any claim to the seat.
= Columbia Register. We can never
whip the devil by making compromises
with him; we must fight him "tooth and
toe nail" for if we give him an inch he
will take an ell. And in this respect the
ruling party in South Carolina has never
done discredit to its parentage. This
party must be oyerthrown, and the hon
est, intelligent and educated classes Of
the people must choose the ineumbents
Of the various public Offices, before we
can have respectable government. We