The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-06-26
South Carolina.

South Carolina.
The curious complication of affairs
which exists at this time in the Pros
trate State is little understood out
side it's borders, owing to the fact
that nearly every prominent news.
paper in South Carolina has given its
adherence to the interests and policy
of Gov Chamberlain and his support
ers. Many excellent men in that
State who were once bitterly opposed
to Chamberlain have become con-
WINGED that Notwithstanding his evil
record, he is now earnestly engaged
in q work of real reform and there.
fore they are willing TO condole his
past offences in the belief that he is
able and DESTROYS to do the State he
has formerly pillaged great service in
relieving it from it, present unhappy
condition. s.
Without quest asS.Hg tn .astive4ef
any of those who have come to the
support of Gov. Chamberlain, we feel
bound to say that any alliance be-
tween the white taxpayers Of South
Carolina and the present Governor,
founded upon a belief in the sincerity
of the latter, must prove a fatal err
TOR. More, than this, We have the
strongest reasons for surprising that
the Governor has been instrumental
in the formation of a new bondsRing,
who, under the cover Of Chamberlain's
newly acquired reputation for honest
ty, expect to reap a rich harvest from
the crednlity of the creditors of the
State, many of whom are citizens Of
New York. For these reasons We
have deemed it u duty to warn the
public against what we believe to be
a dangerous scheme of plumber.
So far as the quarrel between the
two wings of the Republican party in
South Carolina are concerned, we
care nothing except to hope that it
may continue to increase in bitter
ness. If it does, some curious dis
closures may be made. The wing
headed by Speaker Elliot contains
the most vulgar ; that led by Cham.
berlain the most accomplished and
dangerous rogues. The leaders Of
neither faction are to be trusted, and
probably the truth is that the most
decent members of the Republican
party in South Carolina are those ne
groes who have not been contamina.
ted by contact with the carpect.bag.
gers. Many of, these have become
disguised with the wholesale stealing
which has been going on for the last
seven or eight years, and with pru-
dent and conciliatory management
might easily he won over to the Con-
sentative partly. 7. Sun.
That certainly settles the question
as far as regards political alliance
with what IS termed, BY some over
blown Conservatives of the Demo.
cratic party, the moderate and good a.
men of the Southern republican par.
ty. Chamberlain has been landed to
the skies as an honest man q sin
cerc official working only for the good
of the tax payers of South Carolina,
and to have this pet God knocked
all into smitherenes by a charge Of
this sort, is enough to make US for
ever swear having anything to do
with combinations in future.
It's q matter easily understood by
us living on the ground, why no good
comes of this change ofGovernor for
let any republican he elected, be he
ever so pure and good /; his intention.
ever SO honorable ; he carries iu his
train the .thieving white and igno-
rant black Office holders who know
no honesty Of principle or. purpose,
and, there is no chcngc, either in. leg
islation or appointments; in a short,
while tho Governor is under their
control, the corrupt reign Of the
former incumbent is repeated in all
its ramiAcations, only to be improved
upon by the experience and skill &C
CURED during their former lease Of
power. What the South demands is
an entire change Of the carpet-bag
and negro governments, and until
such a contamination is achieved, all
coalitions such as that, with Cham.
berlain Of South Carolina, will re-
suit in rings, thievery, disaster and
ruin. The straightout white mans
Democratic organization, with its
ticket Of honesty and intelligence, are
the winning cards which will be play
ed in this State in 1876 and with Ger
tain success. go
A MoDEL SER or RULES FOR THE
SPELLING ScHooL.-The following ie