The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-01-06

to-day he favors supporting Chamberlain
because he has saved our State some
waste in its public expenses, but does
not think it sacrifice of our honor and
dignity to support an administration
which holds to all the principles he then
detested, and which is to-day the avowed
advocate of miscegenation in our Univer-
sity! Then he thought it would be base
ness to abandon our Northern Democrats
who had defended our cause for two
years; to-day he favors turning our
backs upon them to gain an advantage
for ourselves when they have for ten
years "nobly defended our cause, "and
sacrificed themselves in the struggle for
Southern rights and constitutional free
DOM"
In speaking of the Scott-Carpenter
campaign we meant to convey the idea
that Gov. Perry was by no means hearty
in his advocacy of Carpenter for nomina-
ton, but after he was nominated Gov.
Perry very properly did all he cop hto
advance his cause.
As to whether Gov. Perry advocated
the reorganization of the Democratic
party in his coalition letter, let his own
words answer:
"You are right in leaving it with each
county in the State to pursue that course
in the next election which the county
may think most advisable. Charleston
has acted wisely in this respect, and the
State has profted by her wise policy"
In addition to this he advocated the
assembling of ga convention by dele
gates of all who are in favor of Governor
Chamberlain's policy of having an honest
State government" &c. The conven-
ton to be composed of both parties"
and that the two parties in the conven-
ticn act separately in making the "nomi-
nees and platform to be adopted by both
parties as a compromise" Does he
mean to call separate action by counties
a Democratic organization? Does he
mean to call the assembling Of those
favorable to Chamberlain an organiza-
.tion of the Democratic party? If 60,
then we must be allowed to differ in our
definition of the Democratic party. We
want a thorough organization of the
Democratic party of our State without
committing it to any particular course of
action before it assemblies, and we are
glad to see from Gov. Perry's last letters
that he has changed his position upon
the question of organization, and that he
now favors a complete organization of
the PARTY; but we cannot agree with him
in expecting any good from some of the
Republicans he names.
In conclusion, Gov. Perry misrepre-
sents our position when he says so fire.
quently that we favor repetition of
what the Democratic party has done
heretofore. 1t has always, since the
very first election after reconstruction to
a greater or less extent, followed the
course which Gov. Perry now advises,
viz: coalesced with one wing of the
Republican party. They did this in the
canvasses for Carpenter, Tomlinson and
Green. We favor thorough organiza-
ton and straight Democratic ticket.
Gov. Perry again misrepresents us when
he says we favor giving no countenance
to and forming no alliance with colored
men, carpet-b. .sgers and scallawags.-
We favor a-platform broad enough for
every honest man of any State and of
any color to stand upon with us, but we
insist that the platform be made of Dem
ocratic planks, and that none but Demo-
Gratis be placed in the lead. All honest
men unite in saying the Republican
party in this State is corrupt and a dis
grace to the nation. Then it is but just
that, as they have failed in eight years
to reform abuses, another party should
be looked to. No one can complain
justly of our policy, which is to redeem
the State by the Democratic party, assis-
ted by honest men from the other party,
and not through the Republican party,
assisted by the Democrats. The latter
plan will never succeed, but the former
will.