The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-28
Opposition to Organ zation.

would progress slowly, though, it
might be, steadily. Not that there
was ground to suppose that 'duy
considerable portion of'the Haxpay
ers were actually opposed to the
new movement, but that tinaccus.
TONED rs tho people We're to strict
party organization, and discouraged
by rcrcatol disasters, they would
Abe slow to realize the necessity of
: such organization, and slow to
expect from it any good results II
was hardly obo supposed, however,
that there could be any positive
opposition To organization, save
from those it is intended ultimately
to dcposc from political power
the corrupt ring Of tho Republican
party that has ruled the State for
the past eight years. We nrc there
fore much surprised to find in the
Sumter I|Wchman tho following
statement ''Tho main reason why
this paper has advised against
Democratic organization, was that,
. looking ahead. we thought we clc;u--
ly saw he danger of going too far "
! The |jmrhn,un is strongly in favor
Of coalition, and has already an
nounccd it's preference for Governor
! Chambcrlnin's rc election. 1t
seems to think that Democratic
organization will prevent the
former, but is apparently confident
OF the latter. AS We have before
said, We consider any discussion of
the proper policy for the Democrats
ut this time premature. There a;c
arguments, and .strohy5rrs too. to
be M9 d @oth IN support of II
coalition and Of Il "Straight-out'
policy. Roth have been tried ana
both have sign.@lly failed By the
progress OF events in tlliS State
during the next thrGo months, and
: by the circumstances Surrounding
us ut that time must bic settled the
grave AMI pcrp.cNinS question now
engaging to II great extent the
public attention. The Question OF
. organization itself, however, is It
very different one There arc many
VIII" thinH that with rr"rt.r organi
2ntlun among the Conservatives. tn,
: ThnmlmSon ticket would have sue
crruri in 1872, and the Green
movement III 1871. There is like
WIS" EDol rc.Son to believe that
hnu the Dtm,Mratjc organization
been maintained and cunIimmliy
improved, from 1865 ur SO tn,
present time, itH moral effect upon
the ruling power would have been
both strong and Saluturv. OF this
we are in doubt, but the necessity
Of some union, some concert of
drilhcration and action among the
taxpayers OF the State. appccrs l.,
us *impl y self evident. For sixty
Thousand voters, representing ut
least Observation-Disclosures Of tn,
/ property w state, to be without
leaders, without any Of the ma"hinc-
~ with which to use their STRENGTH,
little MS it, might appear to be.
! would Scrr ah anomaly alike
strange in 'tSclf and dangerous to
to the general welfare. And yet
such is the condition Of things that
must exist, if the IIuirhw.y,' 5
views art correct. 1hc objection
that the Democratic party will 60 to
cxtlrmcs, eve" admitting, for the
SAX" Of argument, that such is to hc
he effect "' thorough organization,
furnishes no good ground to be
urged against such organization.
Tho bringing together of the best
elements in The State is not likely to
result in cNt,",ne measures. The
mtcrchnngn Of views, brought about
by comprehensive organization of
tho Democratic party, far from
tending to haSty action, must have u
directly opposite effect, in that if
will cause II realization OF the many.
dltficultics rt o,ir situation, and h
proper degree of caution in conso
qucncc. Up to this time thorc hrs
surely been no Indication that
tho Democratic party 81 this
state will go to extrcmcs-.anl VIC
trust, for the good Of tho whole
people. it will not The onlv OK
preston Of sentiment thus far made
is to be found in the action Of the
latc Democratic State Convention
and II was plain to every one that
that body was controlled bv strictly
conservative clements. Tho,;,sh if
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