The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-11
ICARoLINA's coLoRED CLOUD.
Result Of Radical Rule In the
south.
GOV. CHAMBERLAiN's PROTEST

WV. I'll n VI DEhlShiN , ~ 4 IL
The following is the substance OF Gov. :
Chamberlain letter 10 prominent Re-
publican brother in Washington: |
took my seat as governor Dccember |, |
1874, and ! addressed myself earnestly |
TO the work OF Keeping the pledges ! |
had made and the pledges made for
me by al my friends and by our plat
form Ia the campaign. soon found
that many OF those who supported me
in the campign and Ind talked reform
ldi | not want reform; but | persevered.
Idctermin, Il, H. matter of right and of
good policy, 10 adhere TO my party plat
form and pledges. OF course those who
ldisliked practical reform cried out:
IL lie Is going overto the democrats. lie
wants social recognition from the
rebels, and al. thc,rc,t Of those senseless
lcrles such rs yOu now hear about me-
lStill pcrsevered, and when our legisla-
lture met Ia November last, there was
apparent harmony between me aud my
party and a complete acquie>cence ia the
wisdom of the policy al reform rs car.
red out by me. What, then, i the
matter with me . Why was | dislikcd
aud denounced by some members or nv
own party! simply for this: Insist
ed Oh reasonable taxes. competent olli-
GERS, honest expenditures, fair legisla-
ltion and no stealing. and the democrats
Iprased me for il. The two last things
are my eflcnse. did not sanction
| SCHEMES or PUBLIC PLrNDrR,
such rs our printing ring, for instance,
but the cost OF public printing per wear
was cut down from SlSO.OOO 10 10000
and contingent funds from $50 UOU to
S27 ,OoU, aud | repeat, the democrats
lpraised me Such was the condition OF
affairs here one the 18th day Of last De-
lcember. Tue democracy Of South
n carolina was in perfect collapse. No
II state issues could have given them life or
iac,iyity. Ii il doubtful whether even
national issues would have hal force
enough TO have induced a canvass OF
the state for the democratic candidates
in the coming presidential campaiyn
under the circumstances then existing.
On the 10th Of December last the yener-
, al assembly. under influences which il i
+, Iimposslble now to state fully. elected r.
+ j. Moses, jr., anil w. j. Whipper as
Judges of the Circuit Court OF this state,
the latter Tor the circuit which embraces
the city OF Charleston aud constitutes
the most important circuit of the state
IN point of population, wealth aud bu.i-
!. ness. Aie you aware who these men
are! Moses was my predecessor "a
governor. Unless the universal belief
. anon- all CLASSES OF people in ili. state
, is nj ,,aken he is Is infamous a character
> as ever IN ANY age
flDIsGRACED AND rRosrIrUTrD PUBLIC
II POSITION.
i Disappointed in not being reuo,ninated
i for governor, lie entered inlo cuu-
= >piracy with some OF the leaders of the
e democracy and independent republican,
u 10 eject my opponent. and actually sold
: 0ut the commissioners OF elections. al
y whom he had the sole appointment. tc
( my opponents for 81. .Oo0. of which xI5..
yl0nU was paid TO him in cash. and the resi-
" rlmadc contingent on the election OF ~,
ielopponent. OF Whipper il can he saic
~ that he seems TO have lacked only op
e opportunity To prove himself the equal a.
~ Moses IN iniamy. Ignorant oi law
~ Ignorant OF morals. "a gambler by ope,
Is practice. an embezller OF public funds
Ih he Is as unit or judicial position as an,
man whom 10y possibility YOU coul,
name. Neither OF these men have evel
the poor qualifications which The insa
70 Nous democratic iud rrs oi New Yorl
o. had, of such degree of legal kuowlrdg
arlas to quality them for the intelligru
III discharge OF any Judicial duty Wha
* has been the result? Their election IN
~ ylsent thrill OF horror through the whol
ae state. Ii has split the republicans i
'g twsin. The murhund democracy hav
'S Sawakened 10 new life and new hope,
nc No man who respects civilization an
~ -public dcccncy can do less tian dcnnuuc
ne these elections without measure. y
IN decent man can 10 less 'han oppo~
W them, can do less than
40 FIGHT AGAINST THOSE WHO ELECTED THE
IL or who acquie~ce IN them. 10 You @,
he pcct us to do in South Carolina VIII.
OF YOU would sooner lose your rigl,, ar,
n than do in your own state! Such
il test, indeed, could never arise ia n
Cd latter. but II has arisen here. aud YOU .
cir wholly if YOU imagine that YOU livir
est here. would for one moment think
)te toerating these elections. You cou
" not 10 IL, and YOU would spurl as
to insult the suggestion of supporting
he acqmoscing ia then. And here let n
ed, speak plainly. TO cry Democrat
rus me AZ this time is 10 support Moses Al
lay Whippcr. am a republican of just
J. many years standing as have sc,
wears of discretion. have no tcnden
:. TO auy other party association,
the sympathy with any other party. wa
J OF 10 see South Carolina remain repub
L. can state, bot tell YOU no parry G.