The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-17
NO HOPE FROM COALITION.


United States that President Grant is in
thorough accord with the administration
of Governor Chamberlain in this State,
and that the President is lending his in
fuence to aid and uphold him in his en-
deavor to "make South Carolina and
keep her as safely Republican as Yer
mont or Iowa." In the face of all this
there is large portion of the South
Carolina Democracy, who are to-day
endeayoring to assist in this avowed re-
publicanizing process by upholding and
pledging their support to the person who
is acknowledged by Republicans to be the
only man who can carry this State for
them in the coming canvass. By this
stand they become aiders and abettors in
upholding Republicanism, and place
themselves in a position to be obliged
either to support the National Republi-
can ticket, or remain neutral in the can
vass. There can be no good reason for
supporting Governor Chamberlain. He
has not reformed the abuses in our State
government for any other purposes than
that of continuing the Republican party
in power in South Carolina, and he has
in our opinion obtained his reform re-
cord more from his fine promises than by
any actual deeds of reform. He has not
reduced taxation, but, on the contrary,
his name appears as approving the pres
ent tax bill, which is the highest levy
we have ever had. He has not had q
single one Of the many prominent public
corruptionists punished, but has con-
nived, we believe, at Parker's escape,
and has pardoned Walker. He has
ayowed his intention to maintain Re-
publicanism in this State, and has coa-
lesced with Elliott and his party in South
Carolina. Are our people blind enough
to make on unconditional surrender to
Chamberlain, Elliott & Co., without
looking to the result9 This thing SIM
ply means negro Governor for the next
term. The whole Republican party is
to-day united, and the programme is TO
run Chamberlain for Governor with a
negro for Lieutenant Governor, and .
full set of other executive eficers to suit
the tastes of the dominant party. Thus
wo believe the South Carolinians who
support Chamberlain as . reformer are
cure to be caught in the meshes of the
net which Chamberlain & Co. are to-day
weaving for them. 1t is almost certain
that Chamberlain will be elected to the
United States Senate, and leave the
negro Lieutenant Governor to rule Che
State. Our people may rest assured that
Elliott, Whittamore, Nash, ct i'd on'ne
genus, have never gone over to the Gov
ernor without a consideration. They
will elect him to the United States SEN
ate, and thus bring our State ence moro
under the rule of the worst element in
the Republican party. Those democrats
who are supporting Chamberlain are, we
believe, unwittingly contributing to the
success of this scheme, and are to be
made the dupes of Chamberlain as well
as the unwilling instruments for inflict-
ing further disaster upon our State.
There is nothing to be lost by straight
out democratic ight-eyerything is to
be gained by it. If We elect q Demo-
cratic ticket wo will redeem the State
if we are beaten, it will be by Chamber
lain, SO that we will still have the great
reformer ~ for our Governor. There is
no hope for this State in any other than
a fight upon principle for the supremacy
of the Democratic party. If we succeed
upon such a platform ne will be amply
repaid. If ne are defeated, we will re-
tain our honor and self-respect, which
are to be preferred to victory in disgrace
and dishonor.