Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-29
THE DESOLATED .SOUTH.

THE DESOLATED SOUTH.
GOVERNOR cnAMBgRLAINs PROTEST. -
THE FRUITS OF THE CARPET BAoGERs'
INFAMOUS RULE-REPuBLICASIsM MUST
UNLOAD or DIE IN DIsn0SoR. w q I
Governor Cbambcrlein, Of South
Carolina, has addressed an important
letter to prominent Republican Sena-
tor IN Washington, from which we
print the following extracts
took my seat rs Governor Deccm.
Der 1, 1874, and I / addressed myself
earnestly to the work Of keeping the
pledges had made and the pledges
made for me by all my friends and by
our platform in the campaign. isoon
found thstmany Of those who support.
ed mo in the campaign and had tailed
reform did not want reform; but !
perscvered, determined, as n matter Of
right and of good policy, to adhere to
my party platform and pledges. OF
course those who dislikcd practical re.
form cried out "lic is going oror 70
The Democrats He wants social recog-
milton from the rebels aud all the rest
Of those senseless cries such as you
now hear about the. Still pcrscvcred,
and when our Legislature met in No
vomber last there was apparent har.
mony between Inc and my party and
a complete acquiescence in the wisdom
of the policy Of reform as carried out
by me. What, then, is the matter
with me? Why was | disliked and
denounced by some members OF my
own party2 Simply for this I in
sisted on reasonable taxes, competent
officers, honest expenditures, fair leg.
islation and no stealing, and the Demo
Gratis prnsel noe Jor w. The two last
things are my offense. | did not sane.
tion schemes of public plunder, such as
our printing ring, for instance, but the
cost of public printing per year was
cut down from slso,O0O to $4,000 and
contingent funds from $4,000 TO s27,-
900, and lrepcat, the Democrats praised
nc. Such was the condition of affairs
here on thrll5th day Of last December.
The Democracy of South Carolina was
in perfect collapse. No State issues
could have given them life or activity.
II is doubtful whether even national
issues would have had force enough to
have induced a canvass Of the State
for the Democratic candidates in the
coming Presidential campaign under
the circumstances then existing. On
the 18th Of December last, the General
Assembly, under influence which it is
impossible now TO state fully, elected
+. J. Moses, Jr., and W. ]. whipper as
Judges Of the Circuit Court of this
State, the latter for the circuit which
embraces the, city of Charleston and
constitutes the most important circuit
of the State in point of population,
wealth and business. Are you aware
who these men are? Moses was my
predecessor as Governor. Unless the
universal hclicfamong all Glasses Of poo
pie in this State is mistaken, be is as
infamous u character as ever in any
age disgraced and prosttuted public
position. Disappointed in not being
renominatcd for Governor, he entered
into a conspiracy with some Of the
leaders of the Democracy and fndc-
pendent Republicans to elect my op.
poncpt. and actually sold out the Com.
missioners of Elections, Of whom he
had the sole appointment, to my op-
ponents for 10000, Of which $4,000
was paid TO him in cash, and the rest
made contingent on the election Of my
opponent. OF Whipper il can be said
that he seems TO have lacked only op.
portunity TO prove himself the equal
OF Moses i'm intamy. lgnornnt of law