New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-26

| Desert of the old school aliases Is lnuecd u
| reality7 So far as it concerns us and our de-
scendants for many decades to come, the ex-
istence of the Bad Lands may prove help
rather than hinderanco in working out our
social, industrial. and political problems.
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cor. CHAMBERLAIN on "IDENTIFICATION"
The Governor of South Carolina has ut last
been irritated into public notice of his Re
publican critics. In letter written to some
body in Washington, he frees his mind fully,
and gives his fellow partisans to understand
what his "practical Identification with the
Democrats actually means. Gov. Chamber
lain's letter is very entertaining reading, con
tanning here and there several nice little con
tributions to tho gallery OF Palmetto roglleS
Moses il prctty portrayed rs " infamous" or
indeed, to give him at full length. rs the
most successful man of modern times IN the
delicate and difficult business of "prostltntnG
"a public position" one OF his exploits being
to sell out the places of Commissioners oi
Elections to Gov Chambcrlans opponents for
$50. 900, of which $4,000 was paid in ready
money, and the payment OF the remainder
made prudcntly contingent on the defeat OF
Chamberlain. Whippor il dclincated rs " len0-
"raut of law and ignorant of morals "a full,
complcte. rounded. and thorough ignoramuS
He il besides "a gambler by open practice
"an embczzlcr Of the public funds, AS nm
eft AS possible for judicial position" Well,
We should think So. And because Coy. Chamber
lain believes and, what is more, says that
the General Assembly might have found two
better judges of TIE Circuit Court than Moses,
the mcddlcr with elections, and Whippcr, the
gambler, he is practically identified with
"thc DcmocIatsn Wh,rcupon he asks, IN
Quiet kind of way, " if it is trcachery to the
Republican party to insist upon decent men
81 for Judges in our courts r. Think of adj
dressing Moses as Your Honor" if it be true
LAS the Governor ass, rts) that there is not a
"man in South Carolina who would trust this
Judge with SOY IIo may be fine Judge
for n litigant with no conscience, II bad case,
and plenty of money poor but honest SuitOrs,
anxious for justice without caring straw for
politics. might arrive at different conclusion.
Gov. Chamberlain whitlcs down the politics
OF South Carolina to n very fine point lie i
a Republican,; lac wishes 10 see the state re
main Republican; but hc tells his friend that
Whipper must be given up and Moses dis
cafded. or the State will 20 Ia the Democrats
whether he is "identiiicd' with them or not.
The only salvation is in "urioading' this pre-
clous pair of Judges and AL who 20 with
"themr Soft and easy words Of disapproyal
in Republican newspapers will do no good. Ii
will not do in one breath to speak of the cleo
ton of Moses and Whipper rs - an unpardon-
able blundcr,' and in the next to abuse Gov.
Chamberlain a. identified with the Democra-
"cy" for disapproying of that election.
Wherefore the Governor earnestly calls upon
the Republicans in Washington "to put theii
" feet On such things and stamp them ont.
He is so far " identified with the Democracy
that he gives the best possible advice Tor Sc
curing Republican ascendcncy in his wretehed
and distracted State. lie says to be sure that
there is no time to lose. He is III hurry to
have Moses discarded and Whippcr Iepudi-
ated and he wants "all who go with them"
TO be treated in the same way. He winds W
by loudly protesting that neither the Admins
tration nj Washington "with all its appliances
"civil and military" nor any weight OF denun-
citation heapcd upon himself, can keep South
Carolina Republican, unless her people can
be convinced that these judicial election,
"wiil be undone and never by possibility re-
"peated"
TO the cry of gong over to the Democrats
by this time, for he says that he has been
hearing it ever since 1874, when he took his
seat as Governor. He is also charged with an
other dire offense: lie wants social rocogni-
ton from the Rebels" These two "cries"
we have no doubt are exceedingly good ones
for those who regard the unfortunate State Of
South Carolina rs their free field province
given up TO them to despoil and Cypress. But
let the reader for moment consider TO what a
dcpth of degradation this State will have fallen,
with its Legislature in the hands OF party
which considers success of more importance
than justice or honesty, and which charges a
leader with contemplating treachery because
he considers the Treasury as sacred to publ
uses, and the Bench rs place for integrity
and learning Moses cosld sell the public
Offices, and they made him n Judge. Whip
Der could gamble and steal, and be as ignorant
as a child OF law and they elected him to be
the judicial colleague OF Moses. THIS, We sup
pose, strengthened the party. This tended to
keep down "tho Rebel element" This made
everything hopeful and bright! But the moment
Gov. Chamberlain protested against such a
travesty of government, ho made everything
hopeless and dark-for the party! Matters
were quito brilliant when Moses could sell the
Election Commissioners for $4,000; but when
Gov. Chamberlain expressed the opinion that
the said Moses was hardly one to be dressed
In the judicial ermine, 1t was Immediately dis
covered that the Governor was practically
identified with the Democrats" Unless these