The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-31
OARoL1NA's CoLoRED CLOUD
Result of Radical Rule in the South.
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN's PROTEST.

GOV. CHAMBERLAIN'S PROTEST.
THE FRUITS OF THE CARPET BAeeER's IN
FAMOUS RULE-REPUBLICANIsM MUST UN
LOAD OR DIE IN DlsHoNoR.
Following is the substance of Gov. Cham
berlain's letter to prominent Republican
brother In Washington: L took my seat as
governor December i, 1874 and 1 addressed
myself earnestly to the work OF keeping the
pledges had made and the pledges made
for me by all my friends aud by our plat
form in the campaign. l soon found that
many of those who supported me in
the campaign and had talked reform
did not want reform; but / persevered,
determined, as a matter of right and
of good policy, to adhere to my party plat
form and pledges. OF course those who
disliked practical reform cried ou: "He
is going over to the democrats. He wants
social recognition from the rebels" and ell
the rest of those senseless cries such as you
now hear about me. Sill persevered, and
when our legislature met in November last
there was apparent harmony between me
and my party and complete scquiescence
in the wisdom of the policy OF reform as
carried out by me. What, then, Is the mat
ter with me? Why YVES l disliked aud
| denounced by some members of my own
party? Simply for this: insisted on res-
sOnable taxes, competent officers, honest
expenditures, fair legislation and no steal
ing. and the democrats praised me fer it.
The two last things are my offense. 1 did
not sanction
SCHEMES OF PUBLIC PLUMBER,
such as our printing ring, for instance, but
the cost OF public printing per year was cut
down form $3.50, 900 to $4,000, and contin-
gent funds from SsO,OO0 to s27, 900, and re-
peat, the democrats praised me. Such was
the condition of affairs here on the 18th day
of last December. The democracy of South
Carolina was in perfect collapse. No state
issues could have given them life or activity
It is doubtful whether even national issue;
would have had force enough to have in
duced q canvass OF the state for the demo
cratic candidates in the coming presi-
Dental campaign under the circumstance:
then existing. On the 16.h of December
last the general assembly, under influence
which it is impossible now TO state fully
elected Z. J. Moses, ir aud w. J. Whjppel
as Judges of the Circuit Court of this state
the latter for the circuit which embraces tbt
city of Charleston and constitutes the mos
important circuit of the state in point OF pop
ulation, wealth and business. Are yoJ
/ aware who these men are? Moses was nay
predecessor as governor. Unless the uni
versal belief among all classes OF people IL
this state is mistaken, he Is as infamous
character as ever in any age
DIsGRAcED AND PRosTITUTED PUBLIC Posi-
TON.
Disappointed In not being renominated To-
governor, he entered into a conspiracy will
some of the leaders of the democracy anC
independent republicans to elect my oppo
nent, and actually sold out the commission
ers OF elections. of whom he had the sole ap
pointment, TO my opponents tor $50 900, o
which SIS, 600 was paid TO him in cash, anC
the rest made contingent on the election o.
my opponent. o. Whipper it can be sale
that ne seems to have lacked only oppOr
tunity To prove himself the equal of Nose:
in infamy. Ignorant OF law, ignorant o.
morals, gambler by open practice
an embezzler OF public funds, be
is as unfit for Judicial position as any man
whom by possibility you could name
Neither of these men have even the poor
qualifications which the infamous demo-
| cratic judges of New York had, of such q
degree of legal knowledge as to quality them
for the intelligent discharge Of any judicial
duty. What has been the result? Their