The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-11
TRYING THE H1TCHET.
A New Crop Of Rcformcrs In South Carolina
A FARGO Played Out.


A Farce Played Out.
CHARLESTON, s. c., March G.-The over
whelming questions IN this State are money aud
color. Any political conundrum may be solved
10y looking IN these contingencies. The question
of Cnamrerlain's supremacy Is now acita,nG
tho politicians. and he knows better than to 20
into any convention Of the Republican party
without having color and money to back him.
His bogus reform reputation will serve for ma
tionel consumption If he succeeds In getting his
name on the n tional Republican ticket, or the
promise OF a Cabinet position. IL will also ma
terially damage the State Democratic party In
their campaign, owing to the adulation their
PAGERS have showered upon him.
The state Convention OF the Republican party
viii meet In Columbia In April TO select dele
gates for the Cincinnati Convention. The ch r
acter of the State ticket will be determined by
the action OF that Convention. Should it en-
dorse Cnamberlain by sending him with his dele
CATION To Cincinnati, he Will probably be the
candidate of the p,rty for Governor In the sue
ceeding Convention to nominate State ofcers.
and already laying the wires to accomplish his
purposes. On the other hand. the Patterson
wing OF the Republican party feel confident
that they can defeat him upon his re cent record
ana the deeDseated Indignation In the regular
line against him. They think that when. tie
question sh II come before a body outside of
the prerogatives Of a Governor, they can secure
the majority by prom ises Of future plumber.
The trouble with the Patterson people is, they
are impecunious. and are white people. Patter-
sons promises used to be good, but thev are
contingent now and that d oes not SUIT the black
politician. Chamberlain, on the other hand,
has the state treasury at his back, besides his
regular patrontaae, and the use OF these re-
sources VIII Yield MIN many votes. lie will so
Into the convention with most Of the leading
black mon on his side. Eliot Is already com
mtted, Nash says he cannot run against the
winning horse, and Swails. the only other prom
inent opposing Re ubican Senator, last week
at the head Of the columns Of his oT pewsl
paper. Whittemore has evidently been con-
cliatinR Chamberlain for some time. Les
TO the conditions upon which he will yield
his allegianoe-to wit ; the restoration OF 81 ck-
Vile as the county seat of Barnwell and a place
for State Senator on the Chamberlain ticket.
Whipper will be allowed ~ try to take his seat
as Judge Of Charleston, and Moses will have the
alternative presented OF going before the people
for the Legislature. or facing the threatened bull
cts Of the sumter bar. IL I. therefore pre-
cation to Cincinnati and ratify the action of the
National Republican party shortly afterwafd
by his own domination for re election as Gov
OF course all this will be done under the ban
ner Of reform and the whole school Of Repuo-
hcan sinners above named Will have the credit
Of being converted under his ministrations
They will sing political Hold the Fort" and
strike terror to the hearts Of the present Cham
befain Democracy These latter are looking on
in wonder at the strange revival. Thew did not
bargain for THIS political evangelist acce ptine a
return OF these ransomed sinners. hui as the
regular lines of the national party are being
drawn, they find themselves driven out OF the
tabernacle. They are dumb from their former
indiscretion. Every word they have uttered OF
praise has been treasured up. and viii, furnish
lively set OF mpagn documents to the Radical
rascals. The new Radical converts to reform
viii likewise demand a cessation OF the criminal
applications with which they have heretofore
been treatedshy the Conservatives, and will ex-
pect to have thelr names heralded like thit of
their leader. In thetr campaigns they Will ex-
poet to be reported thus: The sanity Cham
oerlan was followed by the Martyr Moses and
the Penitent Parker"
The so-called Democrats are disguised; but
those who have been faithful 70 the end are de-
termiued not to give up the campaign TO Cham-
berlan and his mongrel reformers. Conse
quently Democr tic clubs Of the strictest sect
are sprineinR up everywhere; but all Of them
open their doors To the colored voters and in
vie their cuOperatiOD In redeeminZ the state
from mlsrulc. This call has not been IN vain.
Many Of these colored men have acquired prop
erty. and nave found to their sorrow that all the
reform promises of the radicals amount to
nothing. cannot speak except FROM general
counts from all sections are to this effect. Per-
sonally can speak for Charleston CITY, that
almost unanimously the colored men are Bit
ter enemies of Chamberlain. and many Of them
proclaim themselves Democrats for the first
time.
There should be no doubt about the De-
mocrdcy carrying the State, without recourse to
violence or corruption, II they only place them
selves fairly IN accord with national ideas by
nominating liberal man VINO Will invite rather
than repel colorcd votes. But there Is the
trouble In our Southern character. In fleeing
people are impetuous enough TO go TO the other
extreme, ana trv TO run the campaisn u poI
some suCu seCtlOnhi utteTanCeS as tuOse oil Col.
Barker ON the 22d OF February
One Of the many signs that the State Admin
istraticn has gwen up all hopes of making terms
with the Democracy, is that treasurer Cardoza
has deposited $37U,0OO In four banks to pay the
January and July interest ON the bonds already
consolidated. This Will leave nothing OF the IN
terest appropriation to pay the coupons on the
consolidated bonds not yet issued, but which
are issuaole for those bonds remaining In the
hands Of old owners, II they should be funded.
THIS deposit in full for interest in advance Is
piece OF cruelty To tho oniceholders of the
sfate-none Of whom can now be paid their
salaries alter the LIST OF July at the furthest.
Should the bills OF the Bank OF the State be
rendered In any large quantities for the taxes
remaining uncollected, the default in salaries
Will occur earlier. As vet, however, the tender
OF The bills has not materially injured the col
lection. a here have been about 10000 OF them
rendered TO the various collectors. Tue bulk OF
this has been made in Charleston where the
Treasurer is Mr.. Timothy Hurley, who manages
this part for his niend and patron. Gov. Cnam-
oerlain.
The Governor has signed the new approprla-
ton bill which contains All the Objectionable
fe lures which we're contained In the last nil
vetoed 10y HIM. So, he seems to have welded TO
the legislature, rather than they ~ him, after
all his Boosting.