The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-02

OF the Hayes and Hampton party
led by prominent Republicans who
adhere to Hayes but cannot stomacl
Chamberlain S crowd.
| During tho past week, in consc
quonce Of the. cheering ncws from
the North, thereports from oil parts
OF lhe State are becoming more nn6
more favorable, and tho Democratic
outlook is better and bettor ever,
day. d.
Why South Carolina May Go Demo
| cratic. '"
The republican fallacy in re-
gard to South Carolina which
affects many Northern minds, is that
because the colored voters nrc in Il
considerable majority, therefore the
State must OF necessity bo republi
can, and tho mere attempt Of the
democrats to carry it argues IN
intention to commit intimidation o,
fraud or both. It ought to ke
enough to reply to this tll.t if Il
! were trne or reasonable all voting
IN State like South Carolina would
bo Il needless effort. An appeal to
the census would be suffio lent to de,
clare the nominees of the republican
party elected without further
trouble. An election would be q
mere farce. The decision of re-
publican convention wouldl settle
the political fItte OF tho St.ta
Of course it is not tue, though it
forms the basis not only Of republi-
can argument but Of the Presidents S
military interference in South Caro-
lima. The political conditionbf that
State docs not differ from 3hat in
which other Southern States, like
Arkansas and Alabama, haveS found
themselves, but out of which they
have emerged into peace. The re-
publican party in Ill tho Southern
States consisted originally Of n GER
tain number of honest white men, q
certain number of energetic and I'M
scrupnlous adventures, also whites,
and the negroes. The latter we're
ignorant, grateful to the North
for their freedom, and two or three
years after the war in rlany local
ties justly felt apprehension Of abuse
and wrong Mt tho hands of the'native
whites, who, irritated at their3defeat
and outraged ut seeing their former
slaves made their political equals,
rejected their political alliance and
foolishly, but very naturally
they were human beings 4drove
them into tho arms of the r&publi
cans. The consequences of this
inevitable beginning were these,
and we describe them because, when
they are understood, the situation in
South Carolina becomes plain -
l. The republican party in all
those States fell naturally into the
hands of the most aggressive and
unscrupulous of it's politicians. This
is the tendency of all parties which
have IL sure lease of power. These
persons used the ignorant negro vote
to advance their fortunes. They
corrupted tho negro by dividing
with the leading blacks tho piunder
of the States they misruled. Secure
of tho negro vote, they stole right
and left, and made the very namo of
republican odious to the men who
owned the property and possessed
the intelligence. But this is not all.
The honest republicans of those
States were equally subjected to
this misrulc. Most of them were
Northern men attached to their
party. They waited in silence and
hope fora day when honest coun-
sells should prevail But the rogues
had the ear Of the federal govern
ment they sent their representatives,
TO both branches OF Congress; they
crushed every honest republican
with an unflinching hand and SO in
Louisiana, in Mississippi, in Arkan-
sas, in Alabama. as in South Carroll
ia, the rogues ruled and continued
to rule, because their allies were
appointed to the federal offices and
they were able to show the negroes
that they, and not the honest repub-
licans, had tho favor of General
Grant. 10 tho ignorant plantation
negro the supposed wishes of Gener-
III Grant are the supreme law of tho
land. If to-day the President should
issue q proclamation telling the
South Carolina blacks to vote for
General Hampton, seven. cighths of
them would do it.
At last the honest republicans ro-
bellca. In NJ ssissippi. last year,
they openly opposed tho misrnlo of
Governor Ames and helped to defeat
him and his party. In Arkansas,
in 1874, tho same thing occurred.
In Alabama the honest and decent
republicans refused any longer to be
the tail of Senator Spcncor's kite.
In Louisiana, this year, leading re
publican politicians have abandoned
the State ticket, and refused fo help
Packard and Kellogg, That is
to sny, the party splits. Was it not
inevitable Was it not the best
thing for the State ? But when
this spit occurs the factions divide
the negro vote. Nor is this all; the
democrats, who have had time to