Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-22
Governor Chamberlain.

WHAT THg DEMOCRATIC PAPERS or SOUTH
CAROLINA HAVE HAD TO SAY OF HIr WITHIN
THE LAST YEAR.
The following testimony to the honorable
work and character of Gov. Chamberlain i.
all from the Democratic papers of South
Carolina within the past twelve months
Prom the Charleston News and Courier. July, Is 70
Mr.. Chamberlain has earned the gratitude
and deserves the confidence of the whole
people.
BY supporting Mr.. Chamberlain, the
whole country will secure, without revolu-
ton, government in every way satisiac-
tory.
The Democrats in South Carolina are in
the minority, else they could, and would, as
party, obtain control Of the State by their
own efforts.
From the Marion STAR. March, 1876.
We can't say hard things against Cham
berlain, who is manifestly striving TO give our
impoverished people an honest government.
From the Charlotte Observer. Is76.
lie (Chamberlain) has accomplished such
herculean task in breaking down the bar
riers of corruption and fraud. and gives such
promise of being able ultimately to storm
and carry the very citadel itself, that we
take pleasure in writing him down a model
Governor.
From the Horny News, Sept 1876.
No mortal man, with all the surroundings
that environed Governor Chamberlain when
he took the Executive chair, could have
done more for the good of the State than be
has done His history as Governor has been
pure, unspotted and uns:ained.
Resolution at Sumter meeting. Jan. 1876.
Governor d. II. Chamberlain has. illus
trated by his conduct the noble ends which
may be achieved by stranger who differs
with many of US in matters of political faith,
but who unites with good men of all views
in measures OF earnest reform /; and this peo-
pie will sustain him to the end.
From the Greenvilie News, Dec. 1875.
Governor Chamberlain, We feei constrain-
ed to say, has planted his foot firmly on the
highest round Of virtuous fame. His brave
and superb conduct in the very pinch of the
emergency has won for him historic fame
outside of all party lines, and above cavil or
dispute. He stands now in the calm atti-
tude of man in higher atmosphere than
those miserable men who would hawk at and
hound him down.
From the News and Courier, Aug. 1876.
Mr.. Chamberlain will accept nomination
for reelection, not because of the emolu-
ments of the office, which are pitiful, nor for
the love of politics, which are not to his
taste-but because in two years more, with
a sound, intelligent and upright Legislature,
he can, with the knowledge he has of our
conditions and wants, complete the work
now begun, and make South Carolina US
contented and progressively prosperous as
any State in the South.
From the Marion Star, June. 1876.
We would like to be convinced that We
are wrong. but until this is done, until some
one shows US how $4,000 Republican ma
iority, with leader like Gov. Chamberlain
in command can be wiped out at the polls,
We shall not draw our support from him
who, by his many official acts, has satisfied
US that be is doing the best he possibly can
do with the material he has-and much bet
ter than any Democrat in the State could do
with the same msterial-to give US what we
want for ourselves and our families.
From the Sumter Waterman. February. 1876
In the eyes Of the State and Of the ma
ton, Gov. Chamberlain, an avowed and
thorough Republican, arises before US as
champion around whom, from center to cir
cumferencs, clusters our hope. No
man now living in the State embodies in his
individual person so much influence on the
side Of good government II the incentive
be to reform our State government, then
Gov. Chamberlain is certainly the man who
seems to have been providentiAly brought
forward 70 our help.