The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-28


We should hardly do justice to oul
own honest convictions did We suffer
the letter from Mr.. Hammond, pub
lished on the hrSt page Of this paper
to pass without a few words of com
ment. We still cling to our belief In
Mr.. H. sincerity, but this letter only
proves that we were correct before In
concluding that, having fully alb
sorbed and adopted the extreme south.
ern sentiment in regard to the mig.
gerr and his rights-or rather, lack OF
rights-and living in comparatively
quiet community, he has accepted As
final the current Democratic explana-
tions. which throw the blame of all
trouble upon their political opponents
and constantly and carefully affirm
that any murderous deed, which can
not he entirely hidden, was only the
natural and proper result OF come
nigger's "insolence," or thievishness,
and had no relation to politics. That
this is only hypocritical cloak with
which they have in vain attempted to
cover the real state of things, Mr..
Hammond would, under different cir
cumstances, be rs well convinced rs
any of US. But 50 long M he con-
tinues 10 regard every representation
made on the one side as y radical
campaign lie, and everything eman-
ating from the other party rs gospel
truth, 30 long will an almost total mis-
conception of facts lead him to erro-
NOUS conclusions.
Let US glance at some of the state
ments laid down for facts by his letter:
The people of South Carolina, he says,
are as loyal to the flag" and a. sim
cere in their acceptance Of the results
of the war as the people Of Iowa. We
might answer at much greater length,
but rs Mr.. Wade Hampton was Mr..
Hammond's candidate for Governor,
we will only quote the amendment to
the platform which he, Is delegate
from South Carolina, presented to and
urged upon the national Democratic
convention, viz: And we de-
!" clare that the reconstruction acts are
+" revolutionary. unconstitutional and
/" roid." Mr.. Hampton was always a
fire-eater Of the fire-eaters, and his
very nomination by the Democrats of
tina, State contradicts more strongly
than words could do his and their
.'giittering generalities" about 10y
atty" and the burial Of ante-war is
sues"
A. to the State government of South
Carolina, We are willing to admit that,
up to the accession of Governor Cham
berlain. it was all that Mr.. Hammond
paints it. At all events. il was rs cor
rupt as venality could make it. 1t i.
well known that when the blacks
were first enfranchised, the native
whites, rs class, Withdrew in anger
and disgust from any effort to infiu-
ence politics, declaring both the belief
and hope that the new order Of things
would be failure. We have no space
to comment upon their culpability in
thus eagerly compelling the ignorance
of the State to rule, in the hope tina,
discredit might be thrown upon the
hated universal suffrage. Neither
can we make extended reference to
their loss by this means Of the golden
opportunity to have secured the con.
fidence Of the ignorant and easily in.
duenced colored voters before they had
taken any lessons in partisan politics
or the mischievons 'color line" had
been established. But it is fact tina,
Chief Justice Moses, his son, Governor
Moses, his brother Moses and nephew
Moses, as well IA several other mem
bers Of the worst ring of official plum
derers ever organized in South Caro-
lima, or any other State, were "hom'
rulers, being natives and men of in
fluence before the war, a. we'll ~
original secessionists. 1t Is fac
equally beyond dispute that the cleo
ton of Governor Chamberlain was tn,
defeat of this ring, and that his ad
ministration Of affairs deserved, anc
receired the support and commenda
ton of the best Democrats. as it ais,
did the opposition and abuse of tn
worst Republicans, in the State. HI
withstood legislative extravaganza
directed the revenues into prope
channels and defied the section of hi
party which demanded the election o
men like Moses and Whipper to tn
judicial bench. These things can no
be disproved by the record. Their
why did the Democrats Of South Caro-
lima nominate a man like Hampton il
opposition To him, and a. suddenl,
change their minds about his honest,
as they seem since to have change
them regarding Chief Justice Nose,
dishonesty? The question answer
itself. Chamberlain did believe i
the constitutional amendments all
strove to protect oil the citizens of til
State in their rights.
The most difficult part Of Mr.. Han
mond's letter to reconcile with tn
sincerity We have accorded to him
the following:
| The Republicans led on by the mo
INSCRIPTIONS members Of that part,
seeing that they would be defeated vi
less they could get up row aud HAY
the State filled with troops, commen
ed at Hamburg, continued at Alike
and Ellenton and ended at Cainho,
bloody riots for which they, and the
alone, are responsible. There was n,
single disturbance in the who
State commenced by the Democrat
and this the officers and soldiers
the L. s. army will corroborate. TT
State was filled with troops, hut il
stead Of their presence intimidatin
any one II only served to secure TO e'
cry one the right to vote as he please
and gave the colored men who wan
ell to vote for Gen. Hampton the pri'
ilege to do SO, and the white people ,
the State to-day owe the election
Gen. Hampton To the presence Of III
troops.
To begin with, doe-n'ti il seem trif
strange that the SUBSCRIPTIONS RI
publicans" should have been sue
| fools az To ..Daf I'm rnMS,N and xI