Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-04
GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.


CAROLINA.
1t is getting rather late amongst fair men
in this vicinity for that sort of statesman
ship which descended to call Governor
Chamberlain a ''lying hound" Secretary
Bristow's endorsement of the gallant and
honorable young Governor has already
been given Mr.. Higgins, who was fellow
student with Chamberlain, has given his
Col. Brown, of Kentucky, in his eloquent
speech at the City Hall, gave his, from per-
sonal knowledge and, last evening, at an
address at the Young Mems Club rooms,
MIR. Bird, who also was a fellow student,
spoke in the warmest terms of Governor
Chamberlain's record, worth, and ability.
What the COMMERCIAL thinks of Governor
Chamberlain is we'll known. We, too, have
spoken from full knowledge, though not
upon personal acquaintance. We have
watched every step in his career since he
became prominently identified with South
Carolina, and we have deeply sympathized
with his heroic efforts to preserve free
ballot and to establish good government.
Every word of praise by Mr. Bristow, Mr..
Higgins, Col. Brown and Mr.. Bird is de-
served by Governor Chamberlain, and they
do him nothing more than justice.
A few months ago, before the Fire Eaters
had captured the Democratic organization
in South Carolina, the leading newspaper
of the party in that State, the Neaos and
Courier Of Charleston, was saying, day af-
ter day. that no candidate ought to be put
up against Chamberlain and other Demo-
cratic papers endorsed this to the letter.
Here are two or three paragraphs copied
Verbatim.
The honest men of all parties look upon
him to-day as q Governor whose admins
tration has been bold, honest and exception
ally able, and who is now the main bulwafk
that protects the State from further spolia-
tion and fraud.-NeoDS and Courier, april,
1876
We can't say hard things against Cham
berlain, who is manifestly striving to give
our impoverished people an honest govern
mant. That is what they want Give it to
them, and everything else-low taxes and
prosperity = will follow. = Marion Star
(Denl.) 1876.
Mr.. chamberlain will accept nomina-
GlOu IOf f0seloCUlOn uCb p6CduS6 Vi lno
emouments of the Office, which are pitiful,
nor for the love of polititics, which are not
to his TASTE but because in two years more,
with sound, intelligent and upright Legis-
lature, he can, with the knowledge he has
of our condition and wants, complete the
work now begun, and make South Carolina
as contented and progressively prosperous
as any State in the South. Nelcs dTld
Courier, August 1876.
These are merely samples of Democratic
expression. Scores more might be given
They were words said when blood wal
cool, and before the Hampton movemen
had ''set the heather on fire." By reading
them, fair men will begin to see whore the
truth lies in South Carolina, and how gal
liant a fight for free ballot, for homes
government, for the protection OF the col
ored citizens of his State for law and or
der, and for the welfare of the country
Governor chamberlain has been and is en-
gagged in. Thank God, he has right on hi
side, and he is supported by men of nerv
who dare to give him the aid of that Ma
tional arm which now even the blatan
Hampton has learned to fear and respec
A '1ying hound?" No; Governor Chan
berlain lis an honorable, truthful, brave
and able American statesman