The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-10
Whipper, or Whipped.

We copy tho following from the
Now York Tribune:
No shrewed politician, no shrewed
observer of politics, can read the let
ter OF Governor Chamberlain without
realizing that an event has happened
OF worry largo and rs yet incaculablo
Importance. In another State tho
thieves and those who support them
haVo been definitely arrayod against
honest mon and tax payers. Unhap.
PLY for tho Republican party, it has
thus far permitted tsolf to be arraycd
on tho side of the thiovos. Governor
Chamborlain's statement leaves moth
ing to DO desired in point of cloerness.
"hon he was nominated tho Ropub-
Ilcan party was assalled, not only by
Democrats, but by a strong body of
boItng Republicans, on account of its
previous corruption and misrulo. To
meet this attack it solemnly pledged
itself to a thorough reform. Mr.
chamberlain, its candidate, was dis,
lrustod bccaAso ho had been identified
with tho party, and he went before
inc people solomnly pledging himself
TO DO his utmost to reform existing
abuses. This plodgo he has tried to
keep, not by going over to the Demo-
Gratis, giving them Office, or aiding
them In any way, but precisely in tho
manner in which many hopeful Re-
publlcans at tho North have insisted
that reforms must be accomplished
within tho party" If he has failed
in trying altogether too much to of-
fect reforms "within the party" not
going outside of it tor material or
support. What follows? The cleo.
ton of Whippor and Moses, two
creatures whose presence on the bonch
would not be tolerated by any Moth
crn State. Governor Chamberlain re
!usos to commission them, and thore>
upon he is denounced by leading Re-
publicans at Washington as having
"gonc over to tho Democrats" His
letter meets Tie issue i'm the only
mannor which corrupt politicians A.
bout Washington can appreciate; he
serves warning that the Republi-
can party cannot continue to exist in
South Carolina unless it casts over
board Whipper, Moses and all those
who defend thcm; and that, we take
IL, includes pretty large number OF
persons.
What is tho Republican party go-
ing to do about it? Gov. Chamber,
lain's majority in South Carolina at
the last election was not large, and
it was secured by the most solemn
pledges. There can be little doubt
that he has power now to dofeat the
party which, as it's candidate, he then
saved from dofeat. Indeed, supposinp
that ho wore to do nothing about it,
We must believe that the voters and
taxpayers of South Carolina arc un.
like any other set of human beings
who pay taxes and cast ballots, if wo
conclude that the party would not
lose more than enough to overcome
It's slender majority, after trampling
upon tho pledges given at the last
election, and placing upon the bonch
such creatures as Moses and Whip
yer. But South Carolina is the one
Southern State whose electoral vote
has in all estimates been conceded to
the Republican candidate. If it loses
tho vote of that State, the Republican
party must have still moro overs
wholming propondcrancc at the North
and yet, even with the voto of South
Carolina it could not afford to lose
tho vote Of moro than two or throe
Northern States.
A case ofchronic lazinoss is reported
at Washington. A young man ap-
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