The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-17
We Call Attention

persons appointed by him in each
Township should give it their special
attention and, also, all persons, who
feel interested in coming into the De-
mocratic fold, in order to FREQ the
State from her robber enemies, should
attend the meetings on tho day ap>
pointed at their respective precincts,
and assist in the organization. Other
counties throughout the State are now
actively forming Democratic clubs,
in order that the Democracy may
present solid and undivided phalanx
in the coming elections. Owing to
the coalition measures heretofore
tried, q full Democratic vote has never,
since reconstruction, been polled. All
lovers of good and honest government
in tho State should everywhere rally
to the rescue.
Gov. Chamborlain's reform measures
havo boon effected only through the
aid OF the Democrats in tho Legisla-
turej without that aid, he says himself,
he would have beon powcrless. The
government in South Carolina, under
Republican rule, has for ten wears
grown worse, until tho burden of
taxation and maladministration has
well nigh become intoerabo- Had
1T not been for tho reform measures
OF the Governor, aided by tho Demo.
cracy in carrying them out, the State
to day would have been in an
absolute and. irretrievable condition.
This proposition, we think, Mother
any good Republican nor Democrat
can consciontiously dispute. There
seems TO be no reform in tho Re,
publican party in South Carolina
Every stop is downward one. If
left to themselves without any choclts
or balances, ruin would quickly fol-
low. This is too palpablo to be dis
puted by any sane man with the pres
ent lights before him. Then, if thcrc
is no salvation for South Carolina with
in the Republican party, lot all good
citlzens every whcro, either white or
colored, who desire an honest and
economical administration Of State
affairs, fall into limo, organize, and try
to bring back tho old and wcll~nigh
stranded ship of State TO her former
moorings.
Republicanism, we repeat, has bcon
grand and signal failure on the
scoro of good government in South
Carolina. It's warmest advocates
cannot plead tho excuse of want of
time, i'll which to bring about better
condition of affairs. They have had
ton years Of probation, and with all
the reforms of tho present Governor
it is farther removed from good gov
ornmcnt than it was at tho beginning
This is also an undisputed fact. Thon
if those arc facts, why cannot all hon.
est men everywhere, both white and
colorod, dosrous of q better condition
OF things, unto in this Democratic or
| ganlzation, in order to redeem the
State from the hands Of party who
have robbed her almost to bankruptcy
and arc daily consuming her life
blood? We have tried compromise
and coalition measures too long al
ready to no purpose. We cannot
hopefully try them again; but, on the
contrary, must fight them from a
5traight>out Democratic platform.
We arc taught that "thcre is nothing
in namo-a rose by any other namo
would smcll as sweet. Ropubicanism
per sc is not objcctionablo-not at all;
but the amount Of corruption and
moral putrlfaction that hangs about
it and enters into Il South Carolina
conception Of it, is revolving and
highly offensive to all lovers of good
government everywhere; Northern
Republicans experience this samo feel
ing at tho Rcpubicanism in South
Carolina; and Governor Chamberlain
knowing this fact, is trying to Guns
load" and purify the party, so that
it may no Iongor bo a stencil in the
noso and thorn in tho side of tho Ma
tional Republican party.
And, finally, if the people, the white