The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-09
The Fight that Alvsy, Wins.

The Fight that Always Wins.
1t will, no doubt, be remembered by most Of
| our readers that when three-fourths Of the pa
pers in the South were warmly denouncing Ben
| Hill for delivering his bold and manly speech in
| Congress in defense Of the Southern people and
exposing the vile falsehoods and vituperations
Of Blaine, we, almost alone in this State, en-
| dorsed the letter and spirit of that speech,
| claiming that IL was time the Southern members
should stand up boldly and defantly, in Cou-
gress, for the rights, privileges and character of
their constituents, that the cringing attitude of
the South should give place to a manly, brave
anil determined fight upon any and every occa-
sion when bullying demagoguss and politicians
assailed us. The suppliant policy then coun-
selled by the Southern press and leaders, had
emboldened our vindictive prosecutors, as it al
ways will, to heap indignities and expressions
upon US until the Southern people, under such
teachings, were becoming ''educated' TO abject
submission to the dictum of the ruling party,
and were afraid to utter manly sentiment in
selfdefence, for fear $50 they were tod it ,could
do harm! Hill spoke in strong and unmistake-
able language; his words were true and his
guments unanswerable; and from that day the
domneering spirit Of the Republican party has
been steadily softening toward us, until now
they ore begihning to assume the attitude of
suppliants themselves, and with fear in their
hearts they tremble at the sight and Importance
of "solid South"
The bold utteranccs Of Hill in Congress and
the still bolder stand taken by the Southern
people, in drawing the lines sharply and distinct
ly i'll their State elections, with the triumph of
the Democratic people over the corrupt Repuo-
lican oligarchy at Washington, are all combining
to restore to the South that equality and respect
which really belong to her acknowledged
vital part of this country. -
The Southern press is now speaking boldly
and claiming the right to strike back blow for
blow-and it is striking with telling effect
while the Southern people no longer utter their
political opinions with bated breath, but stand
forth as frssmen, defying the opprcssors' bayo-
nets and openly denounce the venal and corrupt
men and d9ings of the party that has kept them
under pOiitlcdi Abondage so many years. -.
"'Sse( gshave beliesed -shsF Fase S0O(ll'
would be kept under the iron heel OF ignora nee
and arrogant despoism just so long as her peo-
pie were guided by leaders wi advised true
culent course toward 'the powers that be" in
Washington, and, in opposition to the opinions
OF some of our most intelligent and esteemed
friends, We nave always advocated decided
anu Independent course for the South.
The members of the Radical party arc all
"tarred with the same stick" and SO long as
the Democratic leaders continued the cowardly
device of hiding their party behind literal (3)
radical candidates and under radical platforms,
Justso long would the power of the radical party
be perpetuated and the Southern States governed
by bayonets and mercenary carpet-baggcrs.
Thank God! the people have at last burst
from the Kinds of such leaders and asserted
their individual, and sectional manhood by O.
square, bold fight at the ballot-box, in Congress,
and wherever their rights, as citizens, arc inya-
ded or their honor impugned. ,r- ~, r
And in that fight, Notwithstanding the enor-
nous odds against them, they have won glori-
Gus bloodless victory.
We might have fought till doonsday unde, the
compromise banner and gained victory after VIC
tory, but the effects of each victory would have
increased the strength and arrogance of our enc
mics and weakened and debased u.s.
Hill deserves the thanks of the South for ,is
bold and fearless reply to Blaine and his unjust
aspersons Of the Southern people, In it he in
great measure silenced the bullying and gross
abuse of the South in the halls of Congress, and
convinced every man in that body, friend and
foe to honest Cover nment, that hereafter the
South would demand her rights in the Union
and decent respec; for her people through their
representatives in Congress.
Following in the wake of Hills speech we see
the Democratic people Of the South boldly defy
ing their villifers and oppressors and openly
announcing their determination to fight them
until the last .carpet-bag official Of the govern
mcnt which has so Systematically and maliciousy
prosecuted them shall be driven to degraded
obscurity. The victory for good and honest
government at Washington has been achieved by
the independent uprising of the Southern peo-
pie, and by that same manly effort the Southern
States are getting rid Of the Infamous carpet
bag officials who have kept us in continual dis
quiet and turmoil while they plundcred the
Treasury and ruined our good name
With Butler from South Carolina and Hill
from Georgia, in the Senate, the South will pre-
sent an array Of independence and ability re-
mnding US Of those days when only the good of
the nation governed the actions of the members
of our National Legislature.
Ds9- The Investigation Of the Louisiana cleo
ton frauds is being vigorously pushed by the
Congressional Committee and every day brings
out more damning evidence of the vile conspir-
acy to cheat the people out OF the victory they