The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-03
COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE.
COLUMBIA, s. c., April so.


MEssRs. EDITORS: 1t was with very
+! different feelings from that heretofore
felt that the Democratic members ap-
peared and took their seats in the Hall
of Representatives at the State Capital.
Heretofore they ha7e been nnvilling
witnesses, and nothing more, to the rule
of corruption and prejudice, with no
power to maintain their own rights or
the rights Of the State; but now, thanks
&c sccd Providence aud our own exer-
tions, all this is changed, and to-day the
tax.papers have majority OF the repso-
sentation in the lower House, and lar
probability of soon having similar rep
resentation in the higher branch of the
Assembly, together with Governor and
full corps of State officers of their own
choice. The people may rest assured,
thcE. ~ corruption in the affairs Of the
State is thing of the past; but as TO
how long time 1t will require to free
the State from the extravagant and ex-
penaive machinery of government estab-
lished by orr predecessors, Is quite diff
ferent matter. The Radd;css! party while
in power looked to the perpetuation of
their own party and their own selfish in
terest, and in doing go has eatabl,sned
systems of government diametrically
opposed to economy, and of course diff
fassnt from what formerly prevailed in
the State. By Legislative enactment they
have instituted Offices and officers, and
fixed the salaries thereof and in fixing
the salaries they always looked to the
interest of the Office holder, and not to
that Of the taxpayer, because their party
were altogether of the ofice-holding class
and not of the tax-paying class. Now,
to restore economy efsctually these off.
ces and the duties relating thereto have
to be repealed, else by amply failing to
mako an appropriation we find ourselves
entangled by another law requiring def
ciencies to be provided for. Besides all
this the various offices as rcw established
by law q lie parts of o complicated system
which cannot safely be amended or re-
modelled except by substituting simpler
AyatamA in THAR stead. Then there Is
another difficulty; no law can be- re-
Peaied except by concurrence OF the
Senate, ard az the Senate nov stands-
Republicans II, Democrats I5-she Re-
publicans can defeat any change the
Democratic may propose and carry in the
House. While this Is all true, v, still
have hopes Of the Senate, for It is be-
lieved that many Of tho Radical Senators
have innumezable ains to ansWer for, anu
Investigations arc dangerous things when
rome Of the ring are so, anxious to turn
Stata'e evidence. M
Youwill see at once, then, the difficult
ties tho present Administration will have
TO contend with before it can restore the
government to o natural aud normal con-
ditiOn; but while we admit che diaicul.
ties, and while it is not our put pose to
throw any unnecessary obstacles 10 the
way Of a fair, full end complete admisia-
tration of the law, yet the Legislature ID
fully determined to protect the best in.
tsrost Of the State by reducing taxatioa.
efen If II hss to be dohe by q failure to
conply with Law. What / mean Is this.
il the Senate silouidi Iet5issss Gsl;Ss. -zs: n
uniting with the House in reducing tax
alton end In Tspsallng such laws as would
render rich reduction legal, tho Rou;s
intsndq TO- reduce anyhow ard risk tho
consequence. sdlS sii "a gteite sas q
A grea5S nnsny bills have been arbEnis-
ted, and 40 doubt there win be d great
many moro ssSz;sinuorning. 70 o casual
observer this plethora Of busiasss at this
tlme would sppes uttangs, but NO Ehoald
remember thst for the past eight d ton
years ossgy part Of the Stats has groanea
andee soMe one or moro Of the oppres-
sIye laws peteed by che Rsdiealss ard It
% but natural the people sGonld Ayall
themselves of this tho Arst opportunity
shey have had TO liz the burdens lSona
tl>es: .=.s!sSss..i!:a.eesu. But 10 NOT consider
Tito be the purpcae Of the present Isegis.