The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-02-08
ne. circuit Judges.

ne. circuit Judges.
One Of the GFeatests sblnnders committed by
the Democrsss aegisa.pre.o Of this State was in
listening tetlS III of theextremists OF the party,
thatthe RepQican Judges had not been legally
elected and, ersfors. s}2 De. eustsd,
Upon = sk>fal Watching gsof the. pfokress of
the the never ers compelled 70 believe that
it hadits SslBl llnest exclusively among the
members Of the bst And what gives it more
disagreeable featursis the rush of the bar to the
Legislature demanding the election of men from
their body 10 fill the positions.
We have mo complaint to make of the deci
sion Of the majority of the Supreme Court. We
believe they. acted strictly in accordance with
tho dictates Of their own convictions. They arc
not the mon TO sacrifice conscience to the ex-
treme wishes of any party or class of men,
But what we regret is that the Legislature should
have thought technical error in the manner
of their,eection of sufficient Importance to dis
turb thsworkings of the judicial branch of the
government atthis time.
We can tell the. Legislature now that it is not
the people Of the State who are clamoring for
Wholesale ousting of the Judges who have re-
signed .avit offices in consequences of the deci-
aia4Hef the SaPreme Coyrt- Ma xAninrs "a -aay-
would sign q petition to reinstate at least two
of them, and We are as much interested in the
matter as any other County, now that the rota-
ii IN Of Circuits is adopted.
We are not afraid of any one accusing US of
not being US full bloodedR shaight out democrat
as any man in the State ;sbA when straight-out
democracy demands US 10 turn our back upon
men Of the other party whs did as much as any
democrats to elect the straght-out ticket, we
are constrained to believe the demand is unjust
and unwise.
1t is estimated that Judges Mackey and Cooke
influenced 10000 republican votes to sustain the
democratic ticket, at the last general election
While We think the number over estimated, we
ssk the Legislature and every intelligent man
in the State whether Hampton and the rest of
the straight5qut candidates would have been
-eIsctsu Sven n tnose zen huyt-uonrrorrcu onry
one fourth Of that number?
Through the blundcrs of the democrats, the
republican party is now being and
not with Carpetbaggers at its head. either, but
with native South Carolinians, against whom nc
charges of corruption have been made. Now,
suppose that Motion, Mackey and Cooke take
the field against US Mt the next election, o,
that Maskey and Cooke keep silent, can
we expect to elect democratic State Ticket?
1t should be remembered that few republicans
if any, who voted the democratic ticket at IT,,
last election renounced their allegiance to tn,
republican party and became. reliable democrats
They still claim to be republicans and having
pushed the carpctbaggers out Of their party, are
again anxious. to sec their old organization re
yiyed and will vote ~ solid as ever for it at tn,
next election. All they want Is astute leaders
We are truly pleased to see the people moving
right in the matter, even in opposition to SO re-
spectacle and influential body as the members o.
the bar The people will not sanction ON act Of
political ingratitude any quicker than they would
an net Of ingratitude of any ether kind
They know the democratic party is not so firmly
established in the State as to allow us to risk
the losing Of any votes or any influence. We
have serious dissensiOns in our own ranks, and
it would be political suicide to drive from us
men Of the other party who can materially
help US. Their active cooperation with, or thei,
silent endorsement Of the republican ticket, al
the next election would defeat us. We just sa,
| what we believe, and we hope the Legislator,
will act discreetly in the matter.