Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-06-29
in this opinion in all other cases that
may be presented to them.
THos. THOMPSON.
juno FL, 1878.
For the Orangeburg Times. I


give n place in the ORANG BURG
TIMES for few ideas, I think should
be made public.
While the Democratic party seems
to be making every effort to purge
the country of all rotteness, by guard
ing the voters against carpet. baeers,
scallawags, Radicals, and even some
go so fur as to draw up their should
ers and say, be cautious of pr ofes-
slonal men, and merchants; nothing
has been said directly in reference to
principle. suppose courtesy has
prevented politicians heretofore from
speaking about the characters I de.
sign plncing before the people, who
have done, and will do more injury
to the Democratic cause and to the
government, provided they get in
power, than the carpet bagger, seal
lawag, or Radical has ever done.
The characters alluded to, are tile
-willed ArIstocracy, the lying,
swindling bankrupt, and the lying,
swindling, homestead men. 1t was
the Aristocracy OF our country that
caused so much strife to exist be-
tween the North and South, which
would have plunged us into an uu-
holy war in 1882; but the effort OF our
lamented Calhoun, in the United
States Senate, made a compromise,
which procrastinated the evil till
1861. Then the Aristocratic banner
was unfurled in the peaccable, still
breeze of the sunny South, by its
political demagogues, who did but
very little i'll maintaining the cause
but were gene' ally found injoying
the home circles. Now fellow citi.
zens, let us be careful for the future,
not to put i'll power any such men,
who have caused SO much strife and
confusion in the United States of
America ever since the struggles f
Washington till now, and should they
get in power. l fear the issue will be
monarchy and despotism, for they
will always maintain royalty, anil
not equity. l will now call your at
tention to the other two characters us
above written, hoping you will be
careful not to put either into any
Office of trust, lest they grab the
peoples money. Some may be very
active Democrats, wearing the cloak
of Democracy in order to in ,rati,te
themselves into our favor, so they
may be able to accomplish their de.
signs. Gentlemen, commence right
now the work of caution, attend regu
larly your Democratic club meetings,
and when you elect your delegates to
the Convention, be sure not to elec.
either of the characters rs above men
toned. Elect worthy, equitable men
of ability. Should any Of the clubs
neglect this all important matter. I
hope the Convention will have an eye
single to it. hope to be fully under
stood i'll reference to bankrupt and
homestead men, between VIII m
think i'll the outset, made proper dis.
tinction, | do not mean to say, all per-
sons taking the benefit Of the bank
rupt, and homestead laws, are liar
and swindlers. Oh, no! say, jail psr-
sonstaking the benefit Of those laws
illegally, not making honest scheiuI es
of their property, are liars, aud
swindlcrs, and should be regarlo as
such by every honest citizen.
The question may be asked, how
are we to know, these characters
Simply by their actions prior to the
time they took the benefit of those
laws, and the manner in which their
property has been managed. Some
bought up large amounts Of valuable
property Oh time, and as soon rs they
turned it into cash, and made conf.
dent of some friend, by confessing
Judgment to him, they were ready to
take the benefit of the law; others
not being quite so shrewd, only con.
fessed judgment Of their real and
personal property to some confident,
and we're also ready to take the be he.
fit of the law, by making schedules