The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-10-31
AN INDEPENDENT.

testation OF all attempts TO distract and
divide the Democratic party of the State
by Independent candidates placing them
selves in direct antagonism to the cx-
pressed will of the party, that we know
of but single professed Democrat who
has announced himself candidate i'm
violation Of the will of the party. Hon
James T. Camnhell Of Charleston, hay
ing failed to receive the nomination for
the State Senate from the Democratic
Convention, announced himself as an
Independent candidate, and a few days
afterwards was, by acclamation, unani.
mously nominated for the Senate by the
Radical Convention, with Bowen and
Mackey at its head. We must express
our profound astoDishmcnt ut the posi-
tion which Mr.. Campbell now occupies.
He was just after the war elected United
States Senator, and for the last two years
was in the State Senate. His position is
so anomalous that he has lost the conf
dcnce of the Democrats and the Radicals
will use him only so far as they can
through him injurc the Democrats and
advance their own corrupt party, after
which they will cast him off and leave
him in all the glory of his independence,
without any party to regard or fear him.
He has dug his political grave. The
man who i'll this critical period Of our
States final redemption seeks to foment
division in the Democratic party, because
he Is not the nominee, and relies upon
Radical votes for his elect ;on, will find
that he has committed the great ire
trlcvable error Of his life, and that no
party in the future will trust him. The
election of Mr.. Campbell will be the de-
feat of the Democratic and the success of
the Radical party. The Radicals nomi.
mated him not because he was their
choice for Senator, but because they
hoped that his candidacy would divide
and weaken the Democrats, and cuablc
| them to elect their ticket to the House.
We do not ccnsurc the Radicals for
the nomination. They knew that it was
the best they could do to promote the
SUCCESS Of their party, and that if the
move should be successful, it would be
the beginning which, if tolerated by the
Democrats, would certainly give the State
IN 1850 TO the Radicals. But what shall
we say of the Democrat who, upon the
eve of one of tho most important polti-
cal battles ever decided ut the polls, de-
scrts his party gives aid and comior, to
the enemy, and gathers around him their
dusky and drunken hordes, that he may
defeat the regular nominee of his party.
and crafty his ambition at the expense
of his party and the best interest of the
whole Statc7 This we know, that he
should SO to the Radicals where lie prop
erly belongs, and DC numbered by all the
respectable people Of the State rs one of
them, for then he would be deprived OF
his power for mischief in the party, and
as harmless ns Bowen and Mackcy to in
iiucnce the honest aud intelligent masscs
of the State
The independent candidacy of NJ.
Campbell is an injury to tho Democracy
of the whole State, and his election
would prove great misfortune to the
people of Charleston. Charleston is the
chief sea port city of the. State, and as
such should be the pride of every true
Carolinnn. The interests oil Charleston
and the whole State, whether political,
financial or commercial, are mutual and
identical. Her commercial relations
with tie woEid should siimuIute the ngri.
cultural interests of the country, and
these should build up and establish the
supremacy of her commerce. Mr.. Camp
bell, if elected, can do nothing for
Charleston. His position in the Senate
will be IN isolated one. The Radicals
will use him only so far as they can pro.
mote their partisan ends, and he will
have lost his influence with the Demo.
cras=. As an independent, arrayetl
against his party, ne could not expect
the cordial and confidential political re-
lations with the majoritcs Of the two
Houses of the Legislature which the in
terests of Charleston demand, and which
are so necessary to Charleston in shaping
the legislation of the State.