The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-12-12

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No event, since the ncmorable:
campaign Of lsTcc when Radicalsm
Wis fatsvlroned and Democracy WAS
ll4aced once inorei:i in control Of
the affairs Of the State, has liapbcneG.
OF greater significance TO our people
than the municipal election held in
our chief city on tuesday last. In
that eamtaiga Tue people, who had
become tircdF'cf the oppression they
had so long suffered, united in a com.
mon cause and achieved ut the ballot,
box sweeping victory owe: those
whose. purpose lit was to grow rich
at the expense of the citizens; SO in
Charleston, there was q community,
of sentiment and interest among her
people, which rallied ht the polls to
wrest the City frdm confusion and the
hands OF '.hosc WHO Sought 10 build
themselves up upon her rui..,. As
Gen. Hampton Oh that occasion bore
the standard OF true Democracy.
through the most terrible opposition,
10 victory; SO. Capt. Courtenay on
this lead the party Of honest govern
T:aenr 4?hd' 'soEnd' incirlcs to sue
Cess as'grantl rs thnt'' achieved in
1876. A defeat at that lilhc
would have been most disastrous, re-
sulting ultinlatclyin the disintegra-
'!on of the Democratic party hr re.v-
inE an indefihi,e lease Of powcito Our;
"nscrupulous opponents; so dcrea. il
The late municipal election would
prove TO he ruinous TO our hopes by
giving prominence and Influence to In
tcpenIcnlism that wonlA finally dcs-
trey otrpal.,y orgahizatiohiL it Would
have '6een"a calamity to the entire
State. Victory, on the one OCCASION,
was death to" Radicalism so in this,
We trust, 1t 'silt'bc death to- Indc.
pcnucntlSm. -: -
! The result of this Charleston clcc-
ti2n brings out a few facts which the
Hishtfcrtcd potion Of our citizens
might remember: First, that ourpco-
pie, notwithstanding The hue and cry
against it, correctly understand The
importance 'ofpart.r organization and
will not allow lit TO be broken uD ly
the schemes Of those who oppose De
mocracy; that llic'inGucnce Of princi.
pie exercises 4" groatcr power over.
che masses than taIat' Of leaders work
Ing for sci fish ends and that The day
for fraud and bultdozing, On the rarl
ef politicians on election occasions,
is tr''td in Soptlr Caruliaa.' These
facts, established as they are hy this
election, ought certainly 10 bring
parl: into the folds Of their party,
those Wl:c have wandered away under
iaisc fhip.rosions anil make them
irm adbefcnts to thc principles con
trolling the conduct or their fellow
itizcns. The remedy for party cr-
sbre is not 10 be found in Indcpcnd
entislh pr In boiling, but in a candid
hnd honcst' discussion Of differences
hha Il firm resol:c 10 abide by the dc
cision OF tho party IL view Of the
stubhprn opposition 70 An overcome
aa,d'tllc' great interest ut stake, suc!,
aebhrsc is The only sensible ono and
hest calculated TO give success. Had
This policy been pursued there would
have arisen no occasion for n split in
iLa Charlcsion Democracy or for re-
proacha5 Of ohc bhrty against another.
it is'vcry 1lhpUltaht that ths feelings
of bittern ess, engendcicd by this con-
test, shohld soon die out, and that
the palfJ hereafter 'stahd as" init
not only IL Charleston but through
out the eiate, init with all the force
OF firm organ:2atioh be prepared to
enter upon lhc political contest Of
next fall, - i - ">I
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