The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-11-27
Governor, or Chief Justice.

EDITOR REGISTER: The favorable
mention of Gen. K"rshaw in connec-
rion With the position of Governor is
highly gratifying to his many friends
and admirers, aud particularly 80 to the
subscrib-r, who has long been an adco-
cate for his promotion, and hoped that
a returning sense of Justice would en-
able the people OF South Carolina to
ftly reward her faithful sons. The
writer can warmly endorse every com-
pliment paid by "Josephus" to this
"chovali"r Bayard' of South Carolina,
Joseph Brevard Kershav, for we'll does
he know that when others had left our
old mother to mourn all alone over her
beautiful past, with no apparent hope
for the present or future, this 'Chris-
tian gentleman and soldier" labored
long, faithful aud untirinsly, although
unsuccessfully, for her restoration and
redemption. When the sagacity Of
others conceived and inaugu-ated thu
true method or properly interpreted the
instincts of our people, Gotten the high
est craftsmanship J it was then that he
proved his own unseI6shness and patr;-
otism by mod silly giving up his own
theories and warmly supporting theirs
There are two exalted positions with
in the gift of the people of the State,
the one judicial. the other executive;
and in the opinion of the writer the
two men "6ttest and faithfullest" to FL!
them are the two VINO have deserved
the most and received the least at our
hands. The position of Chief Justice,
the highest in one sense, d. mands the
man who is properly describ"d as "a sol
der, IL statesman. q gentleman. a Chris
rian, kind aud conrtlv, a true friend
and generous foe braye, upright ann
honorable" with whom 'jlstice and
judgm would 90 hand in hand, and
he best interests Of the State b. sa.
creily preserved by him whose legal
acnmen ard scholarly culture are un.
challenged" and whose purify and in
regrity, either on or off the bench,
could never be challenged or suspected
At this particular time we ned upon
the bruch men who will be true to the
chart and to the people, for if our re.
publican government is ever TO be made
Il failure. it will be through the pr"sti-
rutiun of the judiciary. the tribunal Of
last resort in times of peace, by making
positions therein a reward for political
lreach"ry.
For the position Of Governor we need
n,an Of practical ability, az well as of
fine executive and financial capacity.
both to organize and lead the Drmoc-
racy to success in 1881, and then to
give that impetus to the material de-
velopment and proper educational ad-
vancement, now the great want Of the
State. He who conceived and inaueu-
rated the straightout policy of 1875,
and afterwards saved, without, his own
county, (and indeed the whole State,
despite the seven companies of United
States troops placed there and he who
preferred, or nominated, others instead
If himself in selecting leaders for that
great battle he who, in short, has by
his courage, skill, sagacity aud patriot
ism deserved everything, and has never
received anything, from the State,
should he nominated for tho position of
Governor.
Th~sc are the opinions Of one who
earnestly desires to sec genuine good
government that isa pure judiciary,
inst and fearless legislation, and an
able, sagacinus. uncompromised exrcu.
tive restored and permanently estab-
lishcd in South Carolina one who
wishes to see, if possible, even higher
standard established in the future than
existed under the shadowy line of our
dead uohl+men, the Haynes. Buffers.
Means, Pickcns and HauIptons of the
cast one who wishes to see, not pa
tcrnal, maternal or ring government,
put true Democratic gavrrnmrnt, or
"a government Of, for and BY the peo.
ple."-Ovtumlra &s2sae.