New-York tribune., 1879-12-24
4 GLOOMY PICTURE.

BROKEN PLEDGES IL A sOUTHERN sTArE-BUsINEss
AND STATE INIEI&srs DEPREssED-TKEEDoM
OF POLITICAL ACuON NOT PkRMlTTED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. pa gentleman of iatelli-
oenco and standing in South Carolina. q Northerner
Inv birth but resident of that State for long time
has written 10 friend here that the same condition
of intimidation aud fraud, for the sake of main
tanning the ascendancy of the white minority
in political affairs. which has given the state an un
enviabe prominence still continues. The result he
describes as follows:
The millennium promised by the Rifle Club Democracy
I'm the campaign OF 1876 in the event OF their accession
TO power arrived and the faithful are getting
irnnatieut aud beginning to thDk that they followed
false prophets. We were told during that memorable
nparii that II the Democrats succeeded In gciling
cor ntro Of the Government. the State would take on
of All kinds wouln thrive and prosper that real
estate would increase IN ysluei that conf
dence would be restored, ana tnai Tue
bar Well The change has not yet come. From the day
the Bourbon Democracy came into power again business
began 10 laneuish. Real estate can scarcely mud pur
chasers al ans Price Not dollar OF capital has come
acre siuge new enterprise has been undertaken
state securities have bad no value. lau9,e e. mas 10, i3
lowed failure bankruptcy aud rum spread their SICK
The popic are reduced almost 10 despair The cry OF
hard lines Is waited upOn every breeze
There never was time during The whole ofthe Repub
hcan regime when the people were so assasned whsn
discomfort universal as now. Mechanics ana Ia
bcrers can Get almost no @ Ie"s M ad s1o w. d w S
chants cauaot end market for their goods professional
for their ScrNlcts MONEY uoout
scarce honest politicians Inc cotton crop wnich
uusaily gives a brief annual impulse TO business,
and which the real source OF what little prosperity
liz sae possesses has fallen short Of the average this
wear f.Y one-iOuftl and the bulk OF this years crop
a- ug rcts outside oi the state by the quickest
and e.apest foutes. large portion w3nt TO Augusta
aad sayannah. Ga. and sti more OF 1t went 20 vii
ningtOn. n. & aud Norfolk. va. Columbia. tlat Tor
nrrv purchHsed 10000 bales annually, now purchases
ahOu, 10000 Charleston il about 10000 bales short
1,s ss osS.s ss.s Of % ali ne' this. ' s% niOr.ned
by those who ough. TO know. Is to be found in
the broken Ol many OF our best business firms
aud ganfrai Of confidence Ia the financial sfabi
ify oi ihe negrunfie Community.
Tho uninriunafe and shameless disregard OF the new
regime Tor then party pledges in the matter OF the pub
Inc debt tnc mi-eraoy short-sighted aud unjust legisa-
iuicial tnkcring at the state securiies the
,vholesaie nnd unjust scaling Of honest claims
against tic Stale have not only DESTROYED
col aaence abroad but have worked serious
au,..e 90 hui dretls ~ citizens and shaken conf
depressed fin anccs here TO such an extent as
TO almost Dmg business tO standsil When We shall
10 cf this "siOugh OF desp0nd" into which
the OF the people and the State have been
east AZ the bidding OF few political demagosacs God
only knows.
In political matters IL must be admitted. the Repub
Icans fare little than Democrats who
dare 10 kick Of the party traces Lot "a
Demociui refuse to muster and drill by the
tactics prepared for him by his party Managers and In
"A m,onent the party Whips all in the air and ready
come with crash. He IL buildozed, fnsufed.
osilaczat. II hc bc business nobody VIII patrOnlze
Linn even those who wish to- dare not. There Is at this
very time a in poini In this State, Major Guyer,
WHO an independents candidate for Mayor ~ Charles
ton II an old Confederate officer and has always b0rue
good name. but II 20 Del eve the DeiH1c
press day the worst man in the state, rud hts
pesumpou running for Office contrary ~ the wisl ss
OF the elect Is not 80 he tolerated