The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
The Outlook.

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hopes of tile l.i,urc than any period
since The end Of tie war and Tic
opening of 1879, hasins It's promises
unon these we'll founded hopes, bids
MS aldok forward to aJprospc,ityiwc q
darEd not dream Of three years ago.
at the beginning Of this period the
people or,sopth Carolina, in. their cal
lectiye capacity, determined TO make
a declaration Of political principles
ltberal enough for every citizen vshh--
in Ler bounds 70 adopt as his creed.
The election of '76 proved how wisely
our leaders, SO far Us the State was
concerned, counscllcd. Orsngcburg
then failed to take her position IN
the advanced rank with .her, sisters !:
at,thc heginning, however, Of tho last
campaign she determined to put in
the field a ticket with the names Of
genllemen on 1t %ho night be con
sidered 2qs qq.s true eer ers pfesse nj al i've men
cxponents Of ,he principles !hey had
adopted for the political guidance Of
hen npeople, aud who would carry The
banner of Orangeburg Democracy to
final and d successful issue, even in
the face Of That terrible opposition
which is always indicated by q com
pact combination of forces. In this
inatanees it was not an honest or q
brave foes but an illegal organized
Observation-Disclosures who eaucussed h in
the night limo and skulkcd about
with closed y doors In the dny
tine, that secretly, !rcy might con-
sumate their internal purposes. Be-
sidcsythis there: was as dangerous an
element to contend against, develop,
ing itself in our midst in the Shape
of Independenlism, from disaHecied
Democrats and salary-loving office
'seekers-,nen who are ever ready and
willing to transfer their allegiance to
any party' that would divide the
spoils without consulting Tie honesty
of the measure or the principle in
volvett. ~
Such were the forces in tile field
ngainst which Democracy had TO con
tend, and such was the bush whacl-
ing policy the enemy adopted to de-
feat the honest intentions of the citi-
zens Of this county. How they fail
ed-ignolpiniously failed, and how.
gloriously, u,e battle was won hy the
true Democrats, white aud colorcd,
the records Of the last election will
certify TO the :rs5fid. .'r =
UnleSSne leadership of our noble
county chairman, Gen. Ezlar, and the
strong Support Of lie executive com
mitt"c, the par1 Of the people won
the. field and forever established the
supremacy Of right over might, intel
ligence over ignorance and honesty
over dishonesty. To-Day finds Or
angeburg occupying her proper, posi-
ton in the line Of Democratic conn
ties and her people enjoying the
rights and immun!tcs' Of a govern
nent they. ought to control.
Well may it be said: therefore,
Mat this is promising pcrio,i for
Orangchurg county, as we'll as for
sonth Carolina. Every department
"f the goyerhpcDt feels the pressure
of this success: instead of having
creature whose hands are deeply
stained hy crime to sit IN The chair
once honored by Calhoun and Nc
Duflie, we have the embodied wisdom
and purity of the people in the rcrson
Of Wade Hampton to represent them
in tie halls Of the Federal Congress
instead Of having Chamberlain, with
his heart corrupt by official perjnry
to sit in the executive chair of this
honored commonwealth, we have the
peoples choice in the person Of Gov.
Simpson to control our State affairs
instead Of bought and Sold judicia-
ry TO judge the law and 20 reward
crime, VIC have tho honor and the
dignity of our society upon the bench
in the persons of our judges save two;
instead of a mob of ignorance, vice
and low political cunning to sit in
Tue chambers of our State capital to