The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-11-21
An Up Country Editor Grumbies.

The editors OF the Aobe"llle AAetlt-
un are constitutional grrmblcrs, and
everything in South Carolina seems
10 them to be going wrong. They
are satisfied with nothing iand would
scvolu,ionize Tie entire State from
one end to the other, politically, So.
sdally, geographically and in every
sther conceivable manner, The
lssest complaint made by them, WHICH
might perhaps be considered natural
IN an up ccoeInHntry coeInH SCHOOL boy and over
looked as ipdicatiyc on the part Of
the youngstcr of \ kind of patriotic
love for the pretty limits of his neigh
borhood, is that pp:qountry Demo
cracy have pQt RECEIVED due consider
alton at tAe hands Of the people in
the past, in regard to the locality in
which the State nominating convcn-
tion has been helA. THE Ncdium
thinks that there is something un.
wholesome in the atmosphere q, Qund
Columbia, and suggests that the con-
vention be hereafter held in Greenville
where the pure atmospheric inllueuccs
of the mountain city will act as a ton
ic on the molals Of the delegates.
Our e2n, cmporary has been impress
cd no doubt, by regent chronological
Developments and thinks that q
change Of climate would hare the
effect IF improving the moral tone Of
our conventions. Now we do not
think that the low country would imi-
tate oNr Abbeville bEothqrs and whine
and ery if the convention were held
in Greepyillc, SpartAnbnrg oY Abbc-
vile, o. any other up.country village,
hut we ask what is the use and where
is the sense in making such an unnec-
essagY change2 The common sense
of the people long ago settled upon
Columbia as the proprr place for
holding the State convention it is
the most central and convenient
point in the State and the AEediym
should endeavor to overcome its ap-
prehensions about "sitling beneath
the shadow of the Capitol" Perhaps
thE AEdi"m will suggest nc$t week
or some time in the future that the
Legislature be removed 10 Greenville
or Ahbeyille where the mountain
lassies and Np:country school boys
can go and receive lessons of wisdom
from the eloquent and patriotic
speeches Of men who are always found
''on the side of honor and honesty
and who are the stern and unbought
defenders OF South Cardinals reputa-
lion.' FoD the cake of harmony and
prosperity, among all classes in the
State we are sorry to see the broad
distinction which the 1FGiHM has
madlc betWcen low::GoHntry and up
country: No such distinction should
eSlst. 1t is bad enough to speak of
4 North and South, but when il |
comes to two sections Of q little State
against each other and talking about
low-country Democracy, as if the
Democratic partY in Soulh Carqlina
were comnosed Of factions with differ
crt interests at stake, we woull re.
mind onr. contemporary that it ls in
dulging in childish twaddlc, which
can do no good but may possibly do
some harm. Let us be done forever
with such nnwarrantcd discrimination
and petty jealousy, and let the De-
mocrecy Of South Carnlina move on
with that Gnensssss Of feeling and pur-
pose by WHICH she has accomplis bed
80 much in the past and which makes
her lich in the grand possibilitica of
the future .-Geo,gctoavn TTwes and
Comet.