The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-01-22
Carpet Bag" VS.. Home Rule.

The following article, taken from the
Derrick Of Monday last, will have the
effect of opening the eyes of great
many Republicans, who have been
somewhat lukewarm for several years
past, on account of alleged abuses of
power in Southern States by so.called
carpet t-bag" government. The Der.
rick is strictly Independent paper,
and does not hesitate to point out any
defects or blemishes in the Republican
as well as in the Democratic party.
Coming from such a source, the article
is divested entirely of partisanship, and
must carry weight which party pa
per would not. 1t should be closely
perused by all:
In recent issue we gave the opin-
ion of one of the Louisiana papers re-
garding the benefits of the change of
politics in that State which was not at
all fattering to the present political
rule. Now we have another Southern
newspapers opinion of the same change
in South. Carolina. 1t will be easily
remembered that during the election
and before Hayes recognized the
Hampton government, the cry was.
"the State is suffering under carpet
bag rule; dishonest radical officials
are plundering it; its business is de.
pressed its revenues perverted its
taxation burdensome," and, in fact, the
State was said to be going to the dem
milton bow-wows as fast as the radical
rulers could drive it. Many Northern
Republicans believed ahis; many of
them thought the State would be bet.
ter off under Southern managers. They
believed the cry of distress, and were
ashamed of their own party for the
disgrace its members had brought upon
it. They were pleased when the
Hampton government was recognized,
and hoped the palmetto State" would
again take its place among the rich
and hourishing Commonweaths of
America. The change was made, and
South Carolina has now been enjoying
for two years the blessed fruition for
which its white cbivalry labored and
suffered. 1t has white mans gov
ernment throughout, with no tincture
of Ethiopian blood to disturb the pure
arterial current which flows from so
many generations of former task
masters. And what does the observer
discover when called upon to report
upon their new condition of existence,
from which so much had been expect.
ed and confidently foretold? Let the
Charleston Neacs, the chief Democratic
newspaper in the State, answer. II
avers that ga South Carolinian who
wants to borrow money, now finds it
more difficult to get it than when the
Radicals were in power" The same
paper adds that "South Carolina is in
bad odor with those who were her best
friends. 1t had the opportunity Of es-
tablishing public and private credit
without superior in the United States.
This chance has been thrown away"
BY Democratic testimony the Stale
is worse off under Governor Hampton
than it was under Governor Chamber.
lain. There is evidently something
wrong, something rotten in the State
of Denmark" Perhaps Chamberlain
did his best, considering the depressed
condition Of the State, the trouble of
recognizing after the war, and the
natural evils which must have follow.
ed such state Of affairs. At any rate
the change Of rulers has not been for
the best, and TO-DAY South Carolina is
farther from industrial development
and sound financial condition than
1t was two years ago.