New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-29
STANDING BY THEIR FRIENDS.


Office in the last campaign, l0osened his pcnt-
up emotions in the exclamation, "D-n man
who won't stand by his friends" has imita-
tors in South Carolina. Bat they carry friend
shin further in South Carolina than III Con-
nccticut Down there they are ready to stand
by friends not only before election but after;
not only when friends come Offering honOrs.
but when they come in the Shcrl1's custody,
seeking sympathy and bail. The case that
calls for stmdng by in South Carolina is
this Some three or four hundred OF
tho most active and efficient Democrats
in that Slate--DemOcratS who were not
meanly content with discharging the simple
letter of duty 10y voting once, hut whose am
bition if WIS 10 make one vote Of a high
toned white Democrat go a. far rs four or
five ordinary black Republicans. and who
labored to tlat end-hayc been arrested. AMI
are to he tired before the United States Cir
cut Court for what are called, and no doubt
technically are. violations Of the election laws.
This is n case IN winch "standinS hy" counts
for something. These men need it more than
the fellows who drag 4 mnn INTO accepting
nomination hc DOES nor want and thIt Is sure
to entail defeat, need champagne. For nj the
view of their fellow Democrats thcf are the
victims OF opmc,,i,n-pc secuted for right
cousncs,' sake.
The action proposed By Tn" Char'c,'o \cir''
the leading Democratic organ IN the Slate
though it might De held Objectionable in law
abiding committeeman bul rXclIe the
admiration Of aw-brcalcrs cycryWhctc VINO
hold TO the Gnc old maxim OF honor among
thieves. and appreciate the nrccs,Y for
rogucs and criminals, principals. arcrS'oiicS
and bcuoiicmrirs III crime standing toy each
other. IL IS immaicrlal' says the Charleston
paper, whether the accuse" are Ih''o'n' 81
guilty. m2irI or t'.drr stand '"'" us
could hndiy he t1hcn' ne ""he p'or''
with their ColoIrd allies Il goes on L" say
"Wcle determined that 'h' N''"i''' 81 -"
and ISIS should be rep'A''" ar" matte com
plcie. ms was TIC ely 'N,'> WIZ 80 ANU "''"'
was c''lir" Ion was u"h'' nat " 10 H'''
the cay everywhere IN lI' De""''',''
party OF c"uiSr' 1t VIII H"I"H "' Pi'''"''"
that any BODY outside 'iat parry was 90 manu-
ing repetition "i the victories % i ana
1919 was mat inc P''h''l''7 "i"" ""'n
alone popular government ''' 'iN' S"'n'u
be tr"d zen uhJor Io"'' INC ID" ui'''""i az"
ana openly Nloia'cn' anu Il '"'u Va " ""J"'
NY OF the legal voters "'iliou' 40 o'NcI con
strucllOn Is possible Anu ""l WIS raHcu
for these three OF Tour h'hnreu accused per-
sons dld. Tins Is Their offence ana thIS Is
what the Democrats OIL o"u'h CIioIlh' propose
10 stahd ny thcm ILL anu justly '"tm loI
DONG
1t Woulu ne uhut'erAp'y pIHc' continues
tins courageous oelrh"or Oh cr'hlc 10 dchl
" to those VINO are III danger, III consequence
. OF public demands ana personal cXprcta-
" tons, our encouragement our supper, ana
" any sort Oh succor uiat Is needed Here
chivalry that demands aud expects the COM
mission OF crime and prIdes itself upon not
deserving the creatures who ito its bidding
but a frank avowal "a well OF the pith and
substance of Democratic doctrine The doe
trlne OF Democracy IL that the party must
carry elections; no matter by what means,
they must be carried. Here at the North,
where they have time anu again used the
same methods though not perhaps to
the same extent, there has been less
willingness to stand up and defend
them publicly. The party has reaped the
benefits OF crimes OF tins sort, but always
snrked the consequences In South Carolina,
they 90 differently. mere tncy openly assert
the right VI tue minority u rue ana boldly
ueiehu tie la"ieSsheSS py "lllcn 'heir purpose
Is accomplished DAYS Inls DeIhociatic organ,