Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-16
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Effort Of Coalition to Unseat the De-
mocracy-Fhect of the Lancaster Riot
Position of the Greenback Candidate
on State Issues.

CheT0S0 Is. CO. Cor. (1Oth) Neso York Herald.
The campaign in South Carolina has
opened with the usual bitterness character
istic OF political contests in this State. The
Lancaster riot, in which four or five negroes
were killed and fifteen or twenty wounded.
was indirectly and remotely one of the results
OF this condition of things. It is true that
rigid investigation by the State authorities
OF the causes which led to that fatal con.
ntct between the whites and blacks fully
Justify the course pursued by the former 10
'deIending themselves. still, the effect of
tnaL ARRAY does not increase the frfendli-
ness between the two races, and, as Is ad-
mitted by intelligent Democrats, is caIcu-
lated to do great injury to the whole peo-
pie OF the State with the outside world
blil crockett, the leader Of the blacks in
that revolt, is dead and buried His body
was placed In the ground by some Of
the very men whom he had sought to slav.
Ii any further trouble occurs between the
races In Lancaster 1t will not be for the want
OF warning OF the whites. The reports that
the negroes contemplated general destruc-
tion OF the town by fire has caused a feeling
Oh uneasiness among some of the more
panickV. Some of the Lancaster people
nave let the report go out that for every
mouse burned the negroes shall be held per-
sonally responsible. The threat of the ap-
piication OF this rugged sort of justice is
likely TO appal those who have contem-
plated the wholesale incendiarism men,
TONED. 1t was found to work In the dark
days or 1873 rs when scarcely a night
passed that the lurid flames could not be
seen leaping up from the burning barns and
dwellings In ali sections OF the State. In
YORK county In one night sixteen barns.
with their contents, are said to have been
burned to the ground. Those acts of out
laws were committed under the carpet bag
administration, when men were in power
who were undeserving OF the confidence of
the people.
The election takes place on November z.
and Is for members of Congress. Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General
superintendent OF Public instruction, mem
bers OF both branches of the General Assem-
bly, and some other less important State off
GERS. For Governor. the Democrats have
nominated Colonel Thompson, a verv in
huential gentleman and vigorous speaker,
Colonel A. ID. McLsne, who has been prom.
inently Identified with the Greenbsckers
ever since the inception of that party, is the
GreenDack opponent OF Colonel Thompson.
Colonel McLsne is about forty years old.
tall, dark and spare. He is q native of
Georgia, but has resided in this State ever
SINCE ne became OF age. He Is q very de-
termined, though calm, dispassionate man.
Colonel McLane is making q very deliberate
canvass OF the whole State, and although
MS prospects for success are not particularly
encouraging. he does not appear at all dis
eouraged. He expresses the determination
to fight Bourbonism In South Carolina as
long as he is able to continue on the stump.
In MS speeches McLane says that he makes
no effort to bring about any race issue. but
calmly addresses himself to the questions of
Importance involved In this campaign. He
claims that the Democrats have never
carried out the pledges made by them 10 the
people OF 1870, when one Of the planks In the
PLATFORM OF that party pledged equal rights
TO all and an economical administration of
the affairs OF the State Government. Nc
Lane says that neither Of these pledges has
been carried out, and many others made nv
the democrats IN the eventful CAMPAIGN Of
1876, when Wade Hampton was elected
Governor, and that party secured control of
the Legislature and all other de-
Partments of the State, are vet un-
1ulnlled. II q comparison of the present
expenses OF the government with those
during the carpet bag administration of its |
affairs were made, McLane declares that he |
would be ashamed to speak of Il upon the |
stump. he holds and expresses a readiness
TO produce the proofs that It cost the mao
pie OF South Carolina far more to copduct
tnelr government than those of North Caro-
llna ana georgia, Two adjoining States, both
OF Wnlcn are much larger than this. Nc |
Lane is an earnest speaker, and. tbouOh mt |
eloquent, Is impressive and logical. He. as |
wei as other nominees of the Greenb hackers.
expect 10 receive the hearty support of the |
Republicans except IN the districts in which |
that party have candidates OF their own.
Colonel Thompson is making a vigorous |
canvass, assisted by Senators Hampton and |
6utler and many other prominent leaders of |
that side. These speakers are making eIo. |
0uenB Io 70
PIE, ana Inc negroes, too, for that matter. |
70 come to the rescue and keep In mower |
their party, which represents the wealth and |
lnteihgence OF the Palmetto State Senator |
Hampton pictures to the people all the hor- |
rors that will result to them If the indie |
penoents or Republicans are victorious. |
Ineir efforts are far more vigorous and en-. |
ergeGic Gnan the situation seems to demand |
30 Iar as the general result in the State is |
concerned, many Of the leading Republi- |
cans themselves appear to have no flaa of |
being Successful. McLane charges that the |
Democrats have inaugurated q svsteTnafic /
course Tor keeping him from speaking |
The indignities offered him at the little viii |
lage OF Winnsboro on September 26. he and /
his friends point to as a part OF this pro- /
gramme. On that occasion McLane saws he /
was attacKed on the streets by Democrats
and roughly handled that after he went /
into the parlor of the village hotel an effort |
was msde oV the red shirts to force ther wav |
upon his seelusion, and other iudienities
offered to him, though the Chairman OF the
Democratic Committee did all in his mower
to suppress these acts.
Col. 4. b. Cash, whose fatal duel with
shannon. in this 8 ate, about a wear ago
brought him so prominently before the pUb-
lie, is the Independent Greenback candidate
Tor Congress In the Fifth district. Cash was
the principal speaker at the political meet
ing at the town OF Lancaster on the 9th of
september, which terminated in a row and
not; The effort to place the responsibility
Oh that calamity upon Cash does not seem TO
be justified by the facts in the case. He Is
charged by some Of the white people with
1eclaring In that speech made by him before
-ne riot that negroes had as much right TO
carry arms as the whites, and some other re-.
marks to the same effect; but there is
difference of opinion upon that
point among those who heard the speech.
Cash has been Endorsed by the Repub.
ican Congressional Convention of his dis
.rlcG las an Independent candidate of the
Manone order for Congress from the dis
irict, and that we will make no nomination
of candidate from the Republican marty
but sustain Hon. E. B. Cash - Cash Is an
attractive speaker, earnest, fearless. He Is
said TO be man Of considerable means.
which, when member OF the Democrats
party, he gave literally to the advancement of
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