The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-03-28
. Words that Signify DANGER. ,,

The last South Carolina Legislature
passed two laws which seem to have been
seized upon as an excuse for certain par
ties avowing their determination to vote
against further Democratic control of the
State. These two offending statutes are
known as the Stock law and the Regis
tration law. The Ne,cs Dc Courier, quot
ing the reported utterances of one person
to the effect that he had Registered a
vow never to vote another Democratic
ticket" and Of another that he would
" go to the polls on election day with a
Republican ballot in his hand and vote
it" thus reasons with the dissEected
The white men, whether few or many, who
believe that they have been wronged, or their
rights and liberties impaired, by any act for
which the Democratic party is responsible, can
not be brow-beaten or bulied into subsection
If they could it is not desirable that they should
Unless the Democratic party can prove 10 the
satisfaction OF intelligent white men that il de-
serves public support, it ought not to expect to
receive that support. We are confident that the
Democracy has nothing to fear from free discus
sion. The more there is of il the stronger the
party will be. What are the undeniable facts
The administration of the State Government
since 1875 has been both honest and economical
The debts Of the State are in process of payment
The value of property has increased. The i'm
provement in the school system is marked, and
the Indebtedness contracted BY the Radicals is
being discharged. The courts are capable, eff
cient and upright. There is no hint or corrup-
ton In any department of the government.
Such lawlessness as there is in the State,
amongst white people, is due to whiskey and the
habit of regarding 1t as each mans right to be
bis own avenger when he fancies that he has
been injured. We say unhesitatingly that what
ever there Is of good In the administration of
public affairs is due to Democratic ascendency,
and that whatever is now bad was far worse
when the Radicals were in power Why then
Is there any disafeciion!
We suppose that particular officers 10 the
counties may have given offence. The friends
Of A. who was not appointed have poor opinion
Of B. who got the place. Or. the ofice-holding
circle Is thought to be too small In diameter and
very nearly all hub, 30 TO speak. Or, the Legis.
lature has done what it ought TO have left un-
done This may be true. In part, but revolt is
not the remedy. The remedy Is in selecting OH
Gers who will be unobjectionabIe, and 10 electing
members Of the Legislature who, in their acts,
win reject the popular Wilt the present OH
Gers have erred, and the present Legislature has
gone counter to the wishes of the majority.
We do not zee that there b any substantial rea-
son for discontent-V the majority are TO rule.
In our view the Legislature. In passing the Stock
law and the Registration law. did represent the
desires OF the majority Of the Democrats in the
State Should Il be otherwise, IL d simple
thing to choose members Of the Legislature next
November whs WIN give The people what they
want One thing b certain. The Democrats
votsrs WIN nes submit to b rulsd By minority
Of the party.
The stock in trAds Of the average Democratic
orAior b dsanhsaiion o. The Radioals, bue this