New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-26
1CHEAP HUMBUG.

We believe it to be an indisputable TACT that
there has been no political crookedness al
temnted by the Bourbons of South Carolina
since the war which Wade Hampton has not
sooner or later taken hand in. NO scheme
for sitting the majority in the state mas pech
invented which was too infamous Tor MIN u
opproye. He always makes his entrance upon
the scene with uplifted hand and fervld eJacu-
lations of his love for the State lie was the
leader of the Bourbons when they redeemed
the State by buldozing and murder In 1870
They made him Governor then, and no holds
q seat in the United States Senate now through
their expertness in stutiing ballot-Doxes. lie
has admitted publicly that his party mas peen
guilty of gross frauds, but has pleaded That
tbey were committed in defence OF the State.
He ia n firm believer in the bourbon doctrine
that any amount of cheating is justiiiable II 1T.
object be the perpetuation of Bourbon powers
Once in the Senate, when a strong array OF
Bourbon crimes was made before him, he con-
fessed fbat thcy had been committed, and III
his temporary shame promised to use all his
influence to prevent the commission OF similar
crimes III the future
This promise he broke without particle Of
hesitation or concealmcnt in the last Preslden-
tiaI campaign, when he urged the Bourbon
workers to re organize their riile-clubs and steal
possession of the State again. lie has just
broken il again in a letter to the leading Bour-
bon organ of the State. He throws all his IN
fuence on the side of the balot-box suffers
by Joining in their cry against the Registration
law which makes fair election possible
Though the letter is written Ostenslbly to de-
cline nomination for Governor, its real pur-
pose palpably is to arouse public sentiment in
favor of a repeal of the Registration Act lie
bcgs that the party remain solid on tins ISSUE
and hopes that bitterness against the Lcglsla-
ture for passing this and the Stock law VIII not
cause any Bourbons to leave the party. On
this point his remarks are so characteristic
"noble,n the enraptured Bourbon organ calls
tbem-that we quote them i'll full:
NV conception Of Democracy is that the majority
sboud rule and those who oppose the measures men
toned will have the opportunity Of asccrtainng at the
next election on which SIDE the majority stands Should
it be the popular will that these laws shoud be repeated
or modified next Legislature can take ACTON III tha
direction may rest assured that no redress OF any
evil can be had by the restoration OF Radical rule and in
the present condition OF and parties in fhe state
an Independent is If possible, than Radical Tor
be is an enemy "who steals the livery OF Heaven to
serve the Devil in" In the great fight we are making
TO preserve the civilization of state he who Is not
with us is against US and specous preence OF love
for the dear people hide the ciovon foot.
He believes that in the Democratic party the
majority should rule but that in the State the
minority should cheat the majority of its
power. He thinks the garb of Democracy Is
the livery of Heaven, and calls the theft of a
State a great fight for the preservation of civ
ilization. This is the way he talks to the
South In the Senate he snivels about his OPP
pressed people, says be knows they have done
wrong in the past, but he will try to make them
better in the future. What very cheap hum
bug Mr. Wade Hampton is