The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-02-28
WE MEAN JUST WHAT WESAY.

During tha past few weeks the
question has hccn asked: What
does il mean" reference to sew
eral articles that have recently up.
peared in the Journal. We do not
. know why thu question was asked,
as we thought they were plain
enough for any one to understand
at least, TO those who wish to do So
We mean to say that we do not
propose to endorse rascality and cor
ruption ard call srch acts fright to
,.p?ease any party. no matter what
color it may be-and especially so
wh'n that party is so rotten and cor
rupt against members of its own
household that all the honest men,
- bers are shocked and mortified when
they learn OF the Crands that have
been practicad. We have no doubt
bat that soma OF HE iafallibles(?)
will be surprised at seeing sueh
plain statement offacts, but their con
sciences have been so scared by con-
tinued evil practices that they are
blinded, and are incapable of seeing
or knowing what truth is in a po.it.
ical sense.
In reference to our remarks upon
Mr. Brayton's address, we stated
that "we knew many Of his charges
to be true, and We believed that the
others eere." We still stand to the
statement. Instead OF being abused
for telling what everybody knows is
glaring truth, honest men ought to
assist us in exposing the frauds, and
thus endeavor to stamp them out,
AS to the Independent movement,
if what we said was incorrect. why
is it that the men who deny it do not
produce any evidence to contradict
itp Wc eau proancc indis2utahle
facts to sustain OR position in the
matter.
As to our article upon the action Of
Governor Richardson in reappointine
men to Office after their names had
been rejected by the Senate, we QUO
ted the sections from oar statutes
bearing upon tie point, thus clearly
proving that he had nsurped author
ity-so clear that neither he nor any
of his friends have attempted to con-
tradict It. They well know that if he
could be tried before any unbiased
court in the land lie would be fonnd
guilty, but when be is taken hefor"
his own family and personal friends
for trial he feels 10 uneaslnesE.
He keeps quiet. resting satisfied tina;
evidence, law and al else would he
ignored. as it been in certain
other cases in this State, and
tho verdict would be agreed upon
before the case was called. low
ever, we cen espect tn!hi"g better as
long as the present ling contin-
ues in power. Il is q cno siica. az
rangement<nd they know it. Ac-
cording TO their construction, our
laws are to punish one class Of evil
doers.. The "ring' must be exempt J
ed ed from all charges Of evil, no mat.
ter what they may do.
Yes, the editor of the JOURNAL Is
the Senator from Kershaw. He was
elected to that position by very
large majority of all the free think
ing and Independent white men IN
the county. It was the just, equita-
bic, liberal and independent course
that he had been pursuing for years
ever since he took charge of the
paper-tbat caused them to endorse
him so strongly, and il is 8 source
Of great PLEASURE to him now 10
know that they are still endorsing
more strongly than ever tho cour-e
he is still pursuing. During the past
few weeks we have had numbers Of
the most prominent arh influential
men in tie county to como to us IN
person to compliment and urge lis to
90 on in the good woc:, picdgiug
their continued support anh endorse
ment to the end. They are honest
and true men, too; not lot Of par
rots cackling out the instructions
from thcir masters; net hulldozers
and chatter,ng naagpies, bat men who
love tra>n. Justice aal equity, no
matter who je!s It.
No, We have sail nothing that we
arc asha:ccd Of, ans! we have no
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