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Editorial
October 10, 1871
The Charleston Daily News
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
An opinion piece from a carpet-bagger criticizes the Republican party's management in the South, particularly in South Carolina, calling for reorganization due to fraud and incompetence. It specifically denounces Lieutenant-Governor Ransier as unfit and urges replacing such leaders with better men.
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A Carpet-Bagger's Opinion of a Colored Man.
[From the Washington Chronicle.]
That a substantial and decided reorganization of the Republican party is needed in the several States of the South is unquestionable. Between fraud and imbecility, or rather by both, the management is ruinous.
In South Carolina, such a man as Lieutenant-Governor Ransier is totally unfit to be chairman of a ward committee, much less of the State committee. He is weak, vacillating, ignorant, conceited and obstinate. He is on both sides of every question. He is forever assuring everybody that he exactly agrees with them, and explaining to everybody how it was that within a very short time he had said, in public speech, what seems to each to be in direct and irreconcilable hostility. He is a perpetual apology.
And so of dozens of others, having little brains, no education, and less than no character. These men must be ousted and better men be put in their places. Let the reorganization go on.
[From the Washington Chronicle.]
That a substantial and decided reorganization of the Republican party is needed in the several States of the South is unquestionable. Between fraud and imbecility, or rather by both, the management is ruinous.
In South Carolina, such a man as Lieutenant-Governor Ransier is totally unfit to be chairman of a ward committee, much less of the State committee. He is weak, vacillating, ignorant, conceited and obstinate. He is on both sides of every question. He is forever assuring everybody that he exactly agrees with them, and explaining to everybody how it was that within a very short time he had said, in public speech, what seems to each to be in direct and irreconcilable hostility. He is a perpetual apology.
And so of dozens of others, having little brains, no education, and less than no character. These men must be ousted and better men be put in their places. Let the reorganization go on.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Republican Party
South Carolina
Ransier
Reorganization
Carpet Bagger
Colored Man
What entities or persons were involved?
Lieutenant Governor Ransier
Republican Party
South Carolina
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Reorganization Of The Republican Party In The South
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Current Leadership And Calling For Ousting Unfit Members
Key Figures
Lieutenant Governor Ransier
Republican Party
South Carolina
Key Arguments
Substantial Reorganization Of The Republican Party Is Needed In Southern States Due To Fraud And Imbecility In Management
Ransier Is Unfit For Leadership Due To Being Weak, Vacillating, Ignorant, Conceited, Obstinate, And Inconsistent
Dozens Of Similar Unfit Men With Little Brains, No Education, And No Character Must Be Ousted And Replaced With Better Men