The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-07-04
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Greeley; and, if so, they would consent 70
their own death and burial. He said that
Greeley is a republican; that if elected, it
wonld be by republicans; and if the democrats
can abandon their principles to vote for re-
nublican. and especially such an one as Horace
Greeley, they would prove false to their ir rePq-
tation as men of steadfastness In the faith. ne
told his audience to take the matter home with
them. weigh it we'll and leave IT to tnelr con-
sciences and their Cod He spoke OF the as
honesty of large number OF the once-noloers
appointed by Grant, and urged as an /, excuse
| the large number to be appointed and the utter
impossibiliry of securing an honest man every
time. He told of Greeley's eccentrlcltles ana
isms. and regarded the democrats as accepting
Greelev as their candidate, not for any love
thew bore him but in order that they might
heat Grant. He spoke of Henry Wilson-the
candidate for the Vice Presdency-as self
made man. the working mans friend and can
didate. of his being of obscure birth and poor
parentage, of his 1abors on the shoemakerss
bench, and of his course ever being onward
and upward He spoke OF him rs Delng an
honorable, kind-hearted, genial and aoie Io
man-and The best type OF mans aDliity
to elevate himself He adjured all men :, TO
come forward and support the nominees OF !he
Philadelphia Convention, and ended by paying
an underhanded compliment to the condltlon s
of our State and her politics, and begged, Tor
reform He wanted charge made in the char
acter of our State officials-he wanted honest
men in ofice-men that cannot be bought. he
spoke of the wasteless expenditures OF the state
funds: of how our debt had been increased; OF
the $4,000. drawn by the Governor last year
during the impeachment Trial, from the Arm
Force Fund; of the vast increase OF expense IN
lepislatinp: deplored the condition OF our State
stitutions-Asylum and Penitentiary the
condition of our Public Schools; the sudden
disappearance of vast sums of money, and
nraved for honest men in Office He said that
our county paid 900 in taxes, and that the
taxpayers should certainly enjoy some adyan-
tage from so great revenue-to secure WHICH
he advocated the election of honestmen TO once.
The chairman then introduced ex-Judge
Solomon L. Hoge, of Columbia, as man VINO
was firm in the faith-a republican VINO 9au ns
never forgotten his political allegiance. Mr:
Hore was received with great applause, and
smoke for about an hour. His remarks were
founded upon the following passage OF Scrip
ture: "Behold upon the mountains the feet OF
Him that bringeth good tidings, that publish
eth peace; o Judah, keep thy solemn feasts;
perform thy VOWS; for the wicked shall no more
pass through thee; he is utterly cut Off," lie
said that we are entering on great campaign,
and it is for us to say whether we will have
GOOD. honest and stable government or not; that
he was opposed to all dishonesty and would weld
his greatest power to suppress crime OF every
kind. He spoke of Grants nomination, lts
wisdom and its sure success; SAID tha5 e1rants
administration had been wise and prosperous;
that he had proved himself a great statesman
and in the late war an able commander-in-
chief. He said that crowd OF .sore.heaoS
and office-seekers" had met at Cincinnati, ana
placed candidate in the field, in opposition TO
Grant, in the person of Horace Greeley-a1
lifelong republican, and in the past at all
times. and under all circumstances, the bitter
enemy of the South. He said that Greeley
was getting old and had been led astray by the
alluremeuts of Office. He said that Horace
Greeley went over to the Democratic party
when he accepted the nomination OF the yin,
cinnati Convention that the Democrats dio
not love Greeley, but were only using MIN as a a
tool by which they might get into ofhce; thaI
the white man had nothing to gain, from ms
election, and that the poor men w0uld reap ho
rewards He spoke of the Ku Klux[its IN,
famous character and ignomlnlous emu sal9
that the moor men who had been seduced and
led into the organization were su1erlng Ine
penalties of the law, while its originators were
enioying their ease surrounded by every home
comfort. He denounced the dishonesty in the
republican party of this State; said that great
endeayors should be made to bring about re-
form that many foul blots rested on the falr
fame of the republican party; that the affairs
of the Land Commission were badly managed
that many members of the General Assembly
had disgraced themselves and the party Dy
their dishonest transactions be SAID that
men should be judged by thier records; tnat
they should be measured by their honesty, IN
tegrity and republicanism alluded to the lack
of educational advantages heretofore furnished
by the Democrats; appealed to the people 10
support the nominees of the Philadelphia Con
yention: said that he saw stern resolve in the
countenances of the colored people, and knew
that victory would crown the efforts of the re-
publican party. He said that they had never
forgotten their slavery; that the recollection
of Che time when in their lowly cabins they
| prayed, not loud, and wrestlcd with God for the
coming of deliverer, was fresh In their MINDS.
| He said that their dcliyerance had come; that
they had been clothed with all the rights and
emoluments Of citizenship. He said Horace
Greeley would be willing to sell the colored
people back into slavery for the Presidency
lie complimented the people of Abbeyllle on
account Of the peaccablc and prosperous con-
conduct of the Bar, and the firm admlnlstra-
ton of the law by Judge Orr.
]. Scott Murray, Esq, of Anderson, was next
introduced and made few remarks, fol-
lowing the line of argument taken by Messrs.
Orr and Hoge. He said that it was the duty
of every man to vote for Grant at the next
election that it was opposed to the prosperity
of the country to vote for Greeley; that Grant
was the man for the times and entitled to our
suffraces. He spoke of Grants being accused
of tyranny; said that the accusation could not 5
be sustained by single argument, that he had
made our lives and property safe; that he
had been elected to the Presidency when our
country was disturbed and upheaved by war,
and that out of all this confusion he had
brought order and harmony. He said d. that 3 We
wanted stability in government and that change
was detrimental to our best interests he SAID
that Greeley's opinions and the acts of his Lift life