The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-07-10
cord with President Grant and the Re-
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Publican leaders of the Nor.h7
Judge Orr-Yes, sir; and, now I'll
; white men Of the State ought to so int
the movement. They should attend th
lprimary meetings, address the blacks
|show them the absolute community
Interests between the two races as ION
as they are hoth. residents OF the sam
State and equally dependent for succes
upon its prosperity, and open Their eye
10 rnc enormous roil6berics that have bee
perpetrated by the scoundrels now i
power.
Correspondent-Ycs, sir; but cannc
they do all this without embracln
Graniism, which they look upon rs HAY
ling contributed to q very large extent
the very evils they now seek to reform
! The white vote in October would be jus
rs effective for reform, whether IN No
ycmber il was cast for Greeley or Grant
! Judge Orr-They cannot gain the con
troll of the minds of the colored peopl
unless they absolutely and in good faitl
accept regular Republicanism. 1t is no
thcir votes that our cause needs SO mGcl
as their influence in leading the coloret
people TO vote. We ask the white met
of this State to take up Grant for the sak'
of State reform, in which they have iii
rect and personal interest, aud give VI
Greeley and his promises OF National re
form, in which--if such thing be ne
cessary at all-they can have only re
mote or secondary interest: There is ne
,uiddle course, and they have got te
swallow Grant if tliey want to secure re-
| form at lIome.
Correspondent-Well, it ought at lea.si
TO console them that Greeley is sure ol
hi; election with or without the vote Of
South Carolina, and in all the estimates
for the coming Presidential canvass this
State is conceded to Grant, and still his
defeat shown to be pretty certain.
Judge orr do not admit that; but
we will all know better about tafter the
election. In the meantime, what re-
mains for us to do is to attend the pri-
mary, township and county conventions,
and see to it that q sufficient number OF
honest mc,l, black and white, arc sent to
the State convention to insure the nonli-
nation OF honest men. This ought to be
done at once, for the rascals that we seek
to defeat ore already in the field using
all their power, plumber and patronage
TO get that convention filled i'll tleir Ill
vor, while our organization is. only just
begun.
Correspondent-What white men be-
longing to this State can you mention,
who arc with you in this new move
mcnt?
Judge Orr-In this part of the State
there are q good many. In Abbeville
county there are DR.. Limbecller, Mr.. Nc
Casland, Mr.. Tarrant, the Tolberts, ia
cob Miller. AT Greenwood, Mr.. Nc
Keller. At Abbeville G.. H., Mr.. r.
E. EIill, Robert Jones, T. B. Milford, J.
p. Duprce, w. D. Mars, w. H. Taggart
and James Martin. In Greenville, there
are Capt. Minis Sullivan, Mr.. A. Blyth,
Mr.. w. H: Watson and others. here,
in Anderson, there are Messrs. J. s. Muir
ray, J. G.. Featherston and Warren
Wilkes. Ili Piclsens there are Colonel
S. d. Goodlet and Mr.. G. L. Hollings-
worth. There arc q good many others
in tl,cse and other counties whose na'ncsi
I cannot think of, and there are othcE.
who have written to me to ask about the
new movement, but have not yet coIil-
mittcd them: elves in its favor. Besides
my recent speeches in Columbia and Ab
bcville upon this subject, lm going to
speak al Grcei,ville tomorrow, the tth
al Anderson, on Saturday, the 9th AT
Wallalla, on Tuc.s,lay, the 9tli; and az
Pickels Oh Tuesday, the I'D. BY the
way, in your tcleSraphic report of my
spccci, at Columbia, and in YOUR cdito-
rial re,nark3 upon it, you have done Inc
an inju,tice, unintentional, suppose, in
making ii appear that while rcfuting the
charge of nepoti9ln a.;viust Grant Imnlc
similar charges against the former rulers
and statesmen, of South Carolina. What
l meant to say was, not that those gen
tlcmen had appointed relatives to ollire,
but that ccrtaiii favored families, which
seemed to lave = large share in control
lin. The Affairs of tie State, appeared 10
always have plenty Of their m2ilbcrs i'll
official positions. The HAync family,
for instance, I think, seldom lad less
than twelve or fifteen IF ita branches in
positions Of power AID tlnst.
Correspol,lent-Wlla abonJ The gift
takiny?
Judge Orr-NVell, a part Of what sai;l
upon that subject was said AZ y jo.r.
When ] said il,ai when in Washington;
I had received q present., [ referred to-
the time, R;!ny years ago, when, being
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
I had been presented with gold pencil
by the boys employed in il!e House a$
pages.
Corrcspondcnt-1Yhomd do you propose
as Governor upon the Reformed Rcpub-
lican ,ic.1ct:'
Judge Orr--Oh, don't know. There
are half q dozen good meu who lniyht be
named, Wit, either OF whom sjsoIllh be
sati;iicd. l 10 not wait it-woi.id nof
have it-norany ctllcruilicIal ln$ition OF,
The r;.cc of the earth to which could be
elected Or appointed. l have held Office
ever since l was y boy, and all ti:Cd OF
it. I would resign my judgcs!,ip to-
morrow, il had any other way to sup
port my i;r lily. Md that is something
THAT Will give lie strength il, the coi-
vention. l can say to them: "There i,
no Office undcr the sun that yoIl can give
me, or that will take. J. lave 10 de-
sire for oiiire, 10 selfish Interest to s,.b-
serve, no choice Of candidates between
honest men, ar,,, Ill uiat want l.: TO sec
q refo!I,! in our State Government" ."
There iS Judge S. w. Melton, who would
make cool Governor, or G.. ID. Melton,
Of Columbia, or would lave no Office
lion 10 Judge Graham, OF even to Judge
willard.
Corres resrondent-NVh are the 9th er
candidates for nomination?
Judge Orr-There are good many OF
tl.cln. l'ral,k Moses, DR.. Ncagle, Coy
crnor Scott and John Patterson appear
to he The most prominent. Idon't know
that pattcrsoN's chances amount to
much, and as to The triangular contest
Scott, Moses and Ncagle, l am told tllat
scott means to play off the other two
a"aii.s; ea@,. other and slip in between.
Nca@le says he las got 100000 to spend
for The office, and Parker says he has got
20, 900 to pay for his re-elcclion. Nose:
appears to have used up all his amlnuni-
ton already.