The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-07-18
here, you are in full accord with President
Grant and the Republican leaders OF the

here. YOU are in full accord with GresloenG
Grant and che Republican leaders OF the
North? ~.
Judge Orr. Yes, sir; and now the white
men Of the State ought to SO into the move
ment. They should attend the primary meet
ings, address the blacks to show them the aoso-
Lutte community of interests between the two
races as long, as they are both residents OF the
same State. and equally dependent for success
upon its prosperity, and open their eyes to the
enormous robberies that have been perpetrated
by the scoundrels now in power.
Correspondent. Yes, sir but cannot they 90
all this without embracing Grantism, which
they look upon as having contributed to a. very
large extent to the very evils they now seek to
reform? The white vote in October would be
lust as effective for reform, whether in Novem-
Der it was cast for Greeley or Grant
Judge Orr. They cannot gain the control
of thesminds of the colored people unless they
absolutely and in good, faith accept regular
Republicanism. 1t lis not their votes that our
cause needs SO much as their influence in lead
ing the colored people to vote. We ask the
white men of this State to take up Grant tor
the sake of State reform, in which they have
direct and personal interest, and give up Gree
lev and his promises of National reform, in
which (if such a thing be necessary at all) they
can have only remote or secondary interest.
There is no middle course, and they have got
to swallow Grant if they want to secure reform
Correspondent. Well, it ought at least to
console them that Greeley is sure of his cleo
tion with or without the vote of South Carroll
ma. 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 it after the election. In
the meantime, what remains for us to do Is to
attend the primary, township and county con-
ventions, and see to it that sufficient number
of honest men, black and white, are sent to the
State convention to insure the nomination OF
honest men. This ought to be done at once,
for the rascals that we seek to defeat are al
ready in the field, using all their power, plum
der and patronage to get that convention filled
in their favor, while our organization IS only
just begun.
Correspondent. What white men, belonging
10 this State, can you mention VINO are Win
you in this new movement?
Judge Orr. In this part Of the State there
are good many. In Abbeyille County there
are DR.. Limbecker, Mr.. McCasand, Mr.. Tar
rant, the Tolberts, Jacob Miller. AtAbbeville
Court House, Mr.. McKeller. At Greenwood,
Mr.. R. E. Hill, Bobt. Jones, T. B. Milford, j;
P. Dupree, w. d. Mars, w. 81. Taggart and
James Martin. In Greenyille there is Captain
Minis Sullivan, Mr.. A. Blythe, Mr.. W; b.
Watson and others. Here in Anderson, there
are Messrs. J. 8. Murray, j. C. Featherston
and Warren Wilkes In Pickens there are
Colonel s.. D. Goodlet and Mr.. G. l.. Hollings-
worth. There are good many others IN these
and other counties whose names l cannot think
of, and there are others who have written to me
to ask about the new movement, but have not
vet committed themselves in its favor. Be-
sides my recent speeches in Columbia and Abb
beville upon this subject, am going to speak
at Greenville tomorrow, the 4th; at Anderson,
on Saturday, the 9Th at Walhalla, on Tues
day, the 9th, and at Pickens on Tuesday, the
23d. By the way, in your telegraphlc report OF
nv speech at Columbia, and in your editorial
remarks upon it, you have done me an mus
tice, unintentional, | suppose, i'll making 1t ap-
pear that while refuting the charges of nepotlsm
against Grant I made similar charges against
the former rulers and statesmen OF South Car
olina. What 1 meant to say was, not that
those gentlemen had appointed relatives to
Office. Office but that certain favored families, which
seemed to have a large share in controlling the
affairs of the State, appeared to always have
plenty of their members in official positions.
The Hayne family, for instance, think, seldom
had less than twelve or fifteen of its branches
in positions of power and trust.
Correspondent What about the gift-taking?
Judge Orr. Well, part of what said up
on that subject was said as joke, When l
said that, when in Washington, had received
q present referred to the time, many years
ago, when, being speaker of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, had been presented with gold
pencil by the boys employed in the House as
pages.
Correspondent. Whom do you propose as
Governor upon the reformed Republican TICK
vet?
half dozen good men who might be named,
with either of whom 1 should be satisfied
do not want it-would not have it-nor any
other official position on the face of the earth
to which I could be elected or appointed. |
have held Office ever since was boy, and
am tired of it. / would resign my judgeshlp
tomorrow, if I had any other way to support
my family. And that is something that will
give me strength in the convention. can say
to them "There is no Office under the sun that
YOU can give me, or that will take. l have
no desire for office, no selfish interest to sub
serve NO choice of candidates between honest
men. and all that want is to see reform IN
our State Government" There is Judge 5.
w. Melton, who would make good Governor,
or G. d. Melton, of Columbia or l would have
no objection to Judge Graham, or even to Judge
Willard. >.
Correspondent. Who are the other candi-
dates for nomination?
Judge Orr. There arc good many OF them;
Frank Moses, DIR. Ncagle, Governor Scott and
John Patterson appear to be the most promi-
nent. 1 don't know that Pattersons chances
amount % to much, and, as to the triangular con-
test between Scott, Moses and Neagle, am
told that Scott means to play oft the other two
against each other and slip in between: Neagle
says he has got 100000 to spend for the office,
and Parker says he has got $50 900 to pay, 1or
his reelection. Moses appears TO have USED up
all his ammunition already.
Correspondent. Suppose that your friends
are defeated in the convention, and Il straight
out Ring candidate nominated-what arc you
ooino to do about it?