The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-01-25
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Klux, and however false the pretext, and how
ever fraudulent the act, still to compel these
men to undo that act we should be compelled
to take up arms and deluge the country with
blood and is that preferable in the eyes of amp
one, in the eyes of the bravest, the most high
blooded of those who hear my voice?
Is it preferable TO deluge the country or en-
danger its peace in the manner have spoken
of, rather than to take a peaceful, efectual and
certain method of expelling these people from
the places which they disgrace and seat man
in the Presidential Chair, by the votes of the
Democratic party, who will oppose this Ku
Klux law, this Capitalization of power in the
hands of the Federal Government and the
Congress- and who will give general amnesty to
the whole people of the South, restore their
confidence, give the people of the South just as
much control over. then own affairs as the peo-
pie of Missouri now have over theirs? l say,
my fellow-citizens, that no man who loves his
country can hesitate between the alternatives.
fellow:citizens, laid before you my convictions
upon this subject. AS matter of fscourse, it is
for the Democratic party, in its organization,
to act, and shall not lag behind when they
have decided; shall surrender my conviction
of what was the best policy and adopt their
convictions, and believe every good Democrat
will do the same but even at the risk OF en-;
counterjng some prejudice of exposing myself
to the allegation that I am ready to abandon
the Democratic party, shall urge upon them
the adoption of this policy until they shall
have determined to take another. believe
that this policy is the only one by which we can
succeed.
The new departure brought US no triumph,
oooIn
without any reward of victory. We simply
abandoned our principles-for think that was
an abandonment of principles and do not
think the people of the country gave US credit
for honesty in doing it, although think that
the gentlemen who urged that policy were hem
est in their convictions as to its propriety; at
any rate, it effected nothing, but whenever the
passive policy has been tried, and wherever 1t
has been tried, it has brought victory unfail-
ingly it never has failed anywhere. end. in my
Judgment, will not fail now. Applause.I It
has double recommendation to me-that we
do not abandon our principles; that we do not
dissolve our organization, and yet we achieve
triumph that we carry out our principles;
that we maintain them and give relief to that
great body Of our people who now are suffering
Under the pressure of the heel of tyranny in
the Southern States The State of Missouri is
in position to take the lead in this matter;
we recommend, with good consciences to our
fellow Democrats elsewhere, that which has ac-
complshed so much for u.s. we so to them withno
untried measure, we do not urge them to adopt
an experiment, but we say to them we have
been through this ordeal-we have tried it and
here are the results: it has given success to
Democratic principles-it has given power to
the Democratic party-it has given peace to
the whole country, and has reconclied all the
people of the State. That, my fellow-cltizens,
is what we can say, what We can honestly say,
because we feel and know it. What can you
say in favor of your new departure7 That 1t
has brought us nothing but defeat and derision;
that it has brought derision among ourselves
instead of uniting with US the best fragment
and best part of the adverse party.
Now it is for US to choose; it is for the
Democratic party to decide; for that organiza-
ton to determine whether il will enter upon
these views, yielding the Presidential position,
nominating its own candidate for Governor, for
Congress, for the State Legislature, for all State
and county Offices throughout the different
States of the Union, thus preserving and
| strengthening its organization in every and all
localities, and by uniting with us large body
from the other party of its best, its most virtu-
u.s. attaining a majority in the House OF Rep
resentatives, large accession to the Senate OF
the United States, and President honestly in
favor of revenue reform, of civil-service reform,
in favor of universal amnesty, and, my fellow
citizens, in favor of breaking down this sys-
tematic attempt to centralize the Government
in the administration at Washington City, to
overthrow all local Governments throughout
the States, and throughout all portions Of our
States That, it seems to me, is the alterna-
tive. For my part do not hesitate; / do not
see how the people or the Democratic party, of
Missouri will hesitate. Ny judgment is, that
if they adopt this policy, victory. is certain;
that we shall overthrow Grant and all his adj
herents, and place in the Presidential chair
man who at least will not favor these measures
of usurpation and Capitalization which have so
degraded the authority of the States.
Now, my fellow-citizens, have already de,
tained you much longer than had intended
doing or had right to do. shall at least be
able to claim the credit of having very frankly
laid before you my convictions of what is the
best policy to be pursued by the party in the
ensuing canvass and I do mot desire to trespass
longer upon your time or attention. l thank
you, ladies and gentlemen, for your attention.
Loud cheers.
"A hungry gentleman ordered everything