The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29
CHAMBERLAIN. MEETING.

Court House for the purpose OF hearing speech
es from some of the advocates of Mr.. Cham
berlain. On motion of n. A. McAlister, Col.
John r. Cochran was called to the chair, and
in few brief remarks stated the object of the
meeting and introduced as first speaker the
Hon. T.. H. Cooke. He arose and said that he
favored the election of Mr.. Chamberlain, stat
ing as his reasons that he was man of ability.
and one who was the most capable of bringing
about reform in the State government. He
denied that Mr.. Chamberlain had been instru.
mental in getting up the Conversion Bonds,
ton with the Act, but confessed that he had
been a member of the advisory board which
had committed so many enormous frauds in
the purchase of lands for the State. He en-
deavored to exonerate Mr.. Chamberlain from
the charges heaped upon him in regard to this
last swindle, by saying that the Democrats
were partly responsible, since they sold the
lands, and shared a portion of the extraordi-
nary profits. Chamberlain, he said, came here
as an honest farmer and settled upon one of
the sea islands, and continued to till the soil
until the Constitutional Convention of 1868
met, when, like Cincinnatus of old, he was
called from the plow (which he had never
touched) to assist in framing Constitution for
people with whom he had no interests.
(Save SELF Kind of him, to be sure.) He
then went on to state that his private character
was irreproachable, and that we should judge
of a mans public character by his private; IA
bad criterion nowadays J that all the Judges
in the State, Judge Green excepted, were sup
porting Mr.. Chamberlain, and this was good
omen that this was the last chance for the
Democratic party, for hereafter they would be
prescribed. Look, he said to the colored peo-
pie, at your neighbor Georgia, with large re-
publican majority; information new to us J
and yet, since the Democrats are in power over
there, your people are denied their right to the
ballot, they are afraid to exercise the right
given them by the Constitution of the United
States, and should the Democrats ever get into
power in this State, you will be treated in like
manner. Why do the white people ask you to
go to the polls and vote with them; since you
are superior, numerically, they should 80 to the
polls with you, since they are the beaten race.
He did not think that he had soiled his ermine
by engaging in politics. Colored people, vote
for your old friend, Judge Hoge, for Congress,
and he will do you right. In conclusion, 1
would say to you 60 to the polls on the day of
the election, hauling with you if they are not
able to walk, the leper and the infrm, and poll
your votes for D. II. Chamberlain and R. 81.
Geaves. Judge Greer is Democrat, and
Martin R. Delaney once stole 5000 from col
ored church on one of the Islands, besides,
there are about fifty or sixty prosecutions now
resting against him in the City of Charleston.
He also spoke of the surroundings of Judge
Green, taking good care not to say much about
the surroundings of Mr.. Chamberlain.
Hon. F. L. Cardoza was next introduced,
and in q we'll delivered speech, told the colored
people to look after their interests, and vote
for Chamberlain and Gleaves. lie then went
on to speak of the surroundings of Judge
Green, saying that prominent among his sup
porters was Georgetown jones, who at one
time had prevented the Governor and Niles G
Parker, State Treasurer, from being impeached
This, he said, was in 1871 He then alluded
to Geo. F. Mcintyre and others, who had been
connected with frauds and swindles He went
on to state that during the last five years the
Republican party had expended Sl,OOO,00O fol
educational purposes, livery little of that
amount ever reached this County, which was
more than the Democrats had done for fifty
years. He favored the public school system as
the means of making the masses more intelli-
gent and better citizens. He did not favor
mixed schools, and said that it would be better
to have the races in separate schools, provided
they were allowed equally able teachers. He
also denied that Mr.. Chamberlain had anything
to do with the Conversion Bonds except so fal
as giving advice. He then exhorted the col
ored people to remember who to vote for at the
election, and closed by commending the action
of the people in this County in regard to the
no nomination system, which, he argued, would
secure tho best men for Office
COL Cochran now rose to state the pledges
which he made to the people in 1872, and in 8
lengthy but sensible and earnest speech, proved
to these present, that by strenuous efforts in
the legislative halls he had succeeded in re,
deeming almost every one. Four years ago.
he said, 100000 was appropriated for school
purposes, and not one dollar was paid. Now,
since the passage of the Act providing for a
specific tax, (which was brought about by him.
the money appropriated for school purposes is
secure, and cannot be drawn except for this
purpose. He also stated that enormous frauds
had been perpetrated upon the State by the
number of useless attaches of the General AS
sembly, and by the appropriations for the
| militia which two evils, he said were being