The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-28

governmental first. They came like the
haxpya 70 make Heir Z. .foauncs, and
paisoiied tstg minds of the eoturcd people
hSN telling them the ashites wished 10 put
thsm back into slafety. &They came TO-
sir up haro, maiiga anu Iusc1sc in oTdiss. ooTdis
to ingratiate them1elyes into prominence
in politics. | do not blame the coorcd
people, for time was necessary to educate
them. The carpet baggcr talked Gun.
ningly, but my c0lored friends have they
fulfilled one single promise? Where is
your forty acres Of land and mule
They spent 500 900 for purchasing land
for the poor, but where is it? Stolen,
gone, squandered By these Republican
leaders. Although there IL large find
raiscd Cor school purposes, even il is
stolen. Chamberlain at Lancaster aud
Marlboro said you ought to sustain The
Republican party which, set you free.
AS a lawyer he knew it WAS not true that
this party set you free, Neither Lincoln
nor Congress had the right to free you.
and challenge one single disintcrestcd
act up TO this time which this party has
ever performed. II WAS the State of
South Carolina which freed you. The
ancestors of these Republicans kidnapped
and stole your ancestors and brought
them to thiA country where they sold
them AZ slaves. They owned slaves at
first but found them Improbable i'm the
North and sold them to thc South. Then
they became jealous Of our prosperity
and raised the abolition movc...ent to
divide the country by sectional lines so
as to prevent Southern statesmen from
having control Of our government. Was
Ibia fnr you nr fhnp,.nI, NJ, frk.,, ~
you that when the wa. broke out Il WAS
for your emancipation, but this is untrue,
Tor the war was for the union according
to what Congress declared. They were
willing for you to be slaves, and when
Gen. Butler WAS in Maryland he Gent
slaves back to their masters. Lincoln
refused to increase his army with colorcd
troops. When he saw it ;Yas impossible
to restore the union he declared all slaves
free, unless the States returned to the
union by certain day. Was this for
your good After the war did they give
you suffrage? President Johnson denied
it to your race and Morton opposed
giving il IT, you. The South sent Demo.
Gratis TO Congress and then they gave YOU
vote TO help them keep in power. Vile
carpet-b -baggers then came down here to
antagonize the two races. Although OF
property had decreased to two.thhrds of
its former value, these men have made
Cur taxes twelve times as great IA they
formerly were, and have piled UP debt
OF eighteen or twenty million dollars.
This money has been stolen by these nd
vcnturers, who c,,.ne down here poor rs
church mice and soon became wealthy of
of the honest labor and property Of our
State. They sny now they want reform,
but Whittemore, who was expelled from
Congress for selling n cndetship, was the
man who reported the platform of this
convention. Would that Hogarth could
paint Whittcmorc, Moses, Bowen, Ncagle
and Patterson in council for reform
Did thieves ever reform outside of pen
itentiary? Will they reform rs long as
there is anything to steal.
Gov. Perry then discussed the practical
subjects Of taxation and the relations of
the races in temperate, able and con-
vincing manner, and showed up the in
capacity and corruption of Republican
rule in n most lucid manner. He was
frequently emphasized.
Col. Hoyt next introduced Judge 7.
II. Cooke, a Republican, who has an
nounccd his intention of supporting
Hayes and Wheeler, the nominees of the
National P,publican party, but who has
also decls-red for Hampton and the
Democratic ticket of South Carolina,
and is working for reform of our State
government. (Immensc applause.)
JUDGE COOKE SAID:
MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS :
MY distinguished friend, tic ieadioT os
the Democrats in South Carolina, has
about made my sreech on this occasion,
but you will pardon me for saying few
words upon this great question. For
moro than eight years have been acting
with the Republicans iu South Carolina,
and am to-day an advocate of the election
of Hayes and Wheeler, the nominees of
the National Republican party, but
cannot support the corrupt State ticket
which has been put forward by the recent
Republican Convention in Columbia. It
may be said that it is strange should
have remained so long in this party in
South Carolina, but if it is strange the
Democrats are partly responsible for it,
as this is the first time they have given
me an opportunity to leave it since 1868
by offering me good and straight-for-
ward ticket for which | could vote. I
have always looked to the tickets in NOM
ination, and decided for myself which
was composed Of &he better men. am
going to talk to the colored people to-day,
and | wish to say to you that you shall be
protected i'll all of your rights by the law.
You are interested in this government.
Gov. Chamberlain two years ago prom
ised reformation, and to-day promises
.eform, TO the State. The Democrats
promise it also. Both parties are crying
reform, and there is no necessity to prove
that 1t is needed, for it is admitted on all
hands. When Gov. Chamberlain made
these promises ] believed him to be in
earnest, and thought his ticket better
than the other, but I was mistaken, AID
his conduct has convinced me tha: he is
q fictitious reformer, caring only for his
own ambition, cud aspiring to the high
positions, even wishing to thrust his vile
presence into the Presidential chair, il
possible. / was in the city OF Columbia
during tho Convention, and on the second
day went to attend one of its sessions.
had hardly entered the room before was
called upon for q speech. ] responded,
telling them would support the ticket
with Chamberlain at its head, if good
set of men who really represent reform
We're placed upon it for the other offices.
But when Elliott was nominated was
disgusted. Only last May Mr.. Chamber
lain said he could not appoint him At
torney General because he, was bad and
rprrtpnt man hpt in thsa Cn-,,o,>i:os 4.