The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-02
A REMARKABLE POLITICAL MEET.
ING.
IaE NOTORIOUS JUDGE WuIpPER
SPEAKING ON THE INVITATION OF
DEMocRA1B-RIOTOU DEMoNsTRA.
TiONs By CoLoRED REPUBLICANS.

CoLuMBIA, 8. c., Oct. 1s, 1876.
of all the public meetings which have
beta held in this State during the pres.
eat political campaign, no other has per
hsHa excited go mitch interest, or was SO
| iuil of signi6cance, as that which took
place In Columbia last night When !
state that the notorious w. j. Whipper
| 1.-THE corrupt negro politician who was
elected Judge Of the most important cir
cult In the State at the samo time r.i,l,
the not iess notorious +. j. Moses. ,Jr.,
| and whose Joint election has perhaps
caused moe excitement here and more
attention abroad than all the other doubt
ful experiments ofhis party in the Statc.)
was present, and invited BY the Demo.
cra..c Committee to divide time and
speak on the issues OF the day as viewed
from HE political standpoint, the full
import OF the scene may DC appreciated.
me meeting "as an inipToTaPtu affair.
Judge 7. J. Mackey, VINO mad just re.
turned from visit TO Few York, was
| invited to deliver an address, end notice
had been given carly in the day of his
'.scntIon 70 do SO. He failed 10 make
the necessary railroad connections, how
ever, and did not arrive at the hour ap.
pointed. AS large crowd had assem-
bled in front of the hotel for the purpose
Of hearing him it was determined to in.
yite other leading gentlemen TO take lis
place, and in accordance with this plan
Colonel j. g. Gibbs, D. Wyatt Aiken
democratic candidate for Congressman
| from this dis. ict,) and Colonel j. G,
Bacon delivered stirring addresses in be-
half Of General Hampton. DESPITE the
usual and standing orders of their lead
ers to the contrary, large crowd of me-
groes had also assembled, and listened to
these speakers in quiet aud without in
terruption. Passing over this part of the
proceedings as of no special interest
come at once to the feature of the ncca-
sion. The chairman of the meeting an
nounced on behalf Of the Democrats that
they were willing, and even anxious, to
hear from the other side, and invited
them to put up any ono they desired to
hear, assuring them of respectful hear
ing go far as the whites were concerned.
w. j. WhipPer, vino happened TO be il
town attending the sitting of the Supreme
Court, which had the matter of his elec-
ton under consideration all day, was
present, and was at once loudly called
for by his partisans, who were informed
that ne desired to speak. No more OBJ.
jectionable selection could have been
made. &c no man in the Republi can par
ty has said more or done more to COM
mend himself to the
HOSTILITY OF THE WHITES.
He has counselled violence of every
description and on every occasion, aaa
has come to be regarded ns the most Bit
tef and incendiary speaker of his party
In the State, not even excepting his great
colored rival Elicit, or his white antapo-
mist Cha Lnberlain. mention these we'll
known facts incidentally to indicate the
feeling which animated the whites in the
crowd of his hearers. Notwithstanding
this sentiment, however. and notwith.
standing the fact that his speech was
BOLD, DENUNCIAToRY AND AGGREs-
stvE ~
in tone, he was given respectful hearing
with but one or two exceptions, on the
part of individuals who challenged his
statements or accepted his own Oft re-
peated challenge to disprove their accu-
racy. His speech was in large part
rehash of IngersolPs charges against the
Democratic party. He said that it was
responsible for all the ills of the war and
for the million graves which had been
filled between 1861 and 1864. He
charged the whites of the State with de-
! liberate massacre of unuffending negroes
| at Hamburg, Aiken and Ellenton, and
in every county of the State. He clori-
| fed in the
BURNING OF COLUMBIA,
and said the Democrats were responsible
for it, as, in short, for every disturbance
all the suffering and corruption, power
ty and want-which now af1iicts the peo-
pie. He claimed for the Republican
party of the Stale tlat it had freed the
| negro and the poor whites alike. and con-
/ tinued, for perhaps an hour, in a strai,,
which, while it elected frequent demon
strations of applause by reason Of it's re-
peated appeals TO the passions of his COL
| ored hearers, could not fail to excite cor
responding feelings of indignation OH the
| part of the whites. He was once or twice
| ordered by individuals in the crowd to
/ "come down." but these demands were
met by the chairman of the meeting with
requests that he would speak as long and
freely "a he pleased Ind with renewed
assurances that he could do so in safety,
and he only concluded when he had ex-
hausted his material.
In the midst of his speech an incident
occurred significant of the feeling of sds-
picion and enmity which animated both
himself and his followers. His voice
giving evidence of weariness after half
hours exertion, gentleman near the
stand politely offered the speaker glass
OF water from the pitcher used by the
gentleman vino had preceded him. Cries
at nnce arose from q score of dusky
tbroats. "Don't touch it. don't touch it f'
They want to poison you p &C., &C..
He was cunning enough to pretend to
accept their suspicious as we'll grounded,
and, though standing greatly in need of
the refreshment, refused to accept it.
When he had finished his address he was
assisted from tie stand by white Demo.
Gratis, who also assisted him in donning
his opercoat, and was escorted to the ss-
loon of the hotel and there treated" to
! refreshments of stronger kind, which
he accepted. In lieu of further remark
Of my own quote, as follows, from the
1! .a::SS !ee
as to his treatment throughout the even.
ing: gl 80 ln.
| "Mr. Whipper made powerful speech,
| in which it was evident ne won the sym.
pathies of every one of his race present
to his cause. II Is due to the Democrats
present to say that Notwithstanding The
terrible arraignment Mr.. Whipper made
against their party they behaved like
gentlemen and pave him u patient and
an attentive hearing"
With his speech all order ended. Mr..
G. F. Janney (white) rose to reply TO
him, and then ensned scene which de-
| fies description and which at one time