The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-12

of it for either political party to seek a
disturbance of this arrangement The
Democracy will take this measure as it
stands, and will look only to the future
management of the finances in a proper
and legitimate way.
Help Those Who Help You!
The earnest recommendation of the
Mers and Courier that the supporters o.
Hampton in the present canvass, should
give the preference, in every profession,
trade and occupation, to those who are
willing to work for the redemption OF
South Carolina, appears to meet with
general approval.
Steps have been taken in several Coun-
tios, besides Charleston to give effect To
the Preference policy. In Columbia an
Intelligence Office has been opened, under
the management of Messrs. Lee Hagood,
James F. Gadsden, Winthrop Williams,
and Coleman Beattie, where persons Sin
accord with the party of honesty and re-
form, who are in search of employment or
deserve patronage" may enroll their
names, and where applications may be
made by. those who can find work or
places for any Of Hampton's men. The
Darlington landowners are determined
to give the preference to Hampton's men
in the renting of land and the hiring OF
labor, and similar enlightened policy
has been agreed to in several townships
in Marion. One capitalist in the middle
country, who has lent S75, 600 this year to
small farmers, chiefly colored men, on
agricultural liens, has given fair notice
that hereafter all the money he has to
lend, to the last dollar, will go to the fol-
lowers of Hampton. Merchants in diff
ferent places are taking the same stand.
They will give credit to Hampton's men
and none other. In Greenyille one white
planter has notified his hands that in the
event of Hampton's election he can at
ford to pay them, and will pay them,
three dollars month more than he now
pays them. Those laborers are as zeal
ous Democrats as any i'll the County.
The: feeling everywhere is that the col
ored people must be made to understand
that their interests lie directly and ,imlme-
'diately, not indirectly or remotely, with
the advocates of honesty, fidelity and
economy in public affairs. The Claren-
don Press says very truly that no alterna-
tive is left: eff the colored Republican
expects the friendship and assistance o.
the owner of property, he must show
himself his friend. He cannot complain
if he does not enjoy the property which
he assists others in stealing. So long as
he arrays himself among the enemies Of
the prosperity of the State, he cannot ex,
pect the support of those who are fight.
ing to save little from the harpies o.
the Radical party. And the same sub.
ject is treated, more at length, by the Alb
beviIle Medium, which says:
"This movement is eminently wise ano
proper, and should obtain all over the
State. For years we have submitted te
the most villanous oppression that the
world has ever known. Our money ha:
been stolen, our property squandered, oul
lives endangered, and every indignity
possible to the depraved lusts of the dom
inant party has been heaped upon u;
without complaining, or the, least show o.
resistance on our part. We have sup
ported our enemies with our friendship
and our, money we have given them en-
ploymeut, hired them to till our lands
and treated them with all kindness ane
civility. In return for these things they
have abused our confidence and persist
emily refused to help us in building VI
the PROSTATE State. They have votee
with the Radical party time and again
and spurned every proffer of friendship
from us. They have alienated themselve:
from the citizens of the soil, and formed
an alliance with the vilest crew of cut
throats and assassins of the century, ane
should no longer receive any countenanct
or aid from us. Let the Democrats give
their support only to those who go witt
them to the polls and vote for good ane
honest government. We own the land'
and the houses; the moneyed capital o
the country is in our hands, and we ow'
it to ourselves that no man who stands BY
the Radical party in this last dire eX
tremity of the State receives dimes
worth of encouragement from us IN any
manner, shape or form. Federal bayo
nets cannot affect us here. Every Ameri
can citizen is supreme in the administra
tion of his own personal affairs. While
we deny aid to all those who go agains
us in this last fight against the enemie
of good government, let US meet every
accession to our own ranks with SHOW
of material friendship"
The argument is unanswerable witt
impartial and intelligent men every
where. 1t is forcibly put by the Phila
delphia Times which, in reply to the "or
gans" that denounce the recommends
tions of the Neus and Courier as treason
able, says: '"The organs shut their eye
to the fact that things in Charleston
have reached the point which they die
when the Tweed ring was detected il
New York, when they talked of hanging
thieves to lamp-posts in Chicago, ant
when shooting repeaters was openly ad
vised in Philadelphia. They know tina
there are not five more years OF goot
stealing in South Carolina, and they tee
that the man who votes to continue tn
thieves in powcr Is no better than he ach
Aohts the torch to burn their homes. Ii n
succeeds the RESULT is the same in eithe
case And they are now fighting, not TO
power, but for the original rights secured
by the Declaration of Independence
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness:
This is our doctrine to the letter. w
are not ashamed of it. We are proud o
it. We know by practicing what W
preach, the people can elect Hampton. w
are ready to defend the Preference policy
and know that we can establish its Jus
tice, reasonableness. propriety and neces
sity.-NcWs and Courier.
SHOOTING STARs.-Down in Mexico
Mo-, a young lady and a young man go