The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-05
JUDGE MAeKEY.
He DECLARES FOR HAMPTON AND RE-
DEMPTION.

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Judge Mackey, by invitation, addressed
the Tilden and Hampton Club in the
court house at Chester last Saturday eve
ming. Soon as it became known that ne
was to speak the house was packed with
white and co)ored citizens. He arose
amid deafening cheers-proclaimed him
self still a Republican, but not of the
band that has been despoiling and ruin
ing the State. Just here it is due the
Judge to state that this was not the 1irst
time he had declared his purpose; to sup
port which ever ticket promised genuine
reform. Early as the first OF August he
made such declaration, and has since re-
peated it here and elsewhere-had pro-
claimed at Republican meetings before
Chamberlain's nomination and in his
presence that unless they put in the field
as good ticket as the Democrats, he
would support the Democratic ticket With
might and main. .,t,,......y, .,,u s34...
He stated that the distinctive features
of political parties are not in their titles
but in their platforms, and that the chief
points of difference between the Demo
cratic and Republican parties had blend
ed-their names were a matter OF con-
venience, and that Hampton was virtual
ly on the Republican platform. The
Democratic ticket afforded the only hope,
the only guarantee Of honesty, integrity
and equal Justice to All, aud was bound
to sweep the State. He hesitated not to
take his position with those who are
moving to redeem the government OF
South Carolina, and would canvass for
Hampton from, the crest of the Blue
Ridge to the salt water. The Judge de-
picted forcibly the folly and inevitable
doom of the. colored population in their
attempt to array themselves solidly against
the native whites, with whom they are to
live and TO die..' Foreign adventures,
political leaders Of the negro regarded
South Carolina as a camping ground
from which they could and would flee at
their convenience and leave the deluded
negro to his fate. But tile other day
while the soil of South Carolina was
drinking up the blood of her; citizens,
white and colored, Chamberlain, instead
of being at his post and struggling 70 al
Law passion and violence, was making
visit to his home in Massachusetts,. He
was approached on the train by the Judge
and entreated to returnto Columbia and
exert himself in behalf of peace and or
der, but all in vain. Now Governor
Chamberlain might be found somewhere
under the North pole; when, if Hamp-
ton had been Governor he would, under
similar circumstances, have been at his
post ready, at the peril Of his life, to pro-
tect the humblest citizen, white or black;
BY facts and figures he-was preparedto to
show chat the stealings of the last eight
years would be amply sufficient, without
The collection of cent Of taxes, to run
the government foras many years in the
future. The prosperous condition of the
negroes in Virginia, Georgia and other
Southern States was contrasted with
his impoverished condition here in South
Carolina. He predicted that the first ct.
fort to restrict the negro suffrage would
be made by the North. The board of
State canvassers composed of officials and
candidates in opposition to the Demo
cratic party was passed in scathing re.
view. The speech called forth repeated
cheering and was listened to throughout
with marked attention, and on motion of
Mr.. J. D. Means the thanks of the club
were voted to the Judge for his address,