The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-14
A Short Talk with Governor Thos. A.
Hendricks-Hfs Earnest Counsel to
All Good Citizens. -.ll =.

Governor Hendricks arrived in this
city Thursday, and will return home to-
day. During his short stay in New York
he has called once on Gov. Tilden, and
will probably see him again to-day before
taking his departure. Governor Hen
dricks.receiyed many callers at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, and everybody who con-
versed with him anxiously asked his
opinion as to the present crisis. In his
replies the governor was cool, deliberate
and unimpassionate.
THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTH.
81 think" said he, in answer to an in
quiry by the writer, "that it is of great
Importance that all Democrats and good
citizens generally should keep perfectly
cool and preserve their temper till the
crisis is over. They should endeavor by
means perfectly peaceable to see that the
votes in Louisiana and Florida are fairly
and honestly counted, and if the votes
are honestly counted there can be no
doubt as to the result"
s"Are you convinced that the States of
Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina
cast the majority of their votes for the
Democratic electoral ticket?"
-"I have no kind of doubt that the
Democrats carried louisiana by large
majority. They also carried Florida by
smaller. majority. AS to South Caro-
lima, the reports that I have seen from
there in regard to the electoral ticket
have been so contradictory as to be con-
fusing." Gon j ~.
do you think there will be an honest
canvass Of the votes at New Orleans 2"
'"The eyes of the whole nation are at
present fixed on the Louisiana Returning
Board, and / can not see how it will be
possible for the men composing that
board to perpetrate a fraud under such
scrutiny. They would doubtless give the
State to the Republicans if they could,
but I don't think they will have the bold
ness to perpetrate such fraud under the
circumstances" -.
"And Florida?"
ri think the cauyassers in Florida have
also about made up their minds to act
squarely, and that the State will ultimate
ly be given to the Democrats, as it Ger
tainly should be-"
"Do you not think that. the Republi-
cans throughout the country are still
bringing a great pressure to bear upon
the canvassers in the State ?"
"Undoubtedly. And what makes it
worse, the Republican leaders promised
that State with so much confidence to
Mr.. Hayes in the beginning that now
the Republicans claim it, and their
friends down there will do everything in
their power to fulfill their promise. But
when the votes are counted the proceed
ings of the canvasscrs will be scrutinized
closely, and think it probable that they
will be obliged to give up any intention
to perpetrate fraud, and that the State
will be declared as having gone for the
Democratic ticket"
IS THERE DANGER AHEAD9
"Do you think there are any signs of
danger to the peace OF the country in the
present prospectT'
"I see no cause for any disturbance of
the peace at present, but in case certain
men are determined to subvert what the
will of the people Of the nation has de,
creed. any one can see that there would
be possibility of the country having to
confront situation Of affairs which must
be very hazardous"
"What would be your advice to the
people under the present circumstances Z
"What l sincerely wish to see the peo-
pie do is to keep perfectly cool and tenn.
perate. We must show the people what
the true state of affairs is, and II the
Democracy is cheated the people must be
made aware of the swindle. That being
done, the people would probably, decide
that Justice should be done, and that the
will of the nation, rs expressed at the
polls, shoild Be obeyed without further
attanants at aYasian or resistance" ,