The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-10-12
Judge Mackey's Speech,

Su"Be mackeys speech.
colored voters that their only safety
lies in dividing, and in making the
whites bid for their votes. In this
ctse tho white man who has been of
most benefit to them will secure his
election. Ho continued: But
demagogues say that Democratic
supremacy destroys colored suf
frage. This is false, That right
has been guaranteed by the seal Of
threc-fourths of the States in tho
Union, and it would require fifteen
Northern States besides united
South to withdraw this boon.
Twenty"one out of thirty seven
States have Democratic governors
tApplause. In Virginia, which is
Democratic, the wages of tho color
cd laborer is S25 month, while in
Republican South Carolina the
wages is barely So. T wish that in
South Carolina all the colored peo-
pie had their own farms. Then the
problem would be solved. rAD-
plause. Two weeks ago the Ro
publican party pledged itsolf to
repeal tho lien law, md thereby
struck u deadly blow at tho colorcd
laborcr. The abolition of this law
would prevent the laborer from
pledging his muscle as the man
pledges his capital for advances.
The number of hired laborers would
bc increased and wages would be
diminished. The man who votes
for Chamberlain votes against the
poor4man. This warrants II domand
not to support Chamberlain and his
platforn. But will not deal in
Slenunciations
] Whoever votes for corrupt mon,
8commits u crime. L do not argue
with the Hon. Mr.. Tilllnan, that if
one votes for n corrupt man his soul
will DO damned: I believe if he votes
for any such his soul is not worth
damning. Prolonged laughter.
When Wallace [l'.lghter] gets
back into his hide and comes out of
his hole laughter ask him for ad>
vice on this point. lie is bound to
counsel his constituents openly in
this critical conjuncturc. Ask him
this, and ask Lam why ho stands in
Congress. [ have referred to the
record of Congress. , In eight years
he has never dI;Mn n BILL Indeed
tho only thing hc has over drawn
was his pay. LMughtor.l OF this
he has taken over 100000. I find
that III this Iv0g period he has
made one speech, a speech of five
lines, laughter 10 raise the tax on
chckory loud iou%htcr, from one
cent to five cents Il pound. rPro~
!ongcd applnuse.] NMcho;y as you
know is used to mis- with coffee to
cloapon it. BY this speech of
Wnllncc's the poor man is now com
polled to pay u higher rrico for
every pound of coffee he uses. In
this speech he spoke of the various
substitutes used for this beverage
during tho war, and he said TINT
oats when parchcd [lnnghtcr1 was
an admirable substitute for commo.
people; [laughtcrl and I suppose
that his love Of onts has made the
people call him "ASS WALLACE"
lGroat laughtcr.] Ho also voted
to raise tho duty on wool hats. By
this duty tho laborinG man is com
PEELED to pny two dollars for hat
ho would otherwise purchase for
dollar. And yet Wallace who rep.
rcscnts barc-hcadcd constituency
voted to raise the duty on wool
hats. Applauso. This is why he
went out yesterday to get wool. and
got shorn. [prolongcl applause I
MIR. Wallace also voted to remove
tho duty on rice. by the operation
Of this law tho culture of rice in the
lower portion Of South Carolina is
destroyed, and ten thousand colorod
laborcrs are thrown out of employ
mcnt. Should these remove to this
section of tho State, their comocti-
ton will still further reduce the
wages of Mborcrs. Wannc, is
elected to Congress-, and he steals
away like some ghost from n tomb
III somo lonely graveyard, and in
two years We 500 him stealthilv
sliding back, and gliding back, and
loading colorcd men with bad
whiskey and shooting them off at
public meetings. But his race is
run. Flo is n political sucked
orange. Imughtcr Ask him why
no represents this people. He does
not represent the blacks because he
has white fncc lie does not
represent the whites because he is
not white man. [Applausc] Hc
is not tho chief of sinners, for he is
a worthy man in his way. But his
way is Infamous. Langhtcr1
! have pledged my support not
only to Hampton but his whole
ticket. In county matters, l will
support tho best mon. But L can
support no man who stands upon n
ticket that bears Chamberlain and
Elliott at its head TApplausc. !
Such ticket means II declaration Of
war against tho rights of the people
of tho State, and any one who
stands upon it should bo regarded