Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-01
/. REFORMv IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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Correspondence Of the N. Y. Times.
COLUMBIA, October 9.--The majorit,
of the Republican party in South Car
olina is at least 5000 votes This fac
is admitted by every che in the state
The most violent Democratic leaders dc
not dispute it. In spite of this major
ity, however, the Democrats, with Gen
Wade Hampton at their head. have de.
clared s'by the eternal God''-I use the
Generals own words-that they will
elect their ticket and carry the state for
Iiiden and Hendricks in November
next. They make no secret of their de-
termination to do this; indeed, they
boast of it loudly and upon every pos
sible occasion. Three days ago
General Gary, one of their most efeo-
tive and brilliant orators and gentle
man of high position and influence,
said in public speech, " South Caro-
lima is white man s state, and in spite
of niger majorities the Democrats are
going to rule it. This we swear to you
by heaven and in the face of God %
Reading this, the law-abiding citizens
of the North and West may ask in sur
prise, $ But how are they going to rule
it If the Republicans have aD undoubted
majority OF at least twenty-five thou
sand ?" Gen. Gary, the same Demo
cratic orator to whom [ have referred
above, answered this question at a
Hampton ratification meeting held in
Aiken a few days since. He said,
s'The Edgefeld policy, that is the shot
gun policy, won III the State Conven-
ton, and viii win in the present cam
paign. That policy is to plainly tell
the negroes that the whites are again
in command of the state. We Demo
Gratis do not want their votes, but
they will vote against us at their peril
We must warn the leaders that the
tall poppies will fall first" I for one
would shoot first Chamberlain, Elliot,
Patterson, and such carpet-baggers;
second, the miserable white native
scallawags, and lastly, the black lead
ers generally In another part of his
speech Gen. Gary said: $50 armed to
the ballot box, and meet force with
force. Ii any one tries to prevent you
from carrying the state for Tilden and
Hampton, the person or persons who !,
try must be removed out of the way by
the use of sufficient force, and if it be-
comes necessary to shoot them in order
remove them, then we must be prepared
to shoot rather than be prevented from
redeemlng thestate from Radical rule. :"
THE DEMOCRATS OBEY ORDERS.
The Democrats of South Carolina are
not ashamed of these. words, as every
true American should be. They do not
claim to be Americans, however; they
proudly boast that they are South Caro-
linians, and they are fully prepared to
follow Gen. Gary s terrible instructions.
do not write this for political effect.
do not exaggerated tell the simple
unvarnished truth-when [ say that
they are again animated by the same
spirit of disorder and rebellion which
brought on the civil war sixteen years
ago. They are better organized than
they were then, and they are better
armed, All their campaign clubs bear
rifles, instead of banners or torches,
and they are every one of them COM
manded and drilled by officers bearing
military titles, and respected and obey
ed as military leaders. [ have no doubt
that these statements will seem almost
like fables to many Northern readers,
and yet they are true, every one of
them. They are all. capable of themost
exact proof. Perhaps no better evil
dence of their accuracy need be ed
vanced than the following paragraph,
cut from an account of Democratic
meeting at Darlington, which appeared
in the Columbia Register, Wade Hamp-
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State:
During the speaking news reached the
m eetlng of slight disturbance in the village.
In a few moments the mounted clubs-six
hundred strong and fully armed-were in line,
COOL steady, and quiet, Col. Law commanding
The difficulty was soon settled, when the bust
ness of the meeting was resumed. All was
quiet in thirty minutes. The ladies behaved
splendidly, there being no panic or confusion.
The difficulty originated in the shooting Of q
negro by white man IN self-defense. The
negro was shot in the arm, but the wound is
not serious. The white man gave bail. -
So far as this account relates to the
GOODNESS and good order of the armed,
drilled, and mounted rife clubs it is
entirely accurate. The statement in
regard to the cause of the disturbance,
however, is not correct. An impartial
eyewitness gives me the following &C
count of the affair: A white man,
member of Democratic campaign
club, was riding through the streets of
Darlington, shouting for Tilden and
Hampton. A negro, crossing the street,
was met by this man, who, without any
provocation, .slashed him across the.
face with his heavy riding-whip, at
the same time crying, "Get out
OF the way, you -- Radical mig
ger !" The black man, wild with pain,
was thoughtless enough to assert his
manhood-mad enough to exercise the
right of an American citizen. He had
stick in his hand, and he was about
to return the blow he had received,
when pistol bullet passed through his
arm, and it fell, broken and nerveiess,
by his side. Then the white man put
his pistol in his pocket, gave bail, and
returned to the street to shout for Til
den and Hampton. Again, to repeat
the admirably cool End collected Ian
guage of the Democratic Register, Gail
was quiet in thirty minutes. The ladies
behaved splendidly, there being no
panic or confusion"
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