The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-12-12
For United States Senator.
Editors Press and Banner:

III view 0C tho probable expulsion or rcSig-
nation of Honest John from the Senate, Or at
least. Of the nc&r approach or The end oil ms
term, 1t is time for the people 10 cast about IN
their minds for SOM olieto ~ his place, and
III dom" lhis We hope the Stale will render
honor 10 whom honor is due. II this be tho
rule by which we ought to;bc governed who
is 80 worthy Of this ghfpDsitlon Us General
N. W. Gary, the Distinguished senator from
eEdgciirid" whether wesconsiGcr his gallm.-
try and devotion TO his country durinsthe
dark days Of the war, his stern and unttinch-
ing adherence to the principles OF the Demo-
cratic party, his services during tn" last cicc-
ton campaign, or his prudence ana sagiicity
a.; a statesmen, %c must confess that none IS
50 worthy as nc. 1t Is unnecessary Ia speak OF
his war record any further than to say that
ono who proved himself SO worthy Of our
confluence in the lines that tried mems
souls would hardly he less so NV.
As 10 the last election campaign, who Will
say that south Carolina does not owe her re-
dralptiOn 10 General Gary more than To any
man III the State? We cannot forget that
while other lending men oGtihc State were
faiu,-hcartcd and |cak-khrcd. he had tho
bo!dncSS TO advocate the Str;!-Et-ou policy
anI he sagac,ly to nerc, I've ma IL was h"ti,,a
when the who.e.low country was-in. Glvor OF,
the Chamberlain procritstinatlon policy, he
was earnest and untiring in his efforts TO IN
uuce the convention to make an immeulat
nomination; that he initiated the policy Of
dividing time with the radicals; that. the
Edgeiicid plan was originated b. him and
that 1t was the plan which was adopted by
the up country and which elected ulir state
officers and gave US complete control OF all
the departments Of the government. .
His fidelity to the principles and traditions
Of tho Democratic party. are un4uGStionablc.
under Carpenter, with Boilers under Tomlin;
son, or with Conservatives under Green.
While others were willing to rcn0unce their
allegiance to their party and cor promise
tl,;- ,>nl : ;,,I ~, al, - t>x. t,c. a fn. fl fflrt
ba-gers. ScallawagS and negroes, he stood
aloor and refused tn touch the "unelcan
thing" In the Tax Payers convention III
1871, he had the manlincss to dcnoui,cc Grant,
whisper lest they should insult his imperial
maScSty. g..
In tile election for Chief Justice General
Gary was the only Democrat in the Legisld
ture who proved himself worthy of the TRUST
rcposed In him by his constituency, On thu
one hand WAS a true patriot, q native born son
Of South Carolina, q distinguished ana learn,
ed iurist, and Il true and tried public servant
rs well ms 4 faithful Democrat. That man de-
served the support Of the Democrats. On the
other was all alien radical ~adventurcr, tho
only reason for electing whom was so-called
policy. While the other Democratic mem.
cringcd and swallowed the pill, General
Gary alone had the independence to vote foi
the peoples candidate.
Look too at the stand lie took on the bonded
debt question, the usury law and other mat
tiers, and you will see that General Gary Is al.
ways on the side Of the people.
There are only TWO objections that anyb3dy
ever urged against clccting bin to the United
States Senate. and they are really no objec
tons. The first is that we have one Senator
from Edgeficld County. We are not to know
county hires Mt all, we arct to elect the man
that Is best fitted FOR the place.
The other is that he is rash. Look at his
record and you will see that this IS false. His
actions all show that he Is bold and daring
but prudent and saencious withal. e. ,...
An eminent recognition of his ability as q
statesman is his recent election US chairman
of the committee on finance.
Look at his career for The past seventeen
years; look at his record as a soldier. as Il pol.
itician, as q statesman, as q tried and faithful
h. Is the right man for the place? We think
not. CONTRIBUTOR.