The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-12
Pneu. Ms Laurensrilie Herald.

From Ms Ldurensrtite Herald.
FELLOW CITIZENS I am happy TO
have this opportunity of meeting you,
and addressing you on the subject of
Labor Reform Societies. feel deep
interest in the subject, and have Crate
full remembrance Of the people of Lau-
rens County. Many years ago they were
my clients, and twice they have honorcd
moNith warm support fer seat in the
Congress Of the United States.
| Your prosperous little village has rap
idly sprung up within few years past.
| The road from Laurcns to Ncwbcrry be-
| fore the construction Of the Greenyille
and Columbia Railway, Yasyery familiar
TO me. But your present town was then
forest; and have not passed over this
road since the conversion of the forrest
into town. The name of "Clinton" is
dear to me. It was named In honor of
! one of Laurens' truest and noblest sons,
! one whom she loved 10 honor, and who
honored her for more than half century,
at the bar and in the halls Of Legislation.
feel u just prize i'll naming Henry Ciin-
ton Young as having been ono of my
nearest and dearest friends. For many
long years we were most Intimately asso.
ciated in our profession, and as members
of both branches of the State Legislature.
In our social relations and intercourse we
were still more intimate, and never, for
more than the third of the century, was
there the slightest interruption of our
friendship. Your town is, therefore, en-
deared to me by the name of "Clnton,"
the middle name Of my honOred and
distinguished friend Henry Clinton
Young.
To you, fellow-citizens, Is due the hon.
or Of having been pioneers in this move
mcnt of Labor Reform Societies. The
County of Laurens IL perhaps better or
ganized in this respect than any other in
the State. Five years ago, urged the
farmers and planters Of South Carolina
to make it condition, in renting their
land and hiring their laborers that their
renters and employees should promise, in
writing, to vote the Democratic ticket in
all elections, whilst in thoir employment.
This suggestion of mine met with very
little popular favor at TINT time. Some
of the public journals Of the State pro-
nounced 1t unwise and morally wrong
when 1t was we'll known that the Repnb-
licans of the Northern States required all
their factory hands and laborers and en-
ployees of every description to voto with
them, or dismissal was the consequence
of this refusal. The clerks in all the de-
partments of government Mt Washington
have to voto the Republican ticket, or
they are turned out of Office. John
Quincy Adams told me, many years
since, that he had thirty or forty voters
in his employment in Massachusetts, and
they always voted with him, az a matter
of course.
Whilst he was Republican thoy voted
the Republican ticket, and when he be
came disgustcd with the frauds and action
OF the Republican party, and turned
Democrat, they all turned with him, and
voted the Democratic ticket. This they
did voluntarily and without anything be-
ing said to them. on tho subject. It Is
true, as Chief Justice Chase once said to
me, that labor is necessarily dependent
on capital and intelligence, the world
over.
am confident in my belief, fellow
citizens, that if my advice, five years ago,
had betH aaoi;t.s!..i.!. al. ere: the State, there
would not now be carpet Dagger or
scallawag in it. The Radical or Repub-
lican party in South Carolina would have
been distinguished. We should long since
have had wise and good and honest
government administered by virtuous and
patriotic men, instead Of roguish gov
eEnfIient in the hands Of thieves and
swindlers. 1t is vain to reason with. the
pogro on politics. He is incapable Of
comprehending the subject and honesty
| thinks that it is his interest TO yole
against the Democratic party. He must
no convinced to the contrary by stern,
hard and stubborn facts. We must show
him that he is dependent on us, and that
we are cot dependent on him. He can
not live without our patronage and sup
port. The Radical carpet-baggers and
scellswags will nor ard cannot give him
employment, support and protection.
The negro is ignorant and credulous,
and easily imposed on. He belongs to
IN inferior race-a race which has always
been, from the earliest history, either
savage or slave. He has made no pro-
gress or improvement in science, litera-
ture or civilization for four thousand
years past. The earliest civilization OF
the world, was in Egypt, near to tho
whole. African Tae5, and yet they caraht
mono of it in ancient times. Whilst the
caucasian rac6 in tho East aud I'm the
West, has made rapid and wonderful i'm
provement In all tho arts and sciences,
and civilization of life, the African race
has made none. It is not, therefore, sur
prising that the cunning, unprincipled
advanturers from the Northern States,
aided by the unworthy sons Of our own
SOIL" should have acquired the influence
they have over such q people. They told
the freedman that he would be thrown
back into slavery again if tho Democratic
party ever got into power That all of
his political rights would be taken from
him, If he did not stick to his party I
Union Leagues were established all over
the Southern States and tho members
sworn to vote for none but Radicals |
Promises were made them of homestead
and "forty acres of land and mule"
the education of their children, and the
ofiiees and emolhrne rents Of goveSnih6nt,
More OF these pEaii.iaaa hege hae4a Sal-
filed. The money appropriated for the
purchase Of homesteads-oyer $1,000
has been stolen and squandered! The
taxes, levied for the: education Of their
children, have gone in the same way.
Precious little of the Offices and emolu-
ments of government have the carpet
baggers and scallawags bestowed on
theml The coiored people are, with few
exceptions, as poor as they we're when
first efnanoipated, and they are beginning
to see that they ,sye been duped and
deceived. Tho bad government under
which they have been living does not
and cannot protect them. Tumults, riots
and assassinations are constantly occut-
risg. The enormous taxes levied on the
propeEtys6 the St5ta AisSets them most
gerionslv. by lowering their wages and