The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-25

ferred to did not renew their proposition.
| Judge Cooke soon afte. abandoned Hayes,
aud both he and Judge Mackey, as I a4
informed, voted not only for Hampton,
but also for Tilden.
The campaign went on as before.
General Hampton being candidate
for Governor, confined himself in his
speeches chiefly to State politics. I be-
lieve he considered the election of the
State ticket as more important to the
State than the election of the national
ticket, but I know he desired the election
of both. The consultation at Abbeville,
which was not generally known, had no
effect whatever in chilling the enthusiasm
for Tilden and Hendricks. The electors
continued to speak at the appointments
made for Hampton and the State ticket,
apd carried on the fight for Tilden and
Hendricks with all the power and vigor
they possessed up to the very day of the
election. Indeed, they did not cease
their efforts then, but believing they had
carried the State fairly, they cast the
electoral vote for Tilden and Hendricks
and sent it to Washington. In order, if
possible, to reap the fruits of their iabors,
they have continued the struggle up to
the present hour. They polled $1,000
votes for Tilden, of which 10000 or 49,
600 were cast by colored men and in
doing so they performed what friends as
we'll as opponents considered an impossi.
biIity. Contrary to the expectations of
all, they carried the State,' or came with
in few votes of doing so. 1t is not be-
lieved that the people of any State in the
Union were more enthusiastic, worked
harder or more willingly made sacrifices
for Mr.. Tilden than the white people of
South Carolina. In proof of this, refer
ence is made to the following indisputa-
BILE statements:
LIST. The white people of this State
were ".solid for Tilden." It is not be-
lieved that 200 native whites, excluding
ofhceholders, voted against him. 1's's'ss
I'd. Many of the colored people voted
for Tilden. In different parts Of the
State "Tilden Colored Clubs" with red
shirts, banners and badges were COM
mon.
3d.. With a large colored majority, the
contest on our part was considered by
our opponents as foolhardy. Yet so gal
liant wa. the fight that it is now admitted
by ali that we came within a few votes
of carrying-if we did not actually carry
the State for Tilden.
4th. Some Republicans, mostly ne
groes, voted for Hampton and Hayes,
but not large number. Except in rare
instances, the vote was-Tilden for Pres
ident; Hampton for Governor. In the
whole State the vote for Tilden was not
two thousand less than that for Hamp-
ton! , 4 ~ z
5th. In the white belt, consisting of
the upper counties, the vote for .Tilden
was identical with that of Hampton.
They ran pari passu, and in some coun-
ties Tilden led by a few votes.
j, Even under the "peace and prosperity"
policy, all the white people voted for Til
den and Hendricks, and it is most conf.
IDENTIFY believed that the large colored
vote polled for them was secured alone
by that wise and just policy which was
strictly in accordance with MIR. ;Tilden's
letter Of acceptance. f.-.,.r...ss.
. We think these facts prove the SINGER
ity, good faith and activity of the Demo
cratic electors for the State Of South; Car
olina in the late canvass, and that Tilden
and Hendricks were not deserted"
Under these circumstances it is mortify-
ing to fail, if that be the result; it is
more mortifying to fail by mere hand
full of votes-less than 500; but is still
more nortifying, becauselit is unjust, to
be told that the State gave lukewarm
support to Mr.. Tilden, and was lost to
the national Democracy by the bad "poli-
cy" of one who was not an elector, but
candidate for Governor.
Yours, respectfully,
S. MCGOWAN.