Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-14

| knew that in the fullness Of time our
victory would be csmplctcd. told
! you so. | told you that, if you would
only wait patiently and trust to tho
justice Of your cause, and to The Al
mighty, you would be successful, and
now ! am come to tell you that you
have been successful. You have now
all the practical recognition that
could be given the government OF
your choice i'll. force; and ust here let
me say to YOU that I did not 90 to
Wash ingtnn to ask recognition, | did
not 60 there To offer, or tp hear, terms
OF compromise, or to lay my case b.
fore any tribunal. told them |
held my title from the pcopc OF Sou'h
Carolina. | wanted no endorsement
nf heir, and so long us they told ne
that title was go"d, 81 long would |
grasp them hy the hand. | wcnt on
from motives Of personal courtesy 10
the President | went on Il cmDcral,
rs am, and say to you, and it is
l'nt justice to II political opponent for
NC to say so, tha: Mr.. Hayes, cnnsult
ing his own dignity and respect ior
the laws Of the land, and hope for
! he people OF South Carolina and my
cal IL, al
no terms, and proposed no conditions,
and as long us he will follow out in
good faith, the policy indicated in his
inaugural, if hc will do equal Justice
to all sections Of this country, andl sec
that the laws arc enforced in Massa-
chusctts rs in South Carolina, in
Louisiana rs in Ohio, ifhc will carry
out i'll good faith all the pledges lie
has made and be !, constitutio nal
President, ard recognizing no party,
race or section so long will support
him. | lave not fought this fight in
South Carolina now to let any party
afilllatlons keep me from anything
that will promote the good of South
Carolina.
wish to say to you, Forget, for the
next four years, everything about
politics. Forget that you are Demo
Gratis or Republicans; and remember
only that you are South Carolinians.
Go to building up 'hc material inter
ests Of the State, invite immigration,
show the people oflhc North that we
have no prescription in our hearts;
that we will welcome him here who
comes as II citizen, no matter what his
politics may {; that we arc striving
for the redemption Of our State. not
for petty Offices of government; and
then you will sec the era ofpcncc, and
new prosperity will dawn upon
South Carolina Labor will be en-
ployed, you will see whites aud hon
est colorcd men improving, happy.
prosperous and united, il'y you will nnly
forget politics for awhile and devote
yourselves to the great Interests Of the
State.
Now, my friends we can gaia all
the fruits of our victory but in one
way, i'll myjndgmcnt. and thatis this
When in August last was inun rnr:,-
ted us yo,r standard bearer, yuu will
remember that pledged n.ysclfthat
should be the Gpvcrnrr Of The Who'll.
people Of South Carolina; that |
would know no race; no party, no
man, in The administration Of The law.
pledged myself, on the platform on
which | stood, hat every citizen OF
South Caro- ina, white or black would
be equal before the law, and solemn
~ appealed to Heaven and declared
that, if elected, would Justly adj
minister the law and would know no
difference between persons. | promi.;-
ed that when was nominated AMI |
reiterated those pledges, time and
again. throughout the length and
breadth Of this broad land Of ours, |
told the colnrcd men I would fulfil
those promises to the letter; that il the
party which had nominn cd me should,
at any tine, 80 back upon them. If
they attempted to take away any Of