The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-07
WADE HAMPTON.

"FtDE VNWf lbN
Since ,hr con meurrmeat Of the year
1850 many new nud previously uu
known men have hron forced TO the
,uilcr oi politics, Here aud thore 8
good man h1- cnrue up. hut there are
only very lew instances ON record
where they have remained long on the
surface, or survived many of the natu-
70. failure, aud changes incident TO our
rapidly varying ginEros. Here and
tlrr. however, Ne find a great man
towering far lUoyr the Wild masses.
sur-Ius and struggling about him
~,ygr1. schools nr- represented by thc-,
instances of grandeur Lincoln. the
. simple aud pur, fgurc-hcsd of most
/ corrupt party represents one OF these
schools. THE cool, careful, wary. far
seeing patriotic. uurrcIud.ced aud uu-
stained Hampton another Fauaticism
0r frenzy t"as away the l.frof Lincoln.
tut envy, hatred and trickeIy have all
n"rn Pow.r.ss q, get to aIect the
aovu'l,. of the peerless and chiyalric
. Hampton. The Good Father. IL would
~rcm Frn, ias this type of man for
every r'.s.nie emergency. but even
creative Wisdom ,yein- 90 hc exhausted
tu their pr'luedon. and IL &, worse for
mankind that it i. so.
/ When Wade Hampton first arose
above the horizon iu the politics OF
south Carolina hc was buthttlc known.
ils first utterluces and actions taught
u"n that a now sun had appeared. a
star a' bop" Wa risen Enemies won.
aHr"a and t.sp1ired friends hoped and
r.Iu.e,d Amid ajI the turbugout SCENE.
1t South Carolina, Ham ton -talkyd
ou To- one goal uusv,ryrd los
tHle1t- and unmoyyi rs a,Iulat,on In
t,Ea.t eliminated iu him. when ne re-.
,eFei tine conservative nomination lor
huyrFnor last summer. Immediately
! every uuc loyal aUd honest heart. not
/ only ia South carolina. but tbroughout
the south throbbcd with delight, and
wus filed with au inyiucibic determine.
/ tiou Co secure his triumph, irthat were
. possible 90 honest effort. Against the
. prestige Of both the State and national
Z administrations the impoverished
Hampton and his ruined friends, en-,
. tered the then almost hopeless contest.
! They sr1niiy triuuphed, and that too
with so clearly defined a majority that
even a corrupt par, zan returning board
had not the eiIroutery to deny it.
/ The personal character of their stand.
ard bearer, together with their own
wonderful forLeayauce, enabled the
honest people of South Carolina. both
black and white, 10 win the proudesi
/ victory Of modern ages over the most
icartul odds, Notwithstanding this.
the death grip @, the carpet hagger was
fastened unrcIaNmcly upon the State
{ government ,udeytr since the middle oF
. November ha, uub'ushiugly and ayps-
Ieutly without shame lifted up its
puny arm against The lawful and ac-
c,ptod government of that State and
. -ttl up blood blot att4cL,, to the peer
lcs, Hampton and bis devoted fol-
lowers.
These are high qualities. They
are very remarkable in these
latter days. and stamp their possessor
"a man among men, and one Of those
characters that States can Jean on in
times oftrouble, in full conidcncs that
neither Judgment or strength will fail
,hym iu the hour Of public need.
/ a ucat Northern paper boldly asserts
that Hampton will be the next presi-
/ dent OF the United States. aud warmly
supports It's own suggestion Whether
! tht- win ever be- or not uo one. certain
, ly not vs lau tall hut that it would he
. , great public bsssir. all can -r-, and
f. tLr honest aUd frank win admit No
wpu OF tho5-r, occupies 50 euyia,ila a
position 5- docs Hampton. Fairly
( vpr.b.pe, by those whu know him best,
L. is r'a patt.d universally hy those " bo
/ only know him through hi- connection
with the great events which have
I crowded each other So rapidly within
I the loot lew years WeTeetri Goyprn-
/ or Hampton ~ the coming man, whose
I mission II ID tD r.,.tsr. he tv,a s.s,t ions
Of our country again TO mutual good
wIli and friendly relations. lfitI It ever
dome by earthly power just such man
aS Hampton, is the man to accomplish
| IL There is a great future immediato-
I iy heior this distinguished son Of South
; Carolina, or we are sadly out in our cs-
innate of the man, and the men Of the
times