The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-10-25
Hampton at GreenyilIe.

Tho following is the report ofI
Governor Hampton's speech at Green
Vile, as furnished us by the Ncws:
"Without entering minutcIy into
any subject, -he touched in general
way on tho political situation, rehear-
sing the main features of the great
campaign Of '76, by which South Car
olina was redeemed, stating that that
campaign started in these mountains.
de dwcllcd at some length on the
great struggle wo had passed through,
OF tic great anxiety he had suffered
when left alono in the struggle, whom
tho Legislature was excluded from
the house and tho mon elected with
him woro not allowed to occupy their
Offices. What he had done toward
sustaining President Hayes policy
was dono because that policy was
right. President Hayes had risen
far above party and for tho first time
| since tho war tho opportunity was pre-,
sentod to tako tho extended hand and
ho was wiling to tako it, but 80 holp
mo God" ho would not havc done so
when our State was pinned down by
bayoncts. Some people had been very
solicituous on his part, thinking that
he was trying to build up now party.
lie had known but one party and had
only one interest at heart, and that
was tho people Of South Carolina and
what was their good. lie advised tho
people to ignore politics for the pres
ent. Tho country is in the enjoyment
of peace and quiet. Peace and quiet
is what we want; it is our purpose to
build up our waste places, tho indus>
trial interests OF tho country. Tho
next Presidential election was time
enough to think of pClitics First
build up tho agricultural interests Of
tho country. South Carolina has q
future before hor rs grand as any pco>
plo on the globc ever did have. Let
1T be shown to the world that tho
pooplo Of South Carolina obey and res
spcct the law, and you havo taken tho
first step toward bringing immigration
into the State. We want immigra>
ton to holp build up tho State ana
mako her bloom rs tho roso.
Let ovcry man feel safe, no matter
what his political opinions are, and
they will inevitably affiliate with us
and become as We arc, tho conscrva-
tors of the peace. What is The cons
diLlon OF South Carolina now? We
have the Legislature, tho Supreme
Court, and tho Judges; taxes have
been reduced onc-half, and peace and
good will prevails throughout the
State. For the first timo in years tho
government is in the hands Of the re>
prcscntativcs of the people. Yhc
Legislature was composed partly OF
mon without experience, but they
hnvo dono well, and deserve yCur
thanks. They. may havo made mis-
takes, but to err is human, and when
you criticisr, give them credit for the
good work they havo done. When
tho representatives of the peopio ct,
they had to rohabilitato the State, for
they found corruption in every de-
partmcnt that dsgraccd civilized gov
ornmcnt.
lie closed after again advising the
people to let politics alone and devote
themselves to building up the agri-
cultural interests of tho country,
which was the foundation Of all the
wealth, that prosperity would crown
all our efforts, and that peace and
good will between all races would
prevail ovcr all tho land. Ho did not
expect to have said anything. Ho
only camo to congratulate and thank
tho bravo men and women Of Grccn-
villo for what they had done; it was
tho women of South Carolina who had
won tho victory.