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man was expected and Obliged to
do his whole duty.
HON. J. G. SHEPPARD

Wv A'l'o hIOlS
HON. J. G. SHEPPARD
was tho next speaker. He also was
greeted with ringing shouts and
cheors. He said that he was thank.
ful to SEQ that he would be able to
report to tho Executive Committee
that Fairfield WAS going to roll up
Il ma ajority that would forever stamp
out Rcpublicanism within her bor-
dcrs. Chccrs. He saw in their
eyes and faces the slmo evidences of
resolve that he had seen in tho
streets of Edgcfcld when Chamber
lain mot his firstrout. People giving
such evidences had never been dc
feated [Chccrs. All had tasted
OF the Bitterness OF Radicalism, and
they were working to blot it out
forever. The colorcd men during
the campaign Of 1876 had now and
then had visit from Chamberlain,
Cardozo, Whittcmorc, or some other
imp Of the dqvil [laughter1 who
came down to tell them their duty.
| Where wero those men now? The
white people intended to do their
duty to the colorod people, and they
Wantcd them to rcciprocate. Tho
colored man would be met as no
came. When he came in IL red shirt
ho would be welcomed and taken
care Of. Chccrs.] The first at
tack on the rights Of the colorcd
men would be made by Jim Blaine,
of Maine, and his gang, and the
Southern people would protect and
maintain them. There would be no
enduring peace and prosperity until
the Democratic party gained the
control. Its efforts should not be
confined to South Carolina, but
should be directed at tho White
House. [Cheers.l MI. Sheppard
alluded to "Indcpendcnts," charac-
tcrizing them as being worse and
more dangerous than all the Carpet
baggers and scalawags. Thcro was
only ono rule to so by in this con-
test, and that was the platform of
1876. That guaranteed equal rights
before the law to every citizen.
There WAS no struggle between
white and black. The people were
working for honest government, and
invited all to come and help them.
The speaker closed with an eloquent
appeal to all present to give labor,
tine and influence to the gaining of
glorious victory on the 9th Of
November.
MIR. JAS. q. GIBDEs
was then introduced, and delivered
one OF his characteristic humorous
and instructive addresses to the
colored people, which was received
with shouts of laughter and applause.
CONGRESSMAN J. II. EvINs
followed, being greeted with loud
cheers. He prefaccd his remarks
with an eloquent appeal in behalf
OF tho yellow fever sufferers, urging
those present to take some measures
for their relief. He then spoke of
tho universal financial distress in
the country, and charged that it was
/ directly duo to the mismanagoment
and bad policy of the Republican
party, which had contracted the
circulation, demonetizcd silver,
made tho bonds payable in coin, and
passed a resumption act without
taking means to b4ing about it's ac-
complishmcnt through tho operation
Of natural laws. Hc alluded also to
! the high protective tariff enforced
by the Republicans, which caused
trouble and distress by shutting up
tho outlets for the surplus products
of the country. The Northern peo-
pie, however, he said, wore beginning
to awake from their midsummer
madness, Us was shown by the recent
! elections in Vermont, Oregon and
Nlaino, the home Of Jim Blaine. He
concluded by urging the Importance CO
OF carrying every county in the
State this time, in preparation for
sweeping it in 1880 for the Demo.
cratic candidates and solidifying the
South.
Gen. Bratton then announced that
the regular proceedings Of the meet
ING wore over. Those in attendance
scomod difficult to satisfy, however,
and vocifcrous calls wore made for
Maj. II. W. Woodward and Hon. II.
A. Gaillard. Major Woodward
finally came forward and spoke worry
briefly. Ho said that he saw in the
peoples faces that they intended to
rival Edgefield, and ho would never
rcst until thcy rolled I'M n majority