The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-10


20. S. c.. TUESDAY, S
upon tho peaceful condition of
affairs consequent upon Democratic
rule. He showed that the Demo-
cratic party had always been the
advocate and conservator of peace,
and had maintained the peace of
the country, from whatever source
imperiled. In South Carolina,
especially, tho Democratic party
has maintained tho peace of tho
State against all attacks and against
all tho evil influences Of the Radical
party. In conclusion, he showed
that the only hope of peace now is
in faithful adhesion to tho Demo-
cratic party against oil opponents
Radicals, independents, Green
hackers, Communists and all. With
unity and harmony the success of
the party is sure-without them we
may lose everything we have gained.
Mr.. r. Means Davis was the next
speaker. He said he had had the
honor on previous occasion to
address his friends at this place on
the subject of education. Their
cordial reception at that timo
caused him to accept tho present
invitation with pleasure. He con-
graduated his hearers on tho recent
change of our condition, and warned
them against over confidence. This
is not q local contest, but extends
over the whole union, and in Novem-
ber eight millions of freemen will
array themselves at the polls on one
or the other side of the great issue,
whether the people shall govern, or
whether cliques and rings in the
guise of O. centralized government
at Washington shall rule States
regardless of the will of the people
or the interests of the governed.
The Democratic party, from it's in
ception, has maintained the princi-
Piles Of home rule and strict inter-
probation Of the constitution, and as
long as its supremacy was main~
tained the country was prosperous
and the people happy and free.
But the advent of centralzation to
power had been attended with ruin.
The Radical party had camped OUT
side of the constitution in order to
perpetuate their power, and had
maintained insignificant thieves in
office in the South by tho use Of the
army, navy and treasury of the
United States. After vain conces-
sions and endeavors to treat with
men that had no honesty and no
honor, the people of South Carolina
had aligned themselves once more
with the National Democratic party
and entered the contest. The
battle is not yet ended, for though
South Carolina secured the State
government, the Republican party
was able to inaugurate q president
who had been defeated by million
majority of white votes. We must
prepare to fight Grant in 1880 on q
bloody shirt platform. Mr. Davis
concluded by referring to the
blessings of tho State administra-
tion, and predicting the eternal
death of oil the enemies of the
Democratic party. [Applause.]
The next speaker introduced was
DR.. T. B. McKinstry, who spoke as
follows:
I do not deem it necessary to
discuss general political topics.
The main point at issue is perfectly
plain. We must maintain our com.
plete organization, and thus per-
petuate the blessings we now enjoy.
We find ourselves far better off
now than we were two years ago.
Whence this happy change? We
owe it to the success of the Demo.
cratic party. You have assembled
here in social way-this could not
have been done two years ago.
Then we were crushed and op~
pressed. The government was run
by foreigners and imported states
men. We had spent four years of
war to maintain freemen's rights.
After bloody struggle, we sur~
rendered, laid down our arms, and
came homo. Here we found many
vacant seats-our property squan-
dered and destroyed--our fields
laid waste-our mills destroyed
no corn to grind. Famine seemed
to stare us in tho face. We went
to work like men to build up our
waste places, and restor our fallen
fortunes. But the Radicals sent