The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-23


General Kennedy Delivers an Address
on tho Duties OF the Hour--A Speech
from Captain Gaillard.
Some weeks ago resolution was
adopted by the Ridgeway Demo-
cratic Club, requesting Gen. j. D.
Kennedy, the Chairman of the
State Executive Committee, to in
struct them on the duties Of the
hour. General Kennedy accepted
the invitation, and the time was
fixed for tho Goth instant. Invita-
tions had been extended to other
clubs, but on Friday evening copious
rains fell, and many farmers were
kept at home in order to take ad =
vantage Of the season offered them.
Still, a fair crowd assembled, and
the club proceeded to the stand by
the old school house spring, the
place where political gatherings are
always held. There was a small
sprinkling Of ladies on the ground.
The audience having assembled,
President Charles e. Thom,s rose,
and in a fow graceful remarks intro
duced General Kennedy.
General Kennedy's Address.
General Kennedy, on rising, was
greeted with applause. He thanked
the club for the invitation, and
remarked that the meeting remind
cd him Of what Mrs. Partington
said of the funeral of Abel. It was
small, but eminentIy respect e.
He then entered into the subject Of
his address and spoke for fifty
minutes. The following is an i'm
perfect synopsis of his eloquent
remarks. He said
I am heartily rejoiced at the in
terest you have cvincea in politics
thus early in the campaign. Upon
the elections this fall depend mat.
ters of vital Importance to the pco-
pie. The orator, Burke, has said
that the heart Of the citizen is a
perennial spring of energy to the
State, and it is we'll that every
citizen, laying aside for the moment
his other duties, should attend pub
lie meetings, and keep himself
abreast with the politics Of the hour.
More especially is it important at
this hour, for the State is not yet
safe. Those who are inclined to
rest supinely on their past achieve
ments, and to lull themselves into
security, are pursuing course
fraught with danger, and he who
stands back while she calls. is stab~
bing his mother in the vitals. Let
us take retrospective glance at the
history of South Caaolina after
reconstruction. In 1870, the people
OF the State, in opposition to their
feelings, entered into the gubcrna-
torial race witha Republican ut the
head of the ticket. Again, in 1872.
they pursued similar course, and
supported Reuben Tcmlinson for
that high position. In 1874 the
good people of tho State again
rallied to tho support Of Judge
Greene, and again they failed to &C
complish the result for which they
had labored. After these repeated
concessions and repeated failures,
tho people determined never again
to coquette with the Radical Jade,
but with firm belief in the right
THEY RAISED THEIR OWN BANNERS
aloft, and under their own lea:lers
went forth to victory. We remom>
ber the events of that campaign,
how the people suffered every spe-
cies OF outrage without resistance,
and how their self co mposure gained
for them the plaudits Of the world.
Then, in the trying times succeed
ing the seventh of November, thei,
continued forbearanco, their self
control, their obedience to the law,
won for taem still greater .rcnown
and for their leader, Hampton
lasting glory. Let us review the
blessings that have resulted from
this change of government. The
public debt has been honorably al
jnsted. The schools are prosperine
under enlightened and honest off
eials' and with proper distribution