The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-09-18

was no miracle it. was cclirSrd by the bear.
ing OF Il yoke of oppression by q cultivated
and intelligent people for ten years.
SINKING PERSONAL DIFFERENCES.
When the time came for us to make our
supreme ,llori, General Hampton came to
our aid, and accepted the position OF siand-
ard-bcarer. That STANDARD was borne to vic
tory. and he was elected TO the office of Chief
Magistrate of South Carolina. Since that
timcto this day he has been the Governor of
the whole pruplcof the State. In the cam
paign now commencing, we must do as much
ms we did in '7i. We must retain what We
achieved in that memorable campaign. To
do this, we must sink NIL personal and party
interests for the good Of the State. Our
pledges have all been carried out in good
faith.
DIR REGARD FOR THE COLoRED MAN.
Our public schools have been kept
open. and equal and exact Justice has been add
miniStcrcd. Owing to our embarrassed con-
dition however, VIC have heretofore not been
able to keep tho schools open as long ms we
would like to have done. All of our pledges
we have kept to the letter and in the spirit OF
the promise. We stand today on the plat
form of 20 and renew all those pledges. We
I hnya th ne w s% vs rjycn m i'm rri ha1IT"i mid ifi and tln Nc
ly advice, and We shall continue to do so rs
long as there IS Il hope of bringing him from
the Republican party and II probability. OF
teaching him to accept us as his friend. We
mean to help him In every way possible. BY
| helping him, however, we do not mean to
cXalt him beyond his capacity. Neither do
we expect TO make representatives In the
state Legislature when there are white men
offering for the place who arc more cOlnpc-
tent.
Politics NOT PROFITABLE TO HIM.
There nrc many avenues respectable
and profitable for the colOrcd man. but we
doubt If politics is profitable him. As n rule
we have too much politics among our people
In this State.
SUSTAINING THE NOMINEES,
In conclusion, fellow Democrats of Able.
willie county, let we %conjurc You to throw
aside all personal ambition and diSlikcs, and,
for the common good, vote for the success Ol
the Democratic party by sustaining the rcgu'
lar nominees as made by your primary cleo
tons.
General Kennedy's Speech.
The Chairman then came forward and
introduced the next speaker as distin-
guishcd III war as well as in pcace-thc
Palinurus of the Democracy for tho
present campaign-thc Chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Committee,
General John ID. Kennedy of Camden.
Mr.. Chairman, Lndirs ami FrloU Demo.
Gratis: AS came to your town my mind was
filled with Il review of the important part
which Abbcrilc County has played in the his
tory ofSoutll Carolina. ] went back IN his
tory TO the stirring dark days of the RcvOlu'
! ton, when her gallant Wing sons. in common
with their c0-patriois of South Carolina res
cucl this good old Commonwealth from tho
grasp of Great Britain. My mind then natu-
rally turned to Tie various BATTLES In Mexico
In every encounter in that memorable con.
tit,t tln,nI'i11n hnrn tho GtnrrN IIT nf thC
country to victory. In all the more rccen
! bloody battles from Petersburg to the 1tiO
Gnndc the sons of this gallant old County
blcd and died for victory. In the pulpit; on
the bench; in the forum; In the Halls of Con-
grcSS the SONS of .Abbcvillc have given digni.
ly to South Carolina. Through the courageo
her sons and the beauty OF her daughters this
gallant old County has always gone where du
ty called and where the danger was most i'm.
mincnt. This demonstration to-day prove
that old -Abbcvillc County Is up and doing
and alive to her best interests. and to INC
welfare of tho State. In November | doubt
not she will roll up such Il Democratic major.
ity MS will forever remove the last rcStiSC OF
hope of RadicaliSm in .Abbcvlllc County
nc OLD KALE o IS.
My f~ricnis, I do not propose to give YOU
'cold kalc, hct again" In reviewing the prin
ciplcS of '7G, nor do ] intend to carry you back
TO all its struggles and all its tragic incidents
but the memory of that canvass cannot bl
kept too fresh in The minds OF the good pcO
pie Of South Carolina. 1t IS my duty to speak
briefly ofthat campaign to bring you up &c
the duties OF the present hour.
HEALED As BY FIRST INTENTION.
My friends, What was the condition OF
South Carolina when We lrgan the move
mrnt to redeem the state? We were sunk III
the slough Of dcSpondcncy. We had Grant
We had Chamberlain. We had the whole Re
publican party. We had taxation amounting
TO conflScation. In their great strength they
Knocked us in our calamity. There were diff
fercnces of opinion in our w ranks. as tc
the best policy to be pursued. Some thought
one plan better than another, while the bal
nncc of tle party took exactly the opposite
view. The outlook in South Carolina then
was not ut all hopeful. The August conven.
ton in 1G wisely put in nomination aStrnight.
frrrnccs "hcalcd as by first intcntion,'' and W.
proclaimed TO the world that WI would NJ
longer submit to this condition Of things.
Under tho leadership Of Wade Hampton, the
new Henry of Navarro VIC marched to Il vic
tory without IL precedent in the worlds his
tory.
LIKE TIE VEST.AL FIRES OF ZONE.
The campaign Of '7G was inauguratcd for tho
redemption of South Carolina. for Hnine Rule
by Home People, for Competency in Office
III this last supreme effort the white man and
the colorcd man united in one grand rally &c
redeem thcmSclrcSand the State. That cam
paign was 4 success and every pledge made IN
the canvass by Hampton and the party has
been carried out In South Carolina. Our tax
cS have been greatly reduced and the Govern
mcnt has been administered solely in the in
tprcSt Of the people Of the state. Honesty, In.
tegrity and an earnest effort for the welfare ni
the whole people, have charartrrizcd the Dem
ocratic administration Equal Justice and
equal protection have been administered tC
every citizen of the State. from the roloIcd
man in his cottage to the Governor in hi
| mansion. Peace and goodwill like the rcS
tai fires in rome have been cXrrting their in
tlucncc over all. Our redemption was q rev
olution. II was a revolution as great as that
which took place when the people OF England
disguised with the rule of the StuartS, In loM
asserted the divine right Of the people ant
threw of the yoke Of that dynasty. II WAS II:
I, great Il revolution as that which convnlscG
France in l7G2. when the dcSpotiSm of thu
cd. and popular liberty was established
1t was even a greater revolution than thai
which took place ON this continent n hun
drctl years ago, when the people OF the tlIir
Great Britain 10 rcpcl lcSS'grievancc$ than W,
had endured for eight long years of Radica
rule.
KEEP FAITH"
Like all revolutions this ono will new
cr 20 back ward If you and | are wise. Mod
Grafton and kindness must temper the veto
ry; Magnanimity and generosity must char:
greatest kings England ever had on hcl
throne took for his mottoand rule OF action
"kccp Faitli.' Grand motto for Il king
grand motto i"ra pr"ple.-,"kccp Faith. w
govern the party. That platform among 9th
or things said do not charge this cundi
ton of things, which every patriot must deep
~ ilnulorc, upOn the masses of the party, hu'
upon their leaders, who have made such Gita
use of their confidence and trust for it's on
firm conviction that all the good people q
the State, OF both races, desire peace and pros
prrity. We therefore call upon onr fellow
/ citizens irrISpIrtiV We OF race or past nlrtS afll
iatiOn, To Join with us In restoring the goo'
name of their state, and to again elevate II II
Il plac" of dignity and character among thu
~nwcaltlls of this great country
AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR LIVES.
We went forward and rescued thc govern
mcnt from the hands of the opprcSsors. Since
then we have kept the faith in giving prOtec
ton alike both To the colorcd man and to th'
white man. We wanted the col0rcd people t
help us to redeem the State, and ! tell then
here that the injection of race issue is oppOs
cd to that platform. 1t does not become nj
to proclaim more. We want the c0lorcd peO
pie to come with ms, and We will dc them good
Being endowed with the franchise you mus
take our place In the Government as Il re
sponsiblr voter. Vote with us and we vii
not only give you all your rights, but will pro
tcct yon against Radical oppression even a
their power in this State the Radicals arrayc,
the colOrcd man against the white man OF
account of color. We would be worse thai
foolish to dotliS. They are in Il large majOri
ty IN this State and would If such a rule wa
adopted, exclude MS from participation in tn,
administrator of the government. Our Of
fort is To harmOnizc the races, break dow
the color line, and work in perfect good viii
towards each other.
fla MORE DO o WANT?
This is the declaration of The Dcmocrati
Executive Committee. They dcnounce any
thing contrary TO this principle. We wOult
be worse than mad to send the colorcd pcopl