The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-10-10

bers TO vote for any other than Demo-
crat. Col. Lipsconib said that he regret
ted that circumstances had compelled
him TO vindicate his past course, and that
now, for bis part, no was done with ahe
| matter. He had said thia much only be-
cause he felt 1t due him, and that he had
no other than kindly feelings for those
who honestly differed with him. He
then said shat he thought II was the duty
Of the people TO send Col. Aiken back u
Congress, and that IL was the National
House OF Representatives, and not
.iau,psou vr hayes, nor Dotn together,
| that took the bayonets from South Caro-
Ina They might navo nvcn wiling 10
do 1t, but did not do 1t. All the credit is
due the Democrats In. Congress. Col
Lipsconb was frequently applauded du-
made d good impression on ali present.
The Chairman then introduced Col. j.
S. Cothran, OF Abbeville, who made one
OF his excellent spceches-sucn as the
Colonel alone knows how To- make. He
remarked that he scarcely knew what to
talk about, but he had not proceeded lar
before his hearers were convinced thst
| he was mistaken. He said that wo were
now what might be called the Democracy
Triumphant, and that ii 1873 vTo ,Yefe
The Democracy Militant. It was impor-
government. 1t was too hard to get TO
be lost. That If the people did not show
as much enthusiasm as heretofore IL was
not because they did not appreciate the
blessings of good government, but be-
| cause the necessities of the case did not
news from Edgefield and Charleston. and
| though tho gentleman from Newberry
did not say so, yet he had NO doubt that
| that county would do her whole duty on
election day. He was pleased to BAY Alb
-9gA:s County was all right. Col. Cothran
here referred to his remarks In his Abbe-
Vile speech, to which Col. Lipscomb had
| referred, and said that he did not mean
! any reflection on the gentleman what
ever. Col. Lipscomb had always been
! straigbt-out Democrat, but that If he
| was right first that he (Cothran) was not
now very far behind, If he had not al
ready caught up, and If he hadn't yet
| caught up, he was pretty certain that lie
would. He said the people of South
| Carolina had thrown Off great burden,
which they would neyor again tako ND.
They had carried it until It became too
| oppressive to be borne, and that the only
thing that could put us back under the
| oppression WAS division In our ranks.
The time for division had not come, and
\ that we must continue united 'sLet
every independent. be put down-give
them no encouragement whatever" An
derson County was, of all the counties in
the State, the most Intensely Democratic.
! II regard" said he, "red shirts and red
oats the salvation of this country" If
you could look into those little bags tied
on behind the saddles of many of the
horsemen, there would be found o little
red oats and chunk Of raw bacon
rations for himeelf and horse. He had
seen men in 1875 with their little bags of
red oats and their raw bacon, with all
| RI ha ~.
houses, going out on journeys of several
days duration. They were willing to
mako sacrifices, and did mako them. He
was proud of this rising generation, who
Wouic live after we had passed from the
busy scenes of life. Our primary cleo
tlon had not been held yet, and he had
10 advice 20 give us about choosing our
candidates. Those who were running
were all good men. But that when we
had made our nominations to abide by
and support them. He said that he be-
lieved there would be bloodshed before
the people would see this country go
back into tic i;:nC5 CT thoso from whom
1t lad been wrested. "Before would
see this State pass back into the hands oil
| those from whom we have taken it. !
would risk my life." The triumph OF
the Democracy meant moro than party
triumph. It meant political existence
1t meant the triumph of civilization,
The Colone. closed by saying that in nc
he thought Abbeville would need little
help, but he thought they could get along
this year very we'll without any. but Il
they found out that they needed q little
assistance, they would let the people Of
Anderson know. His speech was inter.
speresed with amusing anecdotes, which
frequently convulsed the crovu with
laughter.
The next and last speaker introduced
L ,t,1p n
Aiken, the Democratic nominee for Con.
gross from the Third District, vino said
that he preferred to speak on national
politics. but that the field was too broad
TO enter upon at so late an hour in the
afternoon. He would, therefore, confine
himself TO the discussion of local politics
He said that tho death-knAn Ct Es5icaI.
isih had Deen sounded, sEid tihat his year
1t would be buried with face downward.
He Raid that while riding along the road
the other day near Lexington Court
House, he saw in a field nef by several
buzzards congregated, anG not being
able to see what had attracted them, was
led by his curiosity to go and see. He
discovered that the object of their prey
fa2aS the backbone, with few remaining
ribs, OF u miserable little 'possim. As
he approached them they dispersed, and
one saucy fellow lit upon the fence near
lieved he said "P-a-r-k-e-r." [Ioud
laughter and nprlsusc.1 e at least re-
minded hin. OF VIM. r. Parker and tho
Kadical carcase in Anderson County.
The republicans were not asleep, but
were busily at work. Tlsy were at work
county of the State. What meant that
convention in Columbia few weeks ago,
In which Anderson County, among the
rest. was represented, and which refused
to endorse the Hampton government |?
| That showed they We're not idle, but were
actively at work. He advised the people
70 keep an eye on them. It was by this
| means that we kept up with them two
years ago, and 1t was by this means only
| that we would be enabled to keen up
with them in the future. He said that he
| could not refrain from saying word CT
two about national politics. He believed
that In two years 20 come there would be
little Of the present Democratic party in
the North. The Democracy OF the North
! cared nothing for the Southern Democ-
| racy, except to use us as o tall for their
political kite. After again warming the
people against !ethargy. and advising
them TO attend the night meetings of the
might be ecalled-Sunday School, prayer
meeting debating society, OR anything
| else-and give them tho benefit Of their
| presence, and advice, too, when necessa-
| ry, he closed, having made an effective
speech.
The Chairman then announced the
meeting closed, and the crowd dispersed,
everybody being we'll pleased with the
| days proceedings.
During the speaking cold Reformer,"
"Old '76" and "Peacemaker," in charge
of their rasnactiva commanders, were
stationed about hundred yards in the