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

to some $500, for collecting it. He
made this old lady believe that he was
the only man that could collect. 1t, and that
she would lose 1t If he did not collect IT.
What do you call such conduct rs that? Is
1t worthy Of 4 Congressman of South Carroll
ma? Here the Colonel read the letter In
question:
NO KU KLuxISG-So NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FIRING on OLoRED MEN.
/ am no milk and water Democrat.
I believe Gary Is not far wrong. There
seems to me to be truth in his remark mt
about singing Psalms to Il dead
horse. ! say to the cOlOred people, abandon
your Radical leaders who have done so much
to destroy you and me, and to ruin the credit
ocIatic Government has for the last two years
given us peace and rcSt-no ku kluX, no
hOuseburning, no firing on c0lOrnl men.
hair of your head: we think well of you. and
are always willing to grant yOuall your rights
and privileges and are willing to confer hon
orS according to your deserts, but we think
more of ourselves.
NATIONAL POLITICS..
I might talk of National politics, but when
I see leading Northern Democrats advocate
the ObliteratiOn Of State Rights, ! am disgust
cd and have but little heart to hope for much
opinion that the South to-day has az many
friends among the Northern Republicans as
we have among the Democrats. ! adhere to
the good old Democratic principle of free
trade. Representative members Of the North
crn Democracy dcnOuncH this principle.
Randall Is Il high tariff man, and contends
that the resolution demands the tariff laws.
The Democrats of the North seem dcmoraIi-
zed. ] have heard these democrats say that
It. was fully competent for a man Of one State
to represent the people OF another State in
the National Congress. Arc such principles
in accord with our notions of democracy in
the good old times? | think not, and | be-
licvc we have little TO hope from such Denloc-
racy. Hence l don't cure to talk about Ma
tlOnal politics.
SLEEP WITH ~ Y OPEN.
AS to State politics, ! would admonish you
to sleep with one political eye wide open.
The Republican party is hydrnhcndcd-ith has
as many lives as Il cat, and IS as hard to kill.
Men may claim to be as honest and us good
MS Democrats while leading the Radicals in
honest? Not in Abbeville county. We do
not join the Republican party In this State,
because Democrats can't intisc honesty into
that purity. We ask the Republicans to come
to lis, but we dOnt admit any man on arrOlnt
Of his color. Politics has no color. DcInoc-
racy Mt least Is color blind. VIC want In the
party men of principle, and we want honest
and competent men in office. We care moth
ing for color. We don't care if he's as black
rs Erebus, If he's competent.
The People Demand a Speech From
Colonel Gotham.
After the music and the salute from
the artillery on the hill, Colonel Cothran
was enthusiastically called for by hum
dreds of voices, who seemed determined
to hear him, whether he would or not.
General MCGOWAN then came forward
and introduced him under whose leader
ship in '76 w won the greatest of all VIC
torics-Col. j. S. Cothran.
Mn Fricndy-It Is well on the shank of the
evening, and l know you must be tired and
hungry. For this reason ] will not make y
speech, but in response to your Kindness /
will make Il few remarks. 1t would indeed &c
under very peculiar circumstances when ]
| would say nothing for Democracy. It Is well
rcd shirts never appeared rcddcr, and your
eyes never bcalned with greater determine
ton. tEoicc-Wc mean it, ! know it my
friend. You've all got It: / know something
of the people of .Abbcvillc, and ! feel safe IN
saying that you have nothing to do but to
maintain your organization, to retain all that
we attained under such great difficulties in
20. Have you thought about the serious con-
sequences that might result from any diviS.
ions in our own ranks. In IS we were united
and fought hard to win. BY your determine
ton and Solidity you ovcrciInc In this Oun-
ty alone mn immense majority in the face OF
Federal Rayoncts. Let us act with the same
determination and with the same spirit In
rs and all will be we'll with lis. The dis
tinguiShlng feature of that heated contest
Oh which we would plume ourselves Is.
the fact that we rcsorted to 10 means that
was not fair.
WE INTEND TO HOLD Our GRIP.
AS Judge Hudson has told you. ! would
IA, 10 t,tN nNltti,S If 7 ft,oI Nf,riI, nf ftp Data
mac. I would quietly abide the event, as
good would he sure to result. Either party in
the Northern States IS composed Of honest
and capable men. 1t matters little to the
country which prevails there. If those in
power should make mistakes. there Is always
an incisivc minority, who are ever wntchfuI
aud ready to take advantage of any error of
Judgment or principle, to turn the dominant
rOrs arc committed here 1t Is quite different.
With us II Is not 4 question of party suprem-
acy. The question here Is, shall virtue and
intelligence govern. or shall ignorance and
corruption assume to control" Whilst it is
true that we did no violence. and did nothing
which was unfair, we arc ready to go 10 any
extreme that may be necessary to sclf-prescr-
walton. Persuasion and demonstration are
all very good, but before we would lose our
grip OF good and honest government We
would 90 TO any extremity. democratic SIT
premacy in South Carolina means an honest
aud INTELLIGENT administration Of the Gov
crnmeot. Radical supremacy means the re-
vcsse Of these desirable virtues.
ALWAYS VOTED WITH TIE PARTY.
General Lipsconib plumcS himself upon
never having voted for a fusion t~ickct-that
he never voted for Il Radira! or il colorcd
man for office. Gentlemen of the jury,
[LIuglitcr.i That was ~ slip of the tongue.
my friends, but after all, l do not know that |
was so far wrong. You arc the jury-thC
pcoplc-who arc to decide upon more inlpor-
tnnt issues than any that ever CONE before Il
i1ry In fIln lpurt HNuSp ThprpfDrp S.fy
gentlemen of thcjury, ! have no rc"re: ut an
honest act. ] voted for white Radicals and
black Radicals, too. 1t was the expressed
wish of the Democratic party Of tho State
this very thing. | was then and am now y
StraIght-oit Democrat. i'm that ] obcycd am
will still obey the GlictS OF the party. I vote
in unity with the Democratic party, | care not
who Is put in nomination. He that votes not
with his party Is Il hotter. Before noinina'
lions are made I fight for my convictions o
right and preference us vigorously as any
man. | care not who he Is, but when the
nominations are madc-;ny individual re-
sponsibility ccascs-my duty and your duty
Is plain.
NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.
I believe It. was necessary to our final sue,
cess that these experiments should be made
We had to try them, and after all such efforts
had failed, VIC were the better prepared Il
strike square out for that which was right III
the highest sense Of the word. We've go
the fort and NOiccs-We mean to hold 1t.
You have anticipated me, friends, thai II jus1
what / was going to say. | have said "nou"l
now. IOn are tired, and | think II unneccS
Siry for me to speak NOTES.-THE on; Go on.
In one respect | am like General Lipscomb, !
am not II candidate, and you are not called
upto vote for me-, you can't vote for me now
FOiceS-But some day we WILL.
STICK By TIE SoM1SATIOSs.
From the beginning Of the campaign there
have been differences of opinion among thu
members Of our own party. And since tho
primary nominations there has been som,
bitterness of feeling. Let me b. Secch got
in the name of success and the c0!nmOn In
tcreSt of the party to stand firm by the pri
mary nominations. [Applausc.l l coult
not give YOU better advice In an hour:
speech. Vote for the DemOcrtic party
That is what to do. Vote for the nominees
The primary elections have decided who
they arc. If there Is any defeated candidate
whose head may be Il little sore. let hin
above all other men, urge the party to stand
by the nominations.
The President Announces the Ad
jOurnmcnt.
Although it was understood that thu
speaking was now to come to Il close
long before the music ceased. voices from