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

MS remarks may not be misapplird, I will
that / am one Of those "orlgihhl
Democrats, and feel glan 10 snS
hat / nave been consistent in that doctrine.
did not vote for Carpenter, Green or ION.
Iinson. Ihave never voted for a fusion ticket
Of any kind, and ! never intend to. ! was
with YOU, heart and soul, In rs, but | want 10
here that | never took any stock In the
politicul,mOngrcl tickets that heDcmocratso Oh
the State nave been asked to vote for since re.
construction. 1t isn't worth while to recount
our defeats In such efforts, nor Is II ltnp9r,umt
that | should point yon to the various mug
mites and wrongs you have endured In ittu-
lcnl times. / shall not attempt to recall 10
memory their devious devices TO rob thiS PEG.
pie Of their property, ana TO Gmisel m S ouc Of
the crew under any circumstances, ana am
proud Of the fact.
Eel coon TURN OF FORTUNES
Before the war, while in every other state
there were two political parties, we were IN
diyidual followers Of that distinguished inul-
John G., Calhoun. We wanted my u"
were without 8: leader; and in THIS conulllon
were ready to follow the lead or amy filn
r wsp OF m nsl ne S!,s'1 Mere T ein the GdarKS then. We
were in doubt as to the best course to be pur.
sued. Tho wiscst mon TN the state coinsci,rd
together ut various times, anu each tlmc inc
great mass followed their direction, ana MS
often they suffered defeat. Carpenter. rom
liuson and Green srlccrssivcly cnrried US on h'
Our people become dlsg!'Steu WIN
the tickets that had been presented to them,
and they, in the August Convention OF 10,
to take the matter In their own
hands and put Il Straightout ticket IN inc
field, THROUGH wise action on their phrt, or
by an exceedingly good turn OF fortunes
wheel, Hampton was thrust forward on tlht
4 MI, ,.,r r,uul I,,p1y Iy1S DllOwe DE
the EIlcnton affair, the Hamburg disturbance
soon added additional strength, then Butler
and Gary met the Radical leaders at Edge
field, and to- cap the climax. the ltcu ShirrS
came I'm power and great majesty.
GAVE EVERYTHING AWAY.
In the August Convention the StratShtouts
were liberal. Only three places were award.
cd to them on the State ticket, while they
gave the balance of the offices to the others.
The strnightouts In 1915 gave the whole thinS
away. Not one man OF the S~trhlehypn'H L ~
led all orr differences In 1876, but ticncrnl
Kennedy remarks alluded to me. / have no
apology to make for being 4 'Strhight0ut.
From Butler and Gary down, let usall lali UT
on the platform.
GETTING An D l. INTO THEIR
In 1876 the people Of South Carolina got an
idea into their heads that Straightout Demo
cruts should govern the State, md woe he 10
them when they get that Idea out Oh theII
heads. The people took the redemption Oh
the State into their own hands. When you
realized that 1t was necessary to take n por-
tion of your time from the field, from the
or from my ordinary arocation, You
freely gave it. Tho same rule Will apply To
Inc public affairs of the State, that should ap-
piy I'm the management Of private interest
you must sec to 10 yourself, aud not trust u 10
others. iOu III no laggards III your RANKS
you want no Otficc-seekcrS, LOT the SAKE
0foflice. I don't consider that | am voting
for q single man In South Carolina, but l vote
for the Democratic party. ,
I will not speak longer. y speaker VIII 1ol.
low me who will please and cdify. l am not
n candidate. You can't vote for me, If you
would.
Judge Hudson Speaks.
After the usual music and the firing OF
cannon, the President announced that
we had heard from the Executive and
Legislative departments. We will now
hear from the Judiciary-onc Of the
Judges of reformed Democratic South
Carolina-the courteous, able and eff
cicnt Judge Hudson, of Marlborough.
Fll1or Citizens NJ -ibbcrfHe County: I came
two weeks ago to yOrlr midst for the llrsl lime
in my life. This Is the first time | have had
Inc DttSuTC vi SlSlllullE IttN " w "iNtA Wv
good people of .Abhcvillc County. Once or
twice have stood on the soil OF Abbevillc
but not until now have | had the opportunity
to visit yOur County seat. lam glad Of this
privilege Of meeting you ACE TO lilcr; Whcn
! left homeI contemplated meeting this poo
pic with no little pleasure. was anxious tosct
the county that had produced so many grea'
citizens, and which was the home OF one o
the brightest ornaments that has reflected llls
ire on the name Of South Carolina. 1t is
needless to tell you that | refer 10 Calhoun
I contemplated with equal pleasure the meet
ing of people so distinguished for their IN
teliIgcncc and high culture, and who can just
" boast of so many excellent institutions G
learning. None have better claims to bt
termed the Athens Of South Carolina, thar
Abbcvillc County. I have been In your midS
now two weeks and my high expectation:
have been fully realized. Learning of this
purpose of seeing Il demonstration by thu
Red shirt Democracy Of South Carolina, ant
/ am more than Sratilicd.
NO CITIZEN so HUMBLE OR so EXALTED AS
TO BE EXCUSED.
In nv County IT. Is the popular opinion
that Judges should hold aloOf from politics.
70 SON extent, I agree with thai opinion
Your Judges certainly should not attempt it
become political w~irc-pullers. They sh0nlo
not descend to the political arena from thcll
exalted position on the Bench Of South Caro-
in u well organized state of Society, Is
undoubtedly correct but In troublous times
when questions of great magnitude are aglla'
tcd,-whcn the people are deeply Stlrrcd,-
when these occa iiOns occur, and these qles-
lions arise, no citizen is SO humble or Socxnlt'
cd as To be excused from the ordinary duties
of citizenship. ! do not feel that degrade
the Office of Judge in saying II wordo cncnur'
gcmen to my fcllow-citizcns, when they
arc engaged I'm n work, the result of whlcl
Will effect the whole people Of the state 10
good or for bad. BEING the youngest Judge
on the Circuit Bench of South Carolinn;
hope t osny nothing to belgrade the high office
which | hold, or to reflect dlscredit upon INT
officer.
No ISSCE OF POLITICS.
7 do not regard this as an ordinary
p%olitical meeting. No issue Of politics la:
been or will be discussed to-day. There were
no political issues in l"7G, and there Is none
term. From the beginning Of 1865 to 1876, an
from 1876 TO the present time the issue u
South Carolina has been one OF life an1
death, and so 1t will be, my countrymen. ~
such questions rs free trade, protective tmrii
will agitate the people Of this state for years
a CHOSEN INSTRUMENT.
In 1876 the government was wrrstrd from
the hands of the aliens who would despoi
our fair State, and you have assembled hcr'
in commcm0ration of the great gains OF tina
memorable ycar-thc Centennial year o
American freedom. Just one hunurcl year
thereafter second dclivcrancc came, whici
In It's results, was moro important to our peG
plc that the first. The oppression Whicl
Great Britain attempted upnn our forr.fathcr
was not In comparison with the suffering en-
durcd by us ut the hands of our opprcSSors
BY the peaceful method of the ballo box AM
not through war, the dclivcrancc of the pee
pie of South Carolina came. HOW was ina
victory achieved? TO whom do we owe on
dcltycrancc? To Hampton or to other abl
and wise mcn in South Carolina? Can yo'
point to any other single man than Hampton
I regard him as Il chosen instrument TO iehd
THE pEopLE AIGEAD OF II
The people were in advance of their leaders
There was IL general uprising among the pee
pie who threw nrward our Leaders; "
had tried all other conceivable expert
ments TO better our condition. ON.
this was left for us. The people said, on I'M
plan we will win. On that platform of prin
ciplcs Hampton led us safely on to victory
In 1878 by pursuing the same course, undo
the same great leader you VIII attain VIVA
you wonderfully achieved In lS1b. IN m,
section experiment after experiment falieo
of the people was not broken. Thc people.
the ycolnanry-attcndcd all Radical meet
ings in our County and claimed II division q
time. This put Il dampcr on the ardor OF on
ndversarics, and corrcspondingly checred II
to press forward for victory.
In cnnclusion, would say that Wnu
Hampton has not his equal In South Carollni
for wisdom and good common sense. undc
his leadership we need fear no danger.
Col. Aiken's Speech.
The Judges speech being concluded W
had more music and booming OF cannon
After which the President Of the mectin!
introduced our distinguished Congress
man, Col. D. w. Aiken, who tn
speaker said had been hunting for on
DR. Ensnr lis n%nnnnnut for COnrrCSSiOn