The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-08
TIE FEASTERTILLEM MEETING.

TIE FEASTERTILLE MEETING.
! Continuation of the Report Of the Pro .
ceedings on Saturday.
After Mr.. Gaillard had closed,
Mr.. D. r. Feaster rose. He said.
Mr.. President, am no orator, and
at any rate could not be expected
to reply now to the eloquent remarks
of my friend. I wish to assure him
that I am not offended by his re-
marks, that I take thom in the same
spirit in which they wore offered.
1 am glad he has spoken and
cleared away many doubts. He
showed he had the highest easons
for every vote. The remark atr
tributed to him that he knew better
what his constituents wanted than
they did themselves, and which
came from source we deemed
reliable, was the chiof ground of
opposition to him. I am against
lawyers as law makers because they
mystify their laws in useless
vorbiage in order to make business
for themselves. I am glad I wrote
that book, l do not take back a
word Of it, but I see no analogy
whatever between the clerks Office
and Judge Mackey. Ho did great
deal Of good for our cause. went
with his own means to 500 Hayes for
us and was instrumental in winning
our fight. II we arc wrong in this
matter, wo are sincere. Our fight
is one of principle. It is q simple
wrcs!le until tho time Of tho pri-
mary election. After that, no
matter who is nominated we will
work for him, heart and hand.
Applause.
Mr.. j. Hendrix McLane said that
he was physically unable to answer
Mr.. Gaillard at present, but he
would say something through the
paper, Mr.. Gaillard had said that
his friends had mapped out good
deal Of work for him. They would
map out more before the campaign
ended. They did not censure Mr..
Gaillard, but they don't think he
represents them, and they propose
it possible to get suitable repre-
sentatives.
After this thore wero loud calls
for "Herron," and after some mo.
mcnts Mr.. o.. nes Heron rose. He
said:
Mr.. President, I am nothing but
Il well-diggor anl I never made II
speech in my life, but L will say
something about this matter. /
don't expect any Office. L was born
poor. I have lived poor aud I
expect to die poor, and 1 reckon if
l. eonld come back to life again T
would say yo buried me poor.
[ Laughter Now [ heard the gen
tleman say that Judge Mackoy
should get ply for what he dono in
the campaign. In that campaign I
neve" slept quiet ID whole night.
The cat never mewed and tho dog
never barkod that my wife didn't
say, "Old man, somebody's coming to
kill us, and Id get out of bed in
my shirt-tail and run to the door
to sec what was the matter. But
from the day that Hampton was
elected I've slept peaceful in my
bed every night. That was pay
enough for me. That ought to be
pay enough for Judge Mackey.
[Laughter.] He says that Judge
Mackey went on to Washington
with his own means. Mr. President,
[ would have gono to Washington
too, if T had had the means, and
every other man would have gone
too, but they didn't have the means,
SO we staid at homo. Laughter.]
We'll, my friends, you must send
Gaillard back to the Legislature. I
know he'll suit you next time. The
first year I worked for Butlor
Pettigrow, 1 didn't know just the
nature of the soil and I ploughed
tho cora in the wrong time and it
fired, and Young Gladney come by !
and says he, "You arc running that
corn" and by and-by Nose Glow.
ncy says, You're spelling that
cotton" and first one and then
another told Pettigrew was play
ing tho mischief with his crop. SO
when the year was up Mr.. Petit
grew says, "Mr. Heron. 7 can't
have you on my place any longer"
And says I, "I didn't understand
your land the first ycar, and I |
can't please Young Gladney and
Mnsa GloWnaY md everyhndu alsa.