The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-11
GeyERNoK NAMpfoN,s VIEWS.
He ,sands Upon the Platform of 1870

AT tne reunion OF Hart's Battery on
the 4th instant, in the town of Blackville,
the oration of the day was delivered by
Gen. James Conner, who was followed
by Gov. Hampton In O straight-out une-
quivocal dec,s ration of his political prin-
ciples, whith cannot be misunderstood.
We quote from the report in the News
and Courier:
At the conclusion of Gen. Conncr's
oration, and as soon as the applause
which followed it had died away, q hum
dred voices called out Hampton" The
cry socn became general, and the Gov.
efnor, finding escape impossible, ca ne TO
che. front hmid perfect thunder of ciisers
and shower of bouqets.
After assuring the audience that he
came to Blackville merely as locker on
and not as a speechmaker, the Governor
said: And ! am sure that | could say
nothing better than to repeat the remark
made by gentleman who was called
upon to speak after Burke. He got up
and said: II say ditto to all Mr.. Burke
has said" Now l would say, to-day,
ditto" to everything that Gen. Conrer
has said. l would say to you that whvn
l sat here and listened to the advice of
that man who made as gre1t sucri6ce to
become u candidate Us ary man in the
State, who came in and devoted all his
time and energy and grert ability "a the
cause of freedom and lone rule who.
when we we're successf /, gave to our gov
ernment that sound judgment and that
conservatism whir!. have marked his
course thtoughout-wheb / heard him
give TO the people to-day, and through
them 10 the whole State those pregnant
words; when heard him tell the Young
men that there was something more than
office; when heard him tell the people
to scofn the office-seekers and 70 look for
men who enhnrainate2 self tn the feel
ing of patriotism for South Carolina :;
when | heard him appeal TO you to send
The best men to the Legislature when
heard him tell you of the strrggles we
had gone through, and the gre We respon-
sibilities that rested upon us as the vic
tors Of this campaign, felt that if there
was one man whose voice should be the
exponent of the sentiment of the best
people of South Carolina, it is the man
who has just addressed you to-day.
Cheers. If could reinforce anything
that he has said to you would tell YOU
that the dangers are sfW tmpendino.
would assure you that the cictorv ia not
yet acon. would tell you chat your con.
duct In the next two years denends
whether the fruits of that victory shall
be enjoyed by our children and chill.
dren'e children for generations TO come.
or whether you will allow it to pass from
you like q worthless bauble. would
tell you that it depends upon YOU
whether you will serve God or Marnmon.
1t is for you to choose.
iii you listen 10 doHiagosaeS, e 70.
listen TO men who subordinate everything
to office, to wealth, to place and to power !;
If you will hearken to extreme men. who
Will tell you that tho glorious platform of
1916 was very well ~ q promise TO be
kept only to the ear and broken to the
heart; il you listen to thos, men, then I
say you may as tceH at once relinquish the
fgM, for South Carolina .y;ll ssc:s oass
again under the rule and to the ruin from
which she has Just emerged, and in the
great Presidential contest Of 1880 we
shall not only lose our own election but
We, the people of South Carolina, will be
the cause of.breaking down the national
Democracy. La voice; eve will never
Ven hsve /. ell IN ycar cwn hand.
You claim to be the banner county OF the
state, and your claim Is not without right
tCheerA You carried your election by
an overwhelming majority, because you
came before the people white and black.
recognizing the rights Of every citizen
and saying, "Xou shall all be equal under
the law" You went to the colored peo-
pie and told them that their rights would
be protected. You told them that we
had pledged ourselves that the constitu.
tion and laws Of South Carolina should
give equal protection to all. You ap.
peaied 70 them to come and help you
work cut the redemption of the State.
Ihey came by hundreds and did help
ynn; And nnw wnnld ynm 'tn.n yo;,::
back upon them, and, after trying for ten
years 20 convince the coiorcd man that
his true interests lay with the Democratic
party, would you say, "Now we have no
use for you. You shall not vote even at
tue primary electionsw If this be the
policy OF South Carolina, then am y ,lly
mistaken In the people Of South Carolina
and the people are mistaken ia me, be-
cause can carry out no such policy usiAat.
4 atd,!6 trheIe you put me In 1875. have
not deyiated one iota, and despite the
criticisms against me, defy any man TO
place his finger upon one single act of
mine that is not in strict accord with the
p0licy OF the Democratic party in con.
vention assembled in 1876. They gave
me chart aud compass by which I was
70 conduct that campaign. Taking it as
my guide, went besore the people, black
and white, and In the name of the people
!. held up that platform and I said to
hem Hero Is what the white people
1I South Carolina have said to the world
We have accepted International Demo.
ratio platform which recognizes recognizes the
,aualsty of every citizen before the lew.
ro. have adopted our own platform of
.S16, which endorses the national plat
orm and guarantees equality to ell men
'efoYs the law.,p Cheers.1 ae li; l
From where the blue Sapped noun
aims kiss the sky to where old ocean
oils upon the coast, frorn North It5
Iouth, from East TO West, I went before
he people, white and black. and told
hem that ;f they elected us, they would |
'ut msn In office who would recognize
il the piedg5 and would carry chem |
u5 In good faith, and ] tell you the men
on have placed In power asond cut Off |
eeir TigAt arms before hey sconid riolGfe !
esfr pledges. Prolonged applanse.l
ffit ID thought that We can DO success. |
al IN the election by fraud, land have
card risnlniB floating fhtn.. =iIout Tho l
tate occasionally, intiniating that we |
ed the machinery of the elections in
ur own hands and that wo could count
D anybody We pleased,) I tell you,
eople of Barnwell, and people Of South
'arelina, that IL you once countenance
rand, before many years pass over your
eids you will not hs worth saving, and |
liii not be worthy of the ststo you live