Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-04

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VIOLATING tho raEanne Iaws. ,sant ~" ,,,n,, "nn
who hnya hean Sra sn, from, o,r S,",n ~ aan,n
bnok md Tia }carnet IN oaora ~ stos, SSnU :.n,
foraver MAI SmsaS hs " 9'''J away
"And whilef nm on mat ahb;oct ,t 40,
not be improSer for ,nS to b toScb IN s ~
national ndIitids Of the oonntrv. a. not
think it is Just, or right. or manly To bo
denouncing President liayes as a fraud. /
voted against him. did ali I oonld nra;nst
addressed thousands Of peonfo on tint Wat.
ern trip. There was fraud in Tint oleotion.
but President HAYES was not implioated in
that fraud, and ho did what any other man in
America would hay6 dons ID his position.
IIe did not propose the Electoral Commission.
Tho Democrats proposed it. And, while 7
spoak for Mr.. iinyes, I desire to say for nv.
solf now that when that commission was
first foruiod vas the only man in South
Carolina who declared that wo would be
cheated out of our election. Huyes's and
Tildcn's claims were submitted to tHat com.
mission, which decided by q strict party vote
eight to sevcn--that Hayes was elected.
Mr.. Mayes could do nothing elso but take bis
place, and if ho had not taken it, Whcolor and
Ferry would have done so, and each one
you would ,I have beon worse than the other. Aud
shown timseifa man willing to rise above
party, and, Democrat rs aui will sustain
him as long rs he walks on that line. They
may proclaim that am not q Democrat. but
will support him as long as he continues to
observe the observation-disclosures he ia Tho
first President OF the United States who hns
done 80 since tho warl" ~
The Governor next commended Anderaon
County for setting q rood EXAMPLE in tho
reference to independent .andidates: "fjet
your mon 20 into these PRIMARY elections and
choose the best mon yJu Can fnd. whether
they want to be candidates or not. Make
them 90 to tho Legislature and don't lot INV
"ndopendents" run under INV oircurnstanoes.
An independent no,p, though liz be the nblest
man in South Carolina, devoted to tho State
ana Wiling to do anything Tor her, vet if he
is au independent now, and makes us run the
risk Of losing tho State or county IS the worst u
enemy of South Carolina. I saw to YOU, and
through yott to the peoble Of SGuth Carolina
thnt tho contest this wear ia to he mode far the
Legislature. There will be tho great point of
the battle, for feel per(cctl y,snre that whom
your Convention meets it will place the people
Of the State sauarely on tho platform adopted
in l876'-the PLATFORM which declares there
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South Carolina, equal Justice and oounl
rights. If you will plant yourselves once
more on that platform; If you Will nominate
ticket, the Republicans will not
oppose you. You will find that for the first
time in years they arc willing to lot the State
ticket 60 in without opposition And if this
is done, soy to you believe it will be the
grandest triumph ovor achieved on this oonti-
nent. 1t will show to tho world that after two
that they have boon protected
aro willing to accept and suppors the Demo
cratic tiokot. 1t will be the longest step over
made on this continent towards solving the
question. which hhs pcrplcxed tho whole
people, the relative positions Of the two races
in this country. But say that much as |
value success, / believe it is bcttor to fail in
trying to do right than to succeed in doipr
wrong" tApplause,}
The Governor thon. briefly reiterated the
plodges made in tho last campaign, and ohal-
ongod any man to point to one that has been
broken or to show where he had deviatcd
from their lottcr or spirit. II have stood
.qharely on tlcm," he said, "and 1 intend to
10 so to tho end. intond to walk in the
path the Democratic party in South Carolina
hhs bazod out for me. shall go on in spite
,f criticism, denuncation, rumors and what.
'yor may be said. cannot turn to the right
'r left. have no political aspirations-nonc
inder tho sun. I want nothing. would
not give my place now in the hearts of the
people of South Carolina for tho position of
President of tho United States. You. my old |
friends and comrades In war hav, oipon ~.