The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-04
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Jadee cookies Spseeh.

-ypeighes Daily Retcspoper
Ny FELLOW CITIzENs :-In this grand
demonstration and popular upheayaI
Of the masses of Andersou county, had
hoped TO occepy the position of q silent,
admiriug spectator. But End I am
mistaken--and suppose the issue IL
speech or backout. The former I am
not prepared for, and the latter nm not
willing TO do, And holding 60 I do, that
when great public issues are at stake.
every mans position should be known,
shall proceed to giss you my opinion
upon public matters, and the general pol
icy which should characterize the demo-
cratic party in tho approaching trial of
her strength, without the ssm6lance of
varnish or. galvinism. For I have never
known how to counsel with the people
except in plain and unmistakable Eng.
lish.
My friends 1 am overwhelmed with
feeling. This is certainly grand DEM
onstration Of the enthusiasm and DE-
triotism of the people of old Anderson
county, ia evory way equal to the pres
tige of her former and better days. Az
people you have just cause to be proud
of your political record. No people have
greater right to rejoice over and con.
gratulate themselves upon the glorious
achievements of the campaign of 1876.
While many Of the old party leaders
publicly held up Chamberlain as q model
Of all that was pura, honest aud learned.
Yea, even asserted that they regarded
him rs the political Messiah of South
Carolina. That in due time he would
redeem her from The thraldom of mis-.
rule and dishonest government-and
connseled that the democracy could do
no better than assist in his reelection.
Your H0yt aud your Murray, in COM
mon with Speights Of Greenville, and
Stokes Of Union and Rhets Of Charles.
ton, saw the danger of such course, and
counseied against 1t. And you, the
people, eager and anxious for the re-
demption Of the State, confding in their
wisdom, rallied to the standard, born by
the gallfnt, noble Hampton and helped
him beA. Il TO victory in the grandest
struggle for the perpetuation cf liberty
and Independence, freedom and ciyiliza.
tion. that the world ever witnessed.
Here, right here, nearly two years
agc the campaign opened, uhicS resul-
ted in placing him, whom every true
Carolinian loves and delights 10 honor at
the head Of the State. government.
And to-day you repeat the brightest
page i'll your history. Your cry ia, once
more to the breach. And let us hope
the welkin may echo and re-echo the cry,
the State around, till every son of our
old mother shall be fully aroused and
grid himself !, to the task. of sounding
the death kneil Of radlcalisrn throughout
the State. ~
Our redemption il not quite complete
yet. And regardinglts completion as the
paramount duty of the hour, we should
move forward in the glorious work, with
full confidence that the great Ruler OF
the universe will smile prOpitiously upon
efforts to raise up and re.habilitate the
State. And in our efforts to redeem the
State from Radical rule, We should
not ione sight Of the snccess of the
Democratic party, nationally. The past
history of the Republican party fully il.
lustrates the dangern which encompass
our freedom and independence. The go
called republican, government Of o.day
is not the government bequeathed to us,
pure and spotless, by the patriots Of the
Revolution. The dominant party, in lts
G great s. greed e: ..es!.h as e. szSsssdiug
anxiety to perpetuate It's power, has lost
sight OF and trnmpied under It's unhal-
lOWSu iOOt tuG S1tAttiht pIluClplCo OL the
best conBtitutiofs ever framed for the gog-
pies and teachings Of the constitution,
legislation in tho days Of the purity OF
the government, if not lost sight OF. have
at least been totally disregarded and set
at naught by the party in power. The
Ez.;llsasy ro.er as he Ua!an i no ,os;ssT
subservient to the civil authority. But
It's strong arm has besn stretched forth
to make President of the Republic,
aud not unfrequently Governors of
States against the popular voice.
The constitution has been subrogated
TO an idea. fiction. "a higher law" q
law outside, and wholly foreign TO the
compact framed by our forefathers. Nor
were theae outfagea the sum total of
their wicked machinetions. They boldly
conspired to overthrow Southern ciyili.
cation, by elevating TO power, as rulers,
the ignorant masses of the South.
Then, my fellows oitizehs, remembering
as we shall ever, the efforts made by our
sister States of the North to overthrow
th0 Constitution and destroy American
liberty, purchaged at 60 great sacrifice by
the hercfB Of the Rsvolution--remeni
bering the shameful and most humilia.
ting degradation imposed upon us at the
closn OF tina inta wnr-nnd zen. az. k4s.::::;es
the example of our Sorofathera who frat
breathed the spirit Of liberty In the
wilds of Ameyica-and inhetiting in
rich measure that same. love Of country
which kindled th5 hAn1s Of liberty In
their hearts, and determined them to
strike for freedom and Independence, is
it etrnnge thet so great interest gho ald be
manifested 10 the. organization Of the
democracy and military in tho South 2
, Is 1t strange the South should to-day
present a solid Demo front to the
North2 None whatever. The North
may quiet her fears, IL she has any. She
hns no cause founded in truth, To ba' ex-
efciaed or ALARMED e=ars the course Of
things here. We mean pace, good viii
toward all men, of every race and condi-
ton in life. Our. obiees il 10 sustain ana
Uphold cenatitlti tional rule, law and good
order, by appealing 10 the Judgment of
the whole people. This, and this only,
in our highest and only ambition. And
nothing less could be expected of every
true patriot.
These arc Che high principles aud pa.
triotic motives which prompt our course.
And believing the lost blessings OF con-
stitnticnal government liberty and inde.
rendence can only be restored to tho
Union through tho agency Of the Demo
cratic party, hence our - snization into
Clubs and military companies.
In this grand atEaggle of The Damoc-
racy for the supremacy. .ef the Constitti.
don, aud sha preservation and poFnetua.
lion of the bieaainns af sihnvtv nv {ha