The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22
VOL. xIY-rNO. O..6.5

themselves to the patriotic work, and
after q struggle as arduous and aA heroic
az ever wsged, redeemed the fair land Of
their fathers and covered themselves
with glory. They achieved }. success
against every probability, They. wct ked
out o political miracle greater than any
ever achieved by q people, and oshey ac-
complained this because they Ware true
to themaelyes and TO their principles.
HAMPToN's SKETCH, OF HAYES. l.e
What is our position now2 The Chief
Executive of the country is one, WHO,
however much we may differ. from him
politically, we yet recognize as o 'gentls-
man, and one who deserves onr respect
and gratitude. for. having, In defiance of
the passionate appeals of partigans, 70.
| stored local self-governmeut TO LouiBiana
and South Carolina. BY his act the
military was subordinated 20 the civil
authority the armed soldiers ol the
United States who had for months
| bivouacked within the walls of our capi-
| tol, were withdrawn, thus showing his
condemnation of that greatest crime
ever perpetrated against liberty on5this
he has placed South Carolina on Tie tie
plane Of equality with her sister States,
whore she may move forward and fulfil
the glorious destiny before her. aid VA
THE DANeEE oR FALSE sEoUhITy.4
| You know how desperate was tho atEug.
| gle before tho last fight. / do not COMO
now TO lull you into a false security. I
do not say to S"', that you have every
thing your own Wy, and have but to
nominate your candidates. I say that 4
believe this campaign ig fraught with
almost equal danger as the last. We
had then an open fight to make. We
had an organized aud disciplined foe to
i encounter in the field. We knew Just
4 what we had TO expect, and every n,an
workad aP though the destiny OF, the
Il State depended upon his own individual
resources. All this 10 changed. My
i opinion Is that the Republican Consen-
ton did not nominate State ticket last
week because they knew that if they did
we would have every man in the State
rallying to our standard, and We would
4 gain victory grander' than the last. =
Il THE RADICAL CoNvEETIoN. !
il Not having the manliness to endorse
the administration of the last two years.
though many of them had been sent to
II Columbia with Instructions 10 dc cd, and
) though many had told me they desired
II to do so-they lave andeavnred to make
/ political capital for, the Northern Radi.
|. Gals by enunciating platform as false as
II false can be. They charge that tEey
| have not put ticket in the field because
i they could not do that withuut pUTaUnlhi N d
II danger, and they passed that resolutioE
i in the capitol of South Carolina, Within
hearing Of the Executive of the STATE
| and when they had entire control Of The
State House, placed Id their hands 81
the Democracy of South Carolina fol. thu
: purposes of making such nominations
! They did not place O ticket In the fislt
because they knew IL would meet Will
| certain defeat and ] warn you now that
3 this course has been pursued las ] warn
] ! 81 gee.e.s,ssTs Of tha Leg;sIatn.e .,nenth.
: ago that it would be pursued) for TIT
y purpose OF deyoting their every energy
! to controlling the ensuing Legislature
They have not put ticket in the field
but I tell you that in every county whey;
they think they have shadow of 1
chance Of success they will make q de-
sernined fight for the Legislature. 'T
a! INDEPENDENT CANDII aTEs. q 7ti
III If there Is mais In South Carolins
r in one single distF;ct, who is base enough
I'll 10 iorsake bis party at this time and head
III an Independents ticket, the Radicals will
rally to his support, and y0n will be
,lI stricken down in the house OF your
\ friends. 5yGsi % ~ 'ssfg
,I You have I'd easy work before you
n The people of this State must again rally
}, to their standard as they did before, and
must devote every energy, might, meAns
and work and their prayers tn this great
n cause; Tor, If we lose the Legislature
II we lose all thas we have fought for-ali
II that we have 30 hardly won. F'7a :
J! a MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
II It is o matter of very little moment
as I told the people Of Anderson hc
j may be Your Governor, but ieiis d tnakee,
of life and death to this old land III .ohrs
that we hnye O Legislature represantipn
the manhood, civilization. intelliEsnoss;
and virtue of South Carolina TEae Il
your objective point; and ifiny words
could reach avery man in South Carolina
II l could but utipcite each one to renewed
efforts, to even greater efforts than la the
campaign Of re, I would say to him Ia i.ll
! truth and soleinnity, that he must work
now, and nhtil the 9th of November, as
If the destiny of the State. depended on
his work alone. ! have warned you Of
your danger. II, being warned, You are
ii t.ie TO yourseivestT xaow u tho '5 p51pit j i
! of Edgeaeld will be tE1o. ICheefsl1 q
speak to the whole Stata)- )--jfi. the Demo.
cratic party of the State will be tue e
Itself, I predict that yon will win an over.
'whelming victory. i.it- 5ls.s'3 6 ~
1sYou may remember that when twt
years ago stood upon this.spnt and de
clared then that we ,uonldl win, thore
were then In the minds of many of my
! hearers grave doubts as 10 our btiEceasf
but never--from the115th OF August;
when accepted the nonination-4neyei
from that day until tho 7th of Noyemt.>,
did have one doubt that tho DeEaocra,:,
party would win. / knew We would vim
I knew we had Right and Truth ant
S;1T side, sls, e I'll : !. @ G. Gu.
our fathers would help usiif we helpet
ourselves. sH
we, CAN WIN AGAIN. $50
: And you can win again, and victor
) | 'toto rseAns more than you may thirk.a 1,
means giving yo@ the LegislatlFe--dtl
rectipg she laws of this county. (; ehapinC
them for the common good, 1t means
all that We have cherished in the pas
and ell we hope for III the future. i
| .nesps moro, if possible than thht
victory IN 1878 means yictogy in II6tIu
and victory in 1880 for the Nationa
Democratic party, means peace for III
whole' country. .restofation Of bhrrio1S
and fraternity, and .he ebSeFs Anee OF III,
Constitution of tho country d. it we,
framed BY our fathers. Thatis our high