Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-10
speaker. His prcscnco wus greeted with
the most enthusiastic APPLAUSE.


He began by saying t9at he, too, was
farmer, and ho would, therefore, direct his
remarks especially to the colored people,
the most of whom were engaged in this
occupation, as ho was su, they could better
understand oaoh othor. He rcforcd to
tho many efforts which, had bccu mado to
better the condition OF South Carolina by
compromise with tho Radical party, and
said he attended the convention which
nominated Tomlinson, tnd did oil he could
to clect him, but without avail. IIo was
also member Of tla convention which
nominated Green, add he seconded his
nomination in that body and strove for his
election, but u second defeat followed, aud
at last ho came to tho conclusion that this
was not the course 70 pursue, when he
joined the Democrats party, and hc was
glad that he now found himself in the right
boat, among friends.
Hc stood here to day as representative
of the coloted Democrlcy of South Carolina
free to think, speak and act as he pleased
"a blessing bestowed upon him by the
Democratic party.
In his county, he said, the colorcd people
had been douded by base aud designing
men. The carpet bsggcrs aud scalusags
who onco were won't to load thcm, knew
that their only chance Of success was by
stufliug them with lies, aud ho was sorry to
say that they had thus allowed themselves
to be imposed upon. They had been told
they would be put back into slavery by the
Democrats. This was lie. The mcn who
told thom such things were liars and tho
truth was not in them. The colorcd people
must make friends with the white pcoplc of
the South. They a!c our only fricnde, he
said-friends in July, friends in August,
friends in December, and will be our friends
until we die. Tho Yankees were only
friends to the black people when they had o
vote to cast aud would cast it for them.
When the colorcd people cease to do this,
the Yankees will have no further use for
them and will do everything in their power
to degrade them. lie was with tho South
crn men first, last and all the time, bccau> G
they have stuck to him.
Tho speaker hore took silver goblet in
one hand and glass tumbler in the other,
held up the goblet and said that in Wash
ington, the great centre Of 1tadicalisu,, tho
white Republican drank out of s;!ver cup
like this, but if the "uiggcr" got anything
to drink OF al, he drank it from common
glass, like the one he held in hs hand
This was the equality they were to receive
from the men WHO clamed to have freed
them. "Frecd the colored pcoplel What
lic My friends, don't you liston to such
stuff as that ug.in." Ho said that after
all the coorcd people had dono for Hayes,
he would not give them representative in
his Cabinet. And why? he asked. Because
my friends, he answered, Hayes don't
consider you his cqunls-nevcr did and
ncScr will Therefore, my friends, if any
of you are expecting to be recognized by
tho whito Radicals as their equals, l tell
you now, once for all, that you will be
disappointed.
My coorcd friends, he continued, want
every one Of you who is present here to day
to go homo, recognizing the fact that this
country does not belong to you, that you
did not fight for it as did the white people,
and DO satisfied that you havo equal rights
before the law. 30 content with this. If
you will not, and want more, you will have
to 20 to Africa for it; and when you get
there you will find -four S24 barrel. But
my opinion is that the bcst place for you is
South CaroliDn, and the best thing you can
DO is to stick to the Democratic party aud
tho white people of the South, who are the
only ones that will do to tic to.
In reply to the earnest request of several
colored men, he spoke at considerable length
about tho Wallace House 1t was patriot
ism that led him TO join this body, duty to
his State and his people The Mackey
House said it wanted no compromise with
tho Democrats, so long as the Yankee sol.
dicrs wcro guarding it, and when it was
suggested that they compromise on half
Democrats and balf Republicans, the Radi-
Gals said they couldn't do the necessary and
usual amount Of stealing with only halfa
house.
But, my friends, most Of the old Grew
have loft US now, and it is not likely they
will como among us again soon. Aftor
giving history of somc Of the crimes of
which these fellows huvo been tried and
convicted, tho speaker said that Smalls was
ono old sore still left on tho body poll
tic, but he stood no chance whatever except
in his own county, and very little in that.
If [, ho said like Swalls, had bcon convicted
of q base crmc by njury Of my couutrymcn,
and six of that jury, too, coorcd men, I
would not havo the brass in my face to 80
before tho pooplo and ask them to give nae
tho highest Office in their gift. But his
impudonco knows no bounds.
My friends, in all probability you will
not sec me again in two years, but you will
SEQ such men as General Ilagood, Judge
Aldrch and others of that class, and |
bcsccch sou to follow thom. They will
look out for all your interests, and suffer