The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-08-23
HANpr0N,s SPEECH AT EDGEFIELD.

those events which nave DrouSnl TRUMP" VI
prospcrity or deliscranco to II people, and In ac-
rorlapce with this time -honored usage you meet
hero to day to commemorate, with PRIDE anu
with gratitude, this day on which two years ago
the great contest for honest government ana
Home Rule was inaugurated III Sotth Caro'iha'
You come, too to pledge airesh your iann1eki
those ever living principles which Got only Snvo I
lfc and truth and power to that memorable
struggle but won for US victory unparalleled
in the annals Of political history. 1t IS, therc-
fore, not only natural but proper that the or"Ve
sons and fair daughters OF old EdSeheld shoui"
hail the recurrence Of this day with patrio'ic |
nrior, and claim with jusliiablc pride that 1t
was the first day of that new revolution wmcn
liiicd the ..prostratc State from the ABYSS oi
shame and ruin into which alien h"uus ha'
plunged her, to restore her to her PROUD ncrco-
ilary place amid the ssterhood OF equal states.
II il right too, while the light of our last
great victory still gows upon our banner, that
we should rs we unfold it once again, inscroc
upun it the walchworls which led us TO TRIUMPH
We rive it again to-day "to the battle an" INC
breeze" with Right, Truth and Jus,lce emola-
ypncd on its TO 'ls, and with our old battle cry
GOOD and our Fathcrand,' we go forth con
uucrng anl to conquer! APPLAUSE. NO
more anprupratc time could have been CHOSEN
70 display our hnn,rcd banner than this day
&T a RS a8s IL Aa22 aes esrGf G vas 9qy qyrayig h2BEH9
have selected as our standard bearers the same
who had tho good fortune to bear our flag to
victory in 10. For myself; recognize and up
prcciatc the honor done me, and, in accepting
the unanimous nomination rendered me, do
50 with II profound sense OF the grave res
ponsibiIty imposed, with u firm determination
TO carry out in good faith the principles first
reiterated 10y the Democratic party, and with
the assured and fcrvcnt hope that the men who
proved in 90 that they could rescue State FROM
ruin, will show in - that they intend to pre-
serve il. II is useless for mc to renew the pied
1 bnV ryn ibr | would llin hone that
official record OF the past is the best guaranty
| can give my icllow.citizcns for the future
Their continued confidence in The rccitude Of
my purposes has been the highest honor of my
litc-thc greatest support amid the responsible
ties of my position, and the most cherished re-
ward Of my laborS.
-. PICTURE OF GRANT.
We enter this contest unicr far different and
more auSpicioWs circumstances than the last
Thsn ,hs %h1Is DE! pGwsr Ma & "a s!sso
Z All the pofificnl machinery Of the State, welded
' by men totally uuscrupulous in the use of it, was
directed to tho sole end Of pcrpetuatlnS Il rule
which was II disgrace to civilization and an Of
fence to Heaven. Hayoncts. i'll the hands of the
paid sollicry OF the common country, CLEANED,
in pa!pabc violation Of the Constitution OF that
country, at every polling place in State
Oar people. broken 10y years Of miSrulr and OPP
PRESTON were almost hopeless We had as TIE
Chief Executive OF the United States man
whose cuuccliion of the Law cmhodici III
the findings of u court martial. and whose dis
graceful ignorance OF the Constitution Of the
rountry was only cluacl 10y his shameless
di-rc slrt Of it, most sacred obligations. H:u-
tai, ignorant and drunken he hcsacl not to
crush the people of the South by the power OF
Il pail sollirly With An armed hand up"a
their throuts he attempted to siilc til" breath Of
aT PGTG &e As inc ihSea sSSt G i
States the If Union, he reduced it to military
sairapy. We were confronted ut home by an
enemy bold, confident and defiant, thoroughly
disciplined, and bound comractly together by
the cohesive power Of public plum Ter. Driven
almost To Lc~ ~pcyHtiuu and trusting alone in The
justice OF our cause, and recognizing the SUI
lrCmc necessity of saving our State, our people,
hy a common impulse, with one heart dcdict
tel themselves To the patriotic work, ANA after
II struggle ar luous AMI heroic ever
wagcl, redeemed the fair land Of their fathers
and covered themselves with glory They
achieved success against every probability
They worked uut political miracle greater than
amy ever achieved by II people, and they accom-
pli-hcl this because they were true to them
sclyrs and touhcir principles.
u>Nry"N'S >EIyru "r HAYES.
What is our position now? The Chief EXccu
tive Of tho country is one who, however much
wv may differ traia him politically. we yet re-
:. cothiAc as n gentleman, and one who deserves
respect and gratitude 10y having, in def
ancc Of the passionate appeals of partisans,
restored local self government TO louisiana
and South Carolina. By his act the military
suboriinatcd to Tie civil authority; the
armed soldiers of the United States who had fOr
months bivouacNcd within the walls OF our cap
itul, were withdrawn, thus showing his condcm-
nation of that greatest cri.:c ever pcrpc;ratci
against liberty on this continent. Ey giving TO
rnr niyGns ,Igt--'. .l. I..l 5,si4---D 15,,
nUi-Sl!o-g !i'."..s- r2@NE SEcrv
-~15ITbecar---- ~15I - f.h..c7-,.-li.;. "'1Y.
lore the last fight. 10 not come now 10 lull !
You lilo false security | do not say to Won |
that you have everything your own way, and |
have hu, I" nominate your candidates. saw |
that hc'l''c this campaign is .Gurybt ,riM al !
."" YhH diHynr as ne i'si. We had then an |
"rcn ii"ht to make. We had an organized and |
disciplined foe to encounter in the field We |
Knew just WhGt"~s hadr<to e&,,cct. ann cvsfv |
ln1r worked - though the destiny o: the State |
depended upon his own individual resources -. |
MI this i changed. My opinion is that the
N"ruhlicam t"nycutiun dil not nominate State
ticket last week lccausc they hnrw that if they
did We would have every man in the State raj
lying To our standard, and We would cain a vie
tory %ranicr than the last.
THE RADICAL roNvr%riuy