The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-24
GHEENBItIER IND I.OH B,

The Barbecue Given by the Two Clubs
on FridayA Grand Success in Every
Particular.
The last grand gathering Of tho
Democracy OF Fairfield, before the
primary election, WAS held on Friday
last, under tho auspices of the
Greenbricr and tho Horcb Demo-
Cratic Clubs. It WAS natural to cx-
poet that there would DO IL large
crowd on hand. A very general i'll
yitation had boon extended, and The
widely~known hospitality Of tho
ncighborhood was evidence that all
who were asked wcro expected.
With the c,snIil letes it WAS a last
opportunity, and they must put
themselves in their best trim to use
it to the best advantage. What
over may have been tho anticipa~
tions Of those Interested, there WAS
snrcly no ground to complain of the
success Of the gathering Tho day
was all that could be Desired
bright and pleasant. Very soon poo-
pie began to arrive from different
quarters, and by tho time the meet
ing opened thcro were about i've
hundred present. The place select
cd 1or the meeting was in a beautiful
wood near tho residence of DR.. Ira
L. Smith. The stand for the speak
ers was pleasantly situated, anl
supplied with comfortable chairs for
those who were to occupy it, The
flag of tho Grecnbricrs hoated in
front Of it, and WAS an appropriate
reminder Of that gallant club. In
front wore tho seats for the ladies'
and we'll filled they were.
Tho meeting was called to ortlcr
by Major Woodward. president of
the Grccnbricr Club, and the pro.
caedinys were opened With prayer
by Rov. Willard Richardson. After
extending a welcome to the audience,
especially to the ladies, Mai, Wood-
ward introduced, us the first speaker
of the day, Mr.. Jno. w. Robinson,
who spoke as follows
We have met here to-day in q
social, happy reunion, upon which
congratulate you all. I cln cons
ceivc Of nothing better calculated to
unity and solitijy our people than
gatherings such as this. Hero we
interchange ideas, and feel that wo
are indeed one peolc, with one great
end in view-and that purpose to
save our country and perpotuato it's
happiness. We must bo true to
ourselves, and thcn it follows, as
tho day follows the night, that we
cannot be false to any man. Fair
field has long been noted for her
generosity and hospitality, and
these qualities have becn fully
shown in this canvass. Thdre have
been between thirty and forty can
didates on tho road all the timo-
and there's many chicken "gono
up" My friends, we arc truly
great people. I mot Northern
man short time ago, and he said to
me, 81 am going back to my people
and tell them about you. You have
suffered much, and have shown
most heroic endurance. You will
soon regain your old position. I'll
tell the Northern people that there
is no moro noble and high~minded
and chivalrous people Oh tho oarth.'
I recently made trip to Boar
Greek, and enjoyed it worry much.
They have q good country there-it
is not bare of water or ladies or
any other good thing, and L hope it
won't be bare of Robinson votes.
[ Laughter. While { was down there
they gave me an arm chair to sit in
but whom I cot in there wasn't
much chair left. Laughter.1 AS
to politics L think I nood say but
little. We should have no side
issues, but should maintain our Or
ganization--which, as we all know,
was, in 1876, the most perfect that
ever existed. BY unity among our
people the party was kept together.
Tho greonback party seems to be
spreading, but I sec no use in split~
ting the Democratic party, We
must stick to that party--.and we