The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-24

THO Langley ana the GranltcVlllc-
have gained n reputation in all tho
leading markets of the country. We
have u highly favored country, and
we should make proper uso of all
our advantages. Our young men
should cheer up-thcrc is u better
future before them. Cotton is low
in price, but, in view Of tho COM
parativoly short supply now on
hand, 1T cannot fall lower, and will
probably riso highcr.-As to politics,
wo arc out Of Radical rule, and we
arc not going to got back into it.
Major Woodward: "Not shortiy."1
We are glad to SEQ our colorod
friends at these meetings. We arc
i'll dead earnest, and we want the
colorcd men to join us in keeping
up good governmental will make
them happier just IS it will make
the white people. The Democratic
party is going to rule tho nation.
They have the House now, will soon
have the Senate, and are sure to
elect their president in 1880. Gov~
crnor Hampton and tho Democrats
have brought peace and kept peace
i'll South Carolina. It is not pos
sible for tho Radicals to rule this
country or this State. They will
mako an attempt TO regain their lost
power, but thoy will nevor succeed.
No black man ever WAS OF cvor will
be benefited by Radical rule, and
VIC hope they will join in with the
Democrats to keep up good gov.
ernmcnt for all Major Pagan
closed with tribute to tho women
Of Fairfield, who had always done
their part nobly. Thanking the
audience for their attentive hearing,
he took his seat. [Applausc.1
The next speaker was ALr. Thos.
S. Bricc, who said:
Inecd not say that it gives me great
pleasure to meet the good people Of
this ncighborhood, to make new
acquaintances aud renew old fricnd-
ships. Though this is my first
visit to your clubs, you arc not
strangers to me. r know you
through your presidents, and by
the good work you did in the grand
campaign Of 1876. In tho efforts
we made against the bad govern~
ment Of tho Radical party, We hnvo
reason to be proud OF tho result.
1T seemed as ii ours was indeed u
forlorn hopo in 1876. Think OF the
compact Radical party, aided by
the Federal government and the
Northern people. We wore poor,
viii 9 t lie Radicals reveled in purple
and ino linen. They waved tho
bloody shirt, and tried to fire the
Northern heart in hostility towards
us. But, with Hampton as our loader,
i've won Il victory that has been most
prolific of good results, and will be
even moro so in the near future.
We havo cast our bread on tho
waters, and it has returned TO us
after many days. In our first
! efforts we were unsuccessful, yet wo
gained great advantages, md paved
the way for tho election of Demo
cratic representatives from our
county, anl complete success in tho
future. We have established the
fact that tho Radical stronghold
can be stormcd and carried Our
success has brought into our ranks
many mon who formerly believed
that all our efforts would prove
futile and abortivc Tho 'Reform"
party Of 1870 was q mistako--ro-
form and Radicalism nro mutually
opposed and incompatible. The
Democratic party has united the
people, and. they should maintain
it's organization. Homo rule is the
only hopo for our State. Our
victory may not be easy too much
reliance on our strength is hazards
ons. The Republicans have put
forward no State ticket. They
pursued the samo course in North
Carolina, and ut tho following cleo
tion swept tho State. NVo must
look out for something Of this sort
i'll 1880. Wo should ignore all
side issues, such as tho public
dobt, tho phosphate question and
the like. AS to the bonded debt:
when tho last Legislature mot, tho
Consolidation Act had been passed,
and throe-fourths of the Statos
creditors had come in undcr it's
torms. 1t was the most economical
settlement we could make, reducing
tho dobt one half. The Democratic
party, through it's Executive Com,
mittee, made a SOLEMN pledge, and
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