The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-10-24
GRAND DEMOERATTC KALBT il
H0NEA PATH.
The Banner Section os ths Hammer County
Alive with Observation-Disclosures of
Speeches and Dinner-Forty Candidates
as Mnstess OF Ceremony-"An Things
are Lovely" &c.

The meeting arranged for Honea Path by
the State Executive Committee, on the 10th
inst, brought about twenty-five hundred
people out, and proved a splendid success.
! n large mounted escort met the speakers at
the depot and followed them to the place of
meeting of oil the mounted clubs, Truin
which place the line of march was taken up.
There were about six hundred mounted
men in red and blue shirts, tunder the cs.
pecial charge of Gen. w. w. Humphreys,
Marshal of the day. who made most i'm
posing cavalcade as they proceeded through
| the town.
The stand was most beautifully decorated
with flowers, evergreens, DC. In the centre
was the picture of Gov. Hampton, as the
guardian angel of South Carolina. The
stand, the seats, &C.. were arranged, as
Honea Path always arranges such matters
in the best OF style, and, what was still bet
ter, there was a splendid audience of ladies
and gentlemen.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev. A. c. Stcpp, and the President of the
| Club Dr. L. A. Hudgens, introduced Hon.
j. n. Lipscomb, Senator from Newberry.
lie made most capital speech lie said
he was very sorry, indeed, that he was the
only representative present of the speakers
ordered there by the State Executive Com
mittee. But that the people need not fear
but that they would have speeches enough,
| as the Whole face OF the earth was covered
with candidates, not only willing to speak,
but, If the people were willing to spend or
be spent for their dear constituency. The
candidate was an anomaly in nature-the
most patriotic. pains taking, pleasing man
in the world that it was great pity that
some persons were not candidates all their
lives, 1t made such improvement in them.
He complimented Anderson highly on her
thorough Democracy and splendid organiza-
ton, and said that he would feel that lie was
guilty of great impropriety were he to talk
to her people about Democracy. He read
in the earnest faces before him determina-
ton to win. Success was an absolute ne
cessity, and must be had at any cost. He
addressed considerable portion of his re-
marks to the colored people, of whom there
were many present. He told them that the
white people owed them debt of gratitude
for their good h.i-ayior during tho war
when the men were all out of the country.
That the white man and the colored man
should live in peace and harmony if they
expected to succeed. That if u conflict OF
race was brought on the colored man must
be destroyed That the anglo-saxon race
had never since the world began set its foot
| on country that it had not been masters
OF. lie scorched the carpe; -bagger, who
| came down here and set the negroes against
the white pcople-they were thieves, liars.
scoundrels, &c. Here negro was pointed
out to him rs Radical. He said, che is
more honest than any carpct-bagger. I'd
trust him with my smoke house key, and
l would not trust Chamberlain with it,"
lie told them that the people need hot OK
pect to see the taxes reduced until the Con-
stitution was changed. That taxes were
not SO high now, compared with other
States, but that we were so poor the ONLY
way he knew how to reduce taxes was to
make more property. then it would take a
proportlonably less tax to raise the required
amount. What we want is immigration of
| capital and labor. He told the colored peo-
pie that the only way they could expect to
have part control of this State government
was to come into the Democratic party, and
then not expect Office because he was black.
but because he was entitled to it. White
men did not ask office because they we're
white. put they appe.aiiet, to their character,
qualification aid record, and that was what
they must do if they expect to get office.
His speech was frequently interrupted by
bursts Of applause.
The Chairman then introduced Hon. r.
w. Simpson. He briefly reviewed the cam
paign of 1876, saying that it was the most
glorious effort that great people ever made
for freedom; that the annals of history
never showed an instance of such patriotic
perseverance and grand devotion TO prin-
clplc as the campaign of '76, and that we
owed most Of that enthusiasm and ultimate
success not TO the men vino wore the red
shirts or cast the ballots on the 9Th Noyem
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South Carolina, who inc;ted and encouraged
them. He then showed what the difference
was between our present condition and that
under Republican rule, making a glowing
picture and eloquent appeal for effort and
determination in this election. He who in
jures the unity of the Democratic party in
this critical period is q worst enemy to
South Carolina and to civilization than all
the Radicals in she State. His speech was
well received, and the advice given exceed
ingly appropriate.
Col. Jas. l.. Orr was next introduced
He said that State matters had been so
thoroughly discussed in the two excellent
speeches just made that he did not think
there was room LET for him to speak to
them on that subject. He called attention
to the fact that South Carolina could never
have perfect freedom and uncontrolled in
dependence as long as tho Republican party
was in power in National matters, The
tendency ofthat party since its inception has
has been to solidify and strengthen the Ma
1onal government at the expense of the
state power. Capitalization was what we
had to fear more than anything else. Does
1t take instances to demonstrate this? Look
at the history of few events since the war.
Mattison had wantonly murdered an inno-
cent and unoffending citizen in few miles
of this place, and yet by the United States
Courts had been taken from the hands of
the law, and not only set free, but given
employment by the United States govern
iies:t. When the Board Of State Canvass
ers had utterly disregarded the commands
OF the Supreme Court of this State, and been
committed for contempt, they were released
in n most Illegal and unheard of manner by