Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-11-13

If they would do that, not being boot
licking or subscrvient, but with manly
acknowledgement that the wager of battle
had boon against them, and they accepted
its decision of an indivisiblo Union and
stood by the constitutional they would
show tho people Of the North that they
were loyal to the Constitution aud their
pledges, then they would hreak down the
bloody shirt cry of "solid South"
lie was not discouraged by the result of
the recent election in Ohio. lie lad never
expected that the Democrats would carry
the State. When they wcnt back to the
soft money idea and all sorts of other fool
ishness, they deserved to be beaten If
they returned to tho pure teachings and
principles Of the fathers and nominated
proper men, they could carry the country
at the next election, even with Grant
against them.
There was one man in America in whose
favor, if the Democrats nominated him, the
best argument they could use would be the
praises lavshcd on bin by his cncmics.
That man was Tom Bayard, from Delaware.
(Chcers.) He had been true friend 10
the South, because true to the CONSTITUTIONS
aud he could beat Mr. TiIdcn in New York
State. lie could carry moro Of the con.
scrvatvc Republican, vote than any man
who could be nominated. lie could carry
New York, and only twelve more electoral
votes would be needed. Let them nominate
Mcdonald Of Indiana. Indiana was really
the only truly Democratic Northern State.
With New York, Indiana and the South,
the President would be elected. lie waited
the South not to seek position or place on
the Presidential ticket. She did not want
that. But he wanted the Southern dele
gates when they went to the Convention to
say, GIVE as the rank and file Of the Demo-
cratic Nrty dcmaud that you take as your
candidates mcu who will carry Inc whole
country and merit its confidence. The
Democrats of the South needed to he pru>
dent and discreet He would himself warn
those in Congress rs earnestly rs he could TO
avoid angry debate aud recrimination into
which their enemies seek to cntr,p them.
lic would urge thcm 10 pass by The attacks
aud insults of their advctslrics with scorn
| and silence that wonId be tho most fitting
answer. lie would use all cf his influence
70 induce them TO 30 Oh Guicny aud cgS.
laIc for tho good OF all, and show them
selves true TO their country and The
misunderstanding only to the
business OF the country and to meet the
warts of The people. Then they could step
out and ask Amc,ic,n citizens whc,hcr they
would nave for President q nmo and great
man without fcar or icprVHch, OF Grant
with the record Of his corrupt adminislra-
tons tclind him. Lrt the people OF ihc
South show themselves honest and sincere
and awabidng. Onc indisccc, fool South
could in minute undo The lcngthy labor Of
statesman. Only let them cary out this
advice: and show that thcy stood BY their
pledges and they would elect their Prcsi
dcn. (Chccrs.)
lie did not need to advise ,llom as to the
relations between The races J'his county
was one Of those that in 1876 showed
that hy policy of conciliation and
tac rc-csaGlishncnt OF an i,cnli.-
ty of interests, the white man could take
the colored man with him The Democrats
could never carry SouSh CpoIina unless
they ODD upon the same p,!orn. That
policy was the true one, and tho true Que
because it was right Let every man feel
tha. his rights were protected by the l,w.
Let The white man shoH that he WAS the
colorcd mans friend, hat hcir interests
were identical, and that Que could not 20
down without dragging tho other. l.ct The
white man do that, and he woui have the
colorcd man on his side more strongly in
1880 than in 1876. (Chccrs.)
He had been led off into saying Ear more
than he had intended. lie had wanted
only to thank them for their welcome and
explain that it was pot his fault that ho bad
not been present yesterday. lie had waited
"ll night at Gastopa, aud the train had
refused 10 stop for him. That was why he
he was not present lie had come, how
ever, with great trouble and fatigue 10 I'LL
his engagement as far as possible. lie
then concluded and retired amid renewed
cheering.
Senator Hampton held lit!cimpromptu
lcvcc after his speech, many old campaign
and army acquantapccs end friends seeking
the opportunity 10 shake his hand. Among
them were several colored men,
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