The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-25

there ain'e man, woman or white child
in South Carolina that wouldn't go for
Tilden If no wss nominated again I"
BADLY TREATED-DAMN HIM.
"Just you hold on. Pm coming to
that" said Gen. Gary. r'Tilden, Il he
gets nominated again, will get the unan-
imous support of the Southern people.
It's idlo tv dispute that solidest of all
eolid facts in the so-called Solid South.
Damn himP proceeded the General, now
warming TO tho themo, rim sorry for
him. too. think Tilden has been badly
treated. He was sold out by Southern
leaders. He ought not, however, to
have suffered himself 10 be sold out by
anybody. He should have claimed his
rights. That's why, even while I say
I'm sorry for him, add that don't like
| his sort of q man. He hes nothing of
tho Andrew jackson kind i'm him. Yet
would support him heartily again, be-
cause he was sacrificed to the South and
that the South owes him an atonement.
Moreover, | believe that, being the
greatest political tactician of the ti;no,
having immense machinery which he
hes organized at his disposal, having still
the most powerful of his friends
In 1875 to back him, and perhaps, nav
ing besides the commodity he is reported
to have by the LalIelful, he may be
nominated in 1880, and If nominated,
will certainly be elected"
SAMUEL SOLD OUT BY THE SOUTH.
"But you say Tilden was sold out by
Southern leaders. That's new phase.
Howl"
ooh, I know IL will raise the DEVIL"
said Gen. Gary, "but it might as we'll
come out. The long and short of it ia
that q proposition was made to me at tho
we'll known mass meeting at Abbevil!e
in 1876 to withdraw the Tilden electors
of this State!"
|. THE SHAMEFUL PROPOSITION.
"By whom?"
"By Gen. Hampton, at the time when
he had been nominated but not elected
for the Governorship. He, Toombs and
myself spoke at that meeting. Hsmpton
approached me on the platform wits that
proposition"
"Now,"' asked Gen. Gary, "please
explain for what reason that suggestion
was made, and what service its adoption
would have been to Hampton's cause.".
""Well, sir, at that time we wanted to
redeem South Carolina from carpet bag
rule, and some of US didn't care damn
how 1T was to come about Hampton knew
that Radicals here wouldn't vote for Tilden
and Hendricks and at the same time they
hated Chamberlain, the Republican can
didate for Governor, like the Devil. It
was understood that Cooke and MacEey
said they would bolt the Hampton State
ticket If Hampton would withdraw the
Iilden electors and thus insure the State
for the Republican National ticket.
Hampton virtually said to these men,
If you'll elect me Governor, ! don't care
who you elect President That was
why he came to me at Abbeyille with
the proposition have mentioned.n
SHARP ANSWER TO HAMPTON.
"What Gid you say to it9''
II said, in the first place, that as South
Carolina had sent delegates to and fairly
participated in the National Conyen-
ton which nominated Tiiden. the
withdrawal of the electors would be a
piece of bad faith. In the next place, I
said it couldn't be done without calling
another convention. To this Hampton
responded that it might be done Through
the State Executive Committee. With
out acquiescing, ! answered Hampton
that if he and the rest were resolved
to do it, wouldn't make war upon
sho ccHcicass::ca. I've since heard that
at meeting held that night, which
| didn't attend, but at which Hampton.
Toombs, Gen. McGowan and Col. Goth
ran were present, there was hot
time. MCGOWAN wouldn't agree, nohow
and the project fell through. New
ertheless, I've always regard it in the
light of traitorous disaffection to Til
den before his election, showing dispo-
sition to sacrifice him in this State.
WHY AToNEMENr Is NECESSARY.
"It was nothing more nor less than an
offer to surrender the State to Hs;as i,
order to secure the election of Hampton
hence my willingness to see atonement
made in case Tiiden is again Nominated.
That nomination, repeat, ienoriup NV
preference for Ewing, would undoubted-
,y be received by our people with full
acclaim. The whole South Would vote
fDv Tilden. Whoever tells You it won't
tolls o lie. There would be no boltinr.
We've had enough of bolting-enough Of
secession. You can't get any mora of It
from the South. Talk Of Southern brig
adiers' not being dociie to the decision of
the party or not being friends of the I'm.
ion. By God 1 expect they're about the
best friends the Union has to-day. iust
because they've had some experience in
butting against it."
Tho Eosaid's Comments.
It is q remarkable story which Gen.
Gaty tells one of our Southern CORES
pordents how Senator Hampton propos.
ed 10 "sell out" Mr. Tiiden's electoral
ticket in Sorth Carolina in 1876. The
General's conclusion Is still moro re-
markable that the National Democratic
party mast renominate Mr.. Tildon for
President IN atonemens for Senator
Eappton's behavior. By contrast with
thfs, ser'" =" prominent Democratic politi-
Clans lew York, with freedom of
spee ...te equal to Gen. Gary's.. insist
that ~. !Tilden not ouly pronose,I. bnt
did actually 'fsell out" the Demoerati.
municipal ticket here in 1868. and there
fore, y, atonement for such behavior ..a
must pot be renouiinated. Now, Sot Il
Carolina ia big Slate. and New
i,orA is = Dig city, but. neither of
them Erohably is big enough to make the
poiicYof the National Democratic party
nlnge spon supeFannuated grievances In
local politics. If it mems to win the
next Presidential election its nornina-
tons must be controlled by some higher
CONSIDERATION thar the circumstance that
Senator Hampton was willing to put Mr..
Lildent noae ont of Joint to elect himself
Govefnsr of South C4ynt;na fhsao z,o.y,