Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-25

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they would not hinder any move Grant and
his friends might make to set it up, and
that they would stand by tho empire if
declarod constitutional government, BY
God!
"Such, however," snid Gen. Gary, walk
Ing up and down the floor, "is not my plan
or policy. im in favor, by Godl of q
constitutional govornment-a Republican
government, and in favor Of perpetuatiug
it, If tho time ever comes, Pm ready to
throw my sword into the scale for this, and
against any monarchical innovation whatso-
eycr.'
BAYARD-TILDEN
"Who," put to him at last, "is tho
candidate Of tho Southern Democrats for
President"
"Take the leaders -Bayard is their choice
undoubtedly, Take tho people--Tilden
would bo theirs. I am not myself Bay
ard man. Thomas II. Ewing is my pre-
ference. His financial principles are my
own. Bayard's are not. can't under
stand the Democratic fidelity of man who
stands, us Buyard does, on Radical Re-
publican financial platform. Im Jackson
Democrat, and can understand tho position
in this rcpcot of General Ewing. TO my
mind Jackson was tho greatest man tho
Democratic party ever had-greater than
Calhoun op Webster either--in brains, in
nerves, in far seeing craftsmanship"
elbow do you associate his financial ideas
wish those of Ewing?"
"In this way: jackson, Ia his day, was
opposed to q national bank. IIo would
therefore, be opposed to the present national
banks. He was opposed to the consolida
tion of tho money power--tho grandest,
most absorbing of modern powers-into
hands outside of tho peoples So is General
Ewing"
THE PoPuLAcE AND TILDEN.
.As to the popular preference for Tildcn
what Of that2"
swell, now that is comprehensive
question. The people of our State--that
is to say, the masses Of them-Eavo been
SO absorbed by their own troubles that they
have not digestcd questions involving
national finance nor inquired how
these questions would be affected
by this or that President to come
into power. All ore Democrats of the
strictest type, willing to abide by tho dcci-
sion of the National Democratic Convention.
All, too, pretty we'll recognize the doctrine
that South Carolina, which was so active in
stirring up the late civil war, ought to bc u
little modest just at present-ought not to
attempt to control matters when the former
attempt to control thcm resulted il such
immense loss aud suffering. Therefore, I
say, our people have not yct formulated
their preference, aud it's only % feeling in
the air which leads mo to describe it as for
1iIdcn"
Why, General" exclaimed coniidcn-
tial friend who had stood near during the
conversation, "don't you know very well
there amt man, woman or white
child in South Carolina that wouldn't 40
for Tildcn if he was nominated again?"
"Just you hold on. I'm coming to
that" said General Gary. "Tilden, If he
gets nominated again, will get the unan.
imous support of the Southern people. It's
idle to dispute that solidest of all solid facts
in the so-caled solid South. Damn him!'
proceeded the General, now warming to the
theme, "I'm sorry for him, too. I think
Tildcn has been badly treated. Ho was
sold out by Southern leaders. Hc ought
not, however, to have suffered himself to bo
sold out by anybody. He should have
claimed his rights. That's why, even
while say I'm sorry for him, l add that
I don't like his sort of man. He has
nothing of tho Andrew Jackson kind in
him. Yet I would support him heartily
again, because l believe he was sacrificed
to the South, and that the South owes him
an atonement. Moreover, believe that,
being the greatest political tactician of the
time, having immense machinery which lie
has organized at his disposal, having still
the most powerful Of his friends in 1876 to
back him, and, perhaps, having besides the
commodity he is reported to have by tho
barrclful, he may be nominated in 1880,
and, if nominated III 1880, will certainly
be elected
SAMUEL SOLD oUT BY TIE SOUTH.
"But you say Tildcn was sold out by
Southern leaders. That's new phase
IIow?'
ooh, know it will raise tho devil," said
General Gary, shut it might as we'll come
out. Tho long and short of it is that
proposition was made to me ut tho we'll
known mass meeting at Abbevl!c, in 1876,
to withdraw the Tildcn electors of this
State
TIE SHAMEFUL rnoRoslTYoN.
"By whom?"
"By General Hampton, OF tho timo when
he had been nominated but not elected for
the Govcrnorship. lIo, Toombs and myself
spoke at that meeting. Hampton ap-
preached mo on tho platform with that
proposition"
"Now,' | asked General Gary, "please
explain for what reason that suggestion was