The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-12-31

Abbeville and promptly declined. That the cai-
vass went onIprecisely as it had lone before
not one vote being affected by the rejected prop.1
osition. That I knew Governor Hampton TO be
as true to the State and the Democratic party az
any man in Sonth Carolina. I am out Of poll
but I thought YOU should know the whole truth.
SAMUEL MCGOWAN
GEN. GARY
says again that he Submitted to be gagged in
1876, and be dictated 10 by Hampton where and
when I should and shouldn't speak," The exec
utive committee, however made the appoint
ments, and l believe selected the speakers. lhad
not indicated to them anything in referonce to 1t,
and if they did not invite Gen. Gary to speak,
they must have had some very good reason for
not doing 80. II no did not canvass the State, it
was not from any advice 1 gave, and if he wants
information upon this point, the committee
could doubtless give him very satisfactory reasons
Why he was not invited to do 80. AS TO my 'tal.-
ing the initial STEP in opposition to him, it is
well known that during the whole Of my term a.
Governor, Gen. Gary made constant and unwar-
ranted attacks OH me- in the Senate, and where he
knew I could not answer them, and l have never
answered him except Gil two occasions. One OF
those was in GrcenTille. In reply to his remark
hear Of the Hampton Democracy would be that
they were Winning and dining With the colored
brothers and sisters" l replied Us nearly as I eau
remember, 'that il he had said that l was
doing anything to lower the standard Of the
Democracy he had said what was impertinent aud
untrue" If he had not intended to make those
reflections, he could have acclaimed them, which
he never did. The people of Greenvil q had real
lied that Gen. Gary had done much harm to our
party, and though the chairman Of the ~executi, 0
committee wrote me to 60 there and endeayOr to
correct the injury which did.
THE REPUBLICAN PROPOSITION TO SELL OUT cHAs:-
BERLAIN.
In farther evidence of the fidelity with which
we sustained the Democratic party, I may relate
what has never been before published, that when
Judges Denny and Settle (Republicsns) were in
Columbia, and the question of the recognition OF
our government was in agitation, they said to Inc
at one tune that II I would, OH any public Occa-
sion, say that 1 thought the State had been car
ried for Hayes, the troops would be removed and
I would be recognized. My reply at once was
the United States, but that il those two gentle
men, who had access to the returns, which We
had not, would take Gen. Gordon aud Bradley
Johnson and 20 over the returns with an expert,
I would then say just what the returns showed.
Judge Settle laughed aud said 1--WE have had
one deal will that pack of cards and have thrown
it away" (Meaning, evidently, that they had
dlC uo IolS y NAS ~ SAA "~AS AoS c"sA'
lied with the result Gems. Gordon and Johnson
will doubtless remember this incident.
ANOTHER EVIDENCE
was this. There was no question Of my election
because We had received exucc returns from our
own canvassers, aud We knew that when the
votes were counted before the Legislature, they
would show o majority for our State ticket. But
when some of Mr.. Tilden's friends Il to Col
umbia and desired to bring the question as to
the Presidential Electors before tho Supreme
Court, VIZ employed counsel for that purpose,
and several gentlemen borrowed 81, 900 from the
bank Oh their individual notes to pay them for
their services. We were urged to do this and
were assured that We would be reimbursed b. the
National Democratic Committee. That money
has never been repaid. 1t is Of interest to state
in this connection that this SUN, and for this le-
Ultimate purpose, was what Gen. Gordon alluded
to in one Of the now famous
CIPHER DISPATCHES.
The lawyers were employed in Mr.. Iildcn's
interests alone, and We rather weakened than
strengthened our own cause by taking any part
in the case.
1t is a fact which should lie distinctly stated
that during the whole Of that important and try
Ing canvass which was no earnestly prosecuted in
the interest of the Democratic party We secured
not one single dollar of aid outside Of the State.
The whole expenses Of the canvass was BONE by
our " people.
AN ERROR CORRECTED.