The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-29
Wake up Dcmocrats--Thc Republic
cans Preparing for the Campaign
of 1880.
Marion Star.

DIiTiOH IotUT.
The following circular, %purrorting to have
been issued by the Republican party Of tho
State, is being extensively circulated among
the colorcd people.
At the head Of the circular is the picture OF
a hGItail shanghai rc rsn r niring bis, his l1 m s
warm contest in 1850. II the Democrats
should be prepared to meet any emergency,
Democratic rule is the only hope for honest
Government in South Carolina. We deem 1t
our duty rs n watchman on the tower to pub
lish the circular, and thus warn the Demo
Gratis Of impending danger, that they may
ward 1t off in time TO prevent danger TO their
organization
Crow for the Republicans in carrying New
York, Connecticut, and New Jersey!
Grow for the Republicans in carrying Penn.
sylvania. Ohio and New HAMPSHIRE!
Crow for the Republican party every
The Republicans ave carried the following
States. by large maI0rlties: $500,
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, New Hampshire, I'LL
New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Connecticut. New, Jersey, Vermont,
Nevada.
We give this good news to you downtrod-
den Republicans of South Carolina. The
Democratic party says the Republican party
Is dead; they will find, when it Is too late,
that w are wide awake, and don't expect to
to sleep any more until the RennDliGan
party Is triumphant everywhere. The re
publicans of the North will never submit to
be governed by the red-shirted Democrats of
South Carolina. The history Of the Demo.
cratic party will never be forgotten by the
Republicans. As It happens we know some,
thing about the history OF the Democratic
party in South Carolina. They have been
anything to get into power.
I will here relate a little incident that hap
pened in the North recently. There was a
little boy who had n pet coon to sell, and he
said that he wouldn't sell it to q Republican
or q Greeubacker: soon q man came along
and said: BOY / want to buy your COON
boy asked: What Is our politics ~ ~
a Republican " "Wcll, sir. you can't get
and said to the boy 81 want to buy your
well. sir. what Is your politics ?"
81 am a Grecnbackcr, SIR well. sir, you
get my coon" Presently u third man
along who was n Democrat, and said :
"Boy I want to buy your coon" "Well,. sir,
what Is your politics?" "Oh, am anything
o get the coon"
That IS the way with South Carolina Demo,
Gratis. When the war broke ont they were all
SeccssioniSts, and got whipped in the war;
and after the war they changed their names
to Democrats. and run n Democrat against K.
X. Scott, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, and got beat In 1868. And then they
changed their names to ReforIncrs, and run
Carpenter for Governor, against r. X. Scott:
and got beat in 1870. And then they changed
their names to Boilers, and run for Governor
reuben iomllnSOn aSalnst f.J. MOSES, unu
got beat in 1872.
And then they changed their names to In
Republicans, and run for Cover
nor John T. Green against u. H. Chamberlain
and got beat in 1874. And then they changed
their names to Democrats. and run Hamp-
ton, the fraud against y. II. Chamberlain in
lS7G. SO they are anything TO get tho coon
or the office.
Republicans of South Carolina. stand up!
We expect to see chat you rights are pro-
tcctCd and that in lSSn VIC will sec South
Carolina once more in the Republican col
uInn.
You have hut to look around, and you can
sTe u 1n%eri ihe hand % riep of tvramny wn and "" opp itsi-
sion, by the very mcE. who claim that they
ought TO rule the destinies of the republic.
Down. down, down, with such men. Rcpub-
leans to the 'front.'.