Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-02-12
wALHALA CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY r. 1880

discussed ut headquarters, from whence Tie
inspiration ca.ue, us shown by the following
uublokcn chain Of evidence: lSt. The
! meeting or consultation in Abbcvlle the
18Th Sep cmber, 1876 I'd. The Mautou
Marble letter again suggesting the idea of
separating the State from National politics,
3D. The advocacy of Hayes aud Wheeler
and Hampton aud Simpson from Demo.
cratic platforms By The Republican Judges,
! Cooke and Mackey, in the presence Of Gov.
Hampton, aud without objection from him.
4th. After tho election tho advising by
Gen. Hampton Of some Of the TiIdcp elec-
tors not to cast their votes FIR Tildcu 5th.
Tho Mncscy mission to Hayes before the
electoral fraud was committed 9th His
travelling around the country with HDycs,
endeavoring to reconcile the South 10 the
greatest political fraud ever perpe:rnted
upon the American people or agains. cons,i-
tutioual government. 7th. The advocacy
Of Hayes Southern policy, which meant tho
dis'n!csraton Of the Solid South. Now
these are issues fer Scuator Hampton to
consider aud furnish evidence of di>ry,lty
to the National Dcmocrscy, McGowau's
opinion to the contrary Notwithstanding
l have tnkcp no great credit or virtue to
myself, and / am surprised that Senator
Hampton so stscnuous!y dcuias what he
must know to be true So far as | nm
concerned ! helped TO save the State ia
1916, aud want TO see that kept while We
hcIp to SAGE The Nuton from the tyrant
Grant and the corrupt Republicans who
aim at centraizutiUn aud the destruction of
Republican government.
By pointing out aud avoiding the errors
! OF the past, We may secure success for the
tuture Iilucn is certainly Of moro impor.
tance in National politics than Hampton,
and III showing how he was deprived Of his
and or rights, which may yet be restored,
only do the National party service; for
1 believe the present Democratic dcmorali
zation and tho failure in New York is
largely due to the opposition of Hampton
and others to MIR. Tildcn, and the outside
Democratic as well Us Republican support
aud encouragement received by John
Kelly.
Senator Hampton continues to harp uron
my opposition to him upon my Grcenvillc
speech, as if did not have right to
honestly differ with him; for | firmly believe
that his policy has led US into many serious
mistakes and damaging compromises, both
ia State aud National affairs, which even
now seriously embarrnss and reflect upon
tho party. am willing to have my oppo.
siton, so-callcd, in and out of the Senate,
rs well as my Grecnvilie speech md card,
thoroughly investigated SO that its nature
may be more thoroughly understood.
In the first place, if we had stuck to
S'lniShout Democracy in 1876, instcad OF
adopting Fusion methods, we would hare
carried the State overwhelmingly both for
T!!aen asd ;;i;sc.f, just "o i,c carried that
s,ctiun Of the State where the S,rnightout
policy was lnauSuratcd and prevailed, aud
hen hc W ud have been saved the necessity
I'll making any compromises with the Radi
cais III State or Natluna ah'lrS, for the
truth Is lac came near losing The State by
his much talked OF 'comciil.tory policy"
Ii was tic Slr'l@h"nt aggressive p"lir,
which saved the S.n,c IN Sliic OF Grnnt's
bayoncts, us every one knows, not 1900
"'sro votes. Us Hampton say. Tnc c'n-
Srrv"l"', reform ana c""cl i's".y policies
or Plans O! c'mp"isn bad been :u2i hy
Hc"S. NerHH"", h"'I"r and Others nntli
'or pr"p!' were so discouraged that Eay
>er!J"N'y discussed uiaf!ng icr!Is with
0""n'',''''", , - ""a ,"e o'''c "l7 u la,
''''u W '"a :.'''' ,".""s''S''' urge an"
'o''''o' - wi "''o r'op'e' VII" arose 10
'he'r might ana sad, we will preserve
our S'a'e and civilIzation,' aud when the
nrSroes saw that We were !" earnest they
gave way although they had prrvi""s',
laughed our ,niik and water Fusion policies
10 scor". fh,r comparison between the
S'utiuhs IN which the Sira;.ituut aud