The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-24
SOME MORE RADICAL LIES.
The veriest Hotch-Potch of Political Odds
and Ends Lately Promulgated.
Correspondence Of The Neav York Times.

@ CHARLESTON, S. c., June IL.
Much has been said in the South Caro-
lima newspapers about restored harmony
In the Democratic party, and the general
acquiescence in the result of the recent
Democratic State Convention. These as:
surances look well on paper, and sound
we'll in the ears of the Hampton men,
but there is not the slightest particle Of
truth in them. A brief visit to the upper
counties will convince the most obtuse
observer that the discontinue of the Gary
faction by the State House ring has wild
ened the breach between the two factions.
While the counsel of the more prudent
of Gary's friends may carry some weight
and prevent the nomination of another
ticket, it is safe to predict that the Gary
men, or :" "straightouts," will not support
the ticket forced upon them by the Ha-
good men. In Edgefeld, Abbeville, An
derson, Oconee, Pickens and Greenville
Counties the feeling is most bitter, and
the prospects of an independent move.
ment are freely discussed, The chief
grievances are the intolerable arrogance
Of the aristocratic bull.dozers control.
ling the Hampton or, enormously termed,
"Fusion" wing of the South Carolina
Democracy, who look upon the State as
their property, and the working and mid
die classes as their vassals; high taxation,
which amounts to slow coniscation of the
property owned by the agricultural classes;
the obnoxious fence law, which protects
the rich and prevents the poor from rails
ing or owning cattle. The hardship of
the latter is most seriously felt in the
mountain districts. Under the old cattle
law were allowed to roam at large, which
enabled the poor to raise their annual
supply of meat without much cost. The
new law compels fencing-in " of stock
and enforces the expense Of feeding cattle
on all who own no grasslands. Nine-tenths
of the inhabitants of the districts above
named own only few acres of cultivated
land, in corner of which their hogs and
cows are penned up, slowly starving to
death. Men who have grown gray in the
Democratic party openly assert that they
will never vote another Democratic ticket.
Another cause Of complaint among the
up-country leaders is that the counties
which have actual Democratic majorities
are not represented on the State ticket
nor among the Presidential Electors, the
deleoates to Cincinnati. or the Executive
Committee. "The truth u.s." said prom.
inent Edgefeld politician few days ago,
eve are tired of our aristocratic masters,
and want change. In the Columbia
Convention they started out with Gen
eral and wound up with Colonel, and
even went 30 far as to provide for us an
other master to rule after Hagood. l am
alluding to General Bratton, whom they
elected chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee. Anticipating national triumph,
they have already fixed up slate for the
Federal appointments in this State: Col
onel Simonton to succeed United States
District Judge Bryan; Major Barker for
United States District Attorney; Colonel
Miles for Collector of Customs; Chancel-
lor Lesesne for Postmaster at Charleston /;
Hampton's son-in-law, Haskell, for Col
lector of Internal Revenue. Senator But
Ter will be retired and General Conner
will take his place. II the Republican
party" he concluded, "can be induced
to nominate good ticket, we'll support
it to mau, and we'll make it our busi-
ness to see the votes counted"