Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-09-30
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and Much Greater Enthusiasm--The
Parade of the clnbs-.Speeches by
Hasood, Thompson, Youmans, Nc
Master, Tiiiman, Butler and Others.
EDaEFIELD, September 22-Edgefeld
was perhaps the most delicate ground on
which the feet of the campaigners have
trodden since their canvass began. The
home Of Gen. Gary and Of his strong sup
Dor ers for the G~overnorship, it was nat
ursl to suppose that g lack of enthusiasm
would be fel; here for the ticket as adoHA
ed, although there could be no doubt thS
the votes Of the Democracy OF Edgehe
would be solidly cast for it in Novemb4s
With these ~anticipations it is pleasant
record that the attendance was fully.
large as was looked for and the interes
f.. greater. Arriving last night, tb5
campaigners were met at Trenton by Speas~
err Sheppard and other gentlemen and
taken care of at their respective homes
here }
"THE VILLAGE" I
vas very quiet this morning until between
8 and 10 o'clock, when the clubs :rom the
country began TO come in and enliven
things with their red shirts and the old
| EdgeieId yell, and tie Eigefeld Rifles, in|
then handsome uniforms, gathered in
groups preparatory to the parade. Busl-
! ness was generally suspended and the bar.
rooms were rigidly closed. At II o'clock
the speakers met at the Tillman H ,use,
and were visited by many CIT zens, while
the cavalry filed through the streets, hur-
raining very heartily for Hagood and Ken
| nedy. AT ll:30 the procession, consisting
OF several hundred mounted men. & large
proportion in red shirts, paraded through
| The main street before The hotel, and the
| Rifles went through the tasi cs with
grace and precision. Upon the passing O.
/ The procession, headed by the Edgeteld
Brass Band. IAN organization composed,
by the way, Of some OF the best young
m-lLof the town, and raised only thfss
aEsgu for the c~ampaign,) the spe4k-
ers in carriages, escorted by the RlfeS fol
lowed the line of march to the Academy
Grove, a few hundred yards distant, where
The stand, as at many historic meetings OF
former years, was arranged. A crowd oil
about q thousand persons, including many
| .dies, met them here. The stand was a
co,nmodious structure, andits ornamental
ton was most creditab,e to the good taste
Of the ladies of Ed8efeld whose fair fin
gers bad twlned the g%arlands which grac
Ell il. The front and sides were wreathed
with ~iestoons OF evergreens: IN the Cell
ire Of the first named were the words
"l1ancock-Victory" in box leaves, Gil.
cling floral anchor on the right was
SIMILARLY traced "Hagood." and on the
left "Keunedy" At the rear Of -,
inside, was a handsome engraving OF Han
coeksRreathed in laurel leaves.
at u o'clock Speaker J. c. Sheppard,
acting for the county chairman who Was
absent, in q few impressive words intro
duced TO the people of Edge6eld
= GEN. JOHNSON HAGooD,
who Was heartily cheered. Gen. Hagood,
after a preliminary compliment 20 Edge
6-ld, said that ne felt entitled to call him.
self an Eigefeld man, as his parents on
both sides had come from this county, and
ii was from the women OF Edgtield that
he had chosen. mis- wife. Although from
these antecedents he might cot be enti-
tied to the full degree OF master in
E lge6eld citizenship, still he believed he
could claim the degree Of fellowship"
II was true that the Democracy were
having a rather lonesome fight this yeir,
but granting that there Was no opposition
in the State, nor in most of the counties,
still the good people Of the country re
.quired that those entrusted With the man
agement of their affairs should account
for and make plain their course, and for
this reason the Democracy would make
its report of the trusts confded TO it. Al
ter briefly contrasting the management OF
the finances IN Republican and Democrat.
ic years of control, he said that he was a
candidate for the high Office for which the
party had nominated him, and he solicited
the votes Of the people; but, at the same
time, any man had a perfect right to run
Tor the anne Office that he aspired TO; the
Constitution did not forbid it anu the
Democratic party did not, but while ii did
vt debqr a nomination it would decide
who should lie elected. He was used up,
speakiug fur ten days and travelling al
most every night, and would give way TO
the rest of the speakers, only pledglng
himself to equal and exact justice in his
administration in the event OF his election.
iGheers.
Mr.. Sheppard now introduced
MAJOR HUGH S. THOMPSON,
who was warmly welcomed. He said thst
many years ago-he would not say in the
presence of the ladies how many-he had
spent a short time in E.g-field, and be
remembered well how his ambition was
fired and his spirit raised by the recol &C.
ton Of the great men Edgefeld had fur
nished TO the State and Nation. Like his
predecessor, he would make a purely bust
ness speech. He combated the Radical
assertion that the Democratic party was a
foe to the education of the masses. The
records of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe
in the olden time, as we'll as the perform
ances Of the party to-day, would give the
stamp Of falsehood to this assertion. From
every stump in 1876 the Democracy had
promised to be the friend Of Popular educa-
ton, and he'would prove to-day that those
promises had been fulfilled. He then gave
the figures which make such an adaman-
tine argument in favor of the last three
years management of the schools. II had
that the white children OF the
State had received no benefit from the
This was a mistake as $1,000 of
them had attended the schools last year.
In Edgessld2 2. l50 white and 1880 colored
children had been taught. Was it neces-
sary in Edgeield to appeal TO the people
for assistance in perfecting the system ?
He saw in the earnest faces before him
the answer to thu question Cheers.
Making a few remarks on the political Is
sue he said that if We should carry the day
and elect Hancock, a brightday will dawn
on South Carolina, such as had never
dawned before. [Cheers
GEN. J. D. KENNEDY
was introduced and we'll cheered. He SAID:
We are in power to-day in South Carroll
ma, and intend to remain in power. Great
things were established in 1876, for it was
a revolution and no mere political contest.
In that GREAT revolution four great urinci-