Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-04-01
johnson lEagood.
[From the Sumter lYatchman. !

cono "ollHS HSO, WueH nun w
ofIournals in the State were brin,
ing cut their candidates for the nom
nation Of Governor upon the Demo
cratic ticket in the coming poiitic'
campaign, we took occasion to sa
that We had IN our minds made our Sc
lection, but did not think it wise t
commencethe battle for his nominatio
so early. Since that declaration on ou
part, We have looked over the politi
/ Cal field many times for the purpos
OF discovering a more suitable ma,
than the one We had fixed upon, ifsucl
can be fonnd. We have carefully ex
amlned all the candidates that hav,
been brought out by. others, we hav'
thoroughly examined their qualifca
tions and recommendations, and reach
ed the conclusion that we had not erred
in our original choice. Wenow have ths
h nor to bring out as our candidate
before the Democratic Convention for
the first place on the State ticket
Gen. Johnson IIagood.
1t seems to US that man of Gen
Hagood S stamps jnst the need Of the
times. 1t would be silly to talk about
his arousing the enthusiasm that
Hampton aroused in 1876, for he can
not do it. 1t is not in the man in
the fr.t place, and not in the
people in the second. Hampton
himself could not elicit it now.
Enthusiasm is one eF those things
which from its very nature must be
short lived. Ths supply our people
has had was large, but the expendi-
ture was most lavish, and there is but
little left in as tr the struggle upon
which we are Just entering. So little,
in fact, that we can in no way rely
upon 1t to carry sto victory in this
contest. We snail have to use other
and entirely different means and
methods in the present campaign
from those used in 1876, If we expect
to succeed.
llurrahing in bannered PROFESSIONS,
with beating drums and blowing
horns were ser7iceable things in
their time, but would be as stale as
a twice-told tale, if attempted again
this year. They are fossils, as cam
paign material in South Carolina.
What our people need now is a lead
er, who is quiet, shrewd, practical and
resolute. We want good organizer
and discip!inarian. While we are
As determined as ever to win in the
battle, the wild enthusiasm has ex.
aended itself, and there, is no arous-
ug it agaiu. We Iced business like
methods to carry us through safely
his time. AMI the people will re.
Iuire An assurance tha: We have
business like man at the head oil
-fi;irs TO inspire them with confidence
and set them earnestly to work.
Now it seems to us that Gen. Hagood
above all others in the State is best
fitted by temperament, by education
and by prestige to supply the demand
Of the times. II OIL readers have
ever looked upon Gen. johnson Ha-
goods face, they iced but little
further evidence that he is the man
for the place We have above describ-
ed. 1t speaks langua age not easily
misunderstood. II die in the last
hitch, is written legibly upon it;
and his record az soldier and politi-
al leader sustain the declarations of
Ils countenance.
lie is emphstically az still worker"
but not in bad sense. Quiet,
systematic and persistent labor to
fixed end has characterized his whole
ife. His lead is cool and clear, his
neart is pure and intrepid, his reso-
luton is coax and rock" and his en-.
ergy and perseverance are boundess.
When We see his name AZ the head of
our State ticket, we will feel that
victory for the Democracy is assured.
AS Hampton was just the leader we
needed for successful conduct Of the
of 1876, go is Hagood for
that Of 1880. Hampton was the man
10 carry the enemy's entertainments
by storm. Hagood is the man to
hold them until the heavens fall.
Then, when the struggle is over
and Hagood is declared Governor of
South Carolina. we can rejoice that
we have as our Executive one who will
administer such affairs as are placed
under his control with frmness and
an intelligence and dignity which
will command respect and confidence
at home and abroad.
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