The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-18

wait and watch. If Garfield Is the states
man at his friends ,im him to be, !
he has broad-gauged mind, If he il no
| controlled by tho revolutionary element
Of his party, II he has liberal and posi-
tive convictions AID the courage to ac
up to them. (you see there are IL grca
many 'ifs,') ne has It in his power [,
confer great blessing upon his country
| Not only will be able to dissolve the SOLID
| South, but the Solid North as well. one
thing he and his advisers will have &c
| understand, that the South cannot be bul
lied or cajolcd, The Southern judgment
| and the Southern conscience must be ap.
pealesl to and satisfied, rather than tlcir
| fears or cupiiity.
| t. IL has been suggested or intinnatcd
| III certain quarters that the South ought
to sever her connection with the Northern
| Democracy. DO you concur in this?
| y. by 10 means. l think such q
course on the part OF the South. at this
juDcturc, or Mt any other that ! can now
| contemplate, would bo the most unjrr.
| donablc ingratitudc to that great army Oj
ConstitutionloviDg Democrats at the
North who have stood by us through evil
and good report. Nothing would Justify
il. But taking the question out of tho
domain OF sentiment, it would he sui
| cidal as matter of principle and policy.
The Northern Democrats havo had great
odds 10 contend with, many embarrass-
HicUtS, uHu everything cOnSlucfcu tIlpy
have made n splendid fight.
q. Well, General, what was the cause
| of Ilancock's defeat? He appeared To
carry everything before him at first and
| 1t looked as il bc would be elected How
do you account for it?
A. Oh, there are n multitude of reasons.
thought at one time that he certainly
would be elected, but was anxious from
tho beginning about the immense
amount OF money that the Radicals could
command. You see, there is n large pur-
chasablc vote at the North, that can be
carried for anybody or anything for
in',.cy. Our people know nothing about
it, saw enough i'll New England sum
mer before last to satisfy me as to how
elections could bo carried at tho Norta
In political contests of high cxcitemcn.
this element is 'lways afloat, and tho
party that has tho most money as 4 cor
ruption fund, and will use It, can get
them, and they turn tho tide. Why,
every large corporation ut tho North
sympathizcd with and actively aided the
Radical party, because tho Radical
party believe in ccntralizing every
tho, weak weaker, the rich richer
and the poor poorer. Tho mammoth
railroad corporations, as tyranous over
thcir employees as any petty principal-
Ties III Europe, with their president
kings, as fond of power and welding us
potcntatcs L. tho Old World, prefer Radi-
cal rule because they can purchase what
Legislation they want when the Radicals
are in power, and they cannot when the
Democrats arc. / would not be under
stood as saying that all Republicans are
easier political virtue than the Demo-
Gratis.
q. Tho proposition to investigate the
frauds in the New York election appears
to have created some anxiety?
a. Yes, ai' do not SEQ why. If New
1ork desire 10 investigate her election,
why should 81 o not do SOP Why should
the country set OH its head because N cw
York proI sos to purify her elections
II the Radic'li have colonizcd voters or
corrupted tic suffragos of that State in
any way the people of New York ought
10 know 1t; and if they want Congress
ional committee to make tho invcstiga-
ton they ought to have one. am op.
posed to any revolutionary measures, or
To any measures which, by technical
points, would reverse the Popular vote
but that Now York has n right to inycsti-
gate | have no doubt
q. What do you think of this pcriodi
cal anxiety and excitement in South
Carolina about her elections &? Do YOU
believe that tho people can stand this
perpetual conflict?
& a. on. yes; the people can stand it..
pherc.'
q. What had we best do?
a. My remedy for very many of tho
evils that bcset us is by Constitutional
State Convention. We ought to have one
ut as early day as possible and clear off
MANY of the barnacies left by the Rudi-
Gals upon our State government There
are many features of the Constitution Of
1865 that prefer to our old Constitution,
but many changes could be made for the
better, md wo ought to have conven-
ton. OF course cannot indicate in this
form the changes that in my Judgment
should be mudo, but there are changes in
the organic law which think might be
made with great advantage to our whole
people,, white and black, and at some
future day may suggest them.
After this full expression OF his views
tho General went to the Fair to contrast
tho theoretical depression of the South
with hor practical prosperity.