The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-16

lie education, the expenses had been cut
down enormously. The expenditure for
education had been vastly increased and
vastly increased facilities were afforded the
youth of the State to secure an education.
Gen. Hagood's speech was listened to with
much interest by the thousands of taxpay-
crs who heard him.
GEN. KENNEDY,
the candidate for Lieutenant Governor OIL
the Democratic ticket, was next brought to
the front, and with that gallantry for which
he is particularly famed, prefaced his re-
marks with deserved tribute to the wo.
men of Anderson. Pointing to the original
Rcd-Shirt of the campaign of 1876, which
hung from q tree near by, he. in glowing
terms, depicted the change which had oc-
Cured in the State since first it was worn,
and alluded to it now as the emblem OF
Redeemed Carolina
Gen. Kennedy rehearscd the action of the
recent Republican Convention and warned
the people that it was dangerous thing for
them to relapse into lethargy because there
was no Republican ticket at this time in the
field. The greatest danger to the Demo
cratic party; in his opinion, was over con
fidence. Whit was needed was strict pOlit-
of anything that savored of Independent
ism. lie joined with Senator Butler in his
praise of the National Democratic party,
1t would be impossible to have complete
victory all along the line without thorough
unity and sympathy with the National
Democratic party.
HON. D. WYATT AIKEN
was next introduced. He said that he was
pleased to meet with the people of Ander-
son on this OCCASION, as it reminded him
forcibly of the scenes of rs. The same
duties that lay before us then were before us
now. Tile Radical party had shown some
signs of life recently in Columbia, where its
tail had been wagged. 1t was now our duty
to bury that tail, and to bury it so deep that
it wouldn't wag again. But as important
as the election Of our State ticket was, it
was even more important to see that
our electoral ticket was elected. The Re-
publican party had put forth no State ticket,
but they would put out their electoral ticket
the Saturday night before the election, the
Radical preachers would harangue their
congregations on Sunday, and on the day OF
the election the Radical hosts would be as
ready to vote the ticket as if they had con-
sidered it for twelve months. Mr.. Aiken
then took up the character of Mr.. Garfield,
and at considerable length explained his
corrupt connection with the Credit Mobilicr
fraud, the DeGolyer steal, the salary grab,
and the electoral fraud. He was good
Presbyterian, he said, and he believed that
Mr.. Garfield was predcstined to climb no
higher than he was at presnt.
Hancock, the great representative, Of
Democratic principles, would be elected, but
it was going to be fearful fight. 1t was
al unequal fight. The Republican party,
with their patronage and their assessments,
would start the race with 500, 900 voters,
and ST 100000 wrung from the thousands OF
otfceholdcrs upon the pain of dismissal.
Against these great odds the Democratic
party had nothing to set up but principle,
and vet lie believed the American people
would refuse to place at the head of their
Government moral coward and con-
fessed bribe-taker and thief If by any un-
fortunate chance Garfield should be elected,
he desparcd of the future of the Southern
country. Constitutional liberty would be
strangled, freedom of elections would be
denied, and the people would be taxed be-
yond endurance. AS the only way to
escape that burden of taxation, lie said,
every man should do all in his power to
bring success to the National Democratic
ticket. He urged upon his hearers in the
strongest terms the duty of supporting the
National Democracy.
At the conclusion of Col. Aiken's speech
the meeting was adjourned, and the i'm
mcnse crowd that listened with such
patience for four hours to tho speeches then
dispersed. Ever. present was pleased
with the speeches as well as all the other
exercises of the day, and it was evident to
the most casual observer that it had been @
great day not only for the Democracy oi
the County, but for the whole State al
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