Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-09-16
SOLID DEMOCRACY IN OCONEl
Over 1900 People Prosont.

The mass meeting at Walhulla was II
SUCCESS in point Of Numbers and tho good
order and intelligence Of the uSscmblage.
There were present at the stand from twelve
hundred. to two thousand persons. a
good sprinkle Of ladies sracel the meeting
with their presence. The gathering Of co'ored
pcopio smM, ,hu"Sh hero and there
could be seen q black man with rcd shirt
At ~ O'clock The clubs gathered aud after
forming below town the mounted rcd shirt
mon numbering from six TO seven hundred
filed through town, beaded by the Dixie
Curnct Band and tho speakers. 10 Wit Cen
Johllsnn llngoOd nominee for Governor:
Gen. j. D. Kennedy nominee for Licutcnan,
Governor; Gen. NJ. G. HUilcr, UDitGd States
Senators Col. D. Wyatt Akcm nominee .or
Congress from this District; Col. j. y Goth.
ran our efficient Solicitor and uoMuec for
recollection, aud J. Scott Murray, Ed,
Presidential E,cctor from this CongrcS .ioua
District. EfDrts had been made to gct Hon
Il. T. Bayard Of Delaware, to address our
people. bot failed.
Arriving at the stand Col. u. \. Thompson
called the meeting to orlcr in Il few pertincn,
remarks, and after prayer by Roy. Wm.
McW Whortrr, introduced as the first speaker
Gen. johnson iIagood. llo opened by
stating that the Republicans bad made 10
nominations r State officers because they
eo"!H u'u w Il, ana !tppe1 person Mha ""ulN
uccgPt a tah"oacy ~ ''t ".''"S oi 'ne f'''y'
"nu '",''cT' pGH""Sc wy were lo'cH" -
had been blessed with good and honest go
vcrnmcnt. lie proposed TO show Wy facts and
figures that the Democrats had carried ont
every pledge made in 1876 aud if he failed
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prosncritv. thn ncnrc All ny,jr :, " ,,
our jnnd Tn ,hc sn;rit NJ r,;rro,a l., .n,l.
threo years Of Radical rul, Lc;n, ana vo,,
un1cr SIosn. onI tro ,,,,,inr Irinn H., 49,
and comnnrcd II in no;n, nI nI,,w,,;,nmnIn,,in;
cxpcndiiuru with three years ,s DrnIcrn,;c I,'
rule, bcainnina will /, <76 r, vii ho ~ :
mcmbcrcd tia, ,ac most ,orrunt and cy.r,,
VACANT ncrjoI Of p,ljcoj rn,n vns t,o :,
two wears Of GOV Scott whn, Mos"s ,",s ,"'s
Speaker Of The llonsc, Thc nlmr;n. rnrr,rS ms
,on and cxtrnyannnrc ~ ,hn 7,,,,;"ai Irr;It :,
these wears in Tie lnyy or ,,rn. ,ho ,.in :,
State bonds ana ,hc Observation-Disclosures
inp of tho nnhl;, moncy h,J cv,.;,.5 r,ni;,,,
Of indignation aud c5ndrmnnli,n at Lom,c,
and abroad, among Radicals and Dcmocr,,s
to such deprco os +, demand I, rcc,rr, nm,i
Moses ia his campaign promised il and run
ms a reform Rnnublirnn cnn,l;Jn,n nnr;,''.
his and Chambcrlain's admnis,r,,;on NAV,
was some rc,Irn,ion &c cxnon.ns lnss or lin
.c.ine and sal. Of bond, duo to lila nn%I;,
feeling and also to Tho fact hat ,hr ho,Is ~
the State had Lcoomo ,Imo.t ymr,lin.
Notwithstanding this. No three las, vrar. ~
Radical rule, When compared wi,l, Dnmo.
cratic rule, shows The grca, bcDcG,s 10 th.,
people Of honostanl economical oo,c.rnnII,.
Having been in charge of the Office Of Conn-
trollcr General since 1870, in which nlrro
tho records of the rcccipts and Disbursements
Of taxes arc kept hi, figures could be rclicl
on In the Inst ;iiT1a years nc n.I;..l -, :.
tnxos to the amount Of SI.3I0 coo wcrn I,y;nJ
and collected from tie pcopIc, Willie in thrcn
years Of Democratic rule. since 1870 nnly
81 0OS OO0 in taxes had hncn ,re;aJ ~
difference in three years bcing - Il! O0o ~
enough under tho present ccoIon,;c,l r,yc,.,.
mcnt TO run the STATE for four ycUry w;,hor.
IL further low, !. il had bccn lcn ;n Io
treasury and not sGuanlcrcd. 'rhis m,nH
was taken from TIC nocEo,4 or rhr
rconic, from ;hc channels Of ofrrc,lrnrivr n,rn..
try without any public bcpcHt And v;,j,on,
any public injury, having been usoi to ro,,rn
and brccI corruution. len i, mar NINA.
and properly used i; wouM hagc i;nrnn.ci
from three to tcuro!d 10 tho public waIi,rn
and the individual pyosoerity OF cur ci,;zona
Political economists formerly contcn,cI ,hn,
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