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


one I could point out twenty years ago,
but at the came time can. dnd you 90
600 pauper6 for every tnilIioDaire-men
reduced TO tho dregs of poverty, that n
low may DO uada unduly rich. do not
Intend, 70 argue in favor Of tho poor
against tho rich. ana hero arguing In
favor Of tLls law; that Law which will
give to every man, Tlch or poor, white
perity.
Senator Bayard next spoke of tie nu-
tual dependence Of Ell the sections OF tho
country, an" II portraying the i'm.
try, he saii: And what is it that stands
In the way of this great tidal wave of
prosperity IL IL the Organization OF tho
Hepublican party upon the basis of sec
tional feeling, That is all. Ifthere was
no other reason, that would prevent me
from ever supporting tho Republican
party. There are doubtless good men in
that party, but ] SEQ in that party o-day
tho desire 70 see the prosperity o. ono
This Is Q cloud which rests over the
American people all over the land. Is II
right for Mr.. Garfield. O man of consitier-
able statesmanship, 70 deliberately cease
discussion OF every other question and
& seek 70 re-arouse the feeling, of hated
| convenient for him to make such refer
| ence. His record has been written and
| ccuntersigned by his own people. Ali !
can say is that III the Republican, reports
| be true, If the results and facts stated
In the reports OF the Republican COM
| rnittees be true, the American people
| should pause long before they place The
power of this government in the handg
OF man who has committed tho crimes
that his own associates charge him with.
ho says: "Rememhor the war!" 'Re.
| member tho passions OF tho war - "Vote
| as you shoti" and all such contemptiblo
\ expressions as these. How can congre-
cations of men who worship God as the
| author Of peace and the lover, OF concord
how can they invoke the hatred OF men
toward each other In His name? It is to
my mind shocking, terrible, contempti-
BILE. cannot, and I will not, to.day or
eyer, stand within party which owes It's
greatness 70 our country's ruin.
Turning to the other side ofthe picture.
Mr.. Bayard said: And, on the other
hand, to who do we OF the Democratic
party propose to consign the great pow.
ers ofthe Executive branch OF this gov,
ernment. Is he unfriendly to any part
Of the Union7 Does he look with un-
kindness on the man newly liberated 2,
Does he glont over the misfortune and
poverty of tho Southern people? Docs
ne finu In tho rags and wretchedness OF
| any portion OF their population pleasure
or consolation? No! There stands
L
| splendid figures in American history-a
truo patriot, true statesman. Thoro no
1 he stands with @ hand that Is ungloved
stretching towards the South with manly
sincerity. asking them to be the equals
of the brethren of the United North. A
/ great struggle shonld at least beget great
sentiments. If men fought bitterly let
| them think of tho great cause for which
| they fought. II was for liberty, for intie-
pendence. # was ct ths call Of their
country. That dignifies every MAN who
animated by such sentiments took up
arms ia hie country's delen6e. am
sure thnt the heart of every true South
/ ern man responds TO the generous ap-
| Feals that Hancock has made in all his
/ public utterGnces, I'll did not believe
| that ho was to be fair and Just and true
TO you would not to-day be his advo-
cate. i know him TO bo true in war and
true In peace. i believe no Will ba just
President or o united people, ana the
names OF tha North and the South shall
never be heard as distinctions between
our fellow citizens. Immense appiauseJ
SPEECH or SENATOR BUTLER.
Mr.. Murray ;lert introduced Senator
M. G. Butler, whose enthusiastic rscep-
/ lion manifested the strong place he cccii-
pies in the hearts of bis people. He
opened byaex pressing the sincere wish
that every man, woman and child in the
South could haye heard tho works of
Il
the great man of the North who had Just
addressed them. He wished FROM the
bottom of his heart that tho whole peo-
1 pie knew, as he did TINT they had no
dearer. no truer friends than ihese men.
| OF the North who had stood up In their
dofsnce while the Southern people were
being racked on the wheel of Republican
vandalism and RqdicaI despotism a
voice, HGod bless such men of the
North P'G When no saw snch an out
NfTts IN <<F1 H..
hear with gravity and attention words or
wisdom from the great Bayard, is gave
! him now hopo for the futnrc OF tnfa land
| or ours. This meeting 7vas not merely. d
lyay holiday crowd and pageant. The
hsople had met for a solemn purpose,
they had met % endorse tho loniInesy
tiona OF Hancock and English, and of
Hagood and tho rest OF the State ticket.
Gyery man, woinan and child yas most
deeply interested in the election of the
National Democratic .slset B i &. 8
1 Senator Bntler then went ON t, conn
pare the two great parties OF the Nation
1.-THE Democfatic party. She great party of
tpersonal liberty and Freedom, aud the
Republican party, tho great party OF
| power and despo otisni. Tho Republican
party, he said, hold that tho powor and
strength or tJ.s country rests in tbs Gov !,
ernment at Washington, w.liIa, on the
Other hand, the Democratic tsrtv f,0ldss
to-day. and Inns held since the Soundation
OF the Sovei hmentss that Ehe power and
sshsrengsn shs OF Il, s:ae ysrIs n,sIit yiti
itepu iican party Ss as, on IIio ono hand,
tho party OF centralized deSpntiaiti and Of,
SECTIONAL hate. The Democratic party iB3
the party OF nat ional and fperaoiiai fressi
gon1 Of siniyeraal elloWship aiid
love- me party Cr iorlest money tho
party under sshcse nistsation :fe-
peace, liberty and prosperity OF every
inHr al 81 ofsssaii OF the u MON Sw6uld be.