Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-01-08

should be Governor the aQmlnl5Cra-
tion Of the laws would be so impair
tial and the Improvement il the af-
fairs of the State be so marked that
the cole.ed men would recogniae-the
fact that their Interests were ours,
and large number of them be thus
won to give the Democratic party
their cordial and steady support.
That this hope, too, was justified is
proved by the fact that the Republi-
cans placed no State ticket in the
field in 1878, and gave me the assu-
rance-which was the strongest in
ducement to me to become a candi-
date again-that if I would allow
my name to be used there should be
no opposition to me, and it was fur
ther proved by the fact that nearly
$4,000 negroes voted for me in the
election of that year. There are on
ly about $4,000 white voters in the
State, and as there was but one tick
ct and it received over 10000 votes,
it is manifest that nearly $4,000 col
ored men voted with US of their own
good will. believed that by rur-
suing in rs the same policy as in
rs, we would be successful, and we
were so.
FRAUD AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
AS to the other alternative. In
the first place. it would be clearly
wrong; and in the next place, would
ultimately react on our own people
to such an extent that everything
like purity of elections would be-
come farce and mockery; and, in
the third place, it would inevitably
subject all who perpetrated any fraud
to persecution and punishment by
the United States Government. For
these reasons, while not expressing a
preference for any particular men as
candidates, have thought it Of the
last consequence that we should nom
inats ticket fully representing the
conservative ideas that gave us sue
cess in the canvass of 1876. These
being my general views as to its poll
cy and recognizing the absolute ne
cessity for our party to remain united
and h .rmonieus, l have earnestly
deprecated and do deprecate all agi-
tation that could tend to disintegrate
the party, and all issues which would
seem to be merepersonal ones.
TIE ATTACKS ON HAMPlON.
Acting upon these considerations,
/ have studiousiy refrained from re
R1EjpS Bays Ss5h & Rae aRSe 8pofAF tie 9ssafts that
should have remained silent so long
as they were confined to South Caro-
lima or were given currency only IN
that State. But when the charge
was made directly by Gen. Gary In
the New York Herald, that l had
proposed to him to "sell out Tllden'
that 1.-THE shameful proposition ha'
been made by me with a view to Sc
curing my own election, and that
had been unfaithful to the Democrat
ic party or Mr.. Tllden, I thought
Incumbent upon me, in justice to MI
Tilden, the Democratic party ar
myself personally, to pronounce
untrue, as l have done. The Gam
charges had been made by "a Tide
Democrat" in an Augusta paper, !
January 1877, and were prompt
refuted by Col. A. G. Haskell. cha'
; man of the State Democratic Con
mittee, and Gen. MCGOWAN who r
, lated what really had occurred al
exonerated me from any possible II
putation of iu6delity to the Nation
:, Democratic party.
! Col. Haskell was correct IN
. statement, then published, that | h
i written to Mr.. Tilden concerning,t IL
; very matter, asking what were
II wishes on the subject, and expressl
g. our willingness to withdraw our el
g tors if there was any possibility
g our canvass injuring the NatloI
i Democracy. But at no time did
ie ever enter into our consideration
~ =, form any alliance. direct or ind'rt
~ ~ with the Republican party. All t
~ was said or done was in the inter
III of Mr.. Tilden and the Democr'
80 party and with his knowledge.
a, ., hearing from Mr.. Tilden in reply
.iu ~, wrote to Mr.. Marble, who answe
- promptly, saying that we had
- Quoted the canvass well, and he /
'a' Z, ed we would continue it on the S
"a line.
fnN HAMproN's DIsINTEREsrEDNEss
In further evidence Of my disl
ton regarding this matter it sh
be remembered that before |
0u- nominated in 1876 I declared in
10 Convention that l considered
I%' 4. more Importance to secure the
'n' cess of the National ticket than
'en of the State, and that if any OF
- friends thought my nomination "
uO- T.. L. tbo National ID