South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-08-27
HAMPToN's EFFORTS

Neeotut.oiiS cidOrslng liie ClaC!l-
matt platform and nominees having
been adopted, Captain James Bum
gardner, Jr., introduced to the audi
ence General Wade Hampton, who
said:
FarRNDs OF ViRslsiA-T have re-
sponded to your cali 10 be with you
to-day, not only for the reason that
my heart is enlisted In the cause
which you advance. but also because
claim some right 10 speak here and
10 Virgloians. A hundred years ago
my ancestor, Virg;nian. left this
State to night the Indians IN South
Carolina and fell there. Nearly
century later almost every male de-
scendsnt Of his who then could buckle
sword came hither TO fight and die
for Virginia and Virginians. Do not
understand that | come hero TO die
| tate policy to you or to advise YOU
what to do. Rather am / here 10
consult with you IS democrat, rs a
man and rs { Southern soldier-as one
who looks back TO the time when he
shared with you privations and suffer-
ing and defeat IN the Army Of North
ern Virginia. am here 10 voice the
earnest hope that [ feel, to utter the
fervent prayer OF my heart, that Vir-
gnia, tho mother of States and states
men, OF heroes and patriots-the State
that gave the brain, tina. conceived
and the hand that penned the Decsr-
| alton OF lndepCndcnce--thc State that
gave the sword, that ,nade the indie
pendence fact--wlil not prove re-
creant to sll her high traditions
What Is Firginia's duty now ? You
hardly realizo, my friends, how much
depends Oh tho action Of your State.
You do not bring home to your
Thoughts what responsibilities you
carry n this contest We OF tie
South, who, having been so !ong
plunged into outer darkness, have Ut
last emerged from the darkness Of
. despair and carried onward our States
to where they belong in the spleadid
sisterhood, como to you to-day and
tell you that we mean victory. We
intend to subordinate every scllish
personal consideration we intend 10
put away every side isaue; we intend
to look solely and only TO the Demo
cratic Platform and the Democratic
standard bearers, and with Gods help
we intend to win this fight for that
platform and for those standard bear
ers. Will Virginia, when We have
success IN our very grasp; will men
who were born free, men who
We're resEed under the doctrines
OF Jefferson and OF Madison; will
men who followed Lee and Jackson
will you sacrifice the Democratic
party, will you sacrifice the South,
Will You sacrifice the national Govern,
mont by aiding, indirectly though it
be, 10 elect a Republican President?
l cannot believe II. Realize, if YOU
can, what viii follow q Republican
Triumph III November. You have
all seen what strides that party has
mado toward Capitalization You have
seen your judges stricken dow BY
the nailed hand of The National Coy
eminent; you have seen the Repub-
iic"n party mass troops at your polls
to overwe your free s,1tIage Won
have seen their deputy Inarshals, their
supervisors, their returning boards,
Tho instruments to an overthrow OF
tho last vostigc Of State rights. ]
tell yon, my coTntiymoG. tho fato Of
the t'outh viii ba laIder than ever IF
the Republican party & gacccsst.. il
THIS campaign.
We shall behold no moro free Fec.
tons, Ito more ontrammelIed expires
slon8 of political sentiment. and no
one Of now living viii ever again
sec restoration 10 Democratic ruie
md principle.
If we elect The Democratic NOM.
nees the Republican party vii 20 to
pieces Ike a rope OF sand. rtoir
mission is ended. if they ever had a
mission. There is nothing that holds
them together to-day save s:the cohe-
sive power Of public plundcr." The
Republican party Is the party ofhatc.
the party Of rank AID ratid sectional
Ism. The Democratic party is the
party Of Peace and Of Union that
would blot out al sectional differences
forever, and it has proven this in The
nomination OF General Hancock at
Cincinnati. There was but one feel
ing there among rho Southern dele
gates. That feeling was expressed
when We said to our Northern Dem
3cratic brethren, "Give w Northern
Democrat who can be elected. We
bring yon 182 votes md We c7k rcu
10 ming ~ mar who can bring us
50 more" They gave us the na1 :
tis name "a Hancock. That name
took Ike Sildiira ct Cincinnati, a. it
los ta.con ike wlldfrc from one end
OF this Union 20 tho other. Since
that nomination was made every man
who was in that Convention has come
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