Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-05-13
with a touch of the elbow ofthe rank

! with touch Of the elbow ofthe rank
and fleof the party, with a gseat
captain foreshadowed as their leader
with the right to send United Ststes
marshals to every election Prec3lct'
backed by the United States troops,
with the recent decision of the lSu-
preme Court Of the United States
which declares that judges, corafnis'
sioners and managers of election,
where candidates for National Offices
are voted for, are subject to indict-
ment and trial in the United States
Courts where partisan Radical Judges
preside and prostitute the law for
party purposes. This is all done dss
pite the tenets of the Democratic par
ty. despite the theory Of locals self-
government or The doctrine Of States 5
rights. 1t is Il party with the pil'sa
and sword in their hands, and AZ fstr
Iiy who are avowedly ready tc N u Ssi'n-' '5i
or both to secure, maintain andlsEsn'r
petuate their party in power.
This startling picture of power3an'i
the sinews of party should eansssour
most reckless autocratic leaders to
pause and consider their line of-ac,
tion, and our most selfish offi,essek- :
ers to inquire, are there not Others
as we'll qualified as themselves to nod
office?
In my four years service in the
State. Senate Ihave had to :ez.ose s go.
those who were high in office, who
had banded together to rob the aS-
payers by compelling them to recog-
nize and pay the $3,6oS,717 of those
bonds that were fraudulent l have
had to point to the "bond rings pr
ganized to secure payment, dollar for
dollar, for fraudulent bonds bofght
at ten cents. on the dollar; to break
up, as far as l could, their raseally
schemes to rob the people of taeir
scanty sustenance. 1 have had to
oppose the placing upon the Bsnos OF
men charged with bribery and cor
ruption, to the exclusion of sons Of
the ablest and purest lawyers, ot-9ur
State. 1 have had to oppose the
turning loose upon our society tue
thieves and robbers who despoiled
our State. The failacious lasHm
that universal amnesty was the Aish-
est ststesman,hipis demonstrated TO
have been not only an error, oaS
criminal mistake griev6Gs wrong
to our people. lt'ls SAID thatStii9' =
thirds of The members OF the recent
Radical Convention which met in Co
Grnbia were menawho had been,gg.:at-s
isd an aH7nes1y PardoTi,I or wHs or
figured prominently in the rsp}ESs
Of the committee on frauds. TO
compound a felony is against the an
Gent common law Of the land. If
those guilty men had been consigned
to the.State Penilentiary, where they
properly belonged, there would not
have been corporal's guard o(~the
Rsdica party left in this State
My rnrelent;ng opposition TO Pre-
andunscrnru'ous poii'iclans
has nat.na " c,as-'l mem 70 ANA
.g9.ix min every possible manner
in the psrty. was gaggel IN 1878,
.far fear that I would TIL what |
g
knew oil their bribery and corruption.
| can only look to the pure, pstrotle'
and manly element of the Democrat
ic masses to sustain my course and
to vindicAte my record. During tie
whole term of my service as Senator
I have from time to time been the
subject ofharsh criticism and unblnsh-
ing ISLANDERS. l have borne the crit
icism with Indifference. and refated
.afaiin and again their lying and na-
licio,is: slanders At one time was
charged ae bzirg about to l'l:f 0e
R...Iiic.I ariy. AMI his vile si''nl' 7
was At once echoed in this county ly
those wlo lave uursed tl.elr l'erscn,
al animvsi,i.s to Keep them wasm,
ans, who under cover Of roii'icai cp-
positions have given currency TO such
nolonnae,l slanlcrs. Recently they
have charged me with having de-
cIar5,I that intended TO run as an
Indepsna mt candidate for Govsrne'
T5is s4nder is in keeping wi'i ihe
one-ihs' I intended To join the R:.
pnLIiean prly. It is as false rs me
rest
| have never announced myself as
a candidate for The o!lice Of Governor.
have sail tllat it WAS an @llic' lhEl
I woul,i not eek, AMI lhai-l hal rtth-
er.be. politically right 'n"9 to be
Governor Of The State; and repeat
again this sentiment have always
recognized the fact that the maJ rty
should rule as being a part OF the
Democratic creed, and applicable
alike to tie action Of conventions and
the result of Democratic primaries
and.I uledge myself to abide their
action. The recent statement that-l
was the author or in any way coy
- - a. ,,oo for tba ,nnnici