The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-15
Bill Arp Fully Aroused for the Ticket.

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English I had an abiding faith that
the convention would do right. I've
been for General Hancock for two months,
and so has everybody else that I hear talk
now, but I've got the dead wood on it;
l writ it in letter to you a good while
ago. want you to keep that letter, for
it's good documentary evidence. May
be I'll need it when the time comes, and
want an Office for suppose the gener-
al will give his first friends the first
pick. He has been my choice all the
time. In fact [ was for him before 1
knew him, for my ancestors used to tell
me about the family-ag grand old family.
His great-grandfather was the first man
to sign the declaration of independence,
and just look what hand write he had.
His signature is the biggest, boldest and
most defiant of all of them. He is
military man, but then he believes that
civil law is bigger thing than military
power, and that's the difference between
him and General Grant. He said that
the republican congress might wipe out
all the laws of Texas and Louisiana, but
they could not make any better code than
they had already. He is a statesman, as
well as a soldier, and besides that he is
splendid looking man. I've got his pho
tograph and that's the reason l was for
him a long time ago. He is large man
as big as Judge Underwood and almost
as good looking. He carries himself like
a champion, and has kind, cheerful
face that inspires love and confidence.
I am not afraid of him abit and l don't
want him to be afraid of me. Since his
nomination I have put up my sights
peg or two. I'm bothered now about
what office will take, for the truth is,
don't exactly know what kind of one
I'm fit for. Pm going to leave that matter
to the general when he gets in. But its
glorious-the prospect is like beautiful
vision. It's like liberty being suddenly
ushered upon man who was in the
chain.gang tor life. I feel like shouting
for the day of deliverance is at hand.
Pm here in Rome, where the boys are
jubilating over the result. They sent off
telegram this morning to the general,
congratulating him, and he replied in
two minutes, thanking them for their
good wishes. Rome believes that she
can elect him. don't know whether he
is poor or rich, but if he wants any money
to travel around OH just let him draw on
Sam Morgan for supplies. The city of
Rome is on boom now and throwing
her surplus around loose. Whenever she
used to want any money she issued few
bonds, but now they have all got rich
and pay the money down. Everybody
is falling into line. 1 hear that Dr. Eel
ton and all the independents are going
to join the regulars over again; that's
ali right. I'll kill calf or something
and 60 to hear the doctor preach every
Sunday. Henry Harper has just come
in and says he indorses Hancock that he
don't know him personally but he met a
good many of his boys at Sharpsburg and
Gettysburg, and any other burg, and tile
reception was very cordial on both sides.
Henry says the general had lots of boys,
and they came to see us little oftener
than they was wanted. Says he, I have
no personal acquaintance with him, but
I have every reason to believe he is as
good man as I am, aud that's say
ing more than I usually do about any
man. This nomination is thing around
which every democrat can rally and
rejoice. We will have no more dissen-
sion's now. Forsythe is coming back,
and John Reese, and hear that Zach
Hargrove says he has been Hancock
democrat for FIVE years. But the poor
darkies; I don't know what will become
of them. If Zach quits EN-, they will be
without keel or rudder. May be he will
bring EN- with him, and then we will have
solid south sure enough. Judge Under.
wood says he is for anything that will
secure General Hancock's election that
be doesn't know him, but his record is
splendid, and as for English, he was a
friend of Howell Cobb, and that is all he
wants to know. It's credential enough.
Howell Cobb said that English was one
of natures noblemen, and he would trust
him with his wife and children and his
sacred honor. The judge is running for
encouragement and says ne loves every
body and wants everybody to love him;
that General Colquit is noble man, and
Lester is splendid gentleman, and Har-
deman is fit to be a king, and Gartrell
would make second Bismarck, and he
has reason to believe there are many men
in Georgia who would make good attor-
ney.general, but he knows that he would,
and knowledge is better than faith. He
says he is like Alexander Stephens, he
is going to tote his own skillet and tote
it carefully and not sling it around and
break leg off if he can help it. / hope
the Judge will get the nomination, for you
see that will make a vacancy and | al
WAYS did like vacancies. If Judge War.
ner would resign it would do power Of
good and it seems to me he ought to dc
it-considering the relations of supply
and demand.
But all this is foreign to the boom.
Hurrah for Hancock! I say. E. P.
Howell has got sense and discernment.
He has been for him all the time. The
Constitution has been consistent, and done
good deal to shape the destiny of the
reaction. wonderful what little things
effect great revolutions. Major Bing-
ham, Of North Carolina. made a speech
on that subject here in Rome the other
night, at the Shorter college-a grand
speech, and all taken from history--and |
was talking with Rounsaville, and he told
me that Almer Stilwell saw him unload
few sacks of wheat about Is years ago,
and was pleased with the way he handled
'em, and advised him to come to Rome
and get employment, which he did, and
that circumstance had shaped his destiny
and his children after him to unborn
generations, and I told him as how my
father came out from Massachusetts, to
Savannah with load of brick and got
wrecked upon the coast and couldent
get back, and married southern girl
and cast his fortune with the south some
sixty years ago-but if he hadn't lost the
brick and had have gone back and mar.
ried some other woman, then where would
be to-day? 1t is sad to contemplate,
for 1 might have been some other fellow
which would not have been agreeable
either to him or to me. / might have
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