The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-08

Bu us The GOJI EOOk says there Is
u time for all things, and as there Is no husi-
ness before The house, / hope You will indulge
me in q little bunCOmbc. 1 never entered
any campaign, with as great assurance Of sue
cess. II there Is my possibility of defeat. IT
has not been suggested TO Inc. We had u little
meeting here last saturday week.
\ v~oice-TlIut was IL Republican meeting.
Col. COtlrun, conrnuing-1t was all sorts
of Il meeting. II began Il Republican meeting,
then it WAS turned INFO q Grecnbact meeting,
and II closed as u rOusing meeting for the De-
1t WAS Il Work That had to Oe DONE,
and it was thought The sooner the better. We
on that occasion, the WORK that We
accomplish ..on big Tuesdays
l%LA,ushter.I We ust quietly took it here in
the court house. We killed IL in the bud-it
was tipped by an untimeIy frost. And result
cd In a most complete cap!urco OF Republicans,
and | venture the assertion that, there Will
never be IL Republican meeting in the Court
House again. 1t WAS Il iincoccasion for speak
inG.. There were ono hundred and hlly
Radical leaders present. 1t gave the chance
OF Speaking 10 them, an opportunity | had
coveted for years. l mounted t,:iS table and
puurcl down them, good Democratic doc
trinc. Some of them l know arc we'll sailed
down. This county is solidiy united for good
government. There has been u feeble effort,
OH the part of some, 10 bring about trouble,
on account of the lcncelaW. IaSsurc you this
Is all wrong. No root uf bitterness should
spring UP amongst us on that account. Each
man Is entitled to his " opinion. If the
law Is Il good one, IL will stand. If it Is II bad
one it Will be repealed. before / would see
tho Republican party come into power; again,
l would rather see every fence rail burned up,
and every cows hide 1T the lanyard. | like
milk and butter rs well us any ln;ul.
Nolcc-And you get n plenty.
Col. Cotlran. continuing-ics, VIC oil do
get d plenty. 1t Is frivolous to bring up such
issues, In cases of life and death. II Is mon
slrous, and / am diss listed at tho Idea. You
know very few men, who believe the stock
law TO he Il bad Jaw and it Is not Democrat
ic for afrngincnt VI the voters 10 say. II it Is
not repealed, l will bolt. Where will you
80 to? 10 the Republican party, which Is
ON It's last legs? Are you willing to inlusc
new life into 1t? Our efforts four years ago,
were 10 rcliVe o1rseivcs from the oppscssion
Of that mean and venal party, and l have no
Tears or Abbeville County going back again
into the Republican PARTY. We need unity.
Trouble Is coming, and soon enough. Don't
let's cross u bridge before we gel tU II, and let
us try and avert 1t for two years. When the
Republican party ceases TO CXlSt In the Stale,
the corrupt party that governed hcrefor years,
1t Will elect sou indirectly, Tor then Will bc-
gin the reign of the dcfnlSGguc, when men OF
yourown color, will SO lar lorSet their own
respcctabllity us 10 appeal to THAT base Gle
mcnt, that ruled before, for their support.
They will be enemies in our " household.
And l.bcsceci you, lOr the love of your coul.
try. m Tor your own interests, 10 stand
firmly to those men worthy to represent you.
The time is coming when low incn will appeal
TO tliat base clctucnt, and tue man who can
get . lowest In The dust, will be able u
secure their vote. for they hate responsibility,
as the devil docs holy walter. l know that
AbDovllle County, still has men enough IL
save II from this SUdom and GOlnorIah ol
democracy, as dcspicable as the rankest Re-
puDllcallsnl. Men who Will discern the right,
and sustain cltlzc:lS Worry OF trust, and who
will sece to 1t, That the Republican purity
never rules In this COuty again.
Mr.. j. Il. Hcster-HoW about the fence law,
We are Democrats, but have no chullco t.
StFfn IhIs n N t. rIh.. az <ys l,Itn t,rt ttv. t,rt,f
vote for any OF the stock law candidates.
Col. Cothran-G0 to work and be converted,
Mr.. j. I. Hcstcr-Wc won't BIZ converted. ]
nm opposed to it.
your permission, l will make Il suggestion nj
this pUint, which, l think, will settle tho
whole matter. | voted Tor the stock law an0
propose to Standby it. I have no reason tc
change my opinion of the law as q good one
AT this time there was considerable confu.
sion. Nearly everybody WAS standing on tho
ben"hes, or rowding around the railing
This had been the situation several minutes,
Now, II you Will give me your attention !
VIII make a fair proposition. Let those who
to The law. Let him run on that issue before
the primaries. and If that side of the question
prevails the whole party will support him III
the genera! election, and say nothing more
newspapers will treat him fairly, dcccntly
and give him n good showing. On the other
hand, If he is beaten in the primaries, after g
full vote AMI fair count, the last Of which we
will guarantee, let all the anti-stOck men
cease their opposition, and support the nom.
inccs solid. This Is rs fair q proposition as
any reasonable man can ask.
MIR. X. w. lladdon-1 regard the stock law
adctu issue, and move to lay the whole matter
on the table.
Dr.. j. u. Neel-Tlis issue cannot rise fol
two years. 1t cannot pass the Senate rs Iong
rs the present Senator from. this county i
thprn l1nnt Inf Is npI-p IL a ,lipt, $40 A.
mcnt In this election.
Col. NJ. .. Tolman-My friends and neigh.
bOrs know that | was opposed, to the stock
law when IL was passed, and am opposed to II
than have II disturbance over 1t. We are
co~ntcndins for great principles. This Is no
time to discuss small issues. Let the stock
Mr.. W. D., Mars-We want n free express
ion. Let IL be discussed freely. These men
are as good as we arc,
The Presidcnt-This may not be amiss. Let
them get up petitions, to SHOW If they have Il
majority.
Mir. X. a. CIcm-We did that once.
The Prcsidrnt--Did } Oh have Il majority OF
Mr. X. \. Clcm--No, but VIC had a majority
out-rotcu us.
COLONEL CoTHRAN SPEAKS On NATIONAL
POLITICS..
rlis NV ficIC iIc SDIIlC Ol
us who would Ike to hear from Col. Cotlran
on National Politics.
Col. Cothran was requested to take the
Judges stand, so ell could see him, which he
did. Mounting the stand, he said:
am always willing to give all the Informa-
ton and amusement ! can. My feelings have
not undergone much change since lSIG. / re-
gardcd then tho delivcrancc of the State rs
OF more Importance than the election OF Presi.
fl.Nt IF Won VIII itp mn nlpnfr nC rntinnS
over at my house, good Town Council, good
county officers, and then as good members Oi
the Legislature ;S we have had for the last
four ycars-if you will give me all this-I can
stand almost anything ut Washington. Good
government, like charity. begins ut home.
Like waves, the farther they get from you,
the less harm they can do yon; so the CT
feet of government at Washington Is to us.
The trouble TX, We have had too much bad
government at liomc. Good homo govern
mcnt Is what we want, still let US have good
National government too. ] would rather
see Garfield elected than Grant nominated.
If Grant had been nominated, you would
have seen South Carolina an armed camp.
Garfield Is corrupt, received q bride, and 1t Is
Il shame for this great country, to have nOInl-
mated him for the high office Of President.
He is not comparable to Hayes, for whilst he
obtained his Office by fraud. he removed the
troops out Of South Carolina, and we thank
him for it. But there is no comparison be-
tween the w candidates. Hancock Is hon
SSl. L Wv VI" vi bhS J
States with great success, and WAS y good
fighter, us many Of us know Many M old
Rebel here fought him. He fought for what
nc thought was right, and l honor him. The
Brigadiers vote for him. 1t Is because lie IS
honest and will administer the government
IN the intcres Is of every section. Vote for
Hancock aud trust to Providence to elect
him, but let's be certain to elect our own PEG.
pic.
IMPASSIoNED N ELOQUENT sPEECII BY
DR.. HAWTHORN.
The following speech, though a little long,
will well rcpay the intelligent reader for the
the time consumed in reading 1t:
Mr.. Chairman With your permission ]
will attempt to offer u few scattering and lin
perfect remarks before Jour honor and for the
consideration of the Democratic delegation
assembled to-day in this forum Of justice.
The campaign of lSSO has approached MOI
without great interest at stake, fraught with
important issues; demanding m;tturcd reflcc-
ton and vigorous action. We are now as 1t
were, buckllng on our armOr, getting ready to
don the insignia OF victory, red shirts, of vic.
serve and maintain the glorious achieve
ncnts of the memorable struggle of 'TG. Our
banner has again been unfurlcd to the breeze
imprinted upon It's beautiful folds the impair
tialinscription equal rights to oil under the
law" The platform OF &c has been adopted
and It's principles reatlirmed and it bchooves
the Democracy, as Il body polite, not to deyi-
ate one iota In carrying them out. Let JUS
ticc have her reward, even sloalG the hc!f-
ems become diSJ0intcd and tumble down IN
to the unfutliolnable depths OF Fluto's infer
nal abode. Mr.. Chairman, l am rather OPP
posed to party strife, but s there exist TWO
political parties a~ntagonlstic to each others
regime, / bclicvcit rs be Il necessary evil thai
cannot well be dispensed with ut this time.
The primary system Is, apparently. IN excel.
lent method OF selecting nominees, provided
1t is not clrcumscribcd, adapted to u certain
class; and also conducted squnrcly and fairly
dealing out ever handed Justice t" every