Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-30

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the enemy by cosissciug with the least
objectionable faction. True tho gorge 9;
thorsandaos the whites ati!l shuddsred
with lcathing nausea at the very thought
os rolitica! aliiliation' with ihe I.adical
rasca!e, but i: was only herr and ther0
that Z few choice spirits still kept alive .
son.lmc@t o: wh;so supremacy and straight
out Democracy that spurrea al alliance
with either action. Among these choice
spirits Gary stood conspicuously aS-the
iront. High above sVorT argument !or
compromise or coalition, his piercing voice
aho1ting the battle CRY o. white aupfem-
SCI, could be heard ringing out ior
death grappla with the Radical monster.
Nearly every White nlar n Edseatld
agreed With him from the start. and hence
there was no trouble about ral;ying our
county for the onas.; nor waa there much
difficulty in securing :. Il ajority 6: whites
for st.aighaort fight iii soTersi other
counties, but the straightout Democrats
lad p hard time Of it, even 10 get a STATE
Convention called and still har Ter to hav
q State ticket nominated N Colleton
County, where no 10 corntryrnan at leaat,
expected any assistance, it may be said
the day was von for thc atraightout
campaign II tho State Conzcntlon. The
Democrats soon inaugurated 2 thorough
cenvas, nrt only few counties had any
heart IN it until Gary and Butler slectri-
fed the State and attracted the or.7e Of the
ration ty :crcing division CT time at
Eder!;eld upon Chamberlain and his CO.
speakers nn the s'ump. From shat day
forth, new iopo and Hew courage aDirna-
TED the Democratic party everywhere and
victory crowned its anpe'hu1:an eieorts,
bua would not havc donc go, except .or the
trcmendoo. majority which Edseiielo
ro.!ed ur uuGA. 'iary's lead a. Connty
Chairman.
Until aeYora. weeks after tho e!ect:oa
snd not until cnvy a1d jealousy rad aad
time 70 90 their dirty worl;, no. orc ovcr
beard ,7arv's right to ths palm @: being
sty!ad the Eorert O, The campaign called
in cueation. Gen.. i3ut!ers nnrnc was the
only one sometimes mentioned Is teing
omitted t. divide the irat nonors with
him and cando. compels mo to Hay that u
nay Judgment. DC was the only loader that
Geacrve! to 90 mentioned RI all IT snch 4
connection. Gen. Hampton We enthuai-
asti2sllY and .iustly praised Cox toe tact,
moderation anc fistlom with which ne
MANAGED affairs, before and ealec;ally after
the election, hut what color Or prste:t Of
tltla would or could Hampton and rhs
ether candidates ;o- the State o:::;ces nave
had 70 tna;r placas Dat Sor tho !a.cc ana
unexpe pecterl ma iovty Of tf.iIty-thrHs hun
dred achieved by EdgeEeld?. Iho plsn II
canraign advised hy the State Executive
;.'omnittan :s;lnti u nearly ivelJ COUNTY
wh::o;:.. iol,owea II, a2d Iha StsEe ~oa!d
have he.a ,rre.r;eYahly ,ost haG 70; q
nun.:,er ":.cornties successfully 4t'ugh; the
battle CT sac Whit saprenacv linc and
nad not Edgete!d which i-oai i::s scrrocnd
ings, va. ,;semcd i,o.ciessly Hapnb'if@n
c1mc to 81 7aacao, lrri sna ntc9 Tjc:ory
iron. d.rcat, .ikc Dessix ;se Ma-oago.
,Ieay oshe: con5pl' rolls .,aciars 7:ro
deservcd!y ezrliad Tor thc part the torc,
brt lisry's !"llcg. t,sry's o:snnit. and
Ecssa.s!d. oHtsin6o5 5n5 %o5F nrss''n3.,ing
ard entl!s:estic support 5coided n" '0n-
test n th@;.'tsto.
It requS'e! all. t:aa, nj .; Us, eTcry
white mar, woEaan and ch:it: il crnth
Carolina. ,,oaid 10 IN ls7e, q :e.cu', Tho
Stat, Az. there ;s honor cror!h :or 81! :
But !at is never ~ .orgotten by Our poa-
tcr:t:. and cspe 'iaiiy b. mc,s nf Edgetcld
that Mart 81 GO as muah as an :'oiy
el'c, Emo more apprec;et" The maxim
thai comparisons are oolouf, ami /
l:haa:ae aal aware =.;lc.t II commenting
uron the 6.v:s:on c: mono" ,27f, ! ;na7
give otenso in ran; algl quarters, but
this occasion require that I should CO
jrtS,c4 10 Gsrv. whatever rn:':' nc t5a cor .
sequences to myrrl:. csar's wrong th.
dead ty ossRiag siicnt nr .oa-o: ohead!a :
The living by spcakins the 1r;,th. . vi!
further esv, tl:at although loid eve"
thing = re? rowcr ";;tl: -caGuc, pen.
-ga-eo ara band in 1876. to 'rln win :. Ii
arnh ar the s,raishton. i'enocraoT7, yos
no.hirg d;d hc;ned thn oauso % moca
SIS ae-iaat;Dg Genera farv or County
Chairman ot lIdgo6e!d. VI !ac so;iac ..
tt13s:s reav. w:3er We or.s:'i.eG ia thN :;;rcat.
campaiCr
Tne delegates u. tse Goanty Con
vention, as well 40 rhc apecta; or2 Of
ita proceedings, inst.nctivcl.g felt That
tney were doing "a p,oner thing IN
choosing Gary their political cora
mander Il chic. TheY all know tha
rp~or:ioa!*t:' po>vafled rhe man; chat
he was equally ,yood o r}en, or to .'r-
e-g:e whasa7er ne ,ook n charge; :;
thst both. his hearL AMI pride would
be in the canvas, 70 ne had ever spurn
ed any hing like a4iiiation With the
enenv.' Hehad always conte nded that
a str'agh;rout fght wonld WIN. Ac,
corlng gly ne organized and handled
his party as /, Il had h1eil o.e man,
the rcorer class -; whitea, J: any
thing, doing more Tor the caw q thar
tho landowners. And ae g result,
Gary was followed, consulted and
ooeyed almost ike SECOND petertna
Hermit.
yet up to the day OF election, 70 .
superficial observer, he prospect loo:'-
eli almcst hopeless for carrying Edge
=ield. The negroes had Nearly Two
thousand yaaiority i'll the county, and
at the oosn;ng Of the canvas they had
s:ood well nigh IN solid 'rray AGAINST
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