The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-11-04
WADE HAMPTON ON CHAEMER

Carolina for political supremacy.
Moses, the old R dical governor
who ruled and ruined the State,
is IN the New York pehitentiary,
and the records of most of the old
leaders are so infamous that they
have not the imprudence to take
an active part in the canvass. But
they are the power behind the
thrOne, and the Democratic party
in South Carolina is confronted by
the same men who followed the
lead OF MOses's rObber band. The
same party is seeking to get posses
sion of the State again, but, like the
fugitive from justice, it appears
under a new name, disguised in
bogus whiskers and google eyed
spectacles. They have assumed
the name Of Greenbackers and In
dependents, but the people Of South
Carolina understand the fraud, and
are warning upon it jurt AS they
did upon the same party and the
same men when led by the theft
Moses. When corruption was SO
thick and brazen that it could al
most be seen in the air and felt
with the hands, Wade Hampton
was nominated for governor and
the State redeemed, and the rob.
bers fled the State. Bat they
again seek power by intidious de
vices. Gov. Hampton has again
taken the stump. We make the
following extract from q recent
speech, which appliOs with equal
force to the canvass in Mississippi,
as the picture drawn is 4 correct
likeness Of Gen. Chalmers:
come, my friends, once more at
the call OF my old mother to add my
voice to those who are to speak 10 +
her, for South Carolina. | come
once again to appeal to the men.
and more u appeal to the women
OF South Carolina, they who saved
the State IN 1916. Erremandous
cheering and enthusiasts ap-
plaus4.I | come again, not as a
leader, but US a private in the great
army that is marching on, as | be-
lieye, to assured victory. come
to plead for the old State, to tell
you that the dangers which are
threatening are rs great as those
which menaced her in 1876.
come to tell you that she demands
that her sons should march shout
der to shoulder to rescue her; to tel
You that he who is not with her now
is not of the Democratic party, the
: only party that can give you jus
ticG, equality, right, good govern.
ment, and home rule. | tell you
thal he who is not with US, with
thar party, is traitor to his State.
I[ProlSngedapplau and cheering.
care not how he gloss over his
reasons; care not how with honey
eyed words he comes to the people
says that he is more virtuous than
other people; | ICare not whether ne
GENES in the name Of the people
and holds up the tallacy Of Green
backism, for recognize out twC
parties, and there are but twO--one
representing intelligence, the pstri.
otism, the virtue, the honOred and
grand old traditions of oar grand
old mother; and the other, call it by
what name you may, is Radlcalism
TApplause.I I do not call it Re
publicanism. for it would be a slul
upon tho name Of Re publicanism tt
call this hybrid mongrel party IN
!. South Carolina Republican. Zap
plauss and eheering.l lam . dem
OcrAt ana an active partisan, but
my experience in Washington has
taught me that among the Repub
: llcan party, even among the 6tal
: warts, there are men who are hon
estly following their conYictiOnS ol
right-men who are anxious and
. willing to do justice to the South
men, who like every other patriot
lin America, are striving to ebliter-
ate the force Of sectionalism.
have seen there men Of great hon.
esty of purpose and patrlohAm and
great ability Who are Republicans
fiji therefore VIXEN I speak tO-nighto
Radicals of South Carolina near
that party which stole the State