Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-08-07

supple again from my climb I am 60.
ing to the top of another one and will
narrate my experience to you provid-
ed your sancti6ed postmaster does not
con6scate this as below rate matter.
SAM JONES.
For the Advertiser.
The Meeting at KiHard'S.--The
Resolution Against Discussion
Of Division.
MEssRs. EDIroRs Thinking that an ac-
count of the Mass Meeting held to-day at
Kinards will not be unacceptable to you,
and to your readers, with your permission
I will give you the dots. The day was
lovely, and the crowd came and continued
to come in streams along all the roads
leading to that point, during the whole
morning.
The meeting was called to order at
about II o'clock, by Col. Jerry Gcggans,
Chairman. He, in the few pertinent re-
marks made, urged upon the people the
necessity of unity and harmony in our
ranks. JAS NJ. Forrest, Esq, then came
forward and asked to be allowed to SUBJ
NIT the following for the adoption of the
meeting
"Whereas, this being the year for ma
tional elections, as we'll as State elections.
tine unity and harmony of the democratic
party of Edgefeld County should be th e
earnest desire of every true citizen and
patriot Of our County, and we believe any
effort to cause discord, division and strife
In our ranks should brand the person or
persons who should attempt it, as not only
junwise and selfish, but as an enemy to
| the welfare and safety Of the democratic
party of Edgefeld County, it is therefore
eminently wise and. proper at this first
campaign meeting to protest against ano
discountenance the discussion Of any ques-
ton that will tend to disrupt the friendly
relations that have heretofore existed
among our people Of all sections OF our
County therefore, be it
Resolued, That the question, known 90
the division aucsSe-na1fuFged this resolu-
the i;.eC sse Chairman spoke warmly advo,
tion' W. Ou-uoptior, and then submitted it
-se,6e mrcting.tt IT was adopted by
very large majority; and we think it was
necessary that it should have
been, to put quie.us upon nonsenslcal
discussion ofan issue which, for the present
at least, is as dead as an Egyptian mum
my-and out of which nothing good could
possibly come, to any honest man.
The Chairman then introduced the Hon.
Mr.. Zimmerman. He made short, pitby
speech, and closed by assuring the people
that he had been true to his convictions
of right and duty, and that if elected to
the Senate he would do all in his power
to promote the general good.
Then came Talbert, the other candidate
for the Senate. His speech was well-tlmed
and sensible. He referred to his past re-
cord, and pledged to do his whole duty IN
the future as be had tned 70 do in the
past, whether as Senator or in the shady
walks of life as private citizen.
After Talbert, came the candidates for
the Lower House, Jones, Brooker, Folk,
Brooks, Ready, Cheatham and Turner
The taboo set upon their lips by the FORE
going resolution seemed to have spiked the
guns some CT them had brought out for
the occasion, and their ideas polite seemed
to be at discount, in measure. Yet
some of them made some good hlts-some
fine points, in political sense; and we
had some fine elocution, which tended to
create desire to be we'll versed in the
history of the past and learned in all that
appertains to the natural and TO imagery
sc. Yet these gentlemen acquitted Them
selves we'll; and their friends were pleased
and they ought to be.
Sudden upheavals are liable to produce
uncertainty; and our candidatas-clevel
fellows-capital fellows-all of them
found themselves in dilemma, and dc
not understand the horns.
1t is to be hoped that the same pro
gramme will be followed at Mt. Willing
and elsewhere, in so far as the discussion
Of "dead Issues" goes, and that our friend
will,acquiesce In it as gracefully as the.
did St Kinard's g., and that we may have po
litical speeches of the finest sort, and tha
men may run upon their own merits, an
Be elected without reference to hobbies
We need men Of experience and intelll
gence. Edge6eld's reputation must b
sustained at home and in the counsels
the State.
Capt. Jas, Williams made a good speecl
and it was appropriate -,
After the speaking, it was ordered tbs
the Resolution. &C., be published IN th
r County papers; -. Q,
at Mt. Willing. -
rmay be permitted 70 say the ladi'
D were out in force, and, as was said by OF
v of the speakers, the whole thing Wou
q have seemed blank without them.
q Messrs. Holley & Riser furnished vel
! fine "Cue," all in apple-pie order, al
more than abundant. The ladies had the
!, lunch baskets, loaded with good thing
d and everybody was made happy at dim
d time even the candidates forgot to be u
It easy and restless. :,
# We must not forget to say that the
4 was quite a number of candidates W
= have not been mentioned among The
l. our friends, Ben Bouknight. and Pre-
J Blackwell. They were bobbing arou
l. serenely," as if every man OF them h
A philosophically determined "to run WI VI
a; patience. the race st before him.. 1
a friends Of Mr. Jas. Norris regret that sic
N ness in his family prevented him from
- ing there. We hope to have him q
T. every other candidate in the County
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