The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-11-26
GOVERNOR THOMPSON'S VIEWS,
Great Hope for the Country Under a
Democratic AdminiStratiOn-An Ex.
odus of Republican Office .hoIders-A
Good thing for the Colorcd People.

Democratic AdministratiOn-An Ex.
odus of Republican Office -hoIders-A
Good thing for the C0lorcd People,
COLUMBIA, November 15.-GovernoS
Thompson, i'll reply to the question as to
what effect the election Of Cleveland
and Hendricks would have upon tho bu-
sincss interests Of the country, said that
it would be difficult to ovcrcstimate IT,,
good results which will follow from thu
restoration Of tho Democratic party to
power. This election is more than nero
party triumph. Won by combination Of
the Democrats with honest Republicans,
the election is protest against the cor
rupt practices which in their long Lease
OF power, Republicans have permitted to
increase until the very foundations Of
the Government were endangered.
The demand for reform and honesty
in the administration Of the Government
has como from tho people in unmistaka-
bic language. Public officers will now be
held to strict accountability. This re-
suit, alone, is worth all the effort which
the election has cost. The corrupt use
OF power by public officers is dcmoral-
izing to the people Of the whole ooun.
try. This evil will now cease. Tho
relations between tho two races at tho
South will henccforth he those Of entire
harmony. The only differences between
them heretofore have been with regard
to politics. These differences have been
kept alive and increased by the machin-
ationS Of the Federal ofIicchol,lcrs, whose
only hope for continuance III office WAS
by fomenting discord between the races
and sectional difference between the two
political parties. Even those Of tho
Federal officials who have not been per-
sonslly corrupt, have used their offices
for their own advancement and that Of
their party, without regard to the wel-
fare of their country. Bitter political
partisans, their presence here is stand
ing menace to our people. They arc
disturbers Of the peace-the inyeteratc
foes of quiet and good government at
the South. President Cleveland NAV
well say to them, as Cromwell said to
the Long Parliament in turning them out,
"Gct you gone, and give way to honcster
men," With them will go the Inst clo-
mcnt Of dscord
The negroes will soon learn by expo
rience that their rights are moro secure
and their opportunities for improvement
far greater under Democratic than under
Republican rule. At each recurring Fed
eral election our people will be free from
the anxiety and unrest which sectional
and race.issucs have heretofore produced
North and South will henccfprth DC but
geographical terms. In other words. wo
will have what VIC have not had since the
close Of the war-that real peace which
comes from arcunitcd country. While
the good effects will be seen everywhere,
they will be especially noticeable at tho
South. With renewed hope and rc.
awakened energies, the people Of this sec
ton will devote themselves to tho task
Of developing their great natural rexour-
ces. There is wonderful futuro in
store for the South. Good government,
which will ihastcn it's coming, will enablo
the South to add greatly to the wealth
| and to the glory Of our common country.