The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
TO THE VOTERS OF ANDERSON
COUNTY.

elective County officers, except State
Senator. The issues involved in the
result OF the contest then to be decided
are OF the gravest consequence to the
people Of the whole Union, and particu.
larlv to the citizens Of the Southern
States. In the contest for the presidency
the issues of governmental reform are
most clearly presented, and no people
should feel a keener interest In contribu-
ting to the election Of good men than the
people of South Carolina, who have so
recently suffered so greatly under Rerub.
lican corruption and misrule. Ths
Republican party has been In power for
twenty four consecutive years, and under
its administration Of the national gov.
ernment the greatest frauds and corrup.
tions have been perpetrated, and from
time TO time overshadoWed by the pre-.
sentation of the old war issues, which
have always been successful, either by
fraud or force, in maintaining the Re.
publican party in power. Time would
fail me to point out tho details of the
corruptions of this party. twill suffice,
however, TO recall TO the minds of honest
men the whiskey ring frauds, which
were traced to General Babcock while
private secretary of Pres.dent Grant, and
to the Belknap and Williams frauds
while they were respectively Secretary Of
War and Attorney General, thus clearly
tracing the frauds to the administration
of the government itself. = These, togeth.
or with the CredH AioJiHcr swindles
induced the people of the American
Union to express themselves in 1876 in
favor of change, by electing Gov.
Tilden of New York President over
Ex.President Hayes, but the party which
had become such adopts in stealing money
from the people by fraud, perjury and
unparalleled force and tyranny through
federal bnyonets in South Carolina,
Louiaianh and Florida, and partisan
Court, subverted the will Of the people
and made Mr.. Hayes, who was not elect
ed, President over Mr. Tilden who was
elected. Tho Republicans themselves
now admit that Mr.. Hayes, WAS fraud,
and he has to day the unbounded con.
tempt Of all honest and fair.minded men.
The experience OF 1876, however, SO far
from inducing reformation of the Re.
publican party, has only served to EN-.
bolden 1t in its frauds, and Democratic
House of Representatives has already
unearthed great frauds in the Department
OF Justice, in the Treasury Department,
in the Post Office Department, and in
the Paymnster Generals office. The
Republicans have the Courts of the
country, and not single guilty official
thief who has disgraced high Office has
been convicted and punished. The star.
route thieves are to-day the managing
spirits In The Republican party. Not
only has tho party become thus corrupt,
but it insults the American people by
imagining them to be equally corrupt, and
asks them to vote for Mr.. James G.
Blaine, of Maine, for the presidency.
Mr.. Blaine is shown by indisputable
evidence to be unscrupulous and unwor.
thy of confidence. In his own letters
about the Fort Smith and Little Rock
Railroad enterprise to Messrs. Fisher and
Mulligan, he il proven beyond the posi-.
bility Of doubt to have used his official
position IA Speaker of tho House of
Representatives to enrich himself, and
that, too, by deceiving his friends. He
%as paid in bonds for mis- influence, ASST
ring his con1aderates il advance that he
sew various channels In which he could
be useful, and that he would not prove q
dead.head in the enterprise. This was
shameless barter of the confidence of the
people who elected him for private gain.
If he would be corrupt as member of
Congress or as Speaker, he would be 40
as President. He also stands to-day
guilty of falsehood and perjury in swear.
Ing before o Congressional Committee
that he paid for his bonds in this railroad
just as other people did, when the fact is
that he paid nothing. His whole record
has been one of shameless abuse of
official trust, and he 10 to day seeking to
secure his election by personal appeals to
tha people of Indiana and o.he. North.
ern States, in which he attacks the
South and the Democratic party because
the South belongs to that party. His
election would, we arc confident, prove
injurious to the best interests of the South
and Of the Union. Not only would the
election of Mr.. Blaine be the triumph of
q corrupt politician, but it would be tho
victory of corrupt and wasteful party.
The Republican party is the party Of
high taxation. It 10 not Satisfied with
raising enough money to defray the
expenses of the government, extravagant.
ly and fraudulently administered, but in
addition to this 1t collects an excess from
the people Of over 100000. 900 every
year, which Is inexcusablo oppression Of
The many to enrich few by unjust and
undue protection. Ia opposition to this
party the Democrats offer a platform
which promises rigid reform Of the
government In every department. and o
reduction Of it's expenses. They have
nominated to carry out this piatform
Governor Cleveland, who has made an
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