The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-01
HAMPTON IN CHARLESTON.
The Old Soldier Addresses q Democratic
Mass Meeting.
Especial to Register. I

of the City Hall. Bands of music anG
electric lights made the scene a memo
rable one Senators Gray of Delaware
and Ransom of North Carolina, whc
were expected, did not appear. Gen
1zlar, State Chairman, presided and in.
troduced Senator Hampton, whose ap.
pearance was the signal for applause,
which lasted several minutes. Among
other things, Gen. Hampton recalled
the fact that in '76, when the strug-
Cling State government needed ma.
terial, Charleston came forward
promptly and paid the first taxes to
the Hampton Government. He could
never forget that he had not forgotten
and the State could never forget it. He
had seen it in the newspapers that the
Charleston Democrats had been brand
ed as towards because they killed no
niggers in '76. Laughter and ap-
plause.] He wanted to say that if any
body was to blame for the fact that no
negroes were killed in Charleston in
1876, he was the one. It was his
earnest wish, expressed to the people
through her friend, the late General
James Connor, that the fight should be
constitutional one, and for this rea-
son he besought the people of Charles
ton to hold their hands. He freely
assumed the responsibility of all that
took place in Charleston in 1876. If
the people of Charleston were towards
in 1876, he was the coward who led
them.
Senator Hampton also said that he
regarded the primary plan of nomina-
ton, adopted by some of the Counties
in this State as great misfortune. The
defect in the system, was that after the
primaries were over a great many
Democrats ceased to take any further
interest in the election, and hence the
general apathy on election day. There
might be objections to the convention
plan of nomination, said he, but none
that could not be remedied if the peo-
pie could only take an interest in the
voting.
Touching briefly on national politics,
he concluded by impressing upon his
hearers the importance of rolling up a
big majority for Cleveland on the 9Th
of November.
senator Butler. C,onarassInaI Di6bia,
and others. The meeting was large
and enthusiastic.
EXTRACTS FROM SENATOR'S HAMPToN's
sPEECH-woE TO THE SOUTH
IF HARRISON WINS.
Why, we are in the constant presence
of a vigilant and aggressive enemy, and
if Harrison and Morton should in Gods
providence prevail, do not believe
that all the days of our woes are num-
bered in South Carolina, or in any part
of the South. Under the leadership and
dictatorship of the gentleman who has
been nominated for the Presidency by
the Republicans, with feelings Of ami
mostly and vengefulness against the
white men of the South, they will do
all that men dare do not only to re-
cover possession ofour State and county
governments, but to remand you and
your wives and children to & state OF
humiliation and degradation, from
which you may not recover for years.
You ask me how can they do that,
and say that we have the State Gov
ernment and local government? how
can they by Federal legislation affect
our internal affairs? If had list OF
the bills and resolutions offered in the
last Congress directed and aimed at my
and your liberties, and the liberties
and independence of the States, you
would find very ready answer to the
question.
| CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT IN
PERIL.
Why, do you know that Mr.. Chand
Ter, Senator from New Hampshire, ha:
offered a resolution referring to the com
mittee of privileges and elections The
credentials of q Senator from the State
of Louisiana, to inquire whether ht
was elected by the sutfrages of the peo
pie of that State, and it was offered, il
the absence of a single word of protes
from any human beingin the State o
Louisiana, and in the face Of the fac
that his credentials have been read ii
the Senate, signed by the Governor
certifying that he received the majority
of the Legislative vote, which wa!
approximately unanimous. Yet Mr.
Chandler and those who think with
him are attempting to 60 behind th'
seal Of sovereign State with the view
of unseating the Senator on principle
absolutely revolutionary and contrary
to the principles on which this Gov
eminent is founded. With majoritie
in both houses, what will preyen
them from unseating Congressman ant
Senators from every district and Stat
in which they claim majority? tel
you there is but one thing to restrain
them, and that is the public opinion O
this country. So I repeat to you tina
while we may feel secure, and trus
we are, it will never do in a free .coun
try, founded upon the idea of popula
rule, to take anything for granted il
political controversies with antagonist
like the Republicans Of the Unite
States.
wish I could have seen in othe
na rtc of this Stotn opd -, otbor Stota