Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-01


feared the vanity of the distinguished
guest would be excited when no stated
that the good ladies of the two States
had been engaged tui two weeks in bak-
ing cakes and icing upon them the name
"llcny W. Grady" and he predicted
that should Mr.. Grady visit that section
twelve months hence he would find no
less than fifty babies named Henry W.
Grady. Continuing, the speaker paid Il
high tribute to South Carolina, referring
to her brilliant history and traditions, as
foremost in all grand and patriotic move.
mcntS in the past, and not less gallant in
war than she was noble and successful in
peace. He dclicatcly referred to her no
bic women as lovely and pure as the
iciclcS that hung from Diana's temple,
and hci SUNS is ciivairous ;,S the gallant
lvanhuc. ever ready to draw the lance
and wage battle i'm defense of the beau
tiful Rcbccca. Concluding he said: "As
long as the blood of the Cavaliers courses
through the veins or her future genera
tionS, rs long rs the ripping waves of the
Sarannall-luiting as they do South Ca
y,
interest and dcstiny-shall move onward
to the ocean, South Carolina will stand
out prominent in the bright constellation
of states and her beautiful palmetto will
invite the wcaricd pilgrims and storm
driven ma lilcrS of all climcS to rest and
rcpoSc beneath her cooling shades"
At tho conclusion Of Mr.. McCurrv,s
otlI N,i Il Il D..
the front of the stage and in well chosen
words introduced Hon. Henry W. Grady.
of Georgia. us the orator of The day
Loud and long was the applause us Mr..
Grady arose from his scat and moved to
tho front, where for two hours lie stood.
and despite the swcltcring heat held this
vast c"nc"urSc. of people Spcll-bound by
the power OF his burning" "loqucncr. lie
began by pleasantly nluding to the pre-
diction made by Mr.. McCurry, and said
that should that prophecy be fulfilled he
would certainly return, for that was IN
"mfant' industry he believed in protect
ing. After few preliminary words of
thanks for Kindness shown his party, and
drawing Il beautiful word picture of the
was held, he proceeded with Il lucid, clo-
uucnt and elaborate discussion of some
Of the practical questions which to-day
confront the American people, delivering
one OF the finest addresses ii was ever
"ur pleasure to hear lie emphasized
three currents, the increasing flow Of
which menace the greatness and pcrpc-
i,,,,
/. The rapid growth of large cities and
the increase OF city population at l'.c cx-
rrnSc Of the rural homes and avnrations
of America.
:. The corners that are being made on
the products Of the cnuntry-ihc trusts,
m"n"p"lics and comhin"S--all upheld by
the Republican party.
,. The Capitalization of our govern
mcnt.
lie then aSSailcd, i'm terms of fierce de
nunciatirn, the ''Scrvcc Pension BILL"
attempted to hr Sad'llcd ON the American
people lay the Republican party. lie
Thought il was .imc for the South to
speak out on ihv subject, AMI il wa% !.ur
u
sure il She should even be compelled to
block tn" wheels ni ( ,Ncrnmcnt for Il
year. His prr"ratinn WAS Il powerful ap-
peal t". the purity and Sanciity Of the
home, where rests the Ark OF the Cove
mant of rur people.
We are sorry we have not the time nor
space I" civ" verbatim report Of this
S.tD IN. aII 4
day. II was indeed Il speech. the memo
~ of which will be fresh with many as
long as life shall last 1t was a great
speech 10y Il great speaker. Graceful i'm
attitude, commanding in expression and
musical in dictinn, he stood before that
sea of urtumcd faces his clarion
voice holding the tccming multitUdc
Spril-hrund from the first word spoken.
in an easy conversational tone, till the
conclusion Of his wcll-rnundcd pcrora-
ton.
We stood and admired the complete
mastery uf the English language by this
gifted son of Georgia, and fully agreed
with linn in his structures ON corners,
m"n"policS, trusts. SyndicatcS and com
billtN, nut we must confess To our ma
hility 1" reconcile his Just criticisms of
these dangers with the course Of the
'oiG'iNijoa. OF which he is part owner
and chief editor, in advocating the doe
tlinC of protection, which not only pro-
trrtS and fosters the trusts, and mnnopu-
lies, but forces them into being He
should have gone Just one step further.
and his argument would have been com
plctc.
\t the close of Mr. Grahy'S speech,
Col. Nation introduced Col James :.
'"thrm. of Ahbcvillc. our distinguished
lucmhrr of Congress from this District
Ii being two o'clock i'm the afternoon
when Judge t"thran arose To speak. and
the crowd being tired. hot and hungry,
he detained his hearers only few mi
nnt"S. lie tcndcrly alluded to the ties
that bound linn to Georgia. stating that
hc was educated in her University.
chat though born in South Carolina. he
was raised III Georgia, and in a cemetery
Il. Cal