The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-18

gentlemen who have opposed me fer
Governor. Gne Of them the most ac-
cnmpIisheG attorney in the State, and
the other one Of Our most distinguished
sOldierS-cnmpare ne with them, and
what was there in me to bring about
this great change. unless it was the
principle / represent: The speaker
paused here. He was overcome with
emotion ond began to shed tears.
HIS DAYS OF PEACE ARE GONE.
I presume-for it is natural that men
should be ambitious-that many IF you
would like to be in my place; but / tell
you that if the nan who assumes power
is a true man and loves his State and
people as do he must know that he
has only reached that condition where
in the future-and such is my feeling
to-night-he must confess that his days
of peace are gone. You have put Il
load, as Of Z mill stone, upon my sh0u!-
ders.
I HAVE MADE 40 PLEDGES
in this canvass; ! have made 40 prom
ises-certainly very few; but / say 10
you, and through you to the people,
that in assuming the power yoH have
given me, it shall be exercised without
fear, favor or affection. and to the best
interests for the glory Of this State,
Iapplause, and that in the future,
whatever 5etide, whatever Of good or
evil may befall me, I shall do my duty
as I conceive it, and I hope that you
and your people will never have cause
to regret or feel ashamed Of having
gone into the field, taken new and
inexperienced and, if you please, ig
norant man, and put him at the head
of your affairs.
A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.
I feel, MY friends, that I have been
educated to a great degree by the cam
vass | have but recently made. Few
men in South Carolina have ever pos
sessed the advantages Of such a canvass.
1 have in the last ninety days faced
over 10000 of the white Democrats of
this State, have talked to them face to
face, have felt their pulse and had with
them the same inspiration and aspira
ton.
WE HAVE \ GRAND COUNTRY.
1t has glorious possibilities and if we,
as brethren, will unite and lay aside all
chickering's and contentious and things
of no moment, and press onward, open
ing up new fields Of progress and enter
prise in this State, and if we cease try
ing to rebuild the State on its old pedes-
tai, and if we of the 10Th century keep
up with the procession, South Caro-
lima, with her varied products, with
her favoring climate and advantageous
geographical position, should, and will,
occupy place second to that of no
State in the Union. [Applause.]
REPEATING \ FALSE CHARGE.
I deem it necessary to say briefly in
vindication of myself, and although the
people, as I said, have already vindi-
Gated me, I desire to state for outside
consumption, away from South Caro-
lima, to say q few words about the can
vass and its results. Possessing, as my
opponents did, the press Of the State
almost solidly, and having the ear Of
the world through their power to trans
NIT dispatches to the Associated Press,
and with the editorial columns of the
leading newspapers teeming with as
sumptions, it was to be expected that
the whole country would stand aghast
at the idea of the government passing
into your hands, and that l would be
regarded as q sans culotte in the chair
of State, and surrounded by horde of
ignorant and unscrupul0us followers.
But you know it was, it is, lie with
great emphasiS.) The intelligent citi-
zens ofSouth Carolina are at my back,
[applausel and if we are not endowed
with brain and polish of manner, we
have at least an honorable if simple
citizenship whose only desire is for
good government.
''ON a HIGH PLAEEr'
I begun this campaign on a high
plane. 1t was my desire to discuss its
issues on their own merits. How was
met? You all know. The argument
was forced almost to personal issue,
and was pushed to the low plane of
putting NE in the position of a defen-
dant against the accusations of having
slandered South Carolina when, as a
simple truth,
1 WOULD SOONER CUT MY THROAT
than to have dragged the States good
name into discredit. Because I criti-
cised-because | dared to criticise-the
men in power, and in so doing eXer-
cised my right as free man TO criti-
else public officers, it was considered
that | had invaded an inalienable, di-
vine right to rule, which seemed among
some men to have been an inheritance.
Twas compelled to discuss the issues
upon a different plane than that which
l had intended, but the jury, the Jury Of
last resort-the people-havingh heard, ,as
Ihave said, the distinguished gentleman
from Sumter. my competitor, one of the
best lawyers III the State, present
his case, and you know he did it ably.
You know that he made the best of it
he could. They heard myanswer, and
you know the result. That would
have been vindication enough at home,
but how am to get that news abroad?
How is the good name of the State to
be reclaimed?
THE PEOPLE ARE THE DEMOCRACY.
1t has been said, it has been stated
that my election means that the Democ-
racy of South Carolina has been proved
to be derelict and that it is rotten. We
are the Democratic party-the rank
and tile-and I deny the charge. TAP
plause. Because we had neglected our
duty as citizens and permitted Ger
tain element to run it in a certain way,
and because wehave now come forward
and taken possession of our birthright,
does that mean that South Carolina
has been filled with a mean, corrupt,
and despicable population? I do not
think so. No set Of men constitute the
State, and it is the first time have
heard that ever the Legislature consti-
tuted the State, or the State officers, or
that the whole government constituted
the State. 1t is the people who are the
State, and they neglected their duty,
when they came forward and wanted
to straighten certain things, but they
were refused, and stated in this hall
two years ago "you are damming back
the waters, but when in 1890 the water
comes on with & full head, there will be
''sOJE FINE GRINDING DONE"
| was told then by one of the leaders
of the Governments: "Oh. Won have