The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-03
HANPTON TO HONE FOLKS.
HIS FULL SPEECH DELIVERED AT
tn COLUMBIA MEETING.
Urging Good Will Among Delnocrats-Ke-
senting the Insults to Bratton-The
Sub-Treasury Scheme Denounced
Vigorous Call for Unity and
Straight Democracy.
News and Courier.

Ladies, and my fellow citizens OF
Richland and of South Carolina: The
cordial greeting that you have given
me has touched my heart so that l
have hardly words in which to thank
YOU. I have come in obedience to the
cali of the Executive Committee of
this, my own county; that county
whose people for years and years past
have given me every honor in their
power, and whom I have tried to serve
with every energy Of my heart, my
arm, or my tongue; that Knight come
here to speak to you to-day on the
grave issues, the gravest, | may say,
that have ever touched our State since
1876; that I might consult with our
Democratic friends how best to pre-
serve, not only the Democratic party,
but the welfare and prosperity Of the
people of the South. I have come to
see those men, the survivors of 1876,
those men whose heroism, whose de-
voted effort, whose courage, whose
sublime courage, redeemed the State
from rule more disgraceful, humiliat
ing and more ruinous than that to
which civilized people was ever sub
jected (Applause.) [ have come to
meet them again, to look into the faces
of the men who sustained me in 1876,
to take counsel with them and to show
them what we shall do, and to listen
to what they may have to say.
My friends, before l begin to discuss
the issues, let me say that concur
heartily in what our chairman has
said.
Iimplore you to treat every candi-
date to-day in the most respectful
manner for-I am ashamed to say
that has not been doue at some of the
meetings in South Carolina. zap
plause.) And when l saw in the pa
pers the other day, that hero who had
led South Carolinans into the Jaws Of
death, and who bears on his body the
honorable scars which show his devo-
ton to South Carolina. Here there
was great applause before Bratton's
name was mentioned.) When saw
that South Carolina audience could
insult John Bratton, (tumultuous ap-
plause,) I thought: {: Good God have
the memories Of '6l, of 65, have they
been obliterated AMI all that has been
done by the men who tried to serve
South Carolina? (Applause and "No,
no. Hurrah for Bratton "') Has it all
been forgotten? Oh, my friends, let
not that be said OF Richland County.
Treat all men with respect. This we
are told is campaign of education.
MAY it be so, but how can it be SO I'M
less all the speakers are given respect
full and attentive audience. I ask for
every one here and for myself that you
will hear me for my cause; for my
cause is the one that has been nearest
TO my heart all my life. (Applause.)
7 Ihave come, my friends, to discuss
measures, principles, and not men. It
would be eminently improper for me
either to advocate the claims Of any
candidate, or to condemn or to criti-
else any one whose views, whose meth
DDS, whose policy do not agree with.
1t would be improper and indelicate,
and I have no idea Of doing it. Every
citizen in South Carolina has right
to seek office. It is laudable ambi-
ton, and if the ambition leads him, in
spires him to seek it by honorable ways
aud honorable methods, know of no
higher cause in which man may be
engaged. (Applause.)
But we are now confronted with the
gravest issues We have had to meet for
years past. I came here and find divi
sion amongst the Democrats Of South
Carolina. When I remember the
scenes that were witnessed here on this
very spot in 1876, when this vast space
was packed with the men who had
gone through the campaign, of which
the last meeting was here when re-
member that all these galleries were
filled with fair, devoted women, who
had contributed so much to our sue
cess when I remember that even the
little children We're enrolled in the
ranks, and prayed for the success of
the Democratic party; when I remem-
Der that we all stood shoulder to shoul
der to meet the common euemy, con-
fess that my heart sinks when see
this division amongst ourselves. This
is said to be only a family quarrel, but
you know that no quarrel can be so
bitter as q family quarrel when it is
pushed to the last issue. We are told
that both factions of the Democratic
party are Democrats, are true Demo
Gratis. They doubtless are. In the
ranks Of both parties ale brave, honest,
conscientious, patriotic men. recog-
nlze that. know 1t. lappreciate it,
and | do and give ali honor to the men
who are following their convictions ::
but, my friends, let ME tell you that
we need not look far to be taught what
can be the result Of division in Demo-
cratic ranks. Look to our old and great
sister, the Commonwealth Of Virginia.
You all remember that when Hancock
was nominated for President Malone
placed in the field an electoral ticket
in opposition to the regularly consti-
tuted ticket. He and they all declared
that they We're Democrats, and what
was the result? The State was lost.
Malone became Readjuster, an Inde-
pendent. As an independent Demo-
craf rs he cl;iin,ati 10 be- he WIS elected