Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-07
3 MUCH ENTHUSIASM AROUSED.

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Quite a number of the ~citizons of Wal
halla and vicinity assembled in tho Court
House last Monday night, July 4th, at
nine o'clock, to ratify tho nominations of
Grover Cleveland and Adlai 4. Stevenson
for President and Vico President.
II. A. II. Gibson, Esq, was called to
tho chair. In n few we'll timed remarks
he explained that the object of tho meet
ing was to ratify tho nomination OF
Grover. Cleveland for President and A. e.
Stevenson for Vice President of the
United States. Judge j. w. Holloman
was elected Secretary.
Maj. S. p. Dendy addressed the meet
ing, and made n stirring speech. &c
~eulogized Cleveland in a happy manner,
and showed tho good results that would
follow his election. He dwclt upon the
Importance CT all the people uniting and
working for tho election of the standard
beavers of Democracy. lie closed by in
Producing tho following resolutions:
Resolved LIST, That we have heard with
great satisfaction of tho action of tho
National Democratic Convention, recently
assembled at Chicago, in placing in nomi-
nation as NJ standard bearers the
names of Grover Cleveland and Adlai
E. Stevenson for the high offices of Prcsi-
dont and Vice President of the United
States.
Resolved I'd, That we find great pleas
urc i'll uniting our voices in expressions
Of appreciation in ratification of tho said
nominations.
Resolved 81, That We pledge our best
efforts to secure their triumphant election
i'll November next.
Maj. E. Is. Murray, Of Anderson, who
happened to be present, was called for,
and responded in his usual earnest and
forciblc manner. He dwclt at longth
upon tho social question involved in tho
present contest between the Democratic
and Republican parties. The force bin
was the supreme issue in tho South, and
every Democrat should lay aside all por-
soE@i preferences and give his undivided
support TO tho standard bearers of the
National Democracy. Tic wildly Dor
traycd tho oppressive burdens of taxa
ton laid upon tho South by tho tarilf
legislation of the Republican party. lie
said Cleveland had in his mind but ono
man-tilo American farmor--in writing
his tariff message to Congress four years
ago, which had boon greatly misunder-
stood. Surely no Liam who weighed well
tho issues involved could hesitate in his
support of Cleveland and Stevenson, and
no took great pleasure in sccondinG tho
resolutions,
L.. L. Jaynos, Esq, responded to calls
and briefly showed tho advantages accru-
ing from the election Of tho Democratic
nominees. IIo drew q contrast between
taxation for protection and revenue only,
and explained Wherein Grover Cleveland
was tho friond of tho farmer, and that
the reduction of THO tariff advocated by
him would do the farmer more good than
tho free coinage of silver or sub-treas-
nrics' IIo beloved tho Idos of November
would witness tbs triumphant election of
Cleveland and Stevenson. But tho mo-
:ion'ous issues involved demanded oarn-
est work on tho part of all from nov
u"cil tho election.
Capt. S. X. Dondy was called out and
responded in n happy style. Ho began by
saying ho thought they meant to call for
somo ono else; that he was no speaker,
but would say he was a Cleveland man,
first, last and all tho timo. He thought
Cleveland was Ike tho color-boaror In n
North Carolina regiment during tho late
war. Ho was carrying the colors and
planted them about fifty yards in front
Of tho regiment. His colonel called to
him to bring back tho colors to tho rcgi-
inomt, whom Ito replied; "Coionol, bring