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

Quite a number of the citizens of Wal
halla and vicinity assembled in the Court
House last Monday night, July 4th, at
nine o'clock, to ratify the nominations of
Grover Cleveland and Adlai E. Stevenson
for President and Vice President.
II. A. II. Gibson, Esq, was called to
the chair. In a few well timed remarks
he explained that the object of the meet
ing was to ratify the nomination of
Grover Cleveland for President and A. +.
Stevenson for Vice President of 'he
United States. Judge wv. Holleman
was elected Secretary.
Maj. S. P. Dendy addressed the meet
ing. and mace a stirring speech. He
~eulogized Cleveland in a happy manner,
aid showed the good results that would
follow his election. He dwelt upon the
Importance c. all the people uniting and
working for the election OF the standard
bearers of Democracy. He closed By in
PRODUCING the following resolutions:
Resolved list, That we have heard with
great satisfaction of the action of the
National Democratic Convention, recently
assembled at Chicago, in placing in nomi-
nation as our standard bearers the
names OF Grover Cleveland and Adlai
Z. Stevenson for the high Offices of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States.
Resolved I'd, That we find great pleas
ure in uniting our voices in expressions
of appreciation in ratification of the said
nominations.
Resolved Sd. That we pledge our best
efforts tosecure their triumphant election
in November next.
Mai. E. B. Murray, of Anderson, who
happened to be present, was called for,
and responded in his usual earnest and
forcible manner. He dwelt at length
upon the social question involved III the
present contest between the Democratic
and Republican parties. The force bill
was the supreme issue in the South, and
every Democrat should lay aside all per
sonal preferences and give his undivided
support to the standard bearers of the
National Democracy. He viv.oi.y por-
trayed the oppressive burdens OF x
ton laid upon the South by the tariff
legislation of the Republican party. He
said Cleveland had in his mind but one
mantle American farmer--in writing
his tariff message to Congress four years
ago, which had been greatly misunder-
stood. Surely no man who weighed well
the issues involved could hesitate in his
support of Cleveland and Stevenson, and
he took great pleasure in seconding the
resolutions.
R. T. Jaynes, Esq, responded TO calls
and briefly showed the advantages accra-
ing from the election of the Democratic
nominees. He drew a contrast between
taxation for protection and revenue only,
and explained wherein Grover Cleveland
was the friend of the farmer, and that
.he reduction of the tariff advocated by
him would do the farmer more good than
the free coinage of silver or sub-treas-
uries. He believed the Idesof November
would witness the triumphant election of
Cleveland and Stevenson. But the no
mentous issues involved demanded earn
est work on the part of all from now
until the election.
Capt. S. h. Dendy was called ou; and
responded in a happy style. he began by
saying he thought they meant to call for
some n else: that he was nc speaker,
but would say he was a Cleveland man.
first, last and all the time. BE thought
Cleveland was like the color-bearer in a
North Carolina regiment during the late
a BE was carrying the colors and
planted them about fifty yards in front
of the regiment. His colonel called to-
him to bring back the cclors to the regi-
ment, when he replied: Colonel, bring