Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31

track, bolts the whole party, ap-
peals to the negro, votes for Ensor,
and at last is thrown, very heavily,
in the November races, although
he is a Straighout Democrat.
Hampton could not, OF would not,
condemn his apostacy, SO down he
goes, and the real "white supre-
Macy straighout Democracy, are
at last in possession of the party
and State.
Shade Of aMart Gary" where
vert thou, when Alack Haskell
was calling himself a Straightout
Democrat while running on an
Independent ticket, appealing to
the negro, and voting for Ensor.
Surely thy spirit must have been
abroad in the State, in 1890, when
thy friends were contending for the
principles to which you had given
birth and life, but for which others
reaped the reward. A derisive
smile must have passed over thy
fooo when these men called them
selves astraightout Democrats
aud when Hampton fell, tell US,
Oh! friend of former days! who
loved the State so we'll? who. did so
much, and received SO little? Was
it fate, the triumph of principles,
8 just retribution, CT simply the
voice of the people2 One can
easily recall that proud and gallsnt
form as it was seen, too often,
alone, when everybody seemed ito
worship only at the Hampton
Haskell shrine, and when, ike
some undaunted gladiator, that
clarion voice was heard in the
Senate, battling against the Radi.
cal fraudulent debt, which was
saddled on the State, and contend
ing for principles which have since
triumphed.
They refused the recognition and
reward which you had fairly won,
and all too soon, you were laid in
the grave-though time has
brought its revenge"
Looking to the future and re-
membering that 4history repeats
ITSELF" and that the example OF
Independentism has already been
set, we may rest assured, from
what we already see, that this fac
tion will drift back to the old
Hampton idea, and the negro tuill
be appealed to to decide the con.
flict between the regular Straught-
out Democrats and these Inde-
pendent "Fus ionists." The "Thir-
teen" have already appealed and
surrendered to the independents
and they are preparing to ignore
the regular Executive COMMITTEES
and to run q separate schedule o1
their own. Any excuse will be
| good enough for men who have
already made up their minds that
neither principles nor party shal
govern their actions,I unless. tn
nomination is made to suit them
| 1t has more than once been hintee
that sthe gentlemen would have
to use the negro to control ths
States vile heresY to the white
race and the principles of white
supremacy.
Our people may as well look out
for the issue will soon be upon us
and if as it seems probable, th.
attempt is made We must make thF
campaign for straightout Democ'
racy and white supremacy Sc
memorable that it shall be. thu
last effort to negroize the State. i
wecan;thave "unity, peace and har
mony,n.in what should be an OF
year. in State politics, then arouse
yourselves FARMERS movement
Alliance men and true straightou
Democrats, and make it as hot al
Hades!
clay on McDuff, and damned b
he, who first cries Hold! Enough !
THE RUTLAND THE HORN
There was once a prosperoul
farmer whose ambition was t
exhibit at the county fair tn
biggest bull, but for seyera
successive years his bull. had Ebeel