The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-16
SOME HISTORY OF 76.
GEN. FARLEY R5PRODUCES SPEECH
OF GEN. GARY.
1t WAS Delivered in Edgefeld In 1873 and
Kecites the Important Part of Eutler
and Gary in Nominating Hampton.


Recites the Important Part of Butler
,.ud Gary in Nominating Hampton.
TIE debate on Saluda county in the
Cu, s1itutional convention has called
forth letter from General Farley to
tie press, containing warm tribute
to lis friend Gen. Mart" Gary, and
the following which is printed as per,
tinert to the discussion on that coca
sion.
GENERAL GARY IN 1876.
Ii is well known that General Gary
Was an uncompromlsing 'StralghtoUt
Democrat" not in the sense IN which
tits used now, out as opposed 10 all
compromise with the Republicans, or
fusion with the negroes. both of
which we're attempted and failed in
this State prior to and just after the
success of 1876. When General Gary
returned to Edgefeld, he entered the
practice of law and declined all con-
nection with the efforts being made
on the ecompromise line up to 1876. he
was remarkably successful in his prac-
tice, and soon became one OF the most
distinguished, as well as successful
lawyers in tie State, in both civil and
criminal courts, and ere long he had
accumulated fortune sufficient with
his practice to make him an indepen-
dent man. Early in 1876 (salesday in
january be made speech to the peo-
pie of Edgeheld, in which he took the
ground that all of the failures to re-
deem the State and break up radical
rule had been due to the fact that we
had not appealed to the white man as
white man; that he would respond
to no other call with enthusiasm; and
that nothing but stralghtout white
mans ticket run on the Mississippi
plan of campaign could redeem the
State. In this he was soon joined by
General Butler, and the two worked
harmoniously together for this COM
mon end until the close of the success
full campaign and Hampton was inau-
gurated. These two, ably aided and
Seconded by Hon. George D. Tillman,
Col Wyatt Aiken, James Lipscomp,
Y. J. Pope, Cothran and others, so
vigorously prosecuted the stralghtout
campaign that Chamberlain was real
ly driven from the political field be-
fore the final decision of the State con-
vention, to nominate straight ticket
with Hampton at its head. on the 18th
day of August, 1875. If any one
doubts, at this late day, that Gen. NJ :.
w. Gary conceived and inaugurated
the straightout movement of 1876, by
which the State was redeemed from
radical rule, let them read the follow
ing speech from Genera Gary Gellv-
cred two years afterwards, on August
u, at the ''Love Feast" at Edgefeld
when they were celebrating the great
victory won by Gary and Butler over
Chamberlain and Mackey on the same
day in 1876. Let the general speak
for himself and remember that this IS
evidence bevond dispute, as it was de-
[lirered in the presence of Generals
Hampton, Butler and Hagood, and
others of the State ticket, and pub
lished without exceptions from anyone
but General Hagood, to whom Gener-
al Gary readily yielded what be
considered an immaterial point, as to
the use of the word ''the," instead of
s'our plans in Charleston. It settles
couclusively the claim made by his
life long friend, George D. Tllman,
that South Carolina owed more to
Mart Gary for the redemption of the
State than she did to any other (sin-
gle) man.
GARY's SPEECH.
Ladies and Fellow Citizens: I had
Got anticipated speaking, since | ex-
pected the time to be consumed by our
invited guests, but a large number Of
them have not put in an appearance.
came here to be looker-on and a
listener today. I had the honor to be
an actor on the 18th of August, 1876,
the anniversary of which day we c=Ie-
brate. The events of that day have
Just become historical. Judge Mackey
has Just told you that it was the turn
ing point in the civilization of this
State. I have listened with pleasure
to the words of wisdom that have been
uttered by our chief magistrate, Gov
ernor Hampton. 1t is with pleasure
that we welcome him again to Edge
field. have also been charmed with
the far-reaching craftsmanship dis
played in the witty and eloquent
speech of Judge Mackey. General
Noise has just paid high tribute to
tie leaders of Edgefeld, and uttered
passionate and patriotic sentiments on
The chosen line of the Democracy Of
the State, and we all have never lis
tened as we have listened today to our
eloquent friend and former citizen,
Attorney General Youmans. The al.
l2sion of General Noise that Edgeheld
owed her deliverance to the manhood
Il her sons, and that this manhood
vas inspiration Of her fair daughters,
j. true. It was our love for them that
INSPIRED her brave sons (clad in their
,ed shirts, the handiwork of our
beautiful women to strike the blow
,hat made US free people again.
THE KEYNOTE OF EDGEFIELD POLICY.
1t has been asserted again and
ssain that the success achieved oy
Edgefeld has been the result of the
>not of accident or the dart OF cnance.
Never was there greater mistake.
ihe Straightout plan Of campaign vas
the result of long study, deep thought
md frequent counsels. Not a single
move was made without due caution
and deliberation. As far back as 1874
announced in a speech that I made
in the taxpayers convention that IN
,ny humble judgment the mistake
that our leaders were making was in
considering the difference between the
negro and white man difference of
politics instead of a difference in point
Of fact Of race; that whenever the eau
casian united upon this issue the negro
had to 60 to the wall, as the Ruler OF
the Universe had made the white race
the dominant race of all the races. In