The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-02-13
RED SHIRTS OF 76' IN NEWBERRY, SC.
written For The Drayton Rutherford Chapter No. 49, T. D.
C., by Col. D. A. Gckert
C., by Col. D. A. Dickert. J

Like birthplace Homer which of Greece
sections South Carolina claim the hon
birthplace of the Red Shirts AS matter Of fact
particular city community be rightly said to be the first
Shirts spontaneous uprising of the people,
young coming ustrous chieftan or
horseback the forth, "come red" It
suggestion somewhere lightly made for all the clubs
part the procession that meet and
the campaign party dress red as symbol of the ery
ZEAL people prosecute the struggle for
supremacy taken in earnest all along
mountains of the Piedmont to the sea- Every
yard sight called into service and more or
dere willing patriotic piled the needle with loving
happy the boys all ready against the COM
ing of the CHIEF
It was the opportunity exhibit themselves first that rise
to upper counties the first home
of the the campaign OF the great
"aghtout the counties gradually working
his first addressed the people, naur-
ally there Shirts was the wish OF those
campaign charge to make as dramatic and awe
inspiring negro and scalawag possbe by some kind
pha sn the cali went over the State to meet our 0ra
and fearless horseback and in RED
compaign travelled through the country by private
conveyance the companies followed them as escort e
county another thousands Of and women from every
nook Of the country ocked to hear the great
Statesman Hampton speak There had
husiasc uprising the people, since the days Of Secession Time
was set eampaign days. where the campaign
party was to people speak them of
momenous them ner danger
that straght-out campaign led
solely by whites would succeed where combination or
mixed ticket and part Republicans had
failed The State tried this with the Republican, Judge Car
renter for governor Butler Democrat lieutenant
governor failure the people in the back country not
taking kindly voting alien and Repuocan or
the highest gift people, Then again. split
Republican and the whites undertook to sup
port the dsgrund Of Green and Deany negro but th
too was an The great body Of people,
by long years of OPPRESSION had apahec and
principles Democracy and they saw no nope IN
keeping up srugg greatly outnumbered
BY negro easy to get negro cnang MS
to change his color
It is claimed by General Butler and General Cary
the fiery Conderat these two the first to see nope
ir sraght-ou" with General Hampton their Illus
its head It claimed urtner by ese en a
if HAMPTON Southern would head sragn
CUT movement strong ticket put in the field and the State oe
stumpe mountains the sea- in advocacy white
macy and that white voter In the State would turn
out and vote ticket thing consummatec before ne
thought too Hampons popularity with the coored voters
il tho lower counties would cause many negroes ~ ~ ~ ~
With these hopes the in the field and the most
subbony known in the South was on
The days great Democratic rallies in the different counties
were announced campaign began earnest In the upT
countless working gradually southwark News came an7ao
Of the great outpourng Of the people, the enthusiastic ecp
given the campaign party the red shirt horsemen and Ne"oer
hegan ar preparation give the standard bearers hearty well
come great dinner arranged for suclent 10 1eed
three thousand people, furnished at Cne Grove on the
outskirts the which the speaking to take place.
Early morning Of the day OF Ne"ey slea O0noe"'
ra the troops clubs all dressed In red hlr
gan pouring into the city, section Of the county, Every
community and precinct of red shirts and as ne
arrived they the college campus hen not usea
by mounted arsha dressed in red The stores OF tne Guy
o ea1v decorated with bunting flags waved from the
houseops. -.
Col O. T. Schumper company organized In the CITY
and surrounding county, his close proximity to the meeting
ground was the field and formed his men On the rgn
nm the leading city, and facing the college, AS
the other companies through the city, they were met VIII"
cheers and deaening The old rebel YELL ecnoo auu
hoo from one another and the whole scena was one
wild spasm Of enthusiasm and cheers
Can't T. j. Mafa sveTstreet next rode H. ana look MS
osion IN the left of Schumpert Next came captain NJ NJ
Rod and CAPTAIN W. W. Rs with hundred norsene
both from the Mollohon amid the widest OF cneee
fed IN the left the extending along front OF where now
hall stands.
rn - ~.,id succession came Capt. Dicker from the Broad
pivor econ and Capt Gaman from Number Nine township
The line had by extended to the limit OF the college cam
w m was now doubled beginning at the street in rear OF capt.
Wheeler Prosperity riders.