Year: 1874

citizenship was bad indeed, ever one


should be the Judge of his own political


opinions and should be able to give the
reason for the faith within him, They
should think. read and act for themselves
He thought that the principle Of the re-
publican party were for the best interests
of the people and whenever he found
those principles initiated against the in
terest ofthe people, he would leave it.


This State has been prospering from
year to year under the republican admin
istration; last year she exported thirty


four million dollars worth of her
own products which was more
Than New York or Pennsylvania P did, and


yet they were told by their political oppo


nents that the State was mot prosp6+ous.-
Last year Charleston, had more shipping


than she had ever had--in fact South


Carolina has prospered more than any Of
the other southern states.


There may have been, some errors COM


mitted, but the principles Of party,


that would result in such prosperity must


be wholesome He granted that there


had been errors. They:had bad men but the


republican party was not afraid to whip


her own children, and when they found


a rascal, they kicked him out. Congress
never refused to appoint committee to
examine into the failures of any of their
own party, but the democrats never did.


Congress did not hesitate to take up the
Credit MobiGer, and when they found


those who were connected with it, they
disgraced them. The Sanborn matter,


was not so bad after all, and yet when found
out it was exposed. They exposed these
things within their own ranks and did
not ask the democrats to come In and do
it for them. They could put their
hands on those who had done
wrong, and the party had
the power to punish them. They had
some men who had done wrong. In 1872
new set of men were placed in Office, in
consequence of the dissatisfaction Of the
people, and these men made promises,
which, if they have not been kept, turn
them out. IfMoses has been acting the
rascal; put him down. 1t was d very un-
pleasant thing for him to make charges
against any man. He liked Moses per
sonally, but as a republican and citizen,
he had a higher duty to perform than to
allow bis personal friendship to warp his
judgement. The republican party must
| get quit Of that man who had disgraced
| them before the people OF the nation


They could not afford to disregard the
opinion of the people of other states.
They were members of a great national
republican party. The party that knew
freedom, says you must do right and il
they had a man who had done wrong they
must put him out. They were the jury
and must inquire into those things. and i
the charge against the man Moses were
true they must away with him. He
did not think the republican party
could tolerate Moses any longer,


and he thought the party had made up
its mind to take up another man. Moses


had been tried and found wanting, and
he was the greatest fellow to want l evel
saw. (Laughter.) Every man wa;
entitled to his choice as to who his success


sor should be. He was voter and a
citizen and he had his choice. They
wanted a man who would be honest, true
to the interests of the state, one who
would make up his mind to be faithful


and see that justice was done, that the
interests of every man should be protect
ed. They wanted a man they could be
proud Of and one whom they would moi
hesitate to say was their governor. He
, did not want any of those Israelites who
had no guile in them. Iaughter.) His
choice was Daniel II. Chamberlain who
was a republican by birth, association
and education, who when the war broke


out, left his law books and went into the
army, and afterwards settled in the state
No man could question his republicanism
It was not in his nature to be false-could


they trust him on the score of modesty
well the law says be has the right to be
considered innocent until proven guilty,


and when q man pays his private. debts il
was a sign thasshe would be honest in ;


public office. The democrats said Cham
berlair was q carpet-bagger. Well ht
thought they had a great amount Of i'm
pertinance. He did not think the demo
, crat would consult them in their choice
, and it was none of their business whom
they nominated. IF they pleased they


would nominate him and they proposed
to elect him.. Let the democrats nominate
a man and if they can elect him let them
do it, but they would have the worst fgh'


they ever had After a reference to what


the Charleston Ne,0s said about Cham
berlain he proceeded to give an account
of the visit of the committee sent by thu