Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-03
THE MEETING ON LAST SATURDAY.

Pursuant to notice previously given, a
public meeting was held at the Court House
on Saturday last, in the interest Of the "Bolt'
ers'" ticket. The audience was large and
decidedly respectable one, composed about
equally of whites and blacks-among the
former many of our best and most intelligent
citizens. After the accustomed Introductory
music, George Witherspoon, colored, was
called to the chair, who Immediately intro.
duced Hon. F. A. Sawyer, United States Sen
ator, of whose remarks the following is an &C.
curate summary:
The speaker opened by expressing his gratifica,
ton at being able to address an audience composed
ofthe people of York county, and proceeded inn
mediately to a retrospect upon the condition Oh
affairs in 1868. The whites at that time were apa-
thetic, vanly supposing that Seymour would be
elected and the result be that the reconstruction
acts would be repealed, and the new State govern
ments be abrogated. Good citizens did not join in
instituting good government, but lett the TASK
solely to the untutored blacks and their few white
leaders. From this action on their part, the most
disastrous consequences followed, which II IS
hardly necessary to enumerate.
The question which now presents itself to the
whites is, whether they WILL in 1872, permit their
far done nothing but bring ruin upon the state
and disgrace upon the name of the great Republic
can party or will they join with the better portion
of the Republicans in united effort to procure
good government. A change must come and it
is the duty of the Republican party to effect that
change. 1t agreat mistake tosuppose that those
who have done the State such injury represent
the great bouy Of the Republican party; for it is
safe to say that out of the eighty or ninety thou
sand Republican voters in this State, not more
than two thousand were concerned in the frauds
that have been perpetrated and, the speaker be-
lieved the of the party desire to have an hon
est administration, and are determined to have it.
Let the masses know the right, and they will fol-
low it.
The speaker then announced his purpose of ex-
posing the frauds Of the State government-all
done by men belonging to the Republican party.
Hehad little tosay of local politics. except to ex-
ficient men be put in Office. The condition of af-
fairs at this juncture is truly deplorable. The
Statedebt has been trpled the taxes are enormous,
the schools are closed the lunatic asylum has been
reduced to great straits the judges and other off,
GERS arestll unpaid and yet treasury is empty
All this is the work of the Republican party-for
which the speaker fervently expressed the warm-
est affection-and it now remains for the same
party to bring about wholesome reform. The
party is able and willing to do this, and IL must
act without delay.
The delegates to the State nominating conven-
ton were pledged to their constituents to work the
much needed reform, but they failed to perform
their duty. F. j. Moses is the most corrupt man
in the party and it is not the voice of the Repub-
Ican party that has pronounced in his favor.
Moses has issued pay-certiicates for m an imense
amount and this, too to persons who have done
no service for which they ought to be paid, but