Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29

tor who formed our system of taxation and is
familiar with it !; a man whom calumny never
touched; Northerner whose sympathies and
interest are with us, who has all the qualities
of head and heart to make good Governor.
1t is very important that such man should
be elected. Our finances are disordered, our
debt enormous, the treasury empty, the pub
lie asylums and the penitentiary on the point
of closing. A good man we must have. This
was due to US personally, and to the party
which, has suffered by bad management some
where, and has become a by-word and re-
proach. The Republican party, having the
majority, is responsible for the public wrong.
doing, and these wrongs must be redressed
within the ranks of the party. [Cheers] Feel.
ing and personal wishes should not be con-
suited. Delegates must vote for the candi-
date only whom they believe to be true
man. The chair having ruled that the re-
cord of candidates could not be adversely
scrutinized, Judge Orr said he would only
commend his candidate. If the delegates
looked at his merits, and saw the abuses in
the government, they must recognize the need
of stopping extravaganza and taking up a
man wholly disconnected from charges Of cor
ruption, and who will not add to the weight
of infamy which brings the Republican party
into disrepute, and which it cannot long en-
dure
Congressman Elliott took the floor in sup
port of Moses. Some facts must be laid bare
which would demand public condemnation,
and show the means used to procure Moses's
defeat. The one potent means was money.
No one could deny that promises and offers
had been made that few hundred dollars
had been carried around to buy votes. Who
are the men who put the machinery in mo-
ton? Who are they who r bribes? What
are their names? [Cries of "name," "name." "
One of the delegation to whom money had
been offered was Simpkins, of EdgeGeld. He
said to Elliott that he was approached by a
State official and asked to support Chamber
lain and name his price. Who was the State
officer? There he is, (pointing to Comptrol,
ler Neagle.) !, Behold the man [ These words
caused a tremendous sensation. Elliott, con-
tinuing, said that Ellison, of Abbeville, was
also approached and offered three hundred
dollars to five hundred dollars to vote for
Chamberlain. Who offered that money
elliot pointing to Neagle again) say, be.
hold the man! Will the delegation, can they
support man whose nomination was to be
procured by such means? The same persons
who supported Chamberlain intended to thrust
the old financial ring upon the State. One Of
the emissaries of Parker had offered three
hundred dollars to five hundred dollars to
Simpkins, of Edge6eld, to vote for Parker
That emissary is Eichelberger, the county
treasurer of Edgefeld, whose official head
would come off tomorrow.
At this point Neagle struck in and asked il
Elliott was aware that Moses had offered a
delegate thousand dollars for his vote? That
offer was made to Owens, Of York.
Elliott said it was as false as hell, and
known to be false. Moses had no money
The sense of the convention would tell them
he would not offer such sum to man known
to be with the enemy. He declared that Nea'
gle had boasted that if he had the roll of del.
egates one day before the convention he could
nominate whom he pleased. He did not fear
the boilers. They were all either new corners
or old politicians. In conclusion, Elliott
warmly advised the convention to nominate
Moses.
Jameson moved to close all debate, but
after fllibustering, Whittemore was allowed
to speak in favor of Tomlinson. Whittemore
said he rose in fear and trembling for the fu-
ture of the party in South Carolina. He had
been humiliated to the soul at the proof
brought forward of shameless bribery and cor
ruption in behalf of both candidates. The re-
sponsibilities of delegates were great. He
begged them to pause and ask their own con-
sciences what they should do, and then say to
Gov. Scott and his ring that, if they could moi
be tmpeached of Of high crimes and misdemean'
ors, they would at least be removed by the
voice Of the people at the ball-box. He had
himself committed one great blunder, and had
been held up in Congress by the preceding
speaker, (Elliott,) as a vicarious sacrifice
God knew he had suffered for that error, and
he hoped for mercy now. They were instruc
ted by their constituents to return no man
connected with the frauds on the State, and
he could no more support the one man who
had been guilty Of over-issues of pay certifi
Gates than the other who was guilty of over
issues of bonds. There was rottenness in the
houses of both candidates. Whittemore ther
reviewed the career of Tomlinson in this State
claiming that he was an unfinching Republi
can, unimpeachably honest, and an unswerv
ing friend of the colored man and of education
T. J. Mackey followed Mr.. Whittemore
and advocated the claims of F. j. Moses, Jr.
by assailing the integrity of Reuben Tomlin
son. That spotless candidate, said Mackey
had enriched himself at the expense of tht
people of South Carolina. The instance
brought forward first was the phosphate bill
which the speaker charged was advocated b.
Mr.. Tomlinson; and instead Of these new anc
valuable discoveries being used to build uE
and sustain the impoverished State, a misera
BILE royalty of only 81 per ton was fixed, anc
q most valuable franchise thus passed away
without consideration. Ofthis company, sale
Mackey, Tomlinson was found to own $40,
900 of the stock. Mackey then proceeded tc
undo the Greenville Railroad fraud, in which
he charged that Tomlinson was concerned
$4,000 of the State stock being bought BY
Kimpton, with State bonds, for Tomlinson.
Mr.. Mackey grew really eloquent as he dis
sected the character of Whittemore, whom, hi
said, he would strip and present before thf
Convention in all his naked deformity. Thi:
he did in fine style, alluding to his cadetshiE
transaction, and various other incidents o
corruption.
Mr.. Mackey then turned from Tomlinson
to Chamberlain. He charged that the back
ers of Mr.. Chamberlain, the financial ring, in
tended to fasten all the fraudulent bonds Of
the State upon the people, and to levy at once
tax to pay the interest on the bonds. Un
der Moses, no tax will be levied for such pur
pose, but it is hoped that the immense volume
of debt may be largely reduced and, said
the speaker, if Moses is elected, Whittemore
shall not stay in the Senate thirty days, and
the opulent ex-Land Commissioner Leslie
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