Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-31
GREELEY AND BROWN.
THE LIBERAL ELECTORAL TICKET FOR soUTH
CAROLINA.

CAROLINA.
To the People Of South Carolina: On the
9th of November the people Of South Carroll
ma, in common with the people Of all the
United States, will be called upon to elect q
President and Vice. President, to serve for the
ensuing four years.
The course that has been pursued by the
present administration has been so subverslve
of all local self government, and hostile to the
rights and liberties of the citizen, as to have
excited the greatest apprehensions for the
safety of our free institutions, and has arous-
ed the intelligent and conservative masses of
the nation to united and determined effort
to rescue, if possible, the government from
the hands of its present audacious and unscru-
pulous rulers, and bring it back to its consti-
tutional bearings. l.. ...
More than this-so alarming and wide
spread has been the growth Of corruption in
high places as to have tainted all the toun-
tains of public justice, and so reckless the use
of corrupt instrumentalities by public officials
as to undermine every principle of honor and
honesty in the breasts of the people, and pre-
pare the way for the rapid and almost sure
decay of all public virtue.
To arrest the spread Of these evil and dan
gerous tendencies, and to save to the people
the substance as we'll as the form of a consti.
tutional republic, the citizens of all classes and
parties have organized a holy, firm and lnde-
structible alliance in behalf Of purity in gov
ernment and sympathy and reconciliation be-
tween sections.
The cardinal principles Of this movement
were promulgated from Cincinnati! on the tlrst
of last May, and solemnly ratified by the
Democracy of the whole Union in general
convention at Baltimore on the 9th Of July.
Horace Greeley, Of New York, and b.
Gratz Brown, of Missouri, chosen as the stan:
dard bearers of this cause, have been hailed
with patriotic enthusiasm by the friends OF
law, order and well-regulated liberty through
out the entire land. The principles which
have been emblazoned upon our banner IN the
hopeful words of our illustrious candidate
cannot die, but must and will survive even
defeat, if defeat were possible.
South Carolina, recognizing this as the
only movement in the present crisis calculated
to overthrow a monstrous Capitalization, and
to secure to the present generation the bless.
ings of just and free government, has, thro'
a convention of her people, recorded her ad-
hesion and pledged her support to the move
ment. . d. T.. -.
While we are not permitted to speak the
language of assured victory to our people IN
this State, it is, nevertheless, our solemn duty
to adiure them by their enlightened love Of
country and their devotion to its institutions,
to summon to their aid that highest fortitude
in man, of fidelity to principles, even in the
midst of disaster, and, rallying around our
colors, give to our candidates manly, gen.
erous and united support.
Animated by the foregoing sentiments, and
profoundly sensible Of the responsibility de-
volved upon them, and to insure the action
which is recommended, the State Central ex-
ecutive committees of the Democratic and
Liberal Republican parties, after joint con-
ference, have determined, under the auspices
of the. undersigned representing this State in
the national executive committee Of the two
parties, to present to the people Of South Gar
olina and invoke their sufrages for the fol-
lowing ticket Of electors:
For the State at Large-M P. O'Connor, of
Charleston; VIII. Wallace, Of Union; S. A.
Pearce, of Richland.
First District-W. w. Walker, Of George
town.
Second District-Johnson Hagooe, Of Barn.
we'll.
Third District-Simeon Fair, Of Newberry.
Fourth District-W. r. Robertson, Of Fair
field. THos. Y. SIMoNs,
National Dem. Executive Committee.
S. A. PEARCE,
National Lib. Rep. Ex. Committee.