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

vention with the earnest desire and purpose to
work for honesty and honest candidates. He
had never seen such rulings and proceedings
as yesterday in the Convention. He felt con-
strained to withdraw when Moses was nomina.
ted, because of his record. Hon. d. L. Corbn
had mcde the charge that S500,OOO Of pay
rtifcates had been issued, and it stands un-
refuted. Pay certificates have been issued to
the number of 400 attaches-some say 800.
A mar even from Atlanta, Ga, came here to
get lis certificate cashed, not having even
been in the State, much less in the service of
the General Assembly. The fact is, that the
Speaker gave pay certificates to more persons
in Beaufort than to poor victims of ku-klux.
They were not given to any refugees. They
were given to men to influence them to work
in their counties, and to get delegations in fa-
vor of F. j. Moses.
Judge Orr then touched upon tie armed
force fund, rom which he said, as published
in the P.tenir, from the books of the Treasu-
ry themselves, Franklin j. Moses. Jr., had
drawn $1,000. This has been published
from day to day, and yet no word of explanc-
ton from Moses nor his friends. AS for a.,
he had reason to believe that the money was
received as bribe in the case Of Scotts i'm
parchment. He then took a comprehensive
review of the tremendous extravaganza an(
profigacy of the present government, compar-
ing it with that wi 'ch preceded it. 100000,
he said, paid all the expenses of the Legisla-
ture in 1867 The Treasurer now reports
that the last Legislature cost 100000, and
so on in every other department of govern
ment. He closed in words Of strong encour-
agement and hope for the success Of an honest
ticket. I'D. .s.' . .... e.. !"
Whipper was called for and begged to be
excused until tomorrow, as he was not pre-
pared to speak just then. =1G
Mr.. Bowen was then called for, and made
telling speech. He claimed that he had
commenced the fight against the faithless Off
cials who have been robbing the people, and
now they had even acknowledged the crimes
he had charged. As for him and his county,
charleston the largest in the State, they
would have no hand in the election of the
nominee made yesterday, or any like him.
Charleston, he said, had voted 10000 against
dishonesty in 1870, and would vote thousands
more in October.
Mr. Jervey, (colored) of Charleston, follow
ed Mr. Bowen, in neat and earnest speech,
claiming that he knew his constituency and
their wishes for reform, and he could not,
even if he himself had personal inclination
that way, support F. j. Moses, and return
and meet the indignant and frowning faces Of
the poor but honest men who had sent him
here to represent them. ..-.
S. J. Lee, (colored) of Sumter, followed
Mr.. Jeivey. He sta. I'd that he was placed
in a very embarrassed and painful position.
Gen. Moses, he said, was his personal friend
was reare in the same family, and some even
said that they were halfbrothers. This, Lee
said, however, wac not true They Fad been
warm friends, however, and now it was sore
trial for him to oppose Moses. But sense of
public duty was higher to him than the claims
of mere personal intimacy; and being con-
vino as he was, and had frequently so told
the people of his county, that F. j. Moses was
among, if not the chief, of the corrupt ring
WI ch had ell-nigh rrined the State. Lee is
a co o man, of far more than ordinary in
t. re eand education, and spoke with much
earnestness and strength.
Sam Dickerson, (colored) Of Charleston,
also msde capital speech, in his usual style
of mingled vehemence and humor. He
brought down the house repeatedly. AS for
him, he said he was deter ed no longer,
and never again, so long as he might live, to
disgrace his race and to bring into disrepute
the great party by whom they were enfran-
chiSed, by supporting for Office dishonest men,
and thus creating government which stinks
in the nostrls of all decent men, and Was des-
tined to undermine the Republican party, as
it had already bankrupted the State of South
Carolina. He for one, he said, boldly took
his stand on the side of honesty and reform,
which he proposed to work out in the Repub-
lican ranks. If Democrats voted for the
ticket he would be very glad to have their
support but he wanted it clearly understood
that this was a Republican fight, and none
but genuine and tried Republicans should be
nominated.
Mr.. Corbin also spoke, reiterating the
charges which he had made heretofore against
Moses and other State officials, of wholesale
bribery and corruption, and which, he said,
though made over two months, and the speech
printed and distributed throughout the State,
were wholly unanswered and were unanswer-
able. He denie1 the charges which were
made by Judge Mackey against Mr.. Tomlin-
son, relative to the latter's connection with the
phosphate bill, and the Greenville and Colum
bia Railroad. He claimed to know all about
the matter, and stated most emphatically that
the allegations were as false as the man who
made them; who was as false as hell itself.
We in Charleston, said Mr.. Corbin, know who
this "thing on two legs" yclept Tom Mackey,
is and, thanks be to God, we have got rid Of
him and sent him up into the country of the
ku-klux, whom, we nope, will be able to keep
watch over him.
After Mr. Corbin, Mr.. Tomlinson was
called for and made terse, short and vigor-
Gus speech. He thanked Mr.. Corbin for the
friendly defense he had made of him from the
vile ISLANDERS of Mackey and such men. 1t
was matter, he said, upon which he did not
himself desire to speak, nor did he deem it at
all necessary that he should. AS for his per-
sonal integrity, he was willing to risk the
Judgment Of the people on that point, to be
determined by the tesmonials Of every truth
full man who knew hirn. Mr.. Tomlinson then
proceeded to explain the cause of his resign
ing the Auditors place, a year and-a-half
ago. Some had stated it was because of the
meagreness of the salary; others that he de-
sired to engage in more lucrative business.
There was, he said, more or less of truth in
both of these suppositions, but the main and
primary reason of his resignation was that he
became convinced that the government Of
South Carolina, as at that time administered,
was no place in which an honest man, and one
who valued good name, should hold posi-
tion.
Mr.. Tomlinson then walked into the thieves
in fine style, arraigning them for their base be-