Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05

In reference to Judge Melton. He would
make good Attorney General; but has
bad fle.leader. He is in bad company. He
is good Judge at Columbia, and we had best
keep him where he is.
Cardozo is their candidate for treasurer.
He is fat, good-natured man. He went In
to the Convention at Columbia with instruc-
tions as delegate not to vote for any of the
"Ring," and the first thing he did was to vote
for Moses. He voted for him when he knew,
as think, that Moses was not fit for that Of
fee or any other.
None of these candidates should be voted
for. They can't prevent Moses from stealing.
If elected, Moses would ku-klux the treasury
in spite of them all.
Mr.. Hoge is their cadidate for Comptroller
General. He is the chief of carpet.baggers.
He has held Office for three years, and as long
as he could, till the people wouldn't send him
to Congress any longer.
Mr.. Jillson is their candidate for School
Superintendent, and our public schools are
all closed.
Mr.. Tomlinson is the candidate for Gov
ernor on our ticket-the Boilers ticket. he
is guilty of no misconduct, public or private.
He has never wronged the people. In 1868
he was elected to the Legislature. He was in
favor of building up schools all over, the
State, and helped to put the school bill
through. He was in his seat day after day
fighting for the right, and opposing all
schemes of robbery. There is no charge
against him from any responsible source
Some irresponsible persons have charged him
with procuring, fraudulently, the passage Of
the phosphate bill. I was an advocate OF the
bill because I thought it was right. I think
so now. After the company was organized
and formed, Mr.. Tomlinson and myself
bought some stock in it and paid for it more
than it is worth now. The men who assail
him on account of the phosphate bill say what
is false, or are speaking of what they don't
know. If they say he is dishonest they liel
Mr.. Tomlinson is friend of education. nln
1862 he took charge of the schools on St. HeE
ena Island, and the people there amongst
whom he lived and who know him, would not
tolerate, for an instant, such charges against
him. In 1868 he was elected State Auditor.
In that Office he imposed the taxes according
to law, and when they were collected he didn't
steal them. While in that Office, two years
ago, Mr.. Tomlinson said to me that he saw
what the Administration was doing, and that
any man who stayed with them would be
charged with the corruption they were guilty
! Of He resigned and went into private life.
He has never received one dollar improperly.
He won't steal himself, nor won't: let others
steal ifhe can prevent it. He didn'tseek the
nominatica for Governor-didn't even wish
it. The Cons antion nominated him because
it knew his record. A good government
would have prevented the suffering and loss
of life which have occurred in York county.
IF elected, Mr.. Tomlinson will make life ard
property secure. The schools will be opened,
and you will have for yourselves and children
chance for an education, which you should
insist upon If all else goes to the dogs.
There 10 not much difference in the plat
forms of the two parties. The principal diff
ference is in the leaders. One is honest and
the other dishonest. There is one difference
though: The other party ask the. President
of the United States to pardon the ku-klux.
Do you want Caldwell back amongst you ?
They say they want the innocent tkauz" par
doned! Ku-klux never went innocently to
their work. We haven't this plank in our
platform. We only want justice meted out.
If a man is convicted of crime he should serve
out his sentence unless their are peculiar cir
cumstances in the case which demand his par
don. If any of the ku-klux are yet running,
they should be caught and punished. The
"Regulars" put this plank in their platform
in order to get ku-klux votes l understand
T. j. Mackey drew up the platform and Moses
presented it to the Convention.
The "Regulars" are not true Republicans
True Republicans want true and honest men for
ofice-men who wont steal the taxes, but will
sect them properly applied The people of the
United States made you free. They gave you
the right to vote and the right to hold a place
in the government, and they expect :youst to
have an honest government. Many people
up North say you are not 6t to vote and gov
ern yourselves, and never will be. The Re
publican party at the North have said that
you are st.; but they are hanging their heads
in shame when they look at our State Govern
meut. In New Hampshire, last fall, my
friends took me aside and asked me if these
things were true-and if you were thus ruin
ing yourselves. I told them the colored
people were not responsible that they wanted
good and honest men for their officers, and
that they had been deceived. 1t was dis
grace to come from South Carolina and be
called Republican. = told my friendsr;L
would go home, and use all my influence. to
have good officers elected. ..-.. ,-...
Don't send anybody to the Legislature who
can be bought and sold. Elect good men;
honest and'capable, and fit'for Office. '' 80
[Here an old copy of the ENQUIRER con-
tanning letter from s. B. Hall, was handed
to the speaker to read. '-.r .,s
g.. I don't know Hail.. I have heard that he
was bad man, and understand that he has
asked to have the military removed. .-.;
If you elect dishonest men, people at the
North who fought for you and freed you,
will say you are not fit for selfgovernmeat
and theymsy do something to take away
your rights. have halfa-dozen bullet-holes
in my body received while fighting for your
rights. I helped organize the government in
1868. I didn't help to elect Scott in 1870.
have helped to defeat the ku-xlux, and am
anxious that we should have good govern
ment If you don't elect good men, fear
you will lose your rights at no distant day.
Bad men and government can escape. The
man of property can escape; but you are
here and will be left to bear it. I only want
an honest government. It is no dishonor to
man to have black skin; but it is to be
black inside ,and Moses is as black inside as
any of you are on the outside. If you love
yourselves, your wives and children, elect
good men to Office.
The next speaker introduced was
! SAMUEL W. MELTON. ..,.
The Judge began his argument by refer
ring to this as his native county, and to his