Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-09

! LlcdUlo IOF LQe IOuF mllllOuS Ol TeCeuLly.el
franchised citizens, and in the exercise of thes
rights it is due not only the interests of TIN
South and their future control, but due tn
Republican party that the greatest caution
should be taken in the selection and election
of none but men of pure character and triet
honesty to office.
"We are credibly informed that yer,
large majority of the whites of South Carolins
are willing to unite with the dominant party
and elect honest, able men to Office, irrespec
tive of party lines, adopting square Repub
lican platform. That this course is absolute
ly necessary to insure reform, and to reliev'
the national Republican party of the odiun
that has been brought upon it by the preSen
ofice.holders in South Carolina, every fair
minded Republican must candidly admit. Ir
South Carolina it is not a question of Repub
licanism or Democracy; it is one of goot
government and prosperity, or degradation
and ruin. We say to the Republican party
ofSouth Carolina that it is bringing the ques
tion Of its capacity for selfgovernment fairly
before the American people, and that patience
without hope must in time become exhausted
We therefore earnestly suggest the propriety
of the majority in South Carolina electiug t
Office the best men they can find, irrespective
of race or previous politics"
Governor Moses and Senator Mcintyre.
- During the recent "interview" Of thu
correspondent of the New York Times with
Governor Moses, the Governor related thu
following incident to the correspondent:
How thoroughly corrupt the administra
ton is may be inferred from statement o
Gov. Moses, who, in conversation with YOU
correspondent this morning, very coolly rela
ted the following incident, which is given il
his own words: "You ask what was the cause
of State Senator McIntyres enmity to me
and as the story is short one, I will tell j
to you During the last political campaign
Mcintyre, wishing to secure the election O.
the members of the Assembly from his county
and thus control their votes and being as
sured that he could not influence the regular
Republican nominee, caused the "bolting'
convention to nominate men whom he coulc
control. Knowing, however, that the negroe
could not be induced to vote for any but tht
regular nominations, and knowing also that
as the blacks could not read, the manager
of the election had secretly decided upon s
device which should not be made known unit
the morning Of election, when it would ap
pear stamped upon the regular Republican
tickets, Mcintyre came to me and asked mt
if l would have the names of his candidates
printed upon the regular stamped State ticket
He was very anxious about it, as he knew the
ignorant negroes could thus be induced tc
vote for his people, Seeing this, and not de
string to excite his anger just before election
I gave him my word that would have the
tickets stamped and printed as he desired
and that I would forward them to him on the
evening before election. He was satisfied
with this, and went away. Of course, I never
intended to do what he wanted, and when the
time came did not send the ticket, according
to promise. McIntyre's friends were defeat
ed, and on the morning of election he sent me
telegram which read: "You will be elected
Governor, but you will live to regret it.
After that he was very bitter in his denunci
alton of me, and published several scandals
about me; but appointed him to County
Treasurership and made him ma jor-general
of militia; since then he has kept quiet.
This is fair sample Of the way in which the
Chief Magistrate of one of the United States
relates his own crimes. incidentally it may
be mentioned that Major.General" Mcintyre
is a native of South Carolina.
Post. Office Etiquette.
- Post-masters, as q rule, imagine tha
they are the hardest worked and most poorly
paid officials in the service of the government
With the question of the pay they receive, o
course the people have nothing to do; but i
is within their power to Tighten the labors ane
burdens of deserving and poorly.apprecia
ted class, by needing the following advice VI
find in an exchange, and which, no doubt
was prepared by one who has endured all th'
inAictions attending one in the position of {
public servant:
MAILING LETTERS.
/. Never buy any postage stamps. Hanc
your letter to the postmaster, and ask him i
.he can change V. If he can't, tell hin
you'll hand it to him some other time. I
will not be necessary to do so, however, az
three cents are nothing.)
2. When you hand letter to him, do moi
by any means forget to tell him to be sure
and have that 60. Of you do not give him
warning, he will be very apt to keep it in hi
office long time.
3. Always forget to put your letters in tht
letter-box. Of you do, the postmaster viii
not have so much business, and you encourage
laziness.)
4. IT'S we'll to ask him how long before
you ought to get an answer to it. (Of course
he can't tell; but just see how we'll he cal
guess.)
GETTING THE MAIL.
/. If you have box, do not call out th'
number of it, or your name, but stand ane
drum on it with your fingers. (This will ena
BILE you to show that you have got box, anc
also oblges the postmaster to take a gooe
look at you.)
2. When he hands out your mail, (if there
is ANY, don't fail to ask him if that's all
(Postmasters are in the habit of holding back
portion of each ones mail, which, of course
they will not do after the question is asked.)
8. If any expected letter or paper does no
come, ask the postmaster what he s'poses il
the reason. And tell him its mighty curious
(Of course postmasters are not possessed o.
supernatural knowledge, but they shoult
know where the letters are after they have
been in the business awhile.)
The Cotton Crop.
- The New Orleans Cotton Exchange
publishes the following summary of the crol
report to June 30th
M1ss1ss1pP1-Reports from forty-four coun
ties show decrease in acreage of seven pei
cent, but fair average. The stand of tht
crop is two weeks behind last year. 1t is re
markably clean, though small and backward
The labor supply is satisfactory.
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