Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-15

occupying the exalted position of United
States Senator. Senator Patterson is tall,
nance, which is enhanced by bristling NOUS
tache While the soubriquet of "Honest John
is evidently applied to him ironically, it must
not be inferred that he is one of those oily,
smooth -tongued politicians, "child-like and
bland ;" but to the contrary, he is brusque i'll
manner, and his style Of oratory is eminently
Of the fanfaronnade order.
! He said he came on the present occasion,
not so much to make speech as to visit
York, whose people he complimented, and to
whom he felt under obligations, having receiv-
ed the support of her delegation in the leegs-
lature for the position he holds, and so long
as he holds that position, he shall do nothing
that they will regret. He complimented his
audience in point of numbers and hoped it
contained no "Greenhorns. There was
spontaneous spirit in the party, which, in spite
of abuse, did not prevent them from meeting
and declaring that they are not ashamed OF
the regular nominees. The present struggle
was an important one, as the party were call
ed to meet all enemy in their own ranks; but
it must be done fearlessly. He did not ap-
pear as an apologist for the Republican party.
He was Republican by ties, having voted
with it from the first, and in consideration OF
what it has accomplished for the black man
and the white man, be don't apologize for any
of the charges brought against it by its oppo-
nents. He was proud Of his party. Before
apologizing for any of the alleged short-com-
ings Of the Republican party, as charged by
the Democrats, let the Democrats explain their
own record let them defend themselves.
They ruined this State Who held power be-
fore 1868? Did Republicans Did you
vote before 1868? No! Who voted before
the war? You? No! Democrats had pow
er. They rushed the State into secession, and
with what result? Governor Orr told them
at the time, and pictured their future poverty.
Who, then, is responsible? Did Orr charge
Republicans No, Of course not, when there
was no Republican party at the time. Orr
put the responsibility where it belonged.
Democrats then ruled the State, and under
the administrations of Perry and Orr, are re-
sponsible for the present condition OF things.
Did the legislature Of South Carolina, in
those days, pass single act in the interest of
the people, and especially the colored people !?
Not one! The three years rule was dlstln-
guished by the passage of the Black Code.
This and similar enactments was the substance
of the legislation from 1865 to 1868. Do the
Democrats defend that? No; they can't !!
At this time, if a member of the legislature
steals fifty cents, the Democrats set up terri.
BILE howl but in their eyes the Black Code
was all right! He was from Pennsylvania
himself, and was proud of it, But there are
mean Democrats in Pennsylvania as we'll as
in South Carolina-worse, perhaps. He knew
the policy of the Democrats. In Pennsylva-
MIA they pass acts for their own benefit, and
the moment they are kicked out of power they
commence complaining, but never complain
of themselves or their own acts. To Repub-
licaus he would say, do not apologize for your
party any more. Look at the records OF the
Democratic party. If the records show that
Democrats are responsible for the bad condi-
ton of affairs, should they be again placed in
power? No; and we don't propose to admit
them by the Green movement. Let no Re-
publican hesitate about his own party. We
have nothing to Defend We have been in
power six years, and ask any man if South
Carolina has not improved during that time?
Railroads have increased productions have
increased twice as much as in 1853 then
there we're but two banks in the State, and
now there is bank in every principal town.
have been in several States recently, and,
financially, South Carolina is in as good con-
dition to-day as Pennsylvania. In this State
our productions last year were S34 100000,
while Virginia, under Democratic rule, expor.
ted only $5,OOO,OOO. Our expectations were
more than North Carolina, Tennessee and
Georgia. Wehave laws to protect labor and to
compel the payment of wages to the laborer.
By that, good crops are ensured. Ofthe bond
question, he said some had been wrongfully
issued under Republican administrations; but
the Republicans were not responsible for eight
or nine millions that had been issued by
Democratic administrations. Both parties
had issued bonds that they ought not to have
DONE But who has suffered by it? The
bonds were sold for money which was brought
into our State; l got little of it; you got a
little-we all got little; and if the bonds
are never paid, will we be any worse of?
The holders Of the bonds will be the only
losers, and surely we who got the money, can
stand it, if they CAM The State is not dam
aged. Even the Democrats don't complain
about this; it is only the morality people who
complain.
Chamberlain was regularly nominated, and
every member of the Convention, with one or
two exceptions, endorsed it. But Green
claims to be more honest than Chamberlain.
Why is he more honest? Who is he? A
Judge in the lower part Of the State. Did he
ever make Republican speech before he
was nominated by the boilers? Did he ever
claim to be Republican? Could no other
good Republican have been nominated? Of
fees do not 60 begging in South Carolina.
He has entered the party too late. am
Presbyterian, and don't believe in death-bed
repentances-they are not to be depended on.
Judge Green said that if he had been in Con-
gress he would have voted for the civil rights
bill. 1 doubt it. All colored Republicans
are interested in the passage Of this bill and
the speaker had this to say about all such
men as Green, that with the exception of Mr.
Wallace, no white representative from the
South in Congress voted for it. In the Sen
ate, Robertson voted for it, and all other
white Republicans from the Southern States
voted against it, What is Green's legislative
record /? In the legislature he voted for the
Black Code. Was he Republican then
He has bad memory and a bad record.
But he is even worse than some others who
helped to enact that code He made an
amendment prohibiting the colored men from
selling the products Of their own labor from
the farm, without written permit and even
worse-he wanted to restrain them from SELL
ing poultry and eggs. He not only objected
to colored men selling their own productions,
but he even wanted to place an inhibition on