Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-17
THE MEETING AT CLOVER.

The county canvass opened at Glover on
Saturday last, according to appointment by
the county executive committee. Notwith'
standing the busy season of the year, and the
fact that it was fine day for saving cotton,
with which the fields were snowy white, there
was creditahle turnout of the Red Shirt De-
mocracy, various sections of the county be-
ing represented. The crowd was estimated
at between $50 and 300 persons, about half
of whom appeared on the streets mounted.
After the parade, which was conducted un.
der direction of DR.. A. P. Campbell, Presi-
dent of Bethany Club, the people repaired to
the stand, erected in grove near the village,
where it was announced the speaking would
take place.
On assembling at the stand, the President
of Bethany Club announced that the candi"
dates present would address the people, and
speeches might also be expected from others ;
but he would first call a meeting of Bethany
Club, for the purpose of transactiDg any
business that might be brought before it
the members to consider themselves as acting
in a regular club meeting Upon this an
nouncement, Mr.. j. D. Gwinn offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolred, That Bethany Democratic Club
hereby unanimously endorse the nominees of
the Democratic Conventions recently held i'll
York county; and we pledge to the entire
ticket our hearty and earnest support, dis
couraging and discountenancing any and all
movements towards an independent or OppO-
sition ticket in this canyass.
A rising vote was taken on the adoption of
the resolution, which was declared by the
chair to have been unanimously adopted.
There were only three candidates present.
Messrs. Greene and Garrison, on the Legis-
lative ticket, and Col. Jackson, the nominee
for Judge of Probate, of whom the two for
mer only addressed the people.
MIR. GREENE
was first to speak, who announced himself as
one of the nominees for the House OF Repre-
sentatives, to which position he had been re-
commended by his township, and for the NOM
ination he was indebted to the liberality OF the
intelligent body composing the county con-
ventiOn.
Ii elecCeu, He Sdlu le SllOttll use ITO CVi SiNo
fO1 the welfare and prosperity of the people OF
the county he would make his rule of action
to labor for reduction in the public expenses
which have to be borne by the masses of the
people, and for retrenchment so far as may be
consistent with public welfare.
AS there are no issues before the country for
discussion, the speaker said he would occupy
the time of his hearers by impressing upon
them the Importance of organization. In So
ciety formed like our own, it is essentially ne
cessary that the intelligent portion exercise
ruling voice, which can properly be establish
ed at the ballot-box q; but the intelligence ne
cessary to WELD the controlling influence can
he diffused only by organization, unity OF ac-
tion and concentrated opinion, which power,
he contended, should always be so controlled
as to secure protection to the masses of the
people, and government that will attain these
great ends. Public opinion is strong but I'LL
less these principles are embodied i'll public as
semblages it is impotent.
The speaker then compared the Republican
party of York county to Il willy fox, which as
all hunters know, gives a sneaking race, and
predicted that by the apparent apathy OF the
Republicans, they were only preparing to make
sneakng race, in imitation of the old fox,
which is sometimes hard to catch. He, there
fore, urged organization and unity as the great
factors to success at the approaching election.