Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-28


him there is mutual attraction, and the an
nouncement of his name vas the signal for
loud and deafening applause.
After the cheering had subsidized, be pro.
ceeded to speak on the political issues of the
day, and in speech near two hours in length,
he touched OIL all the questions agitating the
public mind. In behalf of the National De.
mocracy and their gallant dard-bearer,
Gen. Hancock, he made glowing appeal, and
in the most scalhing manner he laid bare the
corrupaions of the Republicans and the lead
ers who uphold that party: He urged the
people to be as true to day as in 1876 to the
standard-bearers of the Democratic State
ticket--true not alone in the sense'of party
fealty--but what is of no less Importance in
this crisis, f,r every man to turn out on the
day Of election and cast his ballot, as though
upon each individual alone success depended.
Touching question upon which our people
have been Immediately interested for some
time, ne adverted to the Greenback move
ment. He would not 90 into lengthy dis
cussion of financial questions, and in the
present case he deemed it unnecessary. he
regarded it as sufficient now, without reference
to the principles of the Greenback party, to
warn the people that every white man who
in South Carolina deserted the Democratic
party to vote with the Greenbackers, who
could hope to accomplish nothing, gave that
much aid to the Republicans. A Democrat
voting the Greenback ticket in South Caro-.
lima, was virtually voting for the Republicans.
He closed by making an earnest appeal for
all the Democratic county nominees, with most
Of whom he had the pleasure of an acquain.
tance, and hoped the people Of York, -cgard.
less of any opposition or combinations that
might be brought to bear in this election,
would give the Democratic nominees hand
some and deserved majority. His speech,
though interspersed with anecdote, was digni.
fed and admirable throughout AS on every
occasion, when b, addresses crowd, he cap.
tured his hearers 1T the outset and held them
to the close. He was roundly applauded, and
after music the chairman introduced
... SENATOR NJ c. BUTLER.
He, too, was greeted with storm of ap-
plause. He spoke for near an hour, con6n.
ing his remarks mainly to the State campaign,
and the duty of the people in rallying to se-
cure the election of Hagood and the entire
State ticket, and not by any act of supineness
to permit the prosperous Democratic govern.
ment Of the past four years to be remanded
back to Radical misrule and oppression. His
appeal to the people in behalf of a continue
ton Of Democratic government-which i'm.
plies peace and prosperity eloquent and
impressive. At the conclusion of his speech,
the chairman announced that at night there
would be torch.l light procession and more
speaking at the stand, to which all who could
were invited to attend but without OBTAINING
them longer, he would say that
| BARBECUE s.
had been prepared, and on the ample tables
he would promise that enough could be found
to feed the vast multitude in his presence,
and to the tables all were invited. sa
Nor was the chairman mistaken as 20 the
quantity. and when we say that it was essen
TALLY all that goes to constitute a good, old
fashioned Southern barbecue, nothing more
would be required to express the quality of
the tempting edibies with which the tables
groaned. Thanks to the barbecue commit
tee, composed of Messrs John Rattaree, j.
Frank Workman R. w. Workman, w. j.
Kimbrell and S M. Fewell, there was an
abundance, the substantials consisting of l..
500 pounds bread, 5000 pounds beef 1000
pounds pork, and % sheep. The meats were
prepared by Mr.. s. G. Keesler and Fred
Jones, colored, and were tempting to the most
delicate palate.
With the festivities of the ample hoard. the
exercises Of the day were closed. The crowd
dispersed, many returning, to their homes,
though goodly number remained to join IN
THE ToRCHLIGHT PROCESSION,
which was formed about I o'clock. The
houses we're brilliantly illuminated. and be-
sides the torches carried in the procession, in
which there were about 800 horsemen, there
were a number of transparencies, bearing
notices, a few Of which we quote: "Our SEN
ator, Hon. I. D. Witherspoon." "Hagood.
Kennedy, Sims Youmans." Hampton, But.
ler, Gordon, Vance" "Hagood and Kenne-
dy; Home Rule; Economy and Honesty;
Intelligence aud Virtue shall rule" "Down
with all heresies; Greenbackism means
Radicalism, Independentism means Radical
ism Radical; SIN means HI" III. H. H.
Hancock, Hagood and Home, Local Govern.
ment." "The South is solid for Peace"
Hancock and universal Peace; Garfield
and sectional hatred; Hancock and Home
Rule; Garfield and sectionalism." "Rock
Hill means business Rock Hill wins"
"York never moves backward" "Our Rep
resentatives-Black,J Jones, Stewart, Massey"
"178O-King's Mountain Patriots-1SSO."
"Evins." "Col: Cad. Jones, Elector." 1T.
c. CASTOR, Solicitor" These are only q few
of the inscriptions. The trsnsparercies were
handsomely made, and showed off beautiful
ly in the procession. After parading the
streets the procession moved to the stand,
where speeches were made by W. B. Wilson,
Sen., Esq, /. ID. Witherspoon, Esq, Mr.. W.
H. Stewart and Hon. NJ. G. Butler, the latter
of whom was loudly called, and could ap'
pease the cries for him only by appearing
before the people second time. With Gen.
Buffers speech the proceedings closed and
the crowd, quiet and orderly as they had been
throughout the entire day, dispersed to their
various homes. a..f.a .'.'.
POLITICAL NOTES. .....
- The Democrats of Ohio and Indiana are
working with increased zeal, and are not dis
couraeed at the result of recent elections in
their States. 81. -
- Gen. Malone, Of Virginia, who has here
tofore been considered disorganizer, has de.
clared his devotion to Hancock, and says ne
will certainly carry Virginia.
A New York Republican repeater boast
ed that be took fifty men to Indiana and suc-
ceeded in casting 1850 votes for the Repub-
lican ticket. ......... .,.,....
"A Portland, Oregon dispatch Of the 18th
says: The Oregon Senate and House have