Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-02-19
TIE NEXT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

THE NEXT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
The Radicals in South Carolina, native
and imported, are busy mapping out their
plans for the great campaign of 1880, and
the Democrats deceive themselves immensely
if they expect to carry the State this fall
without severe struggle. 1t might be easy
to dispose of the State and local contests,
but for the impending national struggle,
which promises to- be the most momentous
for many years. Either New York and In
diana, or New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut, with the solid South, will elect
al Democratic President These Northern
States, however, are very doubtful, and the
result cannot be foretold. But the South
must be solidly Democratic to ensure Demo
cratic success. Already the Radical hydra
is thrusting up its head fercely. While, on
the other hand, dissensions among leading
Democrats bid fair to- rend the party in
twain and to prepare the way to Independ.
eutism and ruin. Corbin, and Earle, and
Elliott, and Smalls, and many lesser lights,
are all hard at work, and very soon county
organizations will be effected, and the chair.
man announced. Electoral and State tick
cts will be nominated, and local contests will
be made wherever there may be the shadow
of chance Radical speakers may be brought
down from the North to canvass the State
and rallythe faithful to the support Of the
Republican ticket. Such is the, opinion ex-
pressed by Democrats high in the national
councils. Under these circumstances, all de-
pends upon the Democracy. They Won in
1876, despite the whole force of the State
and Federal governments. They were united
then as a man. No one fought for Office;
all fought for the State. United again this
year, they will sweep the Radicals as chaF
before them. But should they rest supinely
on former laurels, or should they fall out by
the wayside over petty Offices and personal
ambition, ruin will overtake them, and the
vote of South Carolina will be given to Sher-
man, or Grant, or Blaine, or Conkling, or
whomever else the Republicans may run.
For as matters stand now, the national cleo
ton is more far-reacbing in its importance
than the State fight. Indeed, since the con:
tinued usurpations of the Republican party,
the fight for home rule and constitutional
government has beer transferred to Washing
ton, and there will be the battle field as long
as Radicalism throws its black shadow across
the constitution. Let the Democrats of
South Carolina be ready for the fray early.
Let them seek the best men as standard-bear-
ers and press right on from the beginning to
the end Of the campaign. So that the Radl.
calls may at least learn that South Carolina is
true to the traditions Of her fathers, and to
the, constitutional principles of the Demo-
cratic party.-Eagefel Adpertissr. ~.
,ea HUNTING FOR FOOLS. e
In Chicago, the other day, as keen.looking
business man, with his hat worn on the nape
of his neck, was standing on Clark street,
simple, gawky looking country lad Of nine.
teen, with a big envelope in his hand, and
hisimouth and eyes wide open, came saunter.
ing along, looking anxiously at all theisigns,
which he was apparently spelling out. The
business man, being naturally kind bearted,
and desiring to do friendly turn to a stran.
ger; said to the boy: "Hi, sonny what are
you looking for? Let me see that letter"
aNow I can't let you have that letter;
there's bonds in it," said the boy, "but p'haps
you can tell me where Mr.. Smith lives round
here. The boss told me the number, but
I've forgotten it, and the letter has got bonds
init, and so amt to give it to anybody but
him" -.
@"Why, I've been waiting for you this half
hour" said the keen business man, as his face
frightened up; waiting for. you to bring me
those bonds which l bought cf what's-his-
name." - 49, 49, J. 20 .tfS'1 -.
.ieBe you Mr.. Smith ?" said the boy; "well
now, I'm glad I met you, because I'd clean
forgot what was the number where the boss
said you lived, and I wouldn't ha' liked to
go back to him without 6ndin' you; it would
have looked as if was careless"
With these remarks the lad took out big
envelope marked. a.. Smith, ESQ.,, Present"
in the upper corner "$2, 500 u. S., 5-2Os," and
in 4the lower corner, commission due, $5.
Please remit by bearer"
fThats all right, sonny" said the keen
looking business man, as he hauled out
scantily furnished purse, gave the boy
FIVE dollar bill and quarter, and said:
"There, sonny, that quarter is to reward you
fory your cleverness and fidelity" and putting
the envelope in his breast pocket he walked
leisurely round the corner, ran to Dearborn
street with the speed of a deer, skipped light
lylround to Madison, and hailing car, was
whirled away at comparatively lightning
speed. Not till he had reached Union Park
did he draw the precious envelope from his
pocket, and with the remark, apray heaven
they are not registered" tore it open. He
then found that the envelope contained a
copy of Chicago paper, which he could
have purchased at the office for FIVE cents.
Meanwhile the simple country lad, entering
beer saloon in the vicinity of the Sherman
House, has absorbed a beer, salted away the
fve-dollar bill with seven others in his pock-
etbook, and, with the remark, "The fish is
biting very numerously to.dayp takes anoth-
er big envelope from his pocket, and once
more sailed forth in search ofa business man.
IRISH DISTRESS. IRELAND has a popula.
tion of about FIVE millions. Its area is less
than three-fourths of Pennsylvania. OF its
entire acreage of little more than twenty
millions, but about half is under cultivation.
Its great industry is agriculture, and yet
while in England and Scotland about one in
twenty own their. lands, in Ireland only q
little upward Of 10000 Of the 100000 farms
are held by the proprietors in fee simple, and
526,539 are tenancies at will. Though the
soil is fertile and the climate generally favor.
able to the growth of crops, especially grain,
the agricultural system is miserable. A Sc
ries of failures of the harvest, each worse
than that which preceded it, ever since 1876,
has at last eliminated in an unprecedentedly
small yield throughout the Island, and in
many extensive sections of. the South and
West, the crops, particularly potatoes, have
failed completely. The incessant rains which
have preyailed from the early part of last