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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-07


tion is concerned, the contest is narrowed
down to the Greenback and Democratic parties.
1t is, therefore, not our fight, though Republi-
cans can support either wing, as they may
choose. But whether or not you vote with
either, there is still enough to claim your at
tention.
If the Republicans of this State 60 for
ward and vote in the National contest for men
of their choice, the State will give majority
for Garfield
It has been said, and privately conceded,
that in the two last elections in this State, uI-
fairness was practiced by the Democrats yet
I think in this election you will have fair
vote and fair count. think, in 1876 and
1878, the Democrats acted wrong because they
thought they were acting under great neces-
sity, which, in their opinion, justified them in
doing things that were wrong. Though not
justified in committing this wrong, they put
it on the ground of necessity-to Wrest the
State from party whose officials were cor
rupt. That necessity does not now exist, and
should they attempt it again they will become
a stencil to the people. But why the necessity
of unfairness? Can any one say that If a
Republican is elected President it will injure
the country? If either of the two candidates
before the people is elected, no one but office
holders will ever know it-so little is the diff
ference between the principles of the two great
parties. AS to the State election, | think it
will also be conducted fairly. The Democrats
are confronted only by the Greenback party,
and all, so far as I know, are interested in the
welfare of the country. Therefore, there can
be no excuse for unfairness.
There is one thing upon which shall insist
in every county that 1 visit, and that is that
the party shall make county nominations. l
shall insist that in every county you put for
ward competent men for county offices. Then,
with competent, worthy men on your ticket,
the Democrats could have no excuse for at
tempting fraud, and in practicing 1t would
only sink themselves. In this great country
we stand upon the purity Of the ballot, and if
you destroy it, the freedom of the people is de-
stroyed. Believing in the good sense and the
love of honor of the people of South Carolina, L
am free to say, in my judgment, we will have
fair canvass, fair vote and fair count IN
the coming election.
In 1876, the election laws were not fully un-
derstooi. Since that election, questions arr
sing under them have been decided by the U.
s. Supreme Court. Though the Governor may
appoint all the commissioners of election from
his own party, and these commissioners may
appoint all the managers from that party, yet
they cannot ignore the right. The decision OF
the U. S. Supreme Court throws around the
election such safeguards as to prevent fraud.
In 1876 and 1873, it was thought that bystand-
ers, even suspecting fraud during the progress
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York county, and pray you to see toit that
the election is conducted fairly in this county.
Just so soon as fraud in the elections is renew
ed, 1 tell you now our young men will become
food for gunpOWder. l have been Jeered at
for nv Republicanism by whelps along the
street, but Il have been able to stand it all.
In 1860 / opposed the calling of conven-
tion. and I made declaration then, which
would have cost me my life, had l been poor
man.
You have work to do and must work should
er to shoulder. It has been charged that there
were frauds in the Republican party. Nc
Kissick tried to make that charge and secure
nv seat; but after all his efforts the commit
tee said he could not present case, and any
LAWYER knows what that means. Poor fellow
You must get up Garfield clubs in every
neipbborbood. The Democrats are working
and setting an example for you to work by.
We want all the Republicans we can get, but
7 want all colored men who have gone to the
Democratic party to stay there If they are sat-
am satisfied that the white men of York
county want office. This is shown by their
recent primary election. And 1 don't think
some of the candidates in the primary are sat
isfied with the result
You have the right of citizens, and it is
your duty to 90 to the election and vote-to
90 together-the colOred people are part of
this country, and suffrage is guaranteed to
YOU the same IS the whites.
If Hancock is elected President, / tell you
now you will 60 back again to where you were
but few years ago.
We have three sets of candidates, or will
have in York county, which will have the ten
dency to make the Democrats supple, and for
your consolation l will say that we may ask
another party where they are going to camp.
Mr.. Wallace concluded his speech at this
point, and resuming the chair, adjourned the
meeting.
We have given full report of what was
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-07-24
FOR PRESIDENT,
w. S. HANCOCK,
Of Pennsylvania.
FOR vICE-PREsIDENT.
WIN. n. ENGLISH,
Of Indiana.
Our Choice for Congress,
Hon. James Jeffriee,
OF RAPIDES PARISH.
THAT "wHopP1NG FLOP

The N. o. States has certainly got
things badly mixed when it supposes
for a moment that the CHRONICLE has
"Aopped to the support of one Of
the most powerful, unscrupulous and
dangerous monopolies in the United
States" How it could arrive at this
conclusion is most astonishing. In
our issue of 10th instant we said; 2
ut is unfair and uncalled for to &C.
cuse the members of the late Legis-
lature, who voted against the general
lottery bill, of being bribed, and we
have never joined in the cry, although
we did once favor the bill. They GER
tainly have the best of the argument
in holding that two evils will not
make a right and it remains to be
seen vet whether they have not shown
better Judgment and acted in better
faith than those of us who looked at
the 1oaves and fishes and allowed
them to. blind our eyes to great
moral wrong. We can well afford to
do without any of the blood money
such institutions may pay to schools
and charity hospitals. They make
fifty beggars for every one that they
help to support. Right here we an.
nonnce that we have Topped in oul
views upon this subject"
Yes, we have Topped from the be-
lief that it would be right to license
lottery gambling ad libitum, to the
belief that the correct method Of get
Ling rid Of all such hellish institution
lis to refuse to allow any more lotter,
charters, and to take the very irs
opportunity that occurs to annul tn
charter of Towards lottery. Will
the late decision of Chief Justic'
4 Wait to work from, our position j
perfectly tenable, and by it we shal
stand unless convinced to the con
trary by good reasons.
The article referred to by our Me-
Orleans critic was written against th
wholesale abuse Of the legislator
;lwho opposed the general lottery bill
which we hold they could do withor
sacrificing personal honor or polit
cal integrity; and. with all due de
ference to the perception and abili'
Of the editor of the States, we mu
say he is a little "off" this time, an
that he has done the CHRoSIcLE .
injustice BY his structures.
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OUR eONE-sIDED' VIEWS.

Upon examination it will be found
that wherever a parish or county is
situated on navigable stream the
almost universal rule has been to To-
cate the seat of justice upon q. river.
Why this is dono, it will be well to
INQUIRE into. The first reason, we
imagine, is that it is easier to build
town ON a river than it is to build
one in the interior, as it costs much
less to lay lumber. iron, lime, bricks,
ETC., down at such point. Another
reason, we suppose. is that it is con-
sidered wise policy to have . good
trading point IN each parish or coun-
ty, thereby retaining as much wealth
at home as possible. and not let it 60
to enrich an adjoining community.
One of our correspondents claims
that the trade from VIM parish and
the eastern portion Of Grant parish
has made Pineville. Does he pre-
tend to say that if Pineville was To-
Gated where Colfax is that it would
not get this trade? Does be believe
that if the same facilities for trading
we're offered at Colfax, or any othei
point near by and easy OF access, J
would still go to Pinevllle? Such
trading point on Red river will be 0
untold value to this parish. Tn
policy of allowing our produce TO g
into an adjoining parish to build a
its commercial prosperity is suicidal
aud only finds parallel iu the toll
of Southern farmers sending to tn
North to buy meat and bread, whe
they can raise plenty at home. W
hold that q point in the hills can nc
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co1FAx GRANT PARISH LA, SATURDAY, JULY "a, 1880.

hope to compete with Pineville, and
that one on the river can. A point
on the river will be nearer q majority
of the people (leaving out the blacks)
than the center Of the parish. The
river wards will always outnumber
the hill wards. At present there is
majority of negroes in them, but in
another decade this will not be so.
The change is now slowly but most
surely going on. The weak sally OF
our old friend Mr.. Bradford, about
mill site, falls exceedingly fat. We
have the site and water, too, and his
fears about the suspension of navi-
cation will never be realized. The
water never gets SO low but that lit
tie boats can ply between theEalls
and Natchitoches, and we doubt if he
or any one else will live to see the
time they are not running. And in
a very few years the Falls themselves
will be made way with. IA to jadg-
ing the future by the past, that rule
does very well to apply to our pine
woods friend, but if a town located
in the hills is to be as backward and
unprogressive as be has proved to
be in life of three score years, then
deliver us from such q town. In the
matter of ''tax dollars" referred to
by Mr.. Brian, we understand the river
wards pay considerably the most.
In fact. view this subject from any
standpoint we may. the conclusion
forces itself upon us that the river ID
the correct location for the parish
seat. We are not interested individ-
ually one single iota. which may moi
be the case with some of those di-
rectly interested in the center, and
having small axes to grind. The 10
cation of the sea. on the river is con
tended for with desire to see The
| parish prosper, in which event We
hope to flourish accordingly. and il
this way whet . little Ak on our owl
h-x - Az $500 =, opnsa1 varrsr
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-07-24

9 Col. Geo. williamson. the Republi-
can nominee for Congressman in this
District, has declined to run upon
the Republicantticket. BE says:
II have made up my mind to de-
cline the Republican nomination for
Congress, to support Hancock, and
to sever forever. / hope, my connec-
ton with the Republican party. My
reasons for 60 doing may be made
public when. reform home. The
principal one is that ! believe Han
cock, better than any other man, ex-
cept Grant. can bring about real re-
construction. He represents he
msgnanimi.y and honor Of the mili-
tary and civil element of the North
that wishes 'by-gones 70 be by-gones.
and that really longs for peace and
good will between the sections. Gar
field. on the contrary. represents the
political element Of the North that
| lives upon the past and gloriss IN
Northern sectioDalism, while It de-
nouncep, yet fosters and lives upon
Southern ssctionalism."
Hurrah for Williamson May biz
shadow never grow less. snd his kind
increase from day TO day. Il nov
seems to be in order for him Of Re
turning Board fame. J. n. Wells, Z
throw himself in The breach as . sac
rifce to the cause Of defunct RAdi
calism in Louisiana.
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Our Washington Letter.


WASH INoroN, d. c., July 10, l66O.
The New York Times, Immediately
after the nomination Of Hancock, said
he was the weakest man who could
have been selected, and prophesied
trouble in the Democratic party in
the South, saying the apparent en-
thusiasm" for the General would soon
die out. The Times has no reason
to be proud of the ignorance it dis
played, for exactly the contrary OF
what it said is true. For no previous
Democratic nominee in thirty years
has there been as much genuine en-
thusiasm as for Hancock. The Lead
ers of the party have never been 30
thoroughly united. And, more than
this, Republicans are constantly an
nouncing themselves for hancock.
Hon. A. g. Riddle, who is in Ohio.
engaged in writing . campaign life
of Garfield, is Attorney for this Dis
trict at a salary of $5OlW per year.
Most of the officials here are prepar-
ing to take active part in the cam
paign, the old State Republican clubs
are being reorganized, and the work
of assessment Of public officials, mis-
called soliciting voluntary contribu.
TONS" has commenced. Republicans
are beginning to appreciate the ne,
cessity of early and vigorous effort 4
any considerable fight is to be made
N - ~<~~~<<k 8.
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mo. 81.

of Hancock's nomination, and that.
too. by hitherto prominent Repub-
lican. This is only sample of what
is going on all over the country. 1t
is not more natural for . duck to
swim than for . soldier to support
Hancock. What the country needs
now is such victory for Hancock as
Monroe had two generations ago.
We need another EZRA Of good feel
ing" We have tried the "strong
man" system under Grant, and the
"goody- goody" system under Hayes.
and the results are not satisfactory
to one citizen in fifty. But for q
series of years of unexampled mate
rial prosperity the present condition
Of the country, naturally aggravated
by sectional bitterness, would be such
al the thoughtful man does not ike
to contemplate. I am far from be-
lieving that good feeling win supply
the place of bread and bacon, bat /
can readily see that when the inevi-
table season Of bad crops come, and
the reverses of 1887. 1857 and 1878
are repeated, mutual good will among
our people may save US from dangers
we as y people have never known.
And there was never better oppor-
tunity for securing what is so much
needed. The Democratic party, by
an act OF singular wisdom, has put
before the country . Presidential
candidate wonderfully popular everys
where. and against whom. politically,
socially. or as life long soldier, no
word can be said. Events from 1861
| to 1865 gave to this candidate the
| regard of all classes Of men in the
| North and South who admire cour-
age and respect devotion to princi-
pie. and his course since then has
been such as to bring him the friend
ship Of men who do not generally
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ChastiDe Cox. the negro who mur-
dered q white woman in New York
several months ego. was hung q FRI
day. July 10th,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-07-24
RoSEcNANTS CHLORIDE OF LIME,

For Purifying, Bleaching and Disinfecting.
stands prominently the best. Always put
up in Diamond Blue Label boxes
1 ID Boxes. fb Boxes 10 Boxes.
All first-class Druggists keep IT.
Have your Druggist order H. u We las
Wholesale Druggist, "a Cortlandt street.
New York City. a.S4' 'i
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nm TO 10000 A YEAR, or

IS 20 $50 day in your
~ own locality. NO RISK.
m 6,.S we'll as men. Many make
= - se amount stated above. No
~ y make money fast Any one
~ (. AZ work. Yon can make from so
- ~ g nour BY devot.ng your even
~ ~ time to the business. 1t
Nm !. \ 70 try the business Moth
W - money making ever offered
k>u1, 'esness pleasant ane strictly
a(srs !. header. II you want to know
4 ouk1s. oess paying bnsinses before
~ -; eead us your address aud we
~ ~: "a 'oii particulars and private
H. q %mP'es worth IS also free
~ 15iss.Ak e mp your mind for your,
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Portland, Maine.
, 1880-06-26

nAMy. L. j.. Wnlrhr, MI experienced fitr,nco-
W''hlcrW W LclMtt'n, Pa, IL mnknH Il schedule IT
tne Co'npany's tHrHnces, nnl 1t'chnrl l'rttt Ia
fi0'nR the sntnc for its ore lands, Of which It
OWLS IarEc tracis I'll Now York, New Jersey, and
PcnueytvnnIn.
III Column 1T Wall street gossip In tho Now
Ydrk HUf',i It Is stntctl that Jay Uonld hRs tscrp
n snrHe nrllcr through 4 prominent bnHknK
ioueo ~, lsrnnd street; that he Ind not bought
n single shhra nf Western Uuion ever %, nittl Ia
nov pcddllug out hs holdings ~ quietly rs pos
shlo. $.
a lcar broker In Now York Is authority for
tho statement TINT Mr., X. +. Flower. who Is IL
frcnt believer In tho Grnngcrs, c0t1d not follow
thu tactics Of 0sborn'a pool III Northwest an,t 10
Ind snltl ont all h!s holdings and advised his
friends To do lkowtsr.
f1ow securities ndn,ttcd 10 the Stock FIX
change arc: ChfcnEo l. Northwestern 1tallHny
Conipnny's per cent sinking fund bonds OF
1871. nh additional lssite Of &in4b,D0 I1rnklyu
Monsn,ik ltailrond ComphnyR frcosRsntzcl
eouthcrn Of Long 1santl preferred stock, ST.
0moC0; colnnOn stock. $p0D, D,0M: Chicnro, st.
Paul. Minneapolis 4 Qmnhn Railway Conpnny's Is
preferred stock. eD.7tA0G0: common stuck, &Il,-
ts,'O0; md consolidated tnortgHHo bonds, $l4,-
1oo.dNo; Denver 4 ITO Grautln hallway Conn
lAnys stuck, 49, OK, ,01 R,,tl sirat consolidated
mortgage l,o,nls, $a,475.0C0; Colorado Conf &
Iron Cnuranys FIRST mortgage bpillts, $.,,6O0 1O1
Tho Itriif thinks Tint with n,onDy dirt chcnr,
railroad cnrhnga 1nrHc, md tho lift which tho
lily l'nlls are inGlntHl to give to prices, II wo,l
sccm that tho present qdvnneo Inns not yet
rcnchcd tho tntl Of its tct!lor. That It viii renc
II before tnany weeks nro over Is a foregone
cOncll1BiUu
, 1880-06-26
Free Sales to Realize Make Stocks
Close Weak.
Foreign Exchange Lower, with In
oreasing Supply Of Bills.
Light Currency Morcmcnt-Tlto Readlng
Statement.
Tho Produce Markcts Loss Acliyo and Geaer.
ally tower-prosisloAs Weak.
Big Receipts Of llags-SIlall Do Of erain.-Drtad-
studs Depressed By Crop Prospects.
FINAN CIAL.

There was decided halt in tho upward move
tneut Of stocks. Fluctuations revealed plainly
TINT FREQ sncs were being ninde to realize nj tho
highest prices. Thoro wtro no bad rtlul0ra
Rffont, but tho mnrkot snRRe1. nntl lafrG blacks
OF stock could be snld only by milking conces-
slous. brokers In ChIcaxo nnd New York nrn
believers III higher prices, although uoat OF
them would not be surprised to sec temporary
rcnction.
Changes were losses In most cascs. Alton
mA1o 4, To 1loA. after selling at Ill: Wabash
n. 10 37A; Northern Pacific u, to s7t; Sun
Frnnciscn Il, TO a5. Hudson advanced tO II, but
declined subsequently tn 15E, tt gain Of II: Jer-
scy Ccntrhl lnadn n, to G5,s; and c.,
G, & I. c. u. 10 l1A. Mobile s: Ohio l,nd
llttlo run which c1lrrted 1t tip to 1g}st1
with final quotation OF 1nA, a Rain Of H.
n rlso which no oe st.rnetl to think nd.lctl n,,y-
thing to The general strength ri the market.
Everything elsb un tho list went down, Invest
mont stocks as wnl AZ tho Hlcrlliatlvcs. bur
liuEton Inst Il. to 1:0i; T.. e., T. & I. !, 10
Sl Michigan Ccntr7it Il, IN uil; 1,ako Shore H. to
10s!&; Eric u, to los; tho preferred ", tn M;
Northwest a. to n: tho preferred M.to 1os!z :
ct. Paul Il. 10 ms: tito preferred Il. to 1o.X;
Wabash preferred Il, TO Gjh; Ohio X, to ;s.h !;
ct. Joe u, to I'M; TIM preferred II, 10 II; Kun
sas l. Texas v, to a1as: IaukAwun,lu II, tn 1pA !;
Reading Il, to 13H; Union I'ncisfo y, to HS4;
Western Dn'nn 4. tn 10a; I.o,,svftlo 4 Nash
rillo Il, TO TAN; Chnstnnonga y. to OsIi; Lnko
Eric Western H. to t9f: 3nn FgAncRco pre-
fcrrcd Il, to 47ai; Manhattan IL, tn :Dai; Sioux
City lA, to IL. tho prcforrrd Il, to TGas; and
bloomington T. Western ], to ~.
The following table cOtnpnros the closing
prices OF yesterday with the lowcst prices uf this
ycuT-Hladc IN all chscs al1,ce Mny 1o-antl with
tho highest prices OF this ycnr, mud gives tho
gains OF tho recent upward movement:
, 1880-06-26

F1NUlt-Wns dull and prnbnlIy wcnk I1otdors
n".st ,e Ha.s chanAo N pscos. ekeehilY IN family
srnr n.s, @ ., ~ ~ 4'u l'sl1't ~ t.EH. snnecas'nHa
.cs r"r -. ~. ut 80. ~. to teo1t1a ~.
hrs dsb!a cxt,ra rartly Mt RIO mud ii bss ryp thur
ntMS NJ In,",: s.l'o Irlt E1port turs ~ero quoted
nr,n.. rS'''' 'o' '1''' a''u f'1"s.a" tos ehoseo
,rrHEn MtL1.srusrH-wcra a,.Iat md atpn,y. sn,os
wero Is ears hfnn Mt wT1tSM emrs mI,idinrs NJ
W. Snis e b. Coarse
:.f smitLSH WilEAT-Was ,MNsnrntoiy netlyo1 1ratter
H,nsfmW ,sssEjy jy @ @snTa1 tu wrhk. lafli!!lix .n Hnd
Tttsh u s l. wSs" arS eaxy With ssne q
Oh eHsst. IT, waa ns6 ro'urlt.l That Thu nuw winter
I MGNt aMs peEia g htyo t1wlEtS narket nnd Mnny
Turing thu hukt tlras Miltn to itHlyu ttll de-
, 1880-06-26

Special nispateh to TAs CAttapo Tttaun&
HnsToS, Juno I..-The 1nArkpt continues
shtrn'g sh aad active: The fes.re Of to-day WIS
demand cAllo lnrgrly frr,n Now York. mid 1lenr.
Y y q1Inrter Of million 1T ,.IolArs wofth
changed han!s dsirinx tho .lny. The 0,lly nuwa
SStcesnins the road Is TINT tho por cent l,a1,ls
imse bten tAath ut Il K,,otl price, md TINT tho
c1ttr7setors arc nnlur lonu to pluto tho ron
to tho Hudson IIy Oct. l., -"
n railroads. Atotlson & Nebraska sold ut 10;
AtshIson h!nn & IGpska ll9ai CheagH; Burlington
13kSs Mest Michigan, 10; Pullman, iii: !:
;as l;aster,i ;s%s:sial: New York Now Erriani II
llo@IM1s1!!Hrtfor,l @ @ Eric. :1GGea1S; Now Mex
!ington s. Quincy II, l.D; Arkansns Valley Is,
ll3; 81. JoD N, l1l1. ~
tRiltl atocks GuiGt hut flrni,
Mining stocks stationary.
~ iNihGellnMcnllH securities there wera Bovptnl
Ealos of licll Telephone ut ik,t:U, mud shontt-
tl0Ah C0nl sold mt ~.
FOiE4uN,S
08 ll.lG.
American kcc,.ritcs-New 5s 1o5n; AXIS, 11s,t,
4: lioI it, tlI!,!a!s Gentral. lG!i; IenilsylvaMla
VAltfs, Junu 9,-lsc1ltGs, H5f ;alu. 80