Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-21

since under honest Democratic rule our people
have peace and plenty, these men come out
and say they want to make our State govern
ment better They are incompetent to do
what they profess. A strong illustration of
the honesty of their pretensions may be found
in the recently unearthed letter Of "Rev." :"
j. E. White, of Chester, to his brother r. E.
White, and found in the room in which the
committee on platform of the Greenba Con-
vention held their private meeting: In out
lining the proposed policy Of the Greenback-
.ers, this letter suggested that the. party did
not want honor, but money. 1t is your money
that they want.
He then gave an amusing description Of
McLane, the Greenhack leader, concluding
that his person was difficult to define mathe-
matically, it being too narrow for line, and
too long for point He discussed the tariff
and internal revenue laws, and the dangerous
political engine which the appointing power
of the President had grown to be, and said
we may never expect to see these evils remsf
died until the National Democratic party
comes into power.
The assessment of government employees
by Jay Hubbell, for campaign purposes was
humorously discussed. He said first the peo-
pie are robbed by unjust taxation, to pay
government employees, and they in turn are
robbed of their pay to keep in power the party
that enacts the customs and revenue laws.
This assessment system to keep the peoples
party out of power he characterized as the
crowning outrage upon the country. Another
point in regard to the appointing power. 1t
is the theory of our government that to GER
tain local offices the President makes the ap-
pointments and the Senate confirms them ;
but what influence would either Of our Sena-
tors have with Arthur in securing an appoint
ment in South Carolina Arthur would re-
spect the wishes of the worst enemy of our
State in making Federal appointment; but
our own Senators would be powerless to secure
the appointment of competent officials.
In response to calls the speaker then direct
ed few remarks to Judge Mackey, whom he
had understood on the previous day had with
drawn from the canvass but as this state
ment came from Mackey himself, we would
have to await further developments. He re-
futed some charges which Mackey had brought
against him while he was in the Congressional
race, and summing up Mackey political char
acter said that he had once deserted the Re-
publicans for the Democrats had deserted the
Democrats for the Greenbackers, and now
having deserted the Greenbackers, it was hard
to tell where he could 60, as the Republicans
would no longer support him. He had heard
of q man that was so mean that the devil
wouldn't have him, but Tom Mackey was the
first man he had ever heard of who was SO
mean that the Republicans wouldn't have him.
He closed by assuring the people that it
elected as the Representative of the Fifth dis
trict in Congress, he should serve the whole
people of the district, and that his whole ef-
forts would be directed to any and all meas
ures calculated to promote the interests of this
section.
Mr.. Hemphill's address was frequently ap-
plauded, and it was unmistakable that this, his
first political speech in York, produced ia
yorable impression upon all who heard it.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Col. Cow
ard expressed his congratulations, at the sue
cess of the meeting, and on behalf of the Coun-
ty Chairman thanked the people for the large
attendance and expressed the belief that the
effects of the meeting would lead to brilliant
victory for the Democracy of York next No
vember
Col W. B. Wilson was then repeatedly call
Ell, and responded in few brief remarks, eu-
logizing the State Democratic ticket and urg-
.ing the Democracy to renewed efforts for sue
cess on the 7th of next November.