Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05
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BUSINESS CHANGES.
Mr. J. NJ. Rawlinson, for the last fourteen
years the popular landlord of the "Rawlinson
House, has been compelled to retire from the
business, on account of failing health. He is
succeeded by Mr.. A. Springs Withers, who
took charge of the house last Monday.
Mr.. Withers Adickes has moved from the
Springs Moore corner to store room in the
Adickes building, on the opposite side of the
street.
Messrs. Colcock, Miller & Co., will move
this week into the house vacated by Mr.. Ad-
ickes, and the store-room from which they
move will be occupied Immediately by Messrs.
J. R. Lindsay & Co.
Mr. Robt. c. Ross is now connected with
the house of Messrs. Kennedy Bros. & Bar
ron, and the popular salesman, Mr.. w. H.
Cocock, is with Mr.. NJ Strauss.
Mr.. Oliver j. Hart has been appointed and
qualified as assistant postmaster, vice Mr.. A.
S. Withers, resigned.
THE GREENBACK APOSTLE.
On Thursday last j. Hendrix McLane the
standard bearer of the Greenback ticket in
this State, made his appearance in Yorkville
to fill his advertised appointment, having
made the circle of two States since his esca-
pade at Winnsboro, and arriving here in a
buggy from Whitaker Station on the Airline
Railroad via Charlotte, N. c., to which latter
place he went direct from Winnsboro when
the unterriied Democracy Of Fairfield pro-
posed to test his probable courage as the pros
pective military Governor of South Carolina.
A crowd of about 300 negroes and probably
so white persons, assembled in the Court
House to hear him. He refused the invita-
tion extended by County Chairman Glenn to
divide time with a Democratic speaker. The
Democratic County Chairman escorted him to
the court room and on being introduced by
John /. Watson, Republican County Chair
man, the "Lone Greenbacker'' began his la
ment, which was general bill Of complaint
that the State is ruled by rings; and that the
grossest extravaganza prevails in all depart
ments of the government. He complained of
much of the recent legislation, and especially
the election and registration and the stock
laws, and also of the creation of large num-
Der of useless offices since 1876. He placed
the number of these offices at ], 100. The Rail-
road Commissioner, the Fish Commissioner
and the Commissioner of immigration were
all characterized as useless and expensive Of
ficers, while he thought the duties Of registra-
tion could have been reformed by Trial JUS
tices, instead or appointing registrars at
salary Of $500 each in every county except
Charleston, where 81 900 is allowed for per-
forming the service Broken faith towards
the negroes was his next theme and in this
connection he referred to the proposed consti-
tutional amendment disfranchising persons
for infamous crimes. and said it's adoption
would place it in the power of any Trial JUS
tice to disfranchise voter on the most trivial
pretext. He said Trial Justice might declare
it an infamous crime to be twenty-one years
old.
He spoke in this strain for about an hour.
When he concluded, County Chairman Glenn
replied to his statements as to the extrava-
gance of the State Government and from data
which was quite surprise to the Greenback
orator. showed that the State expenses for
last year were only $5S0,000, from which the
sum of $40, 900 for educational purposes should
be deducted, and.also the cost of completing
wing to the Lunatic Asylum. .McLane said his
source of information was Democratic Sen
ator but Capt. Glenn referred him to the
Comptroler's books in Columbia, accessible
to any one, and where the facts could be OBJ
tained. Capt. Glenn spoke very briefly, but
his remarks, which were heard by all the col
ored persons who had assembled to hear Nc
Lane, were complete refutation Of the Green
hackar'S wild assertions.
Col. Coward was in the room, and at the
conclusion of Capt. Glenn's remarks he was
loudly called McLane was invited to remain
and hear him, but he pleaded the most urgent
business for leaving Immediately and vacating
the courtroom under escort of the Democratic
County Chairman he took his buggy and di-
rected his course towards the blue hills OF the
west, vending his way out of town quietly
and serenely.
The appearance of Col. Coward on the speak
er's stand was the signal for general disper-
sion of the colored people, who, as the Colonel
intimated, fled from him as though he had the
small pox About thirty remained however,
to whom Col. Coward mainly directed his re-
marks, refuting the false statements that had
lust been made before them by McLane, and
after disposing of this subject, he addressed
himself to the educational interests Of the
State assuring his cCOred hearers that it he
should be elected to tle position for which he
has been nominated Oh the GG..ccte ticket, he
should continue the same wise course adopted
by the present incumbent, and would labor TO
50 perfect the educational system OF the State
as to enable every child within it's borders to
share the benefits of the free common schools.