Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-08-24
THE STATE CANVASS.

The State Democratic Executive Commit
tee have arranged the plan Of the canvass OF
the State, and appointed committees to per-
feet and carry out the details. The campaign
will open in Anderson on Thursday, the 3lst
instant, and every county in the State will
be visited, closing at Charleston on the 2Stl
of October. Special mass meetings have also
been appointed at different places in the re.
spectve Congressional districts that for the
Fifth to be held in Camden on the 4th OF
November
The candidates on the State ticket will ad.
dress the people of York county, at Iorkville,
on Wednesday, the 18th of September, com.
ing to this place from Spartanburg, where
they will speak on the preceding day, and 60
ing from here to Chester, where they will
speak OH Thursday the 14th. From Chester
they 60 to Lancaster on the 18th.
To induce full attendance of the Democ-
racy of York on that day it is only necessary,
we opine, to inform them that their chosen
standard bearers will then address them on
the issues before the people, 1t is not con-
templated, we believe, nor even is it necessa-
ry or desirable, to have red shirt display, as
in the memorable days of '7G, when the grand
est effort ever put forth by the people of a
State for the supremacy of intelligence over
ignorance--honesty over corruption, was
crowned with success only after an unpre-
cedented struggle; but yet it is imperatively
necessary for the Democratic cohorts to keep
in line and be ready to rally to the bugle call
of their leaders, Old York has never failed
in the performance of her duty in the past,
nor will she in the future.
Two years ago the State canvassers met
a rather small crowd at their appointment at
this place. 1t was justly attributed to vari-
Gus causes-not the least among them being
the fact that the appointment was on the eve
of the centennial celebration at Kings Noun
tain, and in the midst of a busy season with
the cotton planters Our people knew the
situation, and they knew more; they knew
that on the day of the election every Demo-
cratic voter would pat1iotcally discharge his
duty to his State and the Nation, and their
position was readily understood by the speak
ers, albeit the slim attendance may have some
what dampened their ardor. On opening the
meeting, the County Chairman explained all
to the satisfaction of every body. except one
newspaper correspondent, who evidently felt
aggrieved because he was not met by a caval-
cade and brass band. lie refused to be COM
forted. He smote his beard and shed cOpi-
GUS tears over what he supposed was lost
opportunity, nor did he fully recover his equa-
nimity until after all the returns were in.
We mention this circumstance only to re-
mind the people of York that they will never
again be bothered with centennial celebra-
tion at Kings Mountain; their labors have
been blest with a plenteous harvest the cot
ton fields can take care Of themselves for one
day; and as this canvass is to be vigorously pros
ecuted against the combined forces of Green.
hackers, Republicans and Independents, we
would urge them to encourage the champions
of the Democracy by their presence on the
18th of September. Not only come your
selves but induce your Republican laborers
to come and hear State politics discussed from
a Democratic standpoint. If they could be
induced to hear Col. Thompson, his ringing
words of wisdom would remove the scales
from their eyes and they would behold polti-
al questions in their true light.