Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28

,tal Vote.
against the proposed amendment for reducing
the area of counties; and to the interrOgatOry
that had been read 1T the opening of the
meeting by the Chairman, said the measure
would be a wise one. 1t would tend to i'm.
prove the agriculture of the State; would ell.
courage the working man, and would have
the effect to induce the merchant to extend
credit. He then closed Witts'San argument
showing that wlite-supTemac is essential fol
the continaed Prosperity of the State.
<Capt. John q. WitherspoOn was next intro
rule and corruption in South Carolina prior to
the overthrow of the Republican party in
1876, and closed this branch of his subject by
urging upon his hearers the Importance OF
unity in the Democratic ranks. No question
should be introduced in this canvass calcula.
ted to divide the Democratic ranks. This was
primary canvass, intended to give the De-
mocracy of the county an opportunity to ex-
press their wishes as to candidates coming be-
fore them for nomination, and all questions
calculated to distract the party should be
eliminated from the canvass. This was the
closing day of the canvass and he could say
that during it's progress his relations with the
candidates had been pleasant, but the York
vile paper had endeavored to burlesque him,
at which he was greatly surprised. He had
never had an unkind word with the editor, and
was surprised at the course of the paper to-
wards him. He had no unkind words for Mr..
Ingold. lie Thought, however, the course the
paper had pursued in this canvass was calcu-
lated to divide the people. At Hickory Grove,
%ho 49, on
ing around for Signatures pledging the signers
to vote for no man from the eastern side of
the county, and to 60 against Rock Hill. The
day Of the speaking at Hickory Grove was
cloudy and as he had never travelled the road
to that place, he was bothered to keep the
points Of the compass, and he arrived latee
After the speaking had commenced, Col. Will
son gave his views on the Amendment queS-
tion, and Senator Hart was put up to speak at
the close of the meeting. A part of that speech
was omitted in the ENQUIRER's report-a
portion in which Senator Hart said to the peo-
pie to vote for no man from the eastern side
of the county. How unfortunate does this
place the people of Eastern York. l told the
people at Hickory Grove that as State ques-
tion and for the good of the party l favored
it ; but say let every body vote on the ques-
tion as he pleases. The east is in favor of the
Amendment and the west is opposed to it,
and therefore the speaker thought it unwise
to agitate the question. There was a thought
with some that the adoption of the Amend
ment would lead to division of the county,
and he charged the Yorkville ENQUIRER with
being father to the thought. 1t was the EN-
QUIRER that got the question up-not the
people of the county, He is afraid Of new
county. He fears that by the formation of a
new county he will lose patronage, and that
new paper will spring up at the new court
house.
He objected to the ENQUIRER presuming to
lead the people in this political Israel. The
ENQUIRER had heretofore been silent on po-
litical questions, and now he objected to its
stepping forward as the generalssimo Of the
people on this one. He denied attempting to
get up cheap mode Of electioneering, and
Thought it would be cheap way by antagon-
izing the county paper, provided it was a prop
erpaDea
He then branched off on the county ques-
tion, and said he was satisfied that the people
of the west would oppose any interference with
the county boundaries. He would not be will
ling for the people Of the west to 60 to Gaff-
want courthouse at Rock Hill, they would
oppose taking off part of the Broad River
section for a new county with Gaffney' rs the
courthouse Then he went back to the main
subject of his discourse by recurring to the
Editor of the e-ENQUIRER. He said Another
reason why l object to this course of the
Yorkville ENQUIRER. l have said that had
never seen a line of encouragement in the
ENQUIRER, and you cannot show me a line Of
editorial encouragement in that paper in 1876.
That is why I did not want his leadership.
And among other reasons l could mention is
this, nor need conceal names: DR.. Sam kell
says that the Editor of the ENQUIRER mis-
taking him for his brother, told him confden-
tally that he had supported A. S. Wallace for
Congress, but had to do 80 or he SLY, and it
was not until after he had said this to DIR.
Kell that he discovered his mistake. But, con-
;inued the impassioned orator, the YOrkville
ENQUIRER is too well known to the citizens
If York county to need any further notice
My language was not given at Hickory Grove,
except on the lien law. The ENQUIRER gave
ny language on that, but not single speech
If mine has been quoted in my own language.
Had my speech at Hickory Grove been proper
y quoted should not have pursued the course
have towards the ENQUIRER. Would the
Yorkville ENQUIRER have pushed forward
his practical and pertinent question if it had
)een asked ulluer CIRCUMSTANCES WHert lG WIS
Known that majority of the people favored,
The Amendment l have been charged with
,eing bellcose and reckless, as though had
,een drunk. Many of the citizens of the coun-
" had never seen, and yet the ENQUIRER
arried his spleen so far as to create the i'm
,ression that 1, in my lame condition, am a
lrunken, desperate man. He then referred to
he days of Merrill, when men were being TAX
N from their iresides and imprisoned in
(orkville Jail. That was time, if ever, that
would prompt man to come out for the relief
# his fellow-citizens but the Editor of the
ENQUIRER was dumb.
He then put in few words on what he
ermed the county project, and expressed his
ear that if nominations were all made from
he west it would kill the ardor of the east,
nd alluded to the power of the east in all
lections but repeated what he said at Rock
I'LL last Saturday, that if all the offices were
by the west, still the east would |
how her manhood by supporting the ticket.
He said it would not do to divide our peo-
lie on local issues, and as to having court
ouse at Rock Hill, he never expected to see
ne there. We have people in that section
Tho would object to it. Mr.. Massey says ne
ont want one, and I suppose he reflects the
entiments of the people of Fort MILL Lands
)rd and Indian Land have not yet consented,
nd in the Legislature he would vote against a