Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-29
published in the Charleston Ners and Courier,
the writer of which is, understand,

published in the Charleston Necs and Courier,
the writer of which is understand,
MIR. TILLMAN, OF EDGEFIELD,
who draws and receipts for pay as member
of Congress, it is gravely objected to the law
of 1882, that "a small bribe either to the
makers of these boxes, or no bribe to Re-
publican supervisor could secure a small sign
to he given that would guide the uneducated
voter' to the Federal boxes, even If they are
placed alongside of the State boxes. The
writer adds that ''If the election for Congress
is to be held at separate polling place with
but one box, every illiterate negro will be
advertised where to put in his ballot" This
political moralist, who ''in the catalogue" is
supposed to ''go' for Congressman from
South Carolina
THEN ANNOUNCES HIS CHERISHED BELIEF
that ''until the Democratic party shall get
control of the Presidency and its hundred
thousand offices, and above all, until the Dem
ocratic party can repeal the infamous Federal
Election and Reconstruction laws, without
having the repeal thwarted by veto, the
South can never be secure in her rights" No
such appeal to political savagery will avail if
YOU speak out now. Your voice will he heard
and needed by the General Assembly, where
many honorable Democrats, the best blood
and brain of that body, stoutly resisted the
passage of the present Election law to the
last. If your appeal is disregarded, rest as
sured, sir, that there are in this State thou
sands of good and true Democrats who marched
with you under the ensign of South Carolina
into disastrous war, that brought them
DEFEAT WITHOUT D1sHoNoR,
who will unite with the colored citizenship
and bear you into the chair Of the Chief
Magstracy, surrounding you with govern
ment which shall represent the whole people,
and prove to the country that white suprema-
cy may be maintained in this State without
violating the sanctity of the ballot or the
rights of the ,humblest colored citizen. The
pending election will be Of more momentous
consequence to the colored people than any
ever held in this State. At that election a
constitutional amendment will be submitted
which provides that no person convicted OF
larceny shall ever cast a vote in the State. If
that amendment is adopted
WILL GIVE A TERRIBLE STIMULUS
to our $50 or more trial justices, for the most
part unlearned in the law, but all Democrats,
appointed by the Governor, to convict colored
voters. Every accusation of larceny against
colored citizens will involve political trial,
and for them the altar of justice will surely
be the altar of sacrifice where their citizenship
will be constantly inundated, and this with
out trial by jury. l, too, sir, gave 'solemn
pledges'' to the 1000 coored voters who, un-
der my leadership in this Congressional dis
trict, supported the Reform movement OF 1876,
which resulted in your election as Governor,
by majority of 1,l34 votes. TO the full ex-
tent of my power I have kept, and intend to
keep, those pledges hence this letter. When
the United States soldier
WALKED HIS BEAT IN THE sTATE-HOUsE
ol>o1 ,f h1io
order, my aid was invoked and cheerfully
given, and alone conducted the negotiation
with the President-elect, and framed the ar
gument which convinced that stainless Chief
Magistrate, President Hayes, and his patriotic
Cabinet, and resulted in restoring this State
to civil rule. With the same sincere pur-
pose to advance the common good OF this
people that impelled my action then, l am
acting now. Without claiming any gift of
prophesy, venture to predict that the person
who shall claim to derive his title to seat
in the United States Senate from an election
by members of Legislature elected under the
existing election law will never be seated in
that body. For the same reason am satisfied
that
NO DEMOCRATIC ASPIRANT FOR A SEAT
in the House of Representatives at Washing
ton will be admitted to such seat. The doc
trine that the certificate of the governor con-
fers prima facie title will be abrogated as to
this State, for the sullied seal of South Caro-
lima will itself be recognized rs badge OF
fraud. You have the power, Sir, to give re-
pose to this long-dstracted Commonwealth on
the basis of equal justice to both races upon
her soil. This is the cause of her whole peo-
pie, whose shoulders are being peeled by the
exactions of the lienholders and monopolsts,
who batten upon their substance while this
baneful unrest continues. AS a consequence,
the State will soon be stranded beyond the flow
of capital, with no tide of immigration or
commerce laving her borders. What learn
ed historian wrote of Athens in the Middle
Ages may soon with truth be written of South
Carolina: "Nothing is left of the once proud
and beautiful Athens, the altar of Greece, but
rock, ruins and demagogues."
Very respectfully, 7. J. MACKEY.