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

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position of the Democratic party upon the
question of the tariff and other economic
measures are such as not only commend them
selves to our judgment, but are essential to
our welfare and prosperity as a State.
And what is of even greater Importance to
us, the Democratic party upholds the right OF
home rule in the States and opposes the CEN
tralizing and despotic tendencies of the Re-
publican party, which would destroy all indi-
vidaalty or freedom of action in the States.
The greatest obstacle which we have encoun-
tered in South Carolina, in establishing satis-
factory political relations between the two
races, has arisen from the fact that the white
people of the State have not been Of the same
political party which controlled the government
Of the United States and the cOlored people have
been induced to believe that the government
of the United States was on their side against
those who control the State government. so
soon as this condition of things is changed,
and the government of the United States shall
be controlled by the same political party as
controls the government of South Carolina,
we will be ableto establish relations between the
races that will be equally just and satisfactory
to both. In rs much as our connection with
the Republican party, as it has manifested
itself in South Carolina, is impossible with
our sense of principle and self respect, to
bring about this much desired result, we
must give all the aid we can to the National
Democratic party to obtain control OF the
United States government.
Col. Miles closed with an eloquent appeal to
the Democracy of York county to be true at
the next election, as in the past, to the inter-
ests OF the country, remindinghis hearers that
every Democratic vote cast in the upper
counties contributed that much for the
protection of the black-ridden people Of the
low country.
After music by the Rock Hill band, the
Chairman introduced
HON. J. j. HEMPIIILL,
of Chester, a son of an honored neighbor, and
according to the intimation thrown out by
Col. Thompson, a candidate for two important
positions. He was happy to know the candi-
date was fortunately situated on this occasion,
as he had the opportunity of being heard III
behalf Of either position
Mr.. Hemphll's appearance was greeted with
applause, and being a ready and pleasing
speaker, for an hour he entertained his hearers
with q melange of humor and good hard sense.
He paid an eloquent tribute to female worth,
and highly complimented the audience on the
lovelness and beauty before him. He naively
intmated that on account of his dual candida
cy, us alleged by Col. Thompson, he felt en-
barrassed in thus publicly complimenting the
beautiful women of York, but that gentle.
man had taken advantage of him by forcing
the issue upon him. Ie said he would be
glad if he could be permitted to speak only to
the ladies, but however agreeable the task
would be, it is important that we address our
selves to questions of the day-questions de-
manding our earnest attention.
While the Democratic party is now in pow
er, he reminded his hearers that this power
was obtained only by the most persistent and
heroic efforts, yet this power could not be re-
tanned if we suffer supineness in the Demo
cratic ranks. After the honest efforts Of the
people to throw off the yoke of oppression, be
hoped the last five years of prosperity would
not cause the Democracy to forget that 'vig-
lance is the price of liberty" and that only by
our own conduct would we willingly or unwil-
lingly 60 back under the hand of the oppres-
sor. One cause of supineness may be that up
to this time we seem to have no enemy to
fght-at least, no open enemy, and his chief
regret was that the opposition was not in the
shape of an open enemy. Greenbackism
What is it? AS expressing the aims of the
so-called party in South Carolina, the word is
a happy combination of syllables-implying
verdancy and retrOgrade movement, when our
motto should be forward But what can this
myth of party do in South Carolina, unaided
can they hope to effect without the aid and
support of Republicans They are coming
forward and being held up by the Republicans
for the purpose as they think, of gaining pow
er, not seeming to realize that while the Radi-
Gals are thus holding them up, we are going to
hold on to our government Unfortunately,
the Greenbackers afford but little to admit OF
talking about them. They prate about ''free
ballot and fair count" when in reality, they
evidently mean "a free steal and an unfair
divide" Under any guise they could not
change from their old habits. They do not
mean to change. They talk about our stuffing
the ballot-boxes and cheating in the count, but
they don't remember that in 1876 many con-
verts were made from their ranks by the Dem,
ocratic Red Shirts, and voting since in good
company made them feel so good that they
could not resist voting two or three times
day before they knew it. The Greenbackers
have no other special principles worth talking
about. They say great deal about money,
and propose to regulate the currency OF this
country; but can any efforts of theirs clrcu-
late a dollar more than is already in circula-
tion? am not hereto abuse money. / want
good money, and want all l can obtain hon
estly, but there are only two ways by which
we can expect to obtain it, and these are either
by working for it or by stealing it. 1t may be
that their idea is to obtain control of the gov
ernment and steal our money after we have
worked for it. To be serious, doubt If there
are twenty-five men in my presence now who
know. or even care to know, the difference be-
tween United States legal tender note and
national bank bill. Either answers the ordi-
nary wants of the people sufficiently well, and
SO long rs they possess purchasing value
each dollar worth one hundred cents-l sup
pose the majority of our people will be satls-
fed But say these people we want fiat mon
ey; we want every bill to bear the stamp of
the government to be redeemable in coin at a
given date. This is all very we'll But sup
pose man acquires sum of this money, so
stamped and redeemable, say at the expiration
of ten years from date of issue. He lays it
away for the support of his family, but in the
meantime the government takes notion not
topay it? l do not say the United States
government would do such a thing ; but the
history of our Confederate currency-without
meaning reproach-iS an illustration OF what
might be the result. Governments found
ed and not vainly struggling for al existence,
as did the Confederate government, have been
known to repudiate their money obligations,
and they might do so again. There is but one
kind of dollar that will do to rely upon, and
that is the good old ''dollar of our. daddies." )"
But what more can be said of the Greenback-
ers? They are so void OF sound principles
that they will utterly fail in drawing recruits
from the Democratic ranks, while others who
have heedlessly joined them will not remain.
The party is like the old farmers scare-croW.
He constructed scare-crow to keep these mis-
chieyous birds from depredatng upon his corn.
Not wishing to frighten his neighbors, he first
made one that was not very formidable in ap-
ptarance, and it produced no effect upon the
BIRDS He then made a second attempt and
succeeded in constructing one so frightful that