Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-02
STATE POLITICAL ITEMS.


not to nominate county ticket.
The Greenback State Executive Commit
tee met in Columbia last Monday.
-Four hundred and ten pounds of Green
back State tickets were received in Columbia
last Saturday by express from Washington.
-McLane, the Greenback candidate for
Governor, was registered in Charlotte last
Friday.
The Republicans of Newberry held a coun-
ty convention on the 2Sth ultimo, and propose
to make vigorous fight for the Legislature.
The gentlemen placed on the Greenback
ticket in Orangeburg county, without their
have declined to serve.
"A Pennsylvania Democrat, who was stop
ping at Aiken, at the time of the Democratic
rally, put on red shirt and rode in the ranks
with the Southern red shirters.
A candidate for coroner in Hampton coun-
ty. promises his friends that he will charge
them nothing for holding their inquest if they
vote for him.
In Georgetown county there has been ef-
fected compromise between the Republicans
and the Democrats, and coalition ticket
placed in the field. This ticket divides the
offices about evenly between the two parties.
- The Republican County Convention for
Chesterfield met at the courthouse, on the oath
ultimo and decided not to nominate county
officers, but endorsed the Independent ticket
placed in the field on the 10Th.
- Sam Lee has been enthusiastically endorsed
by the leading colored preachers of the State,
who call upon their followers to vote for Lee,
who, they say, was cheated out OF the regular
nomination by the fraudulent briber, Mackey.
Says the Barnwell Sentinel: Reader, ii
you would shut down the tioood-gates on the
outgoing of your hard earned dollars, vote
against the Constitutional amendment for the
creation of new counties.
There will be six boxes in the coming elec-
tion, in each county One each for Governor,
State officers, members of the Legislature,
county officers, Congressman and the constl'
tutional amendments.
- The Radicals in Georgetown have nomina-
ted a county ticket, containing the names OF
several Democratic candidates Sam Lee, it
is said, will carry Georgetown for Congress
against Mackey. Many of the colored preach
ers of the Black District have issued an ad-
dress calling on their race to vote for Lee.
- In six years of Radical rule in South Car
olina, the amount paid out in salaries was
81, ,243, 300, as against SIT, 600 paid out by the
Democrats in a like period. The total cost OF
six years of Radical rule amounted to SlO,-
514, 500 as against 81, 900, 900 during six years
of Democratic control-a saving of 81, ,5l4, ,0OO
by the Democrats in six years.
The Pickens Sentinel gives the following
sound advice to the voters of that county
Two thousand tickets on the new county con-
question, with ''No" printed upon
them will be furnished this county, and every
voter in it should deposit one in the ballot-box.
If you should not get hold of one OF them,
and the ticket you get held of should have
"Yes'' printed upon it, scratch it out and
write "No." 1t will he very little trouble to
do this.
Mr. II. B. Sargent, Jr., a Boston Demo
crat, who brought letters of introduction to
Senator Hampton from Judge Abbott and
other good Massachusetts men, attended the
recent meeting at Orangeburg and was very
much interested in the South Carolina meth
cd of conducting political campaign. While
he was seated on the stand a Red-shirted ne
gro shook his hand and bid him welcome. 1t
was a striking spectacle, the white Democrat
from Massachusetts and the black Democrat
from South Carolina, shaking hands across the
bloody chasm at Red-shirted meeting in this
so-called rebellious State.
In his speech at Cheraw, Senator Hampton
thus addressed dissatisfied Democrats If the
Democrats have made mistakes rectify them
within the party. This is the only safe, the
only wise, the only patriotic course. L regret
that the stock law was passed at the time and
in the way it was passed, although [ believe it
is one of the best laws ever enacted. Every
acre of fenced land in the State costs 81, and
the fences in South Carolina cost S21 100000
I believe that when the stock law is fairly
tried. every one will see it's wisdom and econo.
nv but without meaning to reflect on the
wisdom or the patriotism of any member OF
the Legislature, believe it would have been
better had theynot required Colleton, Beaufort,
Berkeley, Chesterfield, and one or two other
to come under the provisions of the
law Immediately. Because, however, l hold
these views I would certainly not be foolish
enough to 60 into the Radical party.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAMENDMENTS.--We
are surprised to learn that SO few Of our citl-
zens are aware of the fact that there are three
important amendments to our State COnStl-
tuition to be voted on in the election which
comes off on November 7th. But few OF the
people of the State have had anything to say
upon the matter, and we deem them of too
much Importance to pass them over without
bringing the matter clearly before the people.
First comes the amendment as to the dlsfran-
of every person convicted OF an IN
famous crme-prevents the perjurer, the rob-
Der, the burner, the violatOr of wOmanly hon
or, and the thief from killing the vote OF an
honest man with his tainted ballot.
Every honest man in the State should do his
utmost to have this article passed. Vote
yes" every time, and get every one else to
vote eyes" 1t is no credit to any govern
nent to allow thief and penitentiary con-
,ict's vote to weigh as much in the balance us
he best citizen in the land. The next is an
amendment to reduce the limit of size of coun-
les, and give the people Of any section with
enough territory and population the power, to
orm new county for themselves. Upon this
question we would say vote ''No" every time.
We are not in a condition at present to build
lew Court Houses, JaiS, etc. Our taxes are
llready heavy enough Again, the number OF
and county officials is already
90 large, and an amendment of this character
would increase both the number of Representa-
atives and county officials, thereby increas-
ng taxation. Camden Journal.
- Last Thursday was jubilee day in Mem
,his. Thirty thousand people lined the side
walks viewing the procession of the manufac-
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