Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-14
would proceed with what he had to say as
swiftly as he could.


swiftly as he could.
AS to the proposed Constitutional amend
ment, he said he was in favor oft. It is a
party measure, introduced by the Democratic
party, and no pet scheme of his own, but he
was nevertheless in favor of it. { 1t was pass
ed by the Democratic party as party measure,
and therefore he favored it.D We should view
the question as State issue, and not in
narrow view. But, he contended, it is dan
gerous to discuss it in this Democratic primary
election. There may be differences of opin-
ion among Democrats on certain measures,
but these differences should be kept in the
Democratic ranks and not published to the
world But the effort had been successfully
made to bring the discussion of the question
in this canvass, and he regretted to say that
those who had brought about that movement
had induced our State Senator to address the
people on the questiOn-when it was no funeral
of his-on the opening of the canvass at Hick-
ory Grove, in which he made lengthy Speech
urging the people to vote against the pro-
posed amendment. On that day we were
taken by surprise; the question was sprung
upon us at q time when we were unprepared
to discuss it; and in addition to this, adj
vantage was taken of us, by putting us up to
speak first, so that we were deprived from re-
plying to Senator Hart. But we have since
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reply to it. They talk to you about turning
our State over to the power of the Republican
party by the adoption of this amendment. Is
not the State under control of the Democratic
party, and did not Democratic Legislature
submit this proposition The Democratic
party of South Carolina know what they are
doing, and they are not going to throw the
State into the hands of the Republican party.
AS to numbers the State is already Republi-
can, and 50 are nearly all the Congressional dis
tricts but the Anglo Saxon race is superior to
the negro majority, and can and will control
the State government. The Radicals will new
er again rule the State. These are my honest
convictions.
At this point, warming up to his subject,
the speaker continued: Bnt this question was
sprung upon the people by only few persons,
and for a selfish purpose. charge it as the
work of the Editor of the Yorkville ENQUIR-
Err, and few of his friends, the object being
to solidfy Western from Eastern York. Sell
ator Hart, in his speech at Hickory Grove, had
even went so far as to dissect York county,
in order to show who would 60 to Rock Hill,
the s'New London" 1t is a part of their pur-
pose to vote the western side of the county
against the eastern. But surely they do not
want to deprive eastern York of representa-
tion. If eastern York is ruled out, while l
promise to abide the result in this election,
yet if by this primary election we are to be de-
prived of representation, say it would chill
the entire people of the eastern part of the
county, and our vote contributes materially
to swell the Democratic majority of the coun-
ty. There was time in this county when
the ENQUIRER could have been of aid to the
people Of York-when Merrill was arresting
and imprisoning her citizens. Had the Editor
Of the ENQUIRER taken manly stand then,
he could have rendered the people of his
county service. I deem it my duty to my
fellow citizens to say what do, or should
take no pleasure III doing it.
have made an honestappeal to the people OF
western York. They will tell you they do
not want to see the county lines disturbed, but
in conversation with people from Hickory
Grove to Blacks Station the people have told
me that the eastern side of the county shall
have representation. At Hickory Grove, l
told them that when Rock Hill could get
courthouse for one was ready to take it.
told them Rock Hill had not yet conferred
with Fort Mill on this subject. But York has
not yet proposed for a new county; and if.she
does Lancaster and Chester will oppose it. 1t
may he long time before new county IS
formed, even with the adoption Of the amend
ment, and may say that [ do not expect to
live to see courthouse at Rock Hill.
I have heard since coming here to-day that
some one is circulating lie in regard to my
candidacy. Since coming here 1 have been
informed that it is circulated here that am
candidate in the interest of whisky men, and
wish to publicly deny any such charge, and to
say that who ever makes that charge is liar,
and that l can generally he found at Rock