Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-07

of his ability and for the best interests of the
whole people of the county. He had made 1t
a point, as member of the board, to study
the most economic measures in conducting
the public expenses of the county, coming ull-
der the control of the county commissioners,
and so far as related to his acts as county
commissioner, he was ready at any time, cheer
fully, to make an exhibit of his admlnlStH-
tion. If reelected, he would, in the future, as
in the past, attempt to discharge his duties IN
a manner calculated to promote the best IN
terests of the county. 1885,
DIR. E. L. GLENN,
also a candidate for county commissioner,
was next introduced. He excused him
self from attempting to make speech but
in asking the support of his fellow-citiZens for
the office of county commissioner, he pledged
himself to discharge the duties Of the position
to the best of his ability, and closed by coun-
selling unity of action in the Democratic party
as the surest means of preventing recurrence
of radical rule, which he deprecated.
No other candidates present desiring to
speak,
J. C. CHAMBERS, ESQ,
the presiding officer OF the meeting, arose and
said that as his name had been presented in
connection with the nomination for Represen-
tative he deemed it not improper to respond on
the present occasion. He had decided to en-
ter the field as a candidate for nomination for
seat in the House of Representatives, and
while he could not pledge himself as to his
line of action on all questions that might
arise, yet if elected he would serve the people
of York county faithfully, and with what
ever ability he might possess. He would,
however, indicate in Il general way the princl-
pies by which he should be guided if chosen as
a member of the General Assembly. First,s
he would endeavor to legislate so that moneys
collected as taxes from the people should be
as light as possible and properly applied. He
favored as general proposition the use OF
funds to increase the efficiency Of the free
public school system. AS regarded the pro-
posed constitutional amendment reducing the
area of counties hc was opposed to 1T an toto
Such an amendment, proposed at this time,
if adopted, would have the tendency to pro
duce division of our people at the very perl
cd of our history when we most want har-
mony and united action with all classes and
all sections. The adoption of this amend
ment would be the opening wedge to the sew
ering of York county, obliterating boundary
lines that have been the pride State for
more than century destroying associations
that have hallowed our soil since the days OF
1776 blotting out, as it were, some OF the
brightest pages of American history that can
be connected only with grand old York, the
echoes from whose battle-scarred hills sent
thrill of Joy over continent proclaiming that
America should be free. Our veneration for
the traditions of a noble ancestry-our own
self pride, and our illustri0us local history
should impel us to retaining our boundaries
intact, rather than open the way to have our
territory cut up and parcelled out, destroying
the identity of county rich in glorious re-
collections of the past, and promising Of high
expectations in the future. But again op-
pose the measure on grounds of practical
economy. The formation Of a new county
would involve additional expense Oh the peo-
pie, for which expense there is no necessity.
Whom would one or two new counties, crea-
| ted from portions of York, benefit? But one
benefit possible can be mentioned, and that
would be to parties in the immediate To-
calities of the new court-houses and the bene-
fits to these limited localities would he more
than counterbalanced by the additional ex-
pense entailed upon the people of the new
counties, as well as those of the old county,
or the remaining strip that would he left OF
the territory now forming our proud and no.
BILE county. The people at large would not
be benefited, while all would be injured. 10
IOrin Gne pIOpoSeu new norCH-WeSIelH CounIy
would take from York lis square miles i'll
Guiding the eastern bank of Broad River; and
he had understood that the line of the pro-
posed new southeastern county would pass
near and including Massey's Store, only seven
miles below Yorkville and including some OF
the best agricultural lands in the county. For
these and other reasons eloquently elaborated
by speakers who preceded him, he opposed
the measure as impolitic and unwise, and
fraught with future danger to our people.
The adoption of the amendment would ever
be an apple of discord, and he took unquali-
fed grounds in favor Of voting against it.
| After Mr.. Chambers speech the meeting
adiOurned