Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-18
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

hibition county, without the risk and tur-
moil of local elections.
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
1t is stated, as if by authority, that the
Irish vote of Hamilton county, Ohio, is g.
| 99S, and the German vote 1860; the Irish
born vote of the State 2S,6G3, and the Ger
man-born vote 35,519. The colored vote OF
the State is ,706.
The right Of the people of a State to
elect Legislature, without having "the
whole weight of the Administration
thrown into the scale OH either side, is what
the Virginia Democrats are struggling for,
and it is the most important question before
the people of any State at this time.
The Washington star says that Senator
days, has stated most positively, since his
arrival here, that he does not intend to
retain the position of President pro tenap0re
of the Senate. He intends to resign imme-
diately upon the organization of the Senate,
and Senator Anthony will be elected in his
place.
In speech delivered before the negroes
at Zuni, Va, the other day, Malone said
that Mr.. Goode held his seat in Congress by
fraud and was therefore q cheat. GOOde
was not present, but when he heard the
charge he wrote a letter to Malone de-
nouncing him as a liar and a coward. This
opens the way for further proceedings
1t is needless to say that the Democratic
prospect Of carrying New York in November
is as bright as could be wished. The same
sourness and discomfort in the Republican
camp which left Mr.. Folger 102, 900 votes
behind Cleveland last year are still at work,
and it looks as though the largest State in
the Union had passed from Republican con-
troll for good.
Boston Herald, Independent: The cleo
tions of this year are merely the skirmish
lines of the battle for presidential nomina-
tions. The real battle for position prelimi-
nary to the election itself will be fought the
next session of Congress. If the Democrats
wish to secure the key to the situation they
will reduce the war tariff taxes, prune the
appropriations and support civil service
reform.
- Philadelphia Record: Partisanship is
often responsible for wholesale lying; but
it also carries on a retail business in truth.
telling. The Massachusetts Republicans are
now denouncing the conduct of General
Butler as Military Governor of New Orle-
ans as outrageous. They say that their ap-
proval of his management during the wal
was due to misguided and unenlightened
that he is running as the Democratic can
didate for Governor.
Congressman Jas. II. Hopkins, of Pitts
burg, saws PENNSYLVANIA is booming for
Tilden. Mr.. Hopkins explains the feeling
upon the ground that the Pennsylvania Dem
ocrats believe mistake was made in 1880
in not nominating Mr.. Tilden. Now, he
says, the Democrats Of his State want to
remedy the blunder by giving him their
support Mr.. Hopkins is certain that 'noth-
ing but a peremptory and positive refusal
upon the part of Mr.. Tilden can prevent
his being the unanimous choice of the next
convention"
The st. Louis Republican, Democratic,
has to say of Ben Buffers presidential aspi-
rations: Southern Democrats must be par
dOned if they insist in taking a Democratic
instead of a Republican view of the situa-
ton in the ancient commonwealth. They
regard Butler as the fttest of all men
to be Governor of that State. He is no
worse now than he was 20 years ago. In
deed he is the self same person. If it was
an enlivening sight to see, the people OF
Maryland and Louisiana dance to his music
score of years ago, it is no less animating
and far more appropriate to see the Repub-
licans of Massachusetts dance to his music
in these dull, sluggish days.
The situation in Massachusetts is curl
ously mixed. Butler is supported by con-
siderable number of Republicans, while
many Democrats are violently denouncing
him. The Independents have resolved to
help the Republican candidate for Cover
nor; and the Prohibitionists are divided
into three factions-One rallying around an
Independent ticket, another supporting But
Ter and third doing all in their power for
the Republican ticket. Hardly any result
that can come out from such u remarkable
mess as this will be surprising. At present,
however, the boom is undoubtedly for
Butler.
The New York papers announce that
the various factions of the Democracy of
that city have agreed to unite on local
ticket, the important places upon the tick
ct having been practically settled upon.
When the county conventions meet confer
ence committees will be appointed, but this
will be merely a matter of form so far as
the question of union and the composition
of most of the ticket is concerned. The
New York Democrats are jubilant over the
result in Ohio, and with all the factions
united on a single ticket it is argued that a
majority 50 overwhelming will be rolled
up as to insure decisive victory in the
State at the November election, and also for
the status of the State as unquestionably
Democratic at the Presidential election in