Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-02

ing with prayer, among other things peti
toned from divine source, prayed thai
our rulers should be imbued with honesty
that they should have wisdom and discharge
their duties fairly, honestly and justly to-
wards all the people of the Republic. "A:
the chaplain was leaving the Senate cham
ber, passing my seat, congratulated him or
the subject matter of his prayer, but told him
that when he came to that part asking thai
our rulers should have wisdom, &C., Twas re-
minded of an incident that once occurred
in my State, when, during severe drought
an old Methodist preacher was asked BY
members of his congregation to pray 1o'
rain. He replied that to crafty them he
would pray for rain, but he thought i
would be useless, as no rain could be eX
pected until the change of the moon. Sc
with the wisdom of our rulers. 1t is wei
enough to pray for the endowment of then
with wisdom, but no such result may DC
expected until there is a change in the adj
Observation-Disclosures must be change O.
the moon.
The desired change of administration cal
be made. We can do it. We now have the
best opportunity that has been presented
within the last twenty-five years.
AS is known, perhaps, by all, the nOm!
nees as the Democratic standard-bearer:
were not my first choice, not that l hao
aught to say against them, but l thought
others would prove the strongest and tht
most available, and as a member OF the Ma
tional Democratic Convention l gave my
vote to Bayard. But now, since thoroughly
investigating the whole subject, | have hon
estly and truly arrived at the conclusion
that Cleveland and Hendricks will be elect
ed. In the National Convention | sustain
ed Bayard because had always been the trues1
man in the Union to the South, having, ev'
er, and upon all occasions, manfully and pa
triotically stood up in her defence under the
most trying circumstances; and while
knew that he is man that the whole coun'
try could trust, l thought he was also the
strongest and most available. But | now
believe that Cleveland is strong, and thai
his chances Of election are good. All
through his political record he has been
a true and consistent RefOrmer. belleVe
that if he is placed in the Presidential
office he will reform the administration
be true to the best interests of the whole
country, and fair and impartial towards
the people of the South. Such being the
fact, 1 appeal to the people, all within
the sound of my voice, to labor TOR the
success of the Democratic standard-bear'
ers. If we elect them, the greatest PROB
lem of the age will have been solved
the problem of two races living amlcably to-
gether under the same government. Peace
and harmony, not alone in our own South
ern section, but throughout the whole I'm
ion, will be restored. Until then such result
can never be attained. We must have as
our Chief Executive some man who vii
discharge his duties with perfect business
and who will see that all the laws are faith
fully and impartially executed.
Colored people are kept aloof from the
Democratic party by emissiaries of the Re
publican party, with the recurrence OF every
Presidential campaign, who tell them thai
if the National Democratic party comes in
to power they will be again remanded t(
slavery. We all remember that in the cam
paign of 1876 this same false and perniciouS
idea, inculcated in the minds of the credu
lous blacks, was the most difficult question
we had to meet. Our opponents then tolo
them that if the Democratic party obtain
ed control of the State government, they
would be returned to slavery. Many o
them believed it of course, but surely the
lessons of the last eight years have taught
them better. All fair-minded white people
know that if a Democrat should be elected
President, full justice would be given to the
colored people. Every Democratic plat
form since the war has recognized all the
rights guaranteed the colored man under
the constitution, and the platform of 1854 Is
no less emphatic on this subject. After the
election of a Democratic President, and
when the colored people discover that they
will not be interfered with in any OF thell
political rights, they will become Demo
Gratis. They are now in principle Democrats
but have been voting the Republican ticket
through Misrepresentation result o
false teaching. A Democratic adminiStra
ton will restore peace and harmony to all
sections of the country.
In conclusion the speaker said he knew
that if all the people of South Carolina will
do their duty on the day Of election as wei!
as he felt assured the people of York will
do, the State would be safe for Democratic
victory. Arouse the fires of 1876, which
now are only slumbering, and the State is
safe. Let all work-the men and the wo-
men-and Democratic triumph is sure,
when peace, prosperity and happiness
| throughout the land-in every Southern
State-will be the result. Let the people
remember the bitter past and | know that
they will work to secure reform in the
National administration, and l implore you
to dedicate yourselves to this important
task.
On taking his seat, Senator Hampton was
the recipient of several beautiful boquets,
sent up to the stand by ladies.
| The next speaker introduced was
LIEUT-GOV. SHEPPARD,
who congratulated himself upon this his
| first visit to York, and was glad to meet SO
many people, and especially so large num-
ber of ladies, who at this busy season had
sacrificed their time to hear the political
of the ladies afforded him peculiar pleasure,
as any cause is sure of honor and success so
long as it receives the sanction Of the noble
women of South Carolina The speaker
then discussed issues pertaining to the State
government, contrasting the political record
| of the nominees on the Democratic ticket
with those nominated by the Republican
State Convention last week. He said we
now have honest men in office, and asked
if the people were willing to permit the
State government to be again turned over
to such men as Corbin, Straker, Melton,
McLane, &c. He then contrasted the ju-
dietary, legislative and executive depart
ments of the State government with the
same branches of the government under
Radical misrule and corruption; the Sena-
tors and members of Congress as now rep
resenting our State in the National halls
of legislation, and asked if the people de-
sired to change from the present to the for
mer condition.
On the subject of taxation, he said that the
expenses of the State government have been
brought down to the lowest cent the exigen-
cies Of the State will permit, and that taxa
ton has been correspondingly reduced. lie
then discussed the issues of the Presidential
campaign, exposing the political record of
Blaine, and giving clear and forcible ex-
planation of his connection with the Fort
Smith and Little Rock Railroad, when as
Speaker of the House Of Representatives he
made an improper ruling favorable to that
corporation, for which service he received a