Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-08-21
DESPERATE EXPEDIENTS.

The metropolitan Republican journals are
resOrting to desperate eXpedlents. They
not only make indecent and unjust war
upon Cleveland's private character, but
publish the grossest falsehoods about the
want of political unity between the Govern
or and Mr.. Hendricks. Mr.. Hendricks
speaks for himself. He declares that he is
in perfect accord with Governor Cleveland
and confident of Democratic success. He
is also confident, that, if elected, the DEM
ocratic nominees will be inaugurated. He
feels sure of Indiana, and while regarding
New York as essential to Democratic victo-
ry, he still believes Ohio to be the grand
battle ground Of the campaign.
Replying to the widely disseminated
statement that he had regretted being upon
the ticket with Cleveland, and felt inclined
to withdraw from it, Mr. Hendricks indig-
nantly said:
"That is absolutely false. never utter
ed such a remark. l could not feel more
complimented than to be placed upon the
Democratic ticket with Governor Cleveland,
as an associate. I think that he has been
amply vindicated. What more powerful
vindication could a man desire than, in the
face of such libellous stories, to be elected
to three of the highest offices in the gift of
a. people, one of them a sort of parental
one-that of Mayor of his own city. am
pround of my associate on the ticket"
While not depreciating Buffers capacity
for mischief, Mr. Hendricks did not regard
him as formidable obstruction, because he
would draw about an equal number from
both parties.
In conclusion, Mr.. Hendricks said:
"My treatment at the hands of Mr.. Cleve-
land and his managers had been exceedingly
courteousi in every particular, and am una
ware Of any intention on their part to treat
me with contempt. l have seen Gov. Cleve
land on several occasions during my visits
East, and each time my esteem for him has
increased. He has in every way acted to-
wards me asany courteous gentleman would,
and has been even more cOnfiding with me
than one would naturally suppose, we being
comparatively strangers to one another.
Oh, no l shall remain upon the ticket un
til it either meets victory or defeat. I shall
do all in mypower to avoid the latter, 1 can
assure you."
The campaign lies about Cleveland and
Hendricks are just such monstrous fabrica-
tions as one would expect from Republican
papers that publish Carl Schurz's speech aCnh
Mr.. Blaine's Mulligan letters omitted! Cleve-
land and Hendricks are in the field to stay
and they will be elected unless the coun-
try is given over to destruction.-Augatsta
Chronicle.
THE BAMBBRG PosToFFICE.-Some days
ago Postmaster Robinson, colored, of Bam
berg, in this State, left that place in great
trepidation, claiming that his life had been
threatened by citizens of his town, and
sought refuge in Orangeburg. He sent to
the postoffice department statement Civ
ing the reasons why he closed his office. In
this statement he says that on Sunday night,
August 10th, body of ten or twelve armed
men went to his home about three and a
half miles from Bamberg and shot through
his doors and windows. Robinson COM
menced crying murder, when he was told
that if he did not cease he should die in
stantly. Continuing his report he says:
zone of them said that if would resign my
Office at Bamberg within thirty days, and
sign petition in favor of Mrs. Warn, the
wife Of the late postmaster, l could have
that chance, if not I would be killed at once.
I was we'll near frightened to death, and ac-
cepted the proposition. They finally con-
cluded that I should otreturn to my office,
and if I dared to come they would kill me
I went to the office on that day would GER
tainly be killed."
Postoffice Inspector Simpson, who inves-
tigated the trouble, says: "The moving
cause of the whole trouble is that another
party desires the office and his friends took
this course to get the present incumbent
out do not think that ithas any political
significance whatever. Learned from Post
master Robinson that trouble for sometime
had existed between himself and Frederick
Nix, another colored postmaster at Black
Vile, S. c., on account of the craftsmanship
of the Republican County Committee, both
of them being aspirants for the position. I
also found that Postmaster Nix was partic-
ularly friendly to brother of the deceased
postmaster at Bamberg, and that he desired
his appointment to the place now occupied
by Robinson all of which l am of opinion
had something to do with the attack upon
Robinson"
Simpson further says that majority of
the people Of Bamberg seem to desire Rob-
inson to remain as Postmaster, and he re-
commends that no change be made at pres
ent. On the recommendation of the Post
Office Inspector, Robinson concluded 10 ap-
point white man as his assistant, and
named J. H. Murphy, O merchant of that