Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-12
NO NEED OF A QUARREL.

Some Democrats fear and many Repub-
| licans hope that the difference Of opinion
between President Cleveland and large
part of his party as to the advisability of
suspending the coinage of the silver dollar
may divide the Democracy, or, at any rate,
make serious trouble between the admins
tration and those who should be its warm
est supporters. It seems to US that there is
no need of trouble at present.
The Democratic party is not called upon
to consider the question as party question.
| Indeed, it cannot be made party question.
1t is question upon which Republicans
differ among themselves as much as the
Democrats do. Mr.. Cleveland will, of
course, try to impress his views upon Con-
\gress, as it will be his duty to do; and if a
Enajority of the Democrats in the next House
Their duty not to follow his recommenda-
(tIoas upon this subject. 1t has not been
Lancommon for Republican Congresses to
neglect or oppose the wishes of Republi-
t-ran executive, without any thought of quar-
Lreling with him, and the friends of the sill
tyer dollar in the Forty-ninth Congress must
Pie singular persons if they insist upon
.~nuurishing grudge against the President
ep>account of his wish to suspend the coin
L3ge of silver. He has the same right to his
Views as they have to theirs, and doubtless
"
[ bis opinion about silver by recommended
tions, since they can more effectually ex-
press their dissent by their votes
/If the alarmist at the beginning of the
new administration can find no better reason
for it to break with the party than this,
the Democratic prospects must be consld-
cred to be bright. There are some ticklish
problems which Mr.. Cleveland will have to
ssefve as best he can, but we judge he may
take hand in the everlasting debate about
Silver without being taken too seriously to
task.
The irritation produced among the silver
men by his letter ought to subside by the
time the next Congress meets; and why
should they be irritated any way? They
are not to be defeated by recommended
ton. And he ought not to be irritated if
they fail to follow his recommendation and
desire in regard to silver, and prefer to
stick to the Democratic platform.
For some occult reason almost everybody
who tackles the silver question, whether
from the point of view of the monometal-
lists or the bimetallists, get angry with the
other side. We hope that President Cleve
land and the Democratic party will be able
to consider the subject with more sense and
better humor.-New York .Slm.
THE HORRORS OF A HANGING.-Dr. AL
VI.
delphia (Pa.) Jail on the 4th instant, for
poisoning his wife five years previous. He
met his death with remarkable frmness.
He refused to 60 to bed the night before
the execution, and sat up writing letters
until $50 in the morning, when, after TAX
ing his morning bath, he lay down and
slept for over an hour. He ate sparingly
of breakfast and spent the remainder of his
time in prayer with his spiritual adviser.
On the scatfold the clergyman read paper
signed by Goersen, in which the latter
soemnly protested before God and his con-
science that he was entirely innocent of the
charge for which he was about to suffer
death, and protesting belief that "He who
bringeth to light the hidden things of dark
ness'' will eventually and surely "bring
forth judgment unto DEATH" He was then
pinioned the black cap was drawn over his
face, and after a short invocation the drop
fell. He was dead in eight minutes, his
death appearing to be very easy. After
hanging 25 minutes the body was cut down.
His neck was not broken.
At the time when GoerSen was hanged
two convicts, confined in the same prison,
were terribly affected by the knowledge of
what was going on. Joseph Barrett, 55
years old, confined in cell near the gal
lows, showed intense interest in the hang
ing, but all information was denied him.
His cell was sealed during the execution,
but Barrett must have heard the footsteps Of
the solemn procession on its way to the
gallows. When his cell was opened he was
found dead, and his death is attributed to
fright.
Joseph Taylor, under sentence of death
for murder, became delirious with fear. He
heard the noise as he sat in his cell few
feet from where the scaffold stood. The