Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-22


result was wished, the success of the Re-
publicans is no surprise. The State is Re-
publican, having given Blaine heavy ma
iority last fall, and the prohibition question
running into State politics the Prohibition
lists running candidate square
issue between thetwo political parties. The
loss of the Legislature is more to be regret
ted. Had the Democrats secured MAORI
ty in that body they would have placed
Allen G. Thurman in the U. S. Senate. AS
it is, John Sherman, chief ensign of the
bloody shirt signal corps, will be reelected.
ECHOES FROM OHIO.
AColumbus dispatch of last Monday says
Odds are being offered by number OF Dem.
ocrats that Sherman will not be the United
States Senator. Thisis based on the theory
that there has been a canvass of the new
members made, and information elected
that there are several Republican members
who will not support Sherman, in case the
| Legislature is Republican. The outward
claims from each headquarters at this point
made are that they will each have three
majority on joint ballot, conceding that the
Democrats will have Hamilton county solid.
This county, with Hardin and Montgomery
senatorial district, are the ones on which
interest just at present is centering..
The official count of the vote cast in Ham
ilton county at last Tuesdays election was
begun to-day. Republican and Democrat
ic candidates are represented by counsel.
The returns from three precincts are missing
and a naandanaus for the production was is
sued in each case. 1t may require two or
three days to complete the work.
The case of Col. Hudson, Chief of Police,
charged with dereliction of duty in not ar
resting men charged with violation of the
registry laws has been continued until next
Monday at the request Of the State. The
cases of others charged with violating the
registry law were continued to enable their
attorneys to argue the demurrers which are
based on the unconstitutionality of the law,
the point being that it applies to Cincinnati
and Cleveland.
The official count of this county was con-
tinued to-day. In the 18th ward the origi-
nal vote stood, 5O3 for the Republicans on
the head of the ticket and 1908 for the
Democrats. Three hundred tallies had been
added to the full Democratic ticket with
the exception of Athernon for Supreme
Judge, who had been given 200. This made
the total vote little over 1000, about 300
more votes than are in the precinct. The
Board decided to count the votes of the pre-
cinct as returned. This will elect about an
entire Democratic county ticket, and Taylor,
Rep, for Legislature by $50 votes. Myers
and Young, Dems., for Representatives will
be defeated.
A CoLoRED DIPLoMAT.-Rev. Moses A.
Hopkins, of North Carolina, the neWly-ap-
pointed minister to Liberia, is now in Wash
ington making preparations to sail for Mon
rovia about the lst of November. 10 a
reporter Hopkins said he secured his ap-
pointment through friends in North Caro-
lina Pennsylvania and New York. Mr..
Cox, a Democratic member of Congress from
Of his own political proclivities, and his
opinion of the President he said:
81 am not Democrat; that is, have not
taken any part in politics. Time and again
| have voted in county and State matters
for Democrats because | believed them to
be the best men running for the offices.
You must know that among colOred men
there are few who are Democrats in the
strict sense of the word, but the colored
voter is fast learning to stand by those who
are his friends, and cOlored men can't live
any longer on the old promise of forty acres
and a mule. I was very much impressed
that he and his Administration have acted
fairly and friendly to the colored people {;
and if the present policy is maintained the
colored people will have great deal more
confidence in the Administration and the
Democratic party. The colored people are
looking for friends, and so long as the new
Administration gives them chance to hold
on to their places here, they will have the
strongest proof of the friendship of the Ad
ministration. The colored people Of the
South will consider the Administration
their friend as long as their leaders stay
here in Washington"
On being asked if he thought his race is
improving its opportunities in North Caro-
lima, he said:
eyes. Colored men are acquiring lands,
and they have long since found out that
there is no money in politics. They realize
that they have to work. BY the sweat Of
thy face thou shalt eat bread says the good
book. These flaming politicins who came
into the South some years ago and went
about among the colored people did great
harm. They told the negroes of a land
flowing with milk and honey, and to get
there was to follow them. Now, the fact is,
the negroes got plenty of bees, but they did
not taste any honey through these politi-
clans. The colored brother wants honey"
among the colored men,"
ColOlCo uIulC llioil SNCl, oiS w
ginning to think and act for themselves
The Republican party made one grand
mistake. Whilst it was natural for the
negro to be under great obligations to that
party, it was mistake for their leaders to
think that they owned the negroes polti-
cally. Everywhere that l have been, in
public and in private, hear the colored
people speaking in the highest terms of Mr..
Cleveland's administration"
OUR STATE FINANCEs.-Columbia letter
to Augusta Chronicle: | have several times
lately alluded to the sound financial cOndi-
tion of South Carolina and the prices at
which her securities have been ruling. Re-
Gently there was sale of the Brown cOnsOls
in New York at 10, and State Treasurer
Richardson informs me that this does not
represent the value of these bonds, as they
are really not in the market at any price.
The financial statement, furnished by the
State treasurer for the first ten months OF
the current year, shows receipts amounting
| to SSl1 ,99S.90, which added to the balance
in the Treasury on the 31st of October, 1881,
Sl02, ,356.9S, makes the aggregate 1914 ,333.SS.
/ The disbursements have been S7S6, ,OlO.24,
leaving balance in the State treasury to
date of S12S, ,34j.64, and the second and larg-
est instalments of State taxes for the year
just beginning to come into the treasury.
Nearly one-half of the amount expended
has gone to pay interest on State debt, and
! this shows how economically the State gov
ernmcnt is administered.