Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-22

concerned, propose to conduct this
campaign on a high plane. I have
the right to discuss the official acts of
any officer and I propose to exercise
that right; but shall not forget that
1 am gentleman nor that am man,
and I hope that this discussion shall
not again descend to the depth at
which it started. I remember what
my old Greek professor once said
about the manner in which the epithet
of liar is received by different nation
alities. "Call an Englishman a liar"
he said, "and it means a lawsuit; call
q Frenchman a liar and he will take it
as joke; call an American liar and
he will knock you down call an 1tal-
ian a liar and he will thank you." I
hope we will remember that we are
South Carolinians, and it is not for me
to say which of these I will adopt; but
am pretty sure that I will not become
Italianized. [Applause.]
Mr.. Duncan-I hope the gentleman
will conduct his campaign on the
same high plane upon which have
endeavored to conduct mine. If he
does he will do nothing to compro.
mise bis dignity as a judge, and he will
be able to see that with all my crude
ness am not transcending any of my
rights as a citizen in coming out
against him. The sting of the word
liar depends largely upon the source
from which the epithet comes. 1t is
recorded that Sampson attacked q
roaring lion but it cannot be said Of
him that he ever, under any circum'
stances, raised his hand against o
skunk
MR.. T. c. ROBERTSON,
candidate for superintendent of edu-
cation, was the next speaker but
was hampered by the fact that his
competitor was not present. He had
run a Reform newspaper for six years,
is now school commissioner of Pickens,
thinks he understands the needs of the
common school sufficiently to fit him
for the Office of superintendent of edu.
cation; believes in Office and thinks
that now, since Mr.. Mayfeld has held
the place for years it is time for him
to step down and out.
GEN ERAL R. N. RICHBoURG,
announced his candidacy for adjutant
and Inspector general. He said that
he had entered the Confederate service
when 16 years of age, and had served
actively in the war for four years.
After the war he had helped to re-or-
ganized the militia; he had always
been fond of the military, and having
had 36 years experience he felt fully
qualified to discharge the duties of the
Office. AS everybody knew, he was on
the Haskell ticket in 1890; but since
that time he had repented and taken
the oath of allegiance. His competitor
said that he was a "Straightout" in
1890, Reformed Conservative in 1894,
and that next year he would be a
Lilly White. The charges he spurned.
JOHN GARY WATTS,
the present incumbent and candid
ate for reelection, wanted the votes
of the people in accordance with the
established precedent of giving two
terms to officials who discharged their
duty properly. He said his competitor
had gone beyond the pale of decency
in attacking his private character. He
poses before. you as a Confederate SOL
dier. honor the Confederate soldiers /;
but shall not attack his private record
on account of his family.
Richbourg-My public and private
record is before you. Make the most
of it.
Watts-It would show up mighty
black.
Richbourg-Go ahead, sir, and show
it up as black as you please.
Watts then charged Richbourg with
having appealed to the Negro, and to
prove it, read one of the paid adver:
tisements that was published by the
Haskellites in The News and Courier
in 1890.
Watts-(shaking his finger in Rich
bourg's ace)-Did you not, in Lancas-
ter, ask me if I did not lose some mon
ey gambling in the Grand Central ho-
tel in Columbia, and appeal to Chief
of Police Radcliffe to get it back for
me? Yes, or no?
Richbourg-Yes I got the informa-
ton from Chief Radcliffe.
Watts read letter that was signed
Radcliffe" denying that the writer
had any knowledge of the transaction /;
but admitted that as a youthful indis-
cretion he had been guilty ofgambling
as charged. He had not appealed to
the police, however.
Richbourg asked Watts if he was not
drunk at the last inspection in Ches-
ter. Watts entered a denial, and ask
Richbourg ifhe did not have whisky in
his tent at the Spartanburg encamp-
ment. Richbourg denied the insinua-
ton. Watts then insinuated that
was a man who had de-
frauded his honest creditors. The
colloquy lasted about Is minutes, and
the audience, not knowing or caring
much about either of the parties, en-
joyed the fun hugely. Richbourg, al
though, fine military man, is no
speaker. He is of a very sober tenn
permanent and takes everything that is
said in dead earnest. Watts has the
gift of CAB, plenty of audacity, does
not seem to care whether he confines
himself to facts or not, and while it
was going on, seemed to have the best
of the controversy. After the spat
n,o, o,,or n doupad unnn Richhonrp