Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-04
MIR, ELDERS CARD.

MIR. ELDERS CARD.
Just about the time we had completed
our reply to the Rock Hill Herald, the
mail brought card from Mr.. w. Norman
Elder, who also seems worried over q
question that is "not an ISSUE"
AS his occasion for coming into print,
Mr.. Elder makes the allegation that he
has been misrepresented by our CORES
pondent at Hoodtown. Then he goes on
to introduce lot of new matter to which
our correspondence did not even refer, and
lays himself open to suspicion that he
has merely set up the claim Of misrepre-
sentation in order that he might demand a
right to address the audience thatis fur:
nished by THE ENQUIRER.
The only particular in which misrepre-
entation is specified is with regard to the
nature of Mr.. J. T.. Wilson's question.
Our correspondent said it was this way: !:
"Will you put yourself on record here to-
day as being opposed to the division of
York county or the removal of the court
house to Rock Hill? According to Mr..
Elder, the question was: "Do you stand
now where you did last fall?" Though
one of the most conscientious and palms.
taking young men in the county, it is
possible that our correspondent may have
Inadvertently misrepresented Mr.. Elder !;
but until he or Mr.. Wilson has something
more to say on the subject, we are inclined
to stand by the record as published, In
our correspondents version we can see
some meaning; but in Mr.. Elders YER
sion we cannot. Conditions have charged,
and where Mr.. Elder stood last fall is a
matter of no interest. ..' '.,'
Now we come to the portion Of Mr.. FL
der's card that is directed especially at US.
He says he refers to our editorial COM
ment. What we said was in the nature of
a proposition to this purport: "The all
important issue being county division. is
it right for Mr.. Elder, who is in possession
of the information by which this question
is likely to be decided, to ask for the suf-
frages of the people whose welfare may
be 80 vitality affected, until he has first told
them what will be the probable result?"
For even q reference to the matter, the
reader will search Mr.. Elders card in
vain.
And Mr.. Elder pays no attention to
newspaper squibs. That depends largely
upon circumstances. There are squibs
and squibs. In the very paragraph in
which Mr.. Elder makes his remarkable
assertion, he hurls back at us another
squib. He is known to have uttered the
same sentiments expressed in it before it
appeared, and it is possible that either he
or some of the men who are working
with him, inspired it. But that is neither
here nor there. The circumstance goes
to prove that it depends upon how nearly
squib may come to his views, whether
or not he pays any attention to it.
Mr.. Elders candidacy "is endorsed by
anti-county division men," And so last
summer was the candidacy Of another
man who, though representing otherwise,
ran with the sole object of securing
county division. Some of the men who
helped promulgate the story that we were
fighting this man OIL account of personal
enmity, afterward went to Columbia to
prevent him from doing that which he
had represented to them had never enter
ed the back of his head. We sincerely
hope that history will not repeat itself
But in conclusion. Mr.. Elder, you
were in town last Monday. Did you not
ask q certain man, who had been talked
of for the senate, to run for the legisla-
ture and did not that man ask you If you
thought the Rock Hill people would vote
for him? Was not your reply to this pur-
port2 "H you had taken the same posi-
ton in regard to this county division mat
ter that did, you would have no trouble.
now take the position that the question
has been settled by the constitution; but
WHEN it comes up again you will have to
tell those people where you stand ?"
When that man asked you: "1f the
county division matter has been SETTLED
by the constitution, how can it come up
again ?" did you not change the subject ?
Have you answered the gentleman's ques-
ton yet? -
We have no desire to misrepresent Mr..
Elder and we tender him the free use Of
our columns on this subject. -