Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
Wednesday, August IL, 1895.
constitution they were entitled to it. He
was sure that they would demand nothing
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constitution they were entitled to it. He
was sure that they would demand nothing
but absolute justice.
Somebody had called attention to the
fact that speeches in thu general assembly
cost 800 an hour, and If this was true.
it was all the more reason why the people
should have representative who can
He thought it very important indeed that
lawmakers should know the law, and
suggested the necessity of these gentle
men having lawyer to 90 along to take
care of them. At the beginning and con-
clusion Of his remarks, Mr.. deLoach was
literally applauded.
CAPTAIN w. H. EDWARDS,
another candidate for the house Of repre-
sentatiyes, was introduced. "Some OF
these candidates may need this young
lawyer to take care of them" said Captain
Edwards "but I do not need him to
take care of me. feel competent to take
care of myself / cannot say that I dc
not belong to any faction. There are two
we'll defined factions in politics and have
all along belonged to one of them. How.
ever, have always been fair and liberal
to those who have entertained other views.
I have never spoken harshly of any man
who differed with me. He could not
promise that if sent to the legislature he
would do anything to reduce taxes. He
mentioned the 100000 appropriation fol
the soldiers, the $l00, 900 appropriation for
the lunatic asylum, and other fixed ex.
penses that could not be gotten rid or
Mr.. Witherspoon had spoken Of the
amount of taxes York county pays. and
the amount she gets back but he had for.
gotten to say that the state pays the
treasurer, auditor and members of the
legislature.
Now as to this great issue that has been
raj led about county division. I don't see
that it has any business in this campaign,
apd I hardly think that the men who
raised it really thought there was any
danger Of county division. This young
man says that the fundamental law Of the
land requires that counties must have 400
and 500 square miles, and then he goes
back and reads an act that he says gov
erns the constitution.
Mr.. deLoach-You are mistaken.
said that this act was made in conformity
with the constitution, if it IL constitution
al, and say it is, then it governs the mat
ter of forming new counties and makes
the legislature the judge of the facts in
the case as to whether the constitution
has been complied with as to area and
otherwise.
Mr.. Edwards then went on to ask how
constitution and then violate that oath.
There is no danger Of the division OF
York county. Rock Hill has not single
candidate in the field and is doing moth
ing. Not man in the city of Rock Hill
knew that he was to be candidate until
his name was announced. He was no
mans Friday, and be was not candi-
date for Rock Hill. He alone was re-
sponsible for his candidacy. If this
matter, however, ever came up-and he
did not believe it ever would-he would
be for leaving it to joint survey. He
would be willing and anxious that the
matter be settled to the satisfaction of
every man in York county. The legisla-
ture is not going to pass this act until the
provisions of the constitution had been
complied with, and he would never vote
for any measure that was in violation OF
the constitution.
At this point Mr.. Edwards said that he
would be glad to answer any question
that anybody saw fit TO ask, and Mr..
w. r. Carroll asked the following:
"What took you to Columbia, during
the constitutional convention, with the
Rock Hill committee?"
Captain Edwards-I have stated sew
eral times that I have never occupied q
position except openly. I went to Col
umbia with that committee for the pur-
pose Of doing what could for the forma-
ton of a new county containing 300 square
miles with Rock Hill as the county seat.
Mr.. Carroll.I did not mean what you
went for. Who took you?
Mr.. Edwards-Thati is none ofyour bus
iness.
There was laughter and cheers. during
which Mr.. Carroll made some remark
that the reporter didn't catch, and some
body shouted "Rock Hill paid his way"
When the confusion suhsided, Captain
Edwards had recovered dhimselfsomewhat
and said that the railroad cars took him to
Columbia. He went on to say that he had
been in favor of the formation of new
county out of the eastern half for 20 years,
even when he had lived in Chester coun-
ty but when he and others looked into II
then they found that the constitutional
limit was over 900 square miles. If he
went to the legislature, however, he would
do what was right in this matter. 1t was
a question for the people themselves to
settle.
Mr.. 8. H. EPPS,
candidate for the house of representa-.
tives, was the next speaker. He said
that he had no special claim to urge tc
the office except that he was citizen OF
York county. He lived in what was
known as the "cut off," but he and his
neighbors were rs loyal TO old York and
took rs much pridein her as did the peo-
pie of any other section. He thought be
was competent to represent the county
in the legislature. He was farmer but
during the past IL years he had done
much of the legal business for his section
He was in favor of higher education; but
On the county division question he said
that although he had come from the east
he had no axe tn grind. The constitu'
ton fixes the conditions for the forma.
tion Of new county, and If those condi.
tions were complied with, and he were 8
member of the legislature, he would, OF
course, have to be governed by the con.
stitutiOn. He would not fail, however, to
do all he could to secure fair and i'm
partial survey that would be satisfactory
to everybody. He would not forget that
he was gentleman, he would not forget
that he was representing every part Of
York county, and he would not do any
thing that he would be ashamed of. He
made himself perfectly clear that he was
not only opposed to division of the coun-
ty; but he would do all he could to pre-
vent such division in evasion OF the
constitution. Mr.. Epps referred to the
fact that he had served in the war, and
said he felt especially interested in the
Confederate veterans. He would do
what he could for them. In conclusion,
he said that, if elected, he would promise
to be always at his post of duty, and If not
elected, he would take his position back
in the ranks without any grumbling.
[Applause.]
Mr.. n. E. JOHNSON
was the next speaker. He said he was
farmer and devoted most of his speech to
the common schools and the roads. He
was not opposed to higher education; but
believed in better common school educa-
tion. He promised that if sent to the leg
islature and he did not get better schools,
he would raise the biggest row that has
ever been raised in Columbia or bust;
He thought that the chain gang should
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