Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-12
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REPUBLICANS MOVING
District Convention at LaI
caster Last Wednesday.
MAJOR JOHN F. JONES The NOMINEE

trict-An Overture to the oppf-
pents Of Mr.. Bryan-Says He b
Going Into q Fight For Patridf-
ism and Principle.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LANCASTER, September 9.-The R-
publicans of the Fifth district hejd
their congressional convention hete
today. The representation, of couraf fr
included big majority of Negro de-
egates and few whites, and the COZ
vention was organized by the electid b
of DR.. w. d. Hooper, colored, of Che3-
ter as, chairman, and s. P. Foster IF
Blacksburg, as secretary. The on y
name presented for the congressional
nomination was that of Majcr John T.
Jones of Blacksburg. His nomination
was unanimous, and in accepting 4e
spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS In this cam
paign the inscription on the Repubf
can flag means that to our party belongs
the privilege to wear that crown which
distinguishes us as the recognized pro.
tectors of our country's welfare and
of its honor. To be selected to carry
its banner in one of the districts of this
historic state, is an honor of which l
am appreciative, and for which I thank
this convention.
am especially pleased that l can
accept it with the thought that we are
going into an election in which no pol
itical controversy, and, in fact, no
supremacy of party is involved. An
election in which no ties of party will
hold those of other political faith from
Looming u.s.; aa election in which Dem
ocrats who have the prosperity and
welfare of this country at heart, need
not and will not, hesitate to vote for
the principles we advocate.
The daily press-that great educa-
tor-bears witness to the fact that
from throughout the length and
breadth of these United States come
noble words, spoken by honest Demo-
Gratis, patriotic men, who speaking
against our common danger, are urging
the performance of common duty,
and these men having risen above par
ty deserve the respect and applause
of every honest Republican. Further,
we owe it to them and to ourselves to
work upon such lines as can be hon.
esdy supported by them.
If candidates are properly selected,
We should not hesitate to cast our votes
ia this election for honest Democrats,
cor hesitate to solicit their support for
our candidate, because 80 marked and
SO we'll understood are the principles
liavelved.
Already are we assured of such sup
port, and it becomes US in all our Sc
lections to keep what honor prescribes
constantly in mind, else we stop this
glorious condition-this united action
Ga the part of earnest, honest Ameri-
cans who are above party lines in their
thoughts and in their disposition to cast
their ballots.
The excitement of the campaign is
already felt but the younger voter has
only crude idea and no real sense OF
its strangeness. Years hence they
will look back upon it with compre-
bending eyes, for there has been moth
log like it in our political history.
FAblic unity has been involved !;
but today il is our country's sacred
honor that is in danger. AS Provi-
denee once imposed upon our party
the task Of saving the country from
dismemberment, 80 now that same
Providence has imposed upon it the
task Of saving the country from sulci-
dal folly and shame.
Ours is q common cause-north,
south, east or west-everyWhere it is
nations concern. A few have COM
bined to foist upon the people and at
an exhorbitant price, the product OF
their mines. In saying this we do not
mean to cast reflection upon the igno-
rant, or honest people who are honest
ly demanding a dishonest dollar but
we refer to the silver mine owners
who seek to sell their so cents product
to our government for S1.00. l would
be fair-I would be just-and if the
men who believe in free silver are sell
fish, 1 admit 80 are we. We want and
they want the same thing-money.
We want to get it honestly, and they
say that they do.
Mr.. Bryan tells his hearers that sill
yer is the great issue of this campaign,
and then declares that the great point
for discussion is whether this country
shall establish it's own financial policy
or will it let other nations decide for
us. He plays upon the ignorance OF
his hearers. He knows there is no
occasion for such an appeal. He
knows that we have financial system
of our own that no other country on
Gods footstool has so many kinds of
money and all good; that no other
country carries in about equal quantl-
ties both gold and silver as money;
that no other country maintains the
parity of their metals at 16 to l that
no other nation is coming so much OF
silver; and he knows further, that II
he could be made president of the
United States today and given full