Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-15
Saturday, August Is, 1895.


lawyers. In charging jury, western
judge had said: "Ifyou believe the law
yer for the plaintiff. you must find for the
plaintiff; if you believe the lawyer for the
defendant, you must decide for the defen-
dant. If, however, you are like am and
don't believe damn word that either one
of them says, I don't know what you
must do" The application of the joke
was that while there were some pretty
hard stories told on the lawyers, they
were not necessarily true; that because a
man was lawyer was no reason why he
was not an honest man and as he had
lived among the people of the township
long enough for them to find him out, he
was willing for them to place their own
estimate on his character. When Mr.. de
Loach sat down he was loudly cheered,
and some of the ladies sent him some
flowers.
Mr.. J. C. Blair followed Mr.. deLoach,
and told about preacher whose habit it
was to correct only big mistakes and let
preacher made use of the expression that
the devil is the father of lawyers. He
had intended to say "father of liars ;"
but he considered the mistake such a
small one that he let it 60. Mr.. Blair had
always been opposed to county division !;
would have to be governed by the con-
stitution but thought it would be just
and proper to have an official survey Of
the county before any action would be
taken looking to division.
Mr.. 8. H. Epps was the next speaker.
He explained that although he lived on
the eastern side of Catawba river, he nd
his people were as loyal to York county
as were the people Of any other section.
One reason he gave for this was the fact
that it is so difficult to get to court
house, and litigation is 80 expensive that
people generally patch up their differen-
ces among themselves. Ifthe courthouse
were more accessible, the time would
come when this state Of affairs would no
longer exist. He explained, no wever,
that if the requirements of the consti tu-
ton we're met, the legislature had no
choi.e in the matter; but he. was not
willing to have the county divided until
the fact that the area was there had been
satisfactorily established.
Mr.. II. E. johnson closed up the list Of
candidates for the house. He took for his
text the public schools and the chain gang.
He was not opposed to higher education;
but he was certainly in favor of better
common schools, and he thought that If
better common schools could not be had
with the means at hand, they should have
a portion of the money that is now going
to the higher institutions. The chaingang
should be made self-supporting, and he
advocated the idea Of putting on the
county farm enough convicts to make
living for the balance on the roads. AS to
the county division matter, he did not be-
lieve that the people of eastern York
wanted the county divided. Some indi-
viduals might want division; but he was
satisfied that they were not in majority.
He believed, however, that eastern York
had the population and wealthi but he
did not believe it had the dirt. Before he
would vote for the erection Of new
county there, he would have to be thor
oughly satisfied on this point. Mr.. John
son told several jokes and the crowd
seemed to have been completely captured
by his speech.
Chairman Thomson announced that
Captain w. II. Edwards, also candidate
for the house of representatives, had been
1ol NlnUQr
account of illness, and greatly regretted
his inability to be presant.
The candidates for the state senate came
last, and Mr.. Elder had the opening.
The main portion of his speech was the
same as at Yorkville; but he took occa-
sion to refer to several things that ha d
been said at Glover. He said that his
opponent had charged that he had raise d
the county division issue; but he denied
the charge. The issue had been raised
before the canvass commenced. The
fight had been made on him he said be-
cause, in pursuit of his profession, he ha d
assisted in making a survey of the county.
He had expressed himself on the county
division during the constitutional con-
vention campaign, and the committee
that had the survey made had selected
him because he was opposed to county
division and had selected his colleague
(Mr. Miller) because he was in favor oft.
When he made his report to the COM
mittee, he had nothing more to do with
the matter. Mr.. Brice had said that the
great trouble in his mind was that not
withstanding the fact that he (Mr. Elder
was opposed to county division, senate
rial courtesy would require the endorse
ment of his survey. ~ am perfectly
willing that test of my work be made,
and I promise not to ask for any senate
rial courtesy in regard to the matter"
He went on to say that his opponent had
been telling from the stump how many
bills he had introduced and how much
money he had saved to the people of the
county and to the state. He, MIR. Elder,
could not boast of having introduced
many bills. He had devoted himself
principally to the killing of bills, as it
was the experience of those who had
given the most careful attention to the
matter, that large per cent of the bills
introduced should never be passed. H Q
had voted against the salary reductio
bill to which his opponent referred, for
the reason that while the bill reduced the