Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

there be two surveyors; one representing
the old county and the other the pro-
posed new county, and then if the result
shows that there is sufficient area for the
formation of new county, leave 1t to the
people interested.
"i am not responsible" said Mr.. Love,
for anything that has been said in any of
the newspapers on this subject, either
directly or indirectly. l have not writ
authorized or inspired anything that has
been said. During the constitutional
convention, did 60 down to Columbia,
as was my right and privilege as citizen,
to prevent any special provision for the
division of this county being incorpora-
ted in the constitution; but for this l
have no apologies to make"
In conclusion, Mr.. Love said that if
there was anybody present who desired
to ask him any questions, he was ready
to answer them as we'll as he could.
There were no questions and he took his
seat.
REPRESENTATIVE R. NJ. CARROLL.
Chairman Brice said that Mr.. R. NJ.
Carroll had been announced as a candl-
date and asked that gentleman if he wish
ed to make any remarks. Mr.. Carroll
said that his name had been announced
without his consent, and that he had in
structed the editor to withdraw it.
MR.. J. R. wITHERsPooN
Was announced as a candidate for the
house of representatives. The announce
ment was greeted with applause. Mr..
Witherspoon said he was unaccustomed to
public speaking, and, therefore, the audi
ence need not expect much from him.
He was not candidate of any clique or
faction, and sincerely hoped that the cam
paign would be conducted on high
plane. His platform, he said, was reform,
and after reform, reduction OF taxes.
He had been about Columbia and seen
enough to know that things were not be-
ing run just as they should be. He gave
the number of members Of the house, the
number of members of the senate, and the
number of employees about the statehouse.
He said that the clerks of the house and
senate each got $500 a session, or $28 O
day that the reading clerk got $3.50 ses-
sion, and that the sergeant-at-arms got
$22O session. He thought that all OF
these salaries were much too large. He
was, more than anything else, for reduc-
ton of expenses, and if elected would do
what he could to secure such reduction.
Mr.. ]. C. BLAIR,
Also candidate for the house of repre-
rentatives, followed Mr.. Witherspoon.
He said this was the first time he had ap-
peared before the people for an office.
He promised only short speech, for the
reason that he could not make, long
one; but it cost about 500 an hour TO
make speeches in the legislature, and he
did not know that great deal of it was
necessary. He had always been q Reform
er. When the Radicals had taken charge
of the government in 1853, he did not
know that they had promised any re-.
form; but he was certain that they did
not give any. When the people arose as
one man in 1876 and took charge OF the
government, they were promised a con-
stitutional convention and other reforms |;
but if they ever got any of them I did not
hear of it. In 1890, Tillman took the lead.
He is one Of the grandest men South
Carolina ever produced. And what did
he do? He reformed the whisky law.
built Clemson and Winthrop, and held
the constitutional convention. If he had
not done anything but get rid Of Cuffee. it
would have been worth all it cost. Mr..
Blair said he had been an Allianceman
from the start, and went into brief dis,
cussion Of national politics. He referred
to the income tax, and said it seemed to be
all right until one of the judges-Shiras,
he believed, though jackass would be a
better name-reversed himself. When
the Alliance fl rst advocated the free coin
age of silver, people called the free silver
ties fools; but now it looks like the whole
state is full of fools. Mr.. Blair told joke
about an Irishman and bear, and wound
ND with statement that ifthe voters were
in favor of big appropriations for any pur-
pose, that he, Mr.. Blair, was not the man
to vote for. AS to the division matter, he
said there have been several surveys, and
if none of them were satisfactory, there
should be new one. If the voters saw
fit to elect him all right, he would do the
best he could-and if not, all right there
would be no hard feelings. He knew
how to make corn and he would 90 home
and do it. He would also do all he could
for the men who were nominated.
MR.. w. B. DELoACH.
Was the next speaker. He said that at
the solicitation of number Of citizens
from different parts of the county, hs had
consented to offer for the house of repre-
sentatives Had he consulted his own
feelings, he would not be candidate.
He was not a politician, and, therefore,
had no political record. Neither did he
have any promises to make for the rea-
son that he could offer no guarantee that
promises could be carried out. He might
offer different propositions; but 1t must
be remembered that nothing can be done
without the consent of majority of 123
other men in the house, and also the con-
currence of the senate. The most impor-
tant question that has been presented is
that relating to division of York county.
1t has been stated that the general as
ter. The statement is not correct. The
general assembly has great deal to do
with it. The constitution prescribes the
manner in which new counties may be
formed. 1t provides that upon petition
of one-third of the voters living in pro-
posed new county, and upon showing
that the other provisions of the constitu-
ton have been compiled with, the COVER
nor shall call an election on the question
of erecting out of the proposed area. a
new county. Then, if two-thirds of the
voters voting, vote for the new county,
the legislature must erect 1t.
Mr.. deLoach then read from the stat
utes of 1896 an act passed at the last ses-
sion of the general assembly. The act,
he explained, provided for the erection
of new counties in accordance with the
constitution. 1t provided that the gener-
assembly was the judge of the facts as to
whether the constitution had been COM
piled with. The constitution declares
how many square miles there must be in
an old county, and how many there
must be in a rIew; but there it stops. 1t
does not measure the area, and Of this
question the members of the legislature
must be the judges.
He hoped most earnestly that the coun-
ty would never be divided. II it was
shown that there was sufficient area for
the formation of new county out of
York, and the other conditions were COM
piled with, he would he obliged to vote
for it and would Of course do so; but
before he would be satisfied about the
matter, he must have the area measured
by disnterested parties, not by the old or
lie proposed new county; but by out
,iders. He did not believe, however, that
he people Of eastern York would ask
him, or anybody else, to vote for such a
until satisfied of the area. In
act, he knew they would not have it un-