Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-15

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the national convention, and it has been
suggested that an effort will be made to
instruct those delegates to bolt the nation
al conception in the event the national
convention fails to adopt silver platform
and nominate free coinage man for pres
.ident. Speaking for myself, will say
that am free silgerite. believe 1t Is
the best thing for the whole country and
especially for the South. I shall work for
free silver and shall lose NO opportunity
to do anything can for it; but before
anything else, am Democrat. I have
always been Democrat and I expect to
remain ODE Gentlemen, for one will
not bolt. Come what may, it is my inten-
ton to vote for the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party whoever they may be. This,
in my opinion, is the only way we can
have Democratic party. IT we vote as
Democrats to send delegates to the county
convention and that county convention
sends delegates to the State convention
and the State convention sends delegates
the national convention, it seems to me
that whether we approve of such action as
that national convention may take or not,
we are morally bound by it all the same.
But take the other side Of the proposition.
Suppose we bolt the national convention,
have we not the right to bolt the action Of
the State or county convention? Then
how can we call ourselves Democrats? =?
There will be new party organization to
take our place, and we will be down and
out. No, our fathers before us were Demo-
Gratis. Their principles were right. We
advocate the same principles, and though
the majority Of the party may, for a time,
20 wrong, we are not justified in boiling.
Let us accept the result, whatever it may
be, stick to the party of our fathers and
hope and work for change of sentiment
that will bring the party back to its pro-
per principles.
After this little depression, Mr.. Brice
called attention 10 the fact that the pro-
posed call should have as much publicity
as possible. Advertising, however, costs
money and the committee has but little on
hands. He had been asked by the Rock
Hill Herald to remember it in the matter
of advertising, and as there. are several
papers in the county he would be glad to
have the committee decide in what paper
or papers the chairman and secretary
should place this notice.
Following Mr.. Brice's remarks there
was a somewhat painful silence, which
was finally broken by Mr.. Leech, who
said that it seemed to him that it would
be the idea to reach the most people.
Why not advertise in both the Yorkville
papers?
Mr.. Crook remarked that Fort Mill had
paper, and there would be no objection
il the advertisement should be placed in
it. Somebody suggested that the paper
did not circulate over the county, and Mr..
Crook replied that such may be the case
now, but it would soon have circulation
all over the county.
| Mr.. Brice said that Mr.. Hull had sug-
gested that his paper had big circulation
over on that side. 'There are very few
copies of it in our township" said Mr.
Crook. Mr.. O'Neal remarked that The
Herald had great many readers who did
not read any other paper, and Mr.. Hull
had csked him to speak for The Herald.
'I have no objection to The Herald"
spoke up Mr.. Leech, "but it does not
circulate out in our country. Think we
ought to advertise in paper that has a
general circulation all over the county
one of the Yorkville papers" ...n.
(which one3" asked somebody.
"The one that has the largest circula-
tion?" was the reply. -
"How are you going to get at that"
asked Mr.. Brice, and there was an awk-
ward pause.
Presently Mr.. Stanton said that there
were only three copies of The Yeoman
coming to his postoffice. Almost every
body up his way take The ENQUIRER.
Mr.. Crook said that there were more
ENqUIRERs in his township. Mr.. Bhrris
said it would not take much trouble to
ascertain which had the biggest circulation
at cConnellsville-THE YoRKvILLE.
Mr.. Leech said so far as he knew the
circulation of the two papers was about
the same out in his country. The other
me mbers of the committee maintained
silence. After little more general talk,
it was agreed to include The Herald, and
DIR. Saye moved that the proposed notice
be published in the Rock Hill Herald
and in the Yorkville paper having the
largest circulation.
Upon inquiry by the chair as to how the
circulation problem was to be solved, it
was suggested that committee be ap-
pointed to investigate the matter. The
chair thereupon appointed Messrs. Crook,
Burris and Leech. Mr.. Leech took the
appointment complacently. The other
two gentlemen squirmed and protested
little, and the various other men,
bers smiled and sighed with relief at the
idea of having escaped such delicate
commission.
There being no further business, the
committee adjourned sine die. The COM
mittee on newspaper circulation then
went about the discharge of its commits
sion, and finally, after getting all the in
formation obtainable, returned report to
the effect that in its opinion, of the two
Yorkville papers, the circulation of The
YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER is the larger.
SIX TIMES A WEEK.
The postoffice department has decided