Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-29
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and sold at auction for 53 cents q
pound.
- The national Silver convention at
St. Louis resulted just as everybody
thought it would. 1t issued an ad-
dress to the people, endorsed Bryan
and Sewall and adjourned. Banker St.
John, who was chairman of the con-
vention, has been requested by Chair
man Jones to act as treasurer of the
Democratic executive committee and
he has accepted the position.
Bishop John P. Newman got lit
tie more than he bargained for during
national service in the Asbury Park,
N. J., auditorium, last Sunday. He de-
clared that Populist was little better
than an anarchist, and could not be a
good American citizen. Instantly a
man in the back part of the house
jumped up and said "Bryan is good
American citizen and proposed three
cheers for the "Democratic-Po
candidate for the presidency. His voice
was drowned by the music of the
choir; but the bishop was sorry he
spoke.
- Just after the nomination of Mr..
Bryan, Mr.. w. N. Mitchell, the Allan
ia representative of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, sent him the largest
watermelon that was to be found in
Georgia. Mr.. Mitchell had previously
sent large watermelon to Major Nc
Kinley. On July 81, Mr.. Bryan &C.
knowledged the receipt of the unique
gift as follows: 'fWe are in receipt of
the watermelon mentioned in your
favor of July 18th, and beg to express
our thanks. We called in the news
paper correspondents who are tempo
larily sojourning here, and it required
about Is persons to eat the one melon.
If the melon sent to Mr.. Mckinley
was as satisfactory as the one received
by us, think he will join me in re-
commencing you as watermelon COL
lector plenipotentiary under the next
administration, whoever may be elect
ed"
- They are telling a hard story on
the Atlanta Journal. The goldbug
boilers are responsible for it, and it
would probably have never come out
had it not been for the fact that The
Journal has announced its intention
to support the Chicago nominees.
Here is the story: During the Chica-
20 convention, The Journal had agents
in New York and Chicago, soliciting
subscriptions from prominent goldbugs
for q big New York edition Of The
Journal to consist of 100000, copies,
and to be filled with gold bug argu-
ments for distribution throug ghout the
south. 1t is inferred that at that
time the managers of The Journal
believe that its proprietor Hoke Smith,
was going with the other boilers, and
they would have no difficulty in car
rying out their scheme. Now that
Hoke Smith is supposed to have gone
back on them, the goldbugs are telling
stories out of school.
- Mr.. Bryan has given out an inter-
view in regard to his nomination by
the Populist convention at St. Louis.
He says that he is unable to determine
vet whether he will accept the nomi-
nation or not. The Populist platform
is in many respects the same as that OF
the Democrats; but in some respects it
goes further and he cannot endorse it
fully. His acceptance of the nomina-
ton will depend largely upon the con-
ditions with which it may be coupled.
He would have been pleased had Mr..
Sewall been nominated. also. Mr..
Sewall, he says, has for years been
fighting for free silver out in the east,
where more courage is required than
in the west, and he especially deserves
the support of free silverites every
where. Under no circumstances, how
ever, says Mr.. Bryan, will he do any
thing in regard to the nomination that
will work the least prejudice to his run
ming mate. Chairman Jones was with
Mr.. Bryan last Monday and giveit out
that the Bryan notification meeting
will take place in New York about
August 10.
The rate war between the South
ern and the Seaboard Air Line systems
is growing interesting. Unless there
is change of programme in the mean
time, new and much lower through
rate goes into effect on the Seaboard
on the 1st of August. The rate has
not yet been met by the Southern, and
that company is in quandary as to
whether to meet it at all. The South
ern people have great deal more mile
age than the Seaboard people and their
expenses are correspondingly greater.
If they meet the cut, they will ofcourse
lose money faster than the Seaboard.
The Georgia railroad commission has
already taken hand in the fight. The
Seaboard company did not contemplate
any reduction in local rates; but the
railroad commission is threatening to
reduce local rates in proportion to the
reduction in through rates. They
claim that this step is required by jus.
tice to local points. The Seaboard
people, of course, do not relish the idea
very much but they have as yet given
out no intimation of an intention to
withdraw from the fight. On the con-
trary, they continue very aggressive
and there is a strong probability that
there will soon be such cutting and
slashing of both freight and passenger
rates as has never before been heard
of in this part of the country.
The action of the Populist conven'
ton is victory for the "middle-of
the-roaders." and is calculated to com