Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-16
Some More "Hot Stuff. %

Some More "Hot Stuff"
Mr.. EDITOR: The major portion
of the card of the gentleman from
Greenwood, Mr.. Yeldell, as pub
lished in your issue of the End
inst, seems to be an effort on his
part to show that possibly he may
lave some legal right to retain the
position as member Of the House
from Edgefeld. True, as tSe
Greenwood gentleman says, tie
constitution provides "That in the
event other counties are hereafter
established, then the General AS
sembly shall reapportion the re =
resentatives between the counties.
But the fact that no such reappoa-
tionment has as yet been mae,
and Greenwood ID therefore with
cut representation in the House, is
no fault Of the people Of Edgefeld.
And Mr.. Yeldell's pititul plea that
should he resign Us member of
the House, "the citizens of Cooper,
Gray and Hibler, free-born Ameri-
cans, South Carolinians, sons o.
old Edgefeld," would be disfran-
chised, is the merest twaddle-a
plaintive whine, unmanly and
glaringly affected. Especially SO
when we reflect for moment upon
the Greenwood gentleman's pro-
d;gious efforts to rob Cooper,
Gray and Hibler" of even their
quasi representation in the House
by having himself elected clerk OF
conrt for Greenwood county and
later on, when the said Greenwood
gentleman, the so-called member
Of the House of Representatives
from Edge6eld and moderator OF
the Edgefeld Baptist Association
was struggling with might and
main for the office of Liquor Com
missioner of the State of South
Carolina! Truly, "Oh, consistency
thou art a jewel" Can't give
up or resign what is lot rightfuAy
his own, because forsooth "Cooper
Gray and Hibler," ''sons of ole
Edgefeld" sotH be 'oisdo''t ref're'e''
tc:ioa IN the House!
Oh, Pony! Ponyl Ponyl Wh.
wilt thou thus try to hoodwinl
thy former Edgefeld friends
Surely we have ever thought bette
of thee.
Why not, Mr.. Yeldel!-why no
give your real motive for holdin
to an office which your own con
science, as an honest man, mus
tell you is nos right, and say to tn
world that there is one hundre
and fifty dollars in the office; Q
that there is a certain matter fo
the betterment of Greenwoo
county you wish to got through th
House; or for some other motive
hidden or sinister though it bt
Talk out like a man, Mr.. Yeldel
but don't take the position that ]
you vacate your seat in the Houa
"citizens of Cooper, Gray and Hill
i. ler" qotU be withou5 ge0reseatatto
4 Oh, no, don't do that now. An
> don't say that you want the otti'
+ for the honors therein-becaui
n YOUR conduct as usurper of II
n rights of the people, would voi
the honors, and you would harye
e nothing but ashes and. shame al
the contempt of all. And dor
cay that you, w. H. Yeldell, a boz
it fde citizen of Greenwood couno
have a legal rightto hold an EdG
field Office and represent the Edg
field people. Because that leg
1t right hypothesis of yours is 81
IS iect t, more than one construc II
"a a "a two-sideG affair--to say not
!, :" ing of the true i"teat Of tie 1c'o y
d. which you rely, And recollect, N
Yeldell, that there is a higher Ii
r. Public Opinion-whlch alwa
x prevails in the end. And Pub
Opinion says that None But -k2!
field Men Have a Rightto Fell Ed!
at field Offices! And SO says
lg HOME RULE.
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