Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-18

place, and the people OF Edgeneio
county would have been placed IN
a position to try their rights be-
fore the Senate if that be the proper
tribunal, but by this opinion the
interest and rights Of a whole
county is subrogated to the person
al interest and greed of one man.
The secret of the whole thing 1s
that the two Jacks they already
hold suit their hand and they do
not want to make another draw.
tits not the object of this article
to argue the points Of Law in this
case, I propose to do that later on
before the courts, but the object of
this article is to suggest to the peo-
ple a. plan to secure our rights.
There were three shots that | in
tended to fire at Them, thinking
that I might be able to bring them
down with one out of the three.
The first 1 have fired, and | did
not get them, this was the letter
to Mr.. McSweeney. The second
shot at them will be a mandamus
proceeding in the courts, that is, l
will make an application to the
court for a writ of mandamus
against the President of the Senate
to compel him to issue the writ OF
election, or show cause, if he call,
why be should not do 80. But on
accoc Mt of the delay incident to
proce 1ings IN court, I do not
think can get the matter deter
mined before the 31st of August,
and in case the courts fail to give
us relief, then I want to be in a
position to fire one more parting
shot at them, and, that is this: l
take the position that the senator.
ship from Edgefield is vacant, and
one seat in the House of Repre-
sentatives from this county, and l
want some good men to announce
themselves as candidates and run
for these offices, and be electedfby
majority of the votes cast in the t,,
coming primary. The people will
have to go to the polls anyway and
it will not be any additional
trouble to vote for our own repre-
sentatives. If we give our men q
good majority, it is true it will moi
be technically a legal election, but
it will express the will of our peo'
pie. All that it will lack will be
the writ of election, and with oul
record showing that we have done
all that we could to get that, ano
it is no fault of ours that We
haven'tgot it, I believe that each
house will waive this irregularity
and seat our representatives.
So 1 hope some good men vii
come out and run for these posi-
tions, and take the pleasure ane
liberty, without his knowledge o
consent, of nominating for tn
senatorship from Edgefeld Dr.
Robert McKie, of Golfers, who i
Christian gentleman and abl
man, and not an office seeker, am
I think that be will make US
good Senator and hope he will con
sent to run.
Of course, we feel very grateful
towards the Hon. J. M. Gaine
and the Hon. w. II. Yeldell TO
their seeming interest in our wei
fare and wanting to save us tn
trouble of an extra election, but
would have been very little add
tional trouble to vote for our ow
representatives while we wer
voting for United States senate
and then when it comes to primo!
pie we do not count the cost. Es
!, pecially do we feel grateful tc
wards the Hon. w. H. Yeldell IL
r his interest in our welfare. II
sought the world over for q bette
:, job and having failed he now feel
it is his patriotic duty to com
l back and squat on Edgefeld. Wei
3 while we appreciate the broad ps
3 triotism of the distinguished gel
6 tlemen, We do not need him in OF
business.
These renegade statesmen an
:. tramp politicians must shake the
: heels of Edgefeld dirt and crav
q in their own native holes. IT
6 only consolation we have is tn
we have been cut off from ther
q and we do not propose to be robbie
9 of that consolation.
o M. P. WELLS.