Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-23
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JOKES on THE CANDIDATES.
Each One of Them Enjoys Them a
Much as Do Their Opponents.

Each One of Them Enjoys Them as
Much as Do Their Opponents.
The good will and bon hommie which
obtains between the rival candidates
for state offices when they are Off duty
is in marked contrast to their aggres-
sive, and not infrequently, acrid war
Of words on the stump. This was es-
pecially noticeable during their two
days sojourn in Charleston. They were
more like an aggregation Of good fell
lows out for a jolly time than seekers
of office and "men Of the peepul."
And a recital Of some Of their "ex-
periences" in divers parts of South Car
olina would make rich, racy reading If
it were deemed wise to embalm them
in type.
The candidates all agree that Mr..
Cansler, Of Tirzah, can crowd more real
hot stuff into a 5-minute speech than
any other member of the campaign
party. When repartee Is needed, Mr..
Cansler, Of Tirzah, is always in evil
ore Of Mr.. Cansler's opponents had the
temerity to interrupt him while he was
making an eloquent appeal to res
ponsive audience. Turning to his inter-
rupter. Mr.. Cansler. Of Tirzah, thus
witheringly characterized his fitness to
hold office: IF my friends brains
could be converted into dynamite and
then fired with spark, the explosion
would not be sufficiently powerful to
blow off his hat"
Capt. D. C. Hayward, candidate for
governor, was laughingly telling his
friends last Sunday how Col. James H.
Tillman took the wind out Of his sails
on at least one occasion. Col. Tillman
was reciting the record Of his opponents
to an enthusiastic gathering Of farm
ers, when he Inadvertently said: And
there Is Capt. Hayward, (meaning Mr..
Ansel,) who has held office in South
Carolina for IA years."
II beg to correct my friend" said
Capt Hayward, rising and addressing
the audience, II have never held office
in South Carolina"
mo-" drawled Tillman in reply, land
thank God, you never WILL"
"Then," said Capt. Hayward, II sat
down."
In rough and tumble debate Col. j.
J. Talbert Is a hard man to faze. And
his repertoire of jokes Is extensive and
we'll chosen. II never saw Col. Talbert
downed but once said a candidate.
land that was while he was in con-
gress. 1t was on Friday, the day when
the pension bills swarm to the front,
and Col. Talbert was raising objec-
ton after objection and annoying the
Republicans past endurance. They
were attacking him from all sides and
he was replying every few minutes In
the hottest kind Of language. Finally
a little dried up chap from a western
state got to his feet and hurled few
acrimonious adjectives at Col. Talbert.
In his retort, Col. Talbert quoted from
the Bible some stinging references to
the fool, and applied them to the man
from the west. The little fellow rose
again and, in a voice that cut like
razor, he shouted: 1.-THE gentleman
from South Carolina has seen fit to
lash me with words culled from Holy
Writ. He asseverated that the Bible
declares that the rod should be used on
the back Of the fool and urged me to
take heed Of that admonition. Permit
me to observe that the Bible also de-
clares that man must be born again.
and If by some strange twist Of fate
the gentleman from South Carolina
is born again, hope to God he'll be
still-born.' Well, sir, the Republicans
rose in a body and fairly howled with
delight. The speaker pounded for order
and Col. Talbert made an ineffectual
effort to come again, but for once in
his life he could not rise to the occa-
sion" News and Courier, Wednesday.