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mlewis m. grist, Proprietor, j Jitkjmtbtal ^amiln $Utospa]jtr: Jor % |)romottoit of % political, Social, ^griraltnral anil Commercial Interests of % jJonfjj. |terms--$2.50 a year, in advance. VOL. 28. YORKYILLE. S. C.. THTJRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1882. NO. 38. ' She Jfotg Idler. | PLAIN AND POOR. At one of the palatial residences on the Hud-! son River a party of youthful guests were assembled. Half a dozen young men were chat-' ting over their champagne after enjoying an i excellent supper. The hour grew late, and they were discussing their departure the next day, while their host, Harry Brinton was ex- j presing his regret at losing such boon com- [ panions. ''Well, boys," said he, "let us drink one more toast to our lady loves, and from a fresh bottle." "With all our hearts!" was the merry response. "And especially to your mother's charming guests, Mary and Grace Carieton," added i Frank Tevis, the gayest of the party. "Whv <ln vnn omit their cousin Blanche ?" i asked Harry. "In my opinion she is worth both the beauties put together. For any man who does not care for a plain setting she would be a jewel of a wife." "Would she ?" returned Frank, carelessly. "Well, I have rather thought so once or twice myself; but it is a pity she is so confoundedly plain. She will never get a husband, except by chance." "The more fools those who overlook her," replied Harry. "Why don't you appropriate her yourself ?" asked one of his companions. "I!" exclaimed Harry. "Oh 11 am in love with a beauty, and cannot think.of giving her up; but it only proves that I am a fool like the rest of you." "I declare, Harry, you almost persuade me to take her," cried Frank. "At all events, I am willing to run the risk of having happiness thrust upon me. It is a real shame so fine a girl should not have at least one chance for a husband. Come, what say you all ? Suppose we agree that the fellow who is hit by the cork Harry Is going to pop shall 'pop the question' to Miss Blanche and he be made happy in spiie of himself ?" "Agreed 1" cried some of the party while others demurred. After a short debate the proposition was accepted, with the proviso that a prior attachment should be an exemption from the requirement. Harry cut the wire, and the cork, after bouncing almost to the ceiling, fell plump on the head of the originator of the scheme. "Dished, by Jove !" cried the luckless hero, with a heavy gasp. "However, I will stand to my bargain. I will offer myself to her as per agreement, and trust to my lucky star for a refusal." The humor and justice of the fiat were acknowledged with hearty laughter l>y Frank's companions. They one and all assured him that there was no cliance for escape in that direction. 1 "Why not ?" asked he, rather dolefully. "Because she is plain and poor. You are handsome and rich." Frank sighed as he felt the force of the remark. | In the meantime the whole of their conversation had been heard by the person most in. forested in it. Blanche with her cousins, Mary and Grace Carleton, had been in the conservatory which adjoined the dining room, | * tmirtAO nf flio ana, in consequence ui b?c laiacu wiwo m mn young men at their wine, she had recognized her own name. Though not strictly polite, it was very natural that she should listen,.verifying the old adage. It need scarcely be said 1 that her feelings of mortification and annoy- 1 ance were very painful; or that she attempted to retire as soon as she heard the tenor of their remarks; but her companions who were great- < ly amused, held her fast, and fearing that i resistance would make a noise and betray their presence, she finally remained quiet, ! while tears of silent agony coursed down her ' cheeks. But another and keener pang mingled with i her pain at hearing her name so disrespectful- : ly mentioned. Like a silly, susceptible girl, as ' she was, she had been foolish enough to look too often and too kindly on Frank Tevis' open, handsome countenance, until a warm tender feeling had almost unconsciously sprung up in i her heart. Few, perhaps, would sympathize 1 with her on that account, for she was undenia- ' bly plain ; and, in the judgment of society, plain women have no right to expect attention, much less affection. Therefore, it was very weak in our heroine to fall in love, and especially with such a "catch" as Frank Tevis, ; and the must take the consequences. But Blanche Carlton was, as Harry said, a noble 1 hearted girl, and though extremely sensitive, ; full of womanly pride. On the following day Frank, who always liked to get through with a disagreeable duty ] by performing it at once, sought an interview with Blanche, shrewdly guessing that by mak- ' ing his proposal suddenly, without any preliminary advances, his chance for refusal would < be all the better. Poor Blanche had passed a sleepless night, /I * of rflDQ i r? rr /lAuhfo Q?r1 llfir liailAOOCll UJ VllOHtOOlli^ UVUUVOj imu uvi vim* . was peculiarly hard. She loved Frank, but was fully convinced that he had never given : her a serious thought; yet, by a strange freak, he was abo.ut to put himself in her power. She had only to accept his offer, and honor ?*d bind him to her. Afterward, so tempn whispered, she could win his heart, for j ould then have the opportunity now de-' to her, and, if she found that hope vain, ould release him and be no worse off than 1 ras at present. But her woman's pride aitt delicacy successfully combatted this spe- 1 cious reasoning,, and forbade her to accept a ! feigned suit or to force herself on any man. Her mind being made up as to her duty, she ! found relief in considering the affair as a mere jest which would be carried 110 further. Nev-1 ertheless, she dressed next morning with par- j ticular caie and taste, for plain women generally have more care for the accessories of the ! toilet than pretty ones, and despite her better j judgment she could not help thinking a little j of possibilities. When Frank asked for her she went down to the parlor, perfectly aware j of his errand, and firmly determined on her ! answer, let it cost what heartaches it might, j Frank Tevis, the elegant and perhaps too confident man of the world, was evidently not himself on this occasion. lie was manifestly j confused and embamissed, speaking hurriedly 1 of a (Jozen things, and passing abruptly from one topic to another. The composed manner j of the lady restored his tranquility in a measure; but his agitation was renewed at the ; thought of offending her dignity by the unex- i pected and abrupt proposition which he inedi- j tated. There was so much sensibility and ten- j derness in her countenance that he shrank from the idea of wounding her feelings. The ; longer he procrastinated, the more impossible j seemed the task before him. As he conversed with Blanche he conceived a higher estimate ; of her character, and was so charmed with the 1 brilliancy of her wit and the grace of her man- j 1 ner that he half-determined to defer his offer until he knew her better, almost feeling that it might possibly be made some day in a very different spirit. The morning was already far advanced when ! he called up resolution enough to say : "Miss Blanche, I requested to see you on , a most dis?I mean a most agreeable errand, ' though perhaps it may seem singular and j sudden to you.'' A hot blush rushed to Blanche's cheek, and she trembled visibly. Frank went 011 with forced courage: "Miss Blanche, I came to offer you my hand." He paused abruptly. Poor Blanche's heart beat so fast that she ! could not speak for some moments. During { the silence that ensued Frank recovered from his own embarrassment sufficiently to wonder ; at her. Composing herself by a supreme effort, j she said, in a low, distinct voice: "Mr. Tevis, I shall not ask what has in- j duced you to make this strange offer. It is j enough for me to be sure that you do not love me, and, poor and plain though I am, I cannot do without affection in a husband. I feel, also, that it was not kind in you to?" She could go no further. The coming flood of tears threatened to wash away all her dignity, and she hurried from the room. Frank was well nigh overcome, himself, as he witnessed l?or imii!i?innprl snrrOW. He followed and caught her hand to detain I her. There was something in the hand he clasped which she left in his own as she escaped, managing to say, with a convulsive smile: "A keepsake!" Frank Tevis closed his hands on the trifle, without thinking to look at it until he had taken one or two turns up and down the room, heartily condemning his own folly and unkinduess. When he opened his hand he found something carefully wrapped in silver paper. He unfolded it and beheld?a champagne cork! It would be difficult to analyze the young man's feelings as he made his way to his own apartment. He had escaped?met with the refusal he had hoped for?but somehow his heart was not as light as might have been expected over the result. When Harry came to his friend's room shortly after, he found little difficulty in persuading him to put off his return to the city for a day or two longer. The truth was, Frank felt in. no humor to bear the badinage of companions who left on the afternoon train. When they were gone, he frankly explained the situation to his friend. "Upon my soul, old fellow, I do not see exactly how I can help you. It is very awkward ; but it would have been more so for you to run away; the other girls would have been sure to suspect something; whereas, you may safely depend on Blanche's delicacy and discretion; so that by remaining, and acting as usual, the whole thing will be forgotten as a joke." "You seem to have a very high opinion of Miss Blanche ?" said Frank, a little earnestly. "Indeed, I have, my boy ; and if my heart were not irrevocably nledged in another direc tion, you should not carry off the prize easily. But come, let us take a stroll." Frank Tevis had pretty well recovered his equanimity by dinner time and was enabled to meet Blanche with the usual quiet politeness he had always observed towards her, while not the slightest demonstration on her part indicated what had occurred between them. The evening was rather a dull one, and all retired at an early hour to rest preparatory to an excursion which had been planned for the morrow. It was far in the night before Tevis succeeded in wooing sleep to his embrace, and even then his slumbers were fitful and disturbed. In fact, lie had not long lost consciousness before he was aroused by the startling cry of "Fire!" followed by commotion and exclamations of alarm among the inmates of the mansion, who gathered hastily on the lawn in front. Frank dressed hurriedly and joined them. The conflagration had occurred in a wing in the building, the lower story of which was occupied by the domestics, though the upper part reached only through a passage from the main building, was furnished with guest rooms. An alarm bell was rung and a groom dispatched to the village for help. Before proceeding to fight the flames with such means as were at hand Harry Brinton looked to ascertain if the family and servants, all of whom were in a state of dishabille, were safe, and to send the female portion to a summer-house a little distance off. "AH right, i oeiieve," ne remarxeu?-no : j my God, where is Blanche V" "Oh, Heaven ! Harry," exclaimed Grace Carleton, "she's over there ; she would go off by herself last night." Horror and alarm seized on * every one. Hurrying to the front of the portion on fire, where the flames were 'rapidly spreading, the two young men saw the white-robed figure of the girl at one of the upper windows which was open. Suddenly aroused she had fled towards the passage, but driven back by a cloud of smoke, had naturally turned to the window, for escape. Quick ! for your lives ! ladders from the stable !" exclaimed Ilarry to the servant men who had followed him. "2so time for that," shouted Frank, "the flames are bursting from the lower windows!" and like a flash he was off, entering the main building with the arrangements of which he was acquainted, and fighting his way through blinding and suffocating smoke, to the chamber where Blanche was. The window which she had opened kept the room momentarily clear, but there was not a moment to be lost ; the flames were cracking beneath them, and the planting of ladders on the outside was well nigh impracticable. With foresight, Frank caught a towel from the stand, soused it in the water pitcher, and gently veiling the young girl's face, snatched a cover from the bed, and enveloping her with it, took her in his arms and fled through the passage. Clouds of sinoke and tongues of flame confronted him ; but he pressed bravely on. The stairway had caught fire by this time, but wrapping his precious charge more closely he trod the fire path boldly and firmly ; the burning steps creaKea wiui me weigni anu ne nau barely time to give bis burden into the arms of Harry Brinton when they gave way and he was borne down in the ruin. Strong, willing hands were ready for the rescue, and, though not disfigured, Frank Tevis was badly burned and received some injuries. Save the shock to her nerves, Blanche was unharmed. The Brinton mansion was almost totally destroyed, but the inmates found shelter at the hospitable home of a near neighbor until some necessary arrangements for their comfort and removal and thither Frank Tevis was carried. He endured considerable suffering and required careful attendance. For several days his eyes had to lie bandaged ; but he was conscious of a gentle step about his couch, and that deft willing hands ministered to his wants. From Ilarry he learned that Blanche suffered only from the shock, which made it necessary to keep her apartment ; but that she sent him her grateful thanks for her heroism in her behalf. Why did something very like a pang of disappointment come over Frank at this infor- j ination ? Had he hoped that the gentle nurse j and the rescued maiden were the same ? He j had remarked 1 hat she refrained from holding ! any conversation with him, only urging him i in a low voice to be quiet. Ilis curiosity was j arrested and the next time she came he par- j tially removed the bandage from his eyes?a I quick retiring figure, robed in black, was all j lie saw. "A Sister of Charity," he muttered to himself with a sigh. This conclusion by no means satisfied him, however, and when she ap]>eared some time j after, having suitably arranged his bandage, ! Frank feigned sleep. She stood at his side J placing her hand lightly upon his brow, when, j quick as thought, her wrist was clasjied and the saucy fellow was looking in her eyes. ' Blanche!" "Frank?Mr. Tevis !" exclaimed the star tied girl. "Let it be Frank, dear Blanche. If my ! poor eyes could sjieak they would tell you how dear that name sounds from my lips." "But you should not?" "Yes ! I should tell you how true a love for j you has stolen into my heart. Can you for- j give the past and try to love me a little V" Ineffable tenderness beamed from her eyes as she whispered, with a frankness worthy of her noble nature? "I have loved you from the first, Frank." " | And thus Blanche Carleton obtained "abushand bv chance." whose devotion was there after all her heart could ask. A Chinese Compositor.?A Chinese com-: positor cannot sit at his case as our pi inters do, . but he must walk from one case to another constantly, as the characters needed cover j such a large number that they can not be put, into anything like the space used in the English newspaper office. In setting up an ordi- j nary piece of manuscript the Chinese printer i will waltz up and down the room for a few , moments and then go down stairs for a line j of lower case. Then be takes the elevator and j goes up in the third story after some caps, and ; then out in the woodshed after a handful of astonishers. The successful Chinese compos- j itor doesn't need to lie very intelligent, but. he must be a good pedestrian. He may work ' and walk around over the building all day to set ui) a stickful, and then half the people in this country couldn't read it after all.?Ni/e's Hoomrrmuj. ibc ftflte femwss. 5 THE YORK DEMOCRACY, i 1J LARGE AND ENTU US IA STIC MEETING IN g< YORKVILLE. h The meeting in Yorkville, on the 13th in- c; stant, in honor of the canvassers on the State I Democratic ticket, was one of the largest and a most imposing political gatherings at'this ^ place since the memorable days of 1876; and ^ but for the absence of the Ked Shirts, which a then literally and typically bid defiance to d the robber crew, the scenes of the day viv- o idly recalled recollections of that struggle, b Though the present campaign is conduct- ? ed on the defensive, instead of an aggres- j, sive plan, as was that in which Hampton ), led the Democratic hosts to victory in 1876, and though there is no formidable enemy o openly ih the field, yet the earnestness of the ^ York Democracy was no less conspicuous 011 Jj the 18th than when our people stood shoulder ^ to shoulder in the determined effort to redeem }, our State in the dark days preceding the ci dawn of Home Rule and Honest Govern- I. ment. The day was lovely, bright and pleasant, and at an early hour the constant ar- ? riving of people from every direction gave jj evidence that the canvassers would be greeted 0i by a fair representation of the sturdy sons ai and lovely daughters of old York. The pub- T lie speakers, consisting of Hon. Hugh S. J'j Thompson, Col. C. Richardson Miles and Hon. {)( J.J.Hemphill, arrived from Spartanburg on ^ the 10 o'clock train and were met at the depot ai by a committee of citizens api>ointed for the t^ purpose, and then escorted by the Jenkins c' Rifles, Capt. J. R. Lindsay, and the York- 11 villp f'ovnfit Band, to nuarters provided for them :it the ltawlinson House. At half past ten the procession of mounted ltorsemen was rr formed at the old Academy, head of Congress si street, under command of Col. Wm. IT. McCorkle, Chief Marshal, with Messrs. W. J. ^ Neely, .T. Dudley Jones, J. R. Logan and J. tj R. Lindsay, assistants. The procession, near b< 1000 strong, conprising representatives from la every voting precinct in the county, Jhe re- tc spective precincts designated by sashes worn ? by the horsemen, marched to inspiriting iuu- L sic by the Rock Hill Silver Cornet Band, through Congress street, the head of the es column halting at the entrance to Hart's grove near the depot. The lines then opened js and the speakers and distinguished citizens 111 in carriages were driven through amid the ^ lusty cheers of the York Democracy, to the g( stand which had been erected in the grove, ty on the same spot from which Hampton uttered sc words of encouragement and cheer in 1876. ^ The stand, from which floated the United 'J. States flag, was large and commodious, and by woman's fair bands had been tastefully ni and beautifully decorated with evergreens and G flowers. Here the speakers met a large crowd tli already assembled, and what must have been il5 no less gratifying to these gallant and knight- jij' ly gentlemen, the occasion was lit up by the t0 radiant smiles of hundreds of York's lovely w daughters, whose presence lent a charmed in- ki spiration to the proceedings. Excellent rau- hi sic was furnished by the Rock Hill Silver Cor net Band, Mr. R. II. Hope, leader, and the m' Yorkville Silver Comet Band, led by Mr. R. J. Herndon, the bands playing alternately on w music stands erected for their accommodation, a The speakers were delighted witli the unexpectod display of enthusiasm, the first earnest demonstration they had met with on the canvass. The crowd, though large, was excep- js tionally orderly, another gratifying indication fii to the distinguished visitors ; and under the b( admirable management of our efficient Connty Chairman, Capt. It. H. Glenn, and the ' committees under bis direction, everyarrange- cc ment was perfect for ensuring a complete and tli satisfactory meeting. A striking feature was the large number of colored citizens who took St a position near the speakers' stand and were ar attentive listeners to all that was said. ^ The meeting was called to order by Col. A. ai Coward, who announced that Capt. R. H. fr Glenn, County Chairman, had been called m away on important business and requested him to act in his stead on the present occasion. ^ He said the proceedings would be opened by prayer, and called upon Rev.iT. R. English to tli invoke the divine blessing. After an impres- ti< sive prayer by the clergyman, Col. Coward w then said : SI] Ladies of York?It is with infinite pleasure a, that on behalf of the County Chairman and the s,, eminent shakers who are to address the jieople jn that I welcome you here to-day. It is, however, with no surprise that I behold this m splendid array of beauty and loveliness be- y, fore me. The noble women of York county jg have never yet fallen short of showing their $] interest and devotion to the cause of their state, and in this respect the women and men aj of York are in perfect accord, as they are in j? every other good work. You, worthy sons of V/?rlr linvu rlrmniPil vnur nvnr>ntimis t.O-fljlV ... for the call of duty, and well may we feel jj, proud of. the large number of the voters of ai the county who are present on this occa- ^li sion, which is one of great moment. You are here in your line of duty as citizens of a 0f State rising from the thraldom from which ar you rescued it in 1870, the memory of which glorious struggle must be still deeply rooted (v in your minds, and will prove an incentive to the Democracy of South Carolina to perpet- ye uate the rule of the party of order, economy and civilization. It is a source of gratifi- ^ cation that we are here to-day in the en- ^ joyment of the fruits of the victory won in ce 187(5 under the lead of Hampton, and it is with no ordinary degree of pride that 1 can say, ej. that the promises made in that canvass have m been verified. It is with pleasure that I introduce to you one who for the past six years lias filled an office of honor and trust in your , State government and of whom you can say 1 "Well done, thou good and faithful servant one of whom history will record that he hns j. . been true and devoted to the educational interests of the State, and as he has shown his !' capacity as a public officer, and demotion to j K the people in that trust, we will honor liirn | ; with renewed testimony of our appreciation of | his worth. It is, then, with pleasure that I j w introduce to you j 111(111 S. THOMPSON, ! jn the next Governor of South Carolina. I ed Col. Thompson's appearance before the au-! el dience was the signal for loud cheers and ap- j I* plause. He said: This is the first occasion ' ni that it has been my good fortune to stand | ?f before the good people of York in the discharge : ^ of my duty as one of the State canvassers. Iii vi the three preceding canvasses of the Demo-, I)( cratic party of this State it was not my good ' 1" fortune to he assigned to York county ; hut I have invariably heard good reports from this }>eople by those who have visited you on for- If mer occasions, and even in the absence of st these reports 1 should need no further evi- 114 deuce as to your devotion to duty than your G presence here to-day, and the interest you .I 41.? ^t <V... fl.o ! w IllilllllL'M III tilt? ujauuaaiwii iu ijucairiuiin iui # safety anil welfare of your State. And if I eel say that I see before lhe tire best looking men sc that I have met in the State, what shall I ^ say in reference to the women; the most lovely t to array of beauty I have yet met in the canvass 8(1 In fact, I feel inclined not to attempt to speak ! to the men at all, but to address my remarks ot entirely to the women. There is one objec-: ti< tion, however, to making this attempt, and hi that is that I fear 1 should fail, as being a to married man, 1 never meet with any success hi in addressing more than one woman at a time; fit and ltesides, I am warned by what is to come. tli My friend Hemphill is to address you, and its 1 ti< lie is a candidate not only for an important tli ublic position, but fq?.matrimony also, I will o nothing to deprive him of that agreeable ask. But pleasantry aside, as a business man, shall address you in tt business way on the ractical issues before you, and shall discuss ame subjects not usually introduced in the listings. In the present condition of affairs there an be but two parties In South Carolina?the >emocratic and the infamous Radical. It is simple question which of these her chosen Dns shall decide may hold the reins of their tate government. I?do not projiose to iname the people by denouncing Radicalism, nd bringing before their minds the dark ays of misrule and corruption with which ur State was oppressed from 1808 to 1870, ut I cannot refrain from contrasting the resent era o? peace and prosperity under honst home rule with that dark period in our istory when our government was controlled y strangers and adventurers. Wlien (Governor urr, in isuts, turned over ur government to. the Western adventurer, 1. K. Scott, the State debt was about five milon dollars. At the end of three years, under cott's administration, he reported the debt to e twelve million?aninprease, according to is report, of seven fnitnon\ This seemed inred ible, even to the Radical rulers, and the .egislature ordered an investigation, when ?! and behold, a careful investigation dislosed an indebtedness, not of twelve million, ut twenty-nine million?an increase of near' twenty-four million in three years ! Or, in ther words, the debt was increased from five nd a half million to twenty-nine million, 'hese were the figures made by an investigang committee of their own creation, and if le showing was not correct, and it lias not een successfully contradicted, it is a showing y themselves of their own conduct of public [fairs. This indebtedness was not less than venty-nine dollars to each man, woman and ,iild in the State. Even they clearly saw that o English-speaking j>eople would peaceably jnsent to be taxed to pay such a burden of idebtedness, and they repudiated one-half of , leavihg us fifteen million to pay, and it is ow reduced to six and a half million, or about x dollars and a half to each man, woman and iild in the State. Again, to illustrate the ctravagance and corruption of that party bile in power, it can be shown that during le five years of Democratic rule there has ?en a saving of three hundred and fifty dol,rs to each voter in the State. Each voter >-day owes three hundred and fifty dollars less : the public debt than he would have owed, Radical rule had continued, and they have le satisfaction of knowing that now every filar of the public taxes isfaithfully and lionitly expended for State purposes. mi ?. \ 11 l?.1 A. . f\ 1 UOl. Uiouipsim wieiiauiiuueu m uieenu.u;*m, which in some parts of the State is loomig up its head, and lias even assumed such proirtions as to inspire its leaders with the idea of inning a State ticket in this canvass. lie arled that in the reality there is no such a parscratch the back of one 'of them and you iratch a Radical. When you vote for a Greenicker you vote for a restoration of Radical lie. The Greenbackers have the sympathy of ie National administration in their efforts i divide the i>eople of South Carolina fully as uch as has the regular Republican party, reenbackism and Republicanism both point to ie same thing; they have the same ends to scomplish, and we must not permit a repition of Republican rule, which would certainly isue, even if under adifferent name, were they i obtain the State government. We know hat Radicalism in South Carolina means ; we iow what it was in this State, and our past tter experience should admonish us to permit >ne but honest South Carolinians to rule South irolina. Let lis bury it as the dying Irishan desired to be buried. lie requested to (buried in a JevrtSti Jurying ground, and' hen asked his reason for making so singular request, he replied : "Faith, and I wish to be uied in a Jewish burying ground because iat'8 the last place the devil would ever ex!ct to find an Irishman." So let us, in imita011 of the witty Hibernian, bury Green backtil where even the devil would not expect to id it. Its pedigree is like that given by the >y of his dog. "What breed is your'dog ?" ! was asked. "Part cur," was the reply. And what is the other part V" was the next lestion, to which he replied "Why dog, of uirse." So it may be said of Greenbackism ; lat part of it which is not cur is dog. When the Democrats secured control of the ;ate the public school system was in disorder id confusion. Debts had been piled up, ie teachers w.ere unpaid, the school houses ere open only three months of the year, id when the teachers could realize but a r?f tlmii' PurHftajitpa thpv iv'flrfi foi'tll ite. The plan adopted by the Republicans as to require all the school tax collected in le different counties to be sent to the State easury. It never was returned to the schools, lie books of the State treasurer show that ie unpaid balances of the State appropriates for the support of the schools in 1877 ere $184,704. The whole debt reported then as $209,940. Subsequent investigation has town that this amount is below the truth, id as to their indebtedness, so far as you are ecially concerned, ask what they now owe York. According to their o.wn showing, ie hopeless indebtedness of the Radical adinistration in York county, on account of ie free public school fund, is for the year 172, $4,028.08 ; for 1874, $1,593.50; for 1875, 1,800; making a total of $7,421.58, wrung om the people of York county for educationpurposes, and squandered by these harpies 1 JUIUIID 11 V lllg. In 1877, the school attendance in the State as 4(5,000 whites and 52,000 colored. In 1881 ie attendance of white children was 61,000 id that of colored 7*2,000. In York, while ie length of the school session has increased lder Democratic rule, so has the attendance pupils, both white and colored, increased, id as to the efliciency of the system in your unity during the last five years, you know ithout my telling you. The whole expense of State government last :ar, not including the interest on the public :bt, was $283,576. The sum set apart for e support of the schools was $354,000. In ie light of these facts, it must he conded that the Democratic party is the only irty tliat can preserve peace and good govnment in South Carolina and the pure adinistration of the laws. But the public school system is not even >w a perfect system, though we have been ying its foundations broad and deep upon Inch a finished structure may be built. The scription over the entrance at the Paris Exbition was Washington's profound utterice : "Promote as an object of primary imn tance, institutions for the general diffusion knowledge." If my nomination for the high lice of Governor of South Carolina meant anyting, it meant the endorsement of my theory populareducation ; and I say with the famous ontesquieu: "It is in a Bepublican governent that the whole |>ower of education isneedI." We want a school system that is good lough for the rich and cheap enough for the tor. Nothing less than this will satisfy the deands of the times and meet the necessities the State. A liberal education of the massrepresses crime, prevents pauperism, and eleites the plane of government. An ignorant ople cannot long be a free people. In proution as the structure of a government ves force to public opinion it is essential lat public opinion should be enlightened, a people expect to be ignorant and free in a ate of civilization, they expect what can jver be. The learning of a few is despotism ; ie learning of the many means liberty. An telligent and principled liberty is fame and isdom and nower which will come from the location of the masses. The church and liool houses must rule this country, and the uchers of the common schools must be raised lliat plane where they will be useful to ciety. The power of education upon the home life a people wtis next discussed, and the relaons which the educated man should bear to s family, to society and to (rod. He referred ' the iwwer of education in Scotland, which is converted that bleak land into one of the lest intellectual countries in the world ; to ie effect of education upon German civili/.aon and thought, and as a noteable instance of ie ]H)\ver of free education, cited a school in Pennsylvania founded for the purpose of giving an education to the indigent children of deceased soldiers. At an expense of seven million dollars it had educated 98 per cent, of these children in that State, and of this number 92 per cent, have turned out to be useful members of society. Twelve thousand children were educated at an expense of seven million dollars, but this expense had saved the State many more millions from the penitenitentiary and poor houses, and'had given to these poor children that which was above all price. We are blessed by Providence with a fertile soil and genial clime, and with all our children educated, there is no telling what our l>eople in the next generation might accomplish. The brains of a child reflect an immortal soul which shall live through ages, and it is your highest duty to train up your children in ways of intellectual and moral worth. The school district trustee is an oflice of great importance. A distinguished man, who had been Governor of his State, and filled many other high and important positions, was elected district school trustee after serving his term as Governor, and 011 shaking to me about it, while he was then acting in that seeming humble position, said he then held an oflice in which he felt he could render some service? Mvif liu tl,on (illurl a rtnai+inn ill \cllipfl nnillfl do some good. Recurring to the Greenbacker question, he said that the papers inform us- that when McLane received the nomination of that party for Govern'or, he exclaimed, "By the Eternal, elect me Governor, and if I am not seated we will have a military Governor !" I hurl the imputation back in his teeth. I answer not in a boastful spirit, but if Providence spares my life, I'll be Governor of South Carolina. He next touched upon ex-Judge Mackey, though only slightly, as he had just learned that Mackey had withdrawn from the Congressional canvass in this district ; but as there was no telling what he would do next he should only adopt the words of the Rev. Mr. White and say, "Watch Tom !" The i>eople of South Carolina have announced, and through the ballot-box they will conQrin that announcement, that we shall gain this victory with honor to the Democratic party. He then concluded by alluding to the call of the State Democratic Convention which had inqwsed upon him great responsibilities, and assured the people that wheq elected he would administer tiie otlice of Governor without regard to race, color or party, but for the good of the whole people and the prosperity of the State in all her interests. Col. Thompson's speech elicited rounds of applause. After music by the Yorkvilleband, the chairman introduced COL. C. KlCIIAKDSON' MILKS, candidate for Attorney-General. Col. Miles spoke as follows: Fellow Citizens and L'adies and Gentlemen : It affords me great pleasure to meet with the l>eople of York on this occasion, and to meet i? -V I ? 4 me spienuiu garnering ui me vuicia ui mc county, their wives and daughters, to hear discussed the questions of tiie day. It is pleasant to meet so many brave men and fair women. But I may also say that I feel grateful on this occasion, because I feel that I am addressing those whom I may well call my friends. By the disaster of war, at a time when my home was overrun, I sought shelter with my family in your midst, and for the kindness which was then shown me by this people I shall ever entertain the warmest recollections. In the presence of such an assemblage, adorned by the grace of woman, as is now before me, it may seem strange that we talk to you of your duties, and if it were only to speak, the task would be useless. But we say to you, that we present what demands your confidence and earnest consideration. We speak of men and principles, and propose to show you both men and principles. We say to you, (pointing to Col. Thompson) look at the next Governor of South Carolina. He is the embodiment of the man and principles, and was placed before you because he has done his whole duty in the past, and because it was known that he would be faithful in the future. I shall address you in sober serious words, and will turn to the past in our political history only when necessary, and then not for the purpose of engendering strife and arousing feelings which happily under the benign government of the last live years are becoming allayed. But when you have elected a Democratic candidate in this canvass, have you done yourwholeduty? No ; there is more to be done. There is more before you during the next two years than there has been in the TMiuf <jiy Wfiv v vnn m;iv ask. Because the root of the political troubles from which we have suffered in South Carolina has been the debasement of the suffrage. This was forced upon the people of the State through the Constitutional amendments which were officially and authoritatively declared to have been adopted and ratified by the Southern States. The problem which the people of South Carolina have had to solve since these amendments is, how can good government lie secured in a State in which universal suffrage is fixed by the fundamental law, and where the majority of those entitled to suffrage have not sufficient virtue, intelligence or independence for its proj>er exercise. The paramount obligation of every political community is to maintain a government which will give adequate protection to life and property, preserve order, and maintain the supremacy of law. This is the end and means provided, for the attainment of the end should not be confounded with or made paramount to the end itself. The franchise of the citizen is only one of the means through which it is sought to obtain good government ; and so the ballot is not the franchise, but one of the methods in which the franchise may be exercised. And yet there is much clamor and declamation about lia free ballot and fair count" which has been unceasingly indulged in to the drowning of the voice of sober reason. It would seem that the ballot itself was the ultimate end and aim of our government, instead of a mere mode or method through which it is sniicrht to obtain the franchise of the citizens ; ami tlie franchising of the citizens is only one of the modes through which it is sought to establish good government. The legitimate and natural product of the forces thus put into operation was the government which rided South Carolina from 18(58 to 1870. Through the degradation of the franchise all power passed into the hands of the ignorant and irresponsible numerical majority, and, controlled by depraved political adventurers, was used to establish a government, which, for unblushing corruption and utter disregard for right or decency, is without a parallel in history. It is now dillicult to describe, and almost impossible to recall the condition of things which prevailed in South Carolina from 18GS to 187(1. It is like striving to recall the horrid phantoms which oppressed us during the delirium of fever. The utter prostration of all our previous history, the recklessness and corruption which pervaded every department of the government?executive, legislative and judicial?produced results at which it is no exaggeration to say the civilized world was aghast. It wasnot a travesty of a government so much as it was a subversion of all the conditions under which stable government is possible. The carnival of corruption was without check, and all this was seemingly so hedged around and maintained by the influence of the then national administration that deliverance seemed well nigh hopeless, lint life under such conditions became unsupportable; our people took courage from despair and freed themselves by what was virtually political revolution. I need not dwell upon the events of the political campaign of 187G. They are too vividi lv imnressed niton the minds of us all. I can not, however, allude to that period without I reminding you that in that struggle, we owed ! our deliverance, under Providence, not only j to the patriotism, wisdom and courage, but J to the moderation of our great leader who led | us triumphantly to the attainment of an lion- j est and well ordered government. South Carolinians! so long as we continue I deserving of the blessing of liberty and good government which we now enjoy, we will keep gratefully enshrined in our memories the name of Wade Hampton. Under such leadership, with the courage of desperation, we assailed the strongholds in which our oppressors had entrenched them-1 selves, drove out the unclean creatures that' had polluted our high places, and having j cleansed and purified them, turned them over to those who were worthy to fill them. The campaign of 1870 was thoroughly aggressive. Since then we have held possesion of the State, and have had to stand upon the defensive. We have been called upon not to wrest the government from the hands of enemies, but to maintain and vindicate the government which we established through the political revolution of 1870. Such a defensive canvass, though quite important, is far less exciting and interesting than the aggressive campaign of 1870. We have now to appeal, not to feeling, but to reason and judgment. The political problem forced upon us in 1808 remains still to be solved. How shall we maintain honest and good government based upon universal suffrage where the majority of the voters are not fitted for the honest and intelligent exercise of the franchise V Now while it is true?and we cannot shrink from asserting it?that in South Carolina the majority of those who have been invested with the franchise are not qualified for its proper exercise, it is not less true that the minority of our citizens possess the character, virtue, intelligence and property, which not only fit them to exercise tfie franchise, but entitle them to control and govern the State. We have this claim of the right, under the condition in which we are, of the minority 10 govern, upon i"e principle unit virtue, intelligence and property have, in some way or other, always governed, will always govern and should always govern. If the government of South Carolina is based upon the assertion of white supremacy, it is because, as a class, the whites possess the qualifications which # alone Are entitled to supremacy, and the possession of which will, unless kept down . by extraneous contending physical force, always maintain supremacy. I recognize, then, our paramount obligation to maintain in South Carolina a government in which those who possess virtue, intelligence and property shall control, and yet the government be so administered as that all shall receive the protection afforded by the honest and impartial administration of just laws, and avowing our determination to fulfill this obligation by maintaining such a government, it is incumbent upon us so to do it as to secure the confidence and good will of all within the State and the 'respect of those outside whose good opinion we value. Hut this problem, in the speedy solution of which we have the most pressing interest, we must solve for ourselves. Let it be remembered that our difficulties are due to the debasement of the franchise, which was placed upon us by external force, and that the franchise given to the negroes was intended not so much as a benefit to them as a punishment to the whites, and to maintain the rule of the Republican party. The real spirit which actuated the abettors was not love for the negroes, but hatred of the white masters. A solution of these difficulties, which shall l)e permanent, we must, for our nu-n u-pll-ludnrr find Rut I reneut. we must work it out for ourselves. Attempts to control us from without will, in the future, as in the past, be productive only of mischief. Unjust judgments and hostile criticisms will only irritate, and will retard a peaceful solution, which we, if let alone, must and will find. Perhaps I have dwelt too long upon what may be regarded by many as abstraot political , theories; but I have thought it right, as a candidate for election by the people, to state frankly what I believe to be the true issues which we have to meet. , The voters of South Carolina have now to elect those who are to administer the execu-. ; tive and legislative departments of the government for the next two years. The first object to be secured is a government which will not only deserve but secure the confidence of the people. The first and most obvious means to secure this object is to propose to the voters candidates whom they know and in whom they can confide; men whose careers, private and public, are familiar, and whose conduct in the past is the best guarantee of what it will be in the future. "Principles?not men" is an old party cry. Principles without men are dead. The Democratic party asks the votes of the citizens of South Carolina for Governor for one who is known throughout the State, by what he has done for the whole people of the State. Having been found faithful in such things as have been committed to him, we propose that he shall "be made ruler over many things." To the Superintendent of Education of South Carolina the people say, "Friend, go up higher." It is said that a good face is a letter of recommendation. You know what our friend has done for you, in the last six years, in the office of Superintendent of Education. Look at him and say whether you will trust him to do for you what he promises to do, if you elect him to theofiice for which he has been nominated by the Convention of the State. When the election is over, we will say to all, within and without the State, the administration of which HuglbS. Thompson, Sujierintendent of EducatioiPof South Carolina, from IfWO 10 IS llie IlfitU, UfSJicujia )UIII niiLiic confidence, and by its acts will justify that confidence. What the candidates nominated by the Democratic party have to say to the the voters of South Carolina is embodied in the platform and declaration of principles put forth by the ; Convention, and the Address of the Execu- < tive Committee. The speaker then discussed the merits of the platform, which he contend- ' ed was comprehensive, and broad enough for 1 every good citizen of the State. lie then con- < tinned: To secure a peaceable, well ordered and prosperous society, as well as a good and stable ; government, it is necessary that the relations 1 between tne two races, wnuse nwumcn ?uc identically bound together within our State, i shall he those of general good will. AVe also i claim the right, by reason of suj>erior virtue, : intelligence and property, to control the gov- < eminent of the State; but we must satisfy j our colored fellow citizens not only of our I ability to control the goverment which we < have redeemed, and our determination to do 1 so, but we must also convince them that they j too are to be benefitted by our control. To ] do this, we must win their confidence, which .< we can do not by mere words and empty prom- < ises, but by deeds?not by professions, but ? by acts. i AVe should make them realize that while we 1 will not stoop to Hatter them by false preten- { sions of equality, we will not degrade our- 1 selves by deluding and deceiving them. AVe i must satisfy them from experience that from i the government for which we are responsible, < they will always be sure of justice ; that the i law, as administered in the courts of South 1 Carolina, is no respecter of persons. They ?' must experience the advantage of living under 1 a government which raises by taxation no t more than is necessary for the honest dis- 1 charge of all obligations, and the economic t and efficient administration of its several de- 1 partments ; where taxes are levied equally up- 1 on all, and collected impartially from all. 1 Above all, not only must the colored people ' not only be provided with the means of educa- 1 tion for their children, but they must receive < the education which is derived from the prop- j er performance of the duties of citizenship. i And then let the white people of South Caro- ] lina, by their laws and their votes, give assur- 1 ance to the colored people of the State, that as ! i they show evidence of possessing qualities j i which alone give the right to participation in s the control of the government?virtue, intelli- i gence and property?they will have given and < secured to them representation proportioned 1 to the support which they bring to the govern- t rnent that has protected them. wi.jlo +lio /iiimtlnn linw to rmmihiin food ( government in South Carolina can only be i determined by ourselves, without interference f from without, we must not overlook the fact t that South Carolina is also a part and parcel s of the United States?a State having equal I ( rights with all the others and with duties and ! i resi)onsibilities commensurate with her rights. 1 Therefore, we cannot, if we would, circum- i stunced as we are, hold ourselves aloof from 1 Federal questions and Federal inditics. South 11 Carolina is us deeply interested as any other ] State in the Union, in the great questions j f upon which national parties are divided, and 11 we must take our stand upon all of them. I [ t cannot, upon this occasion, dwell upon the |1 considerations which make it an imitative 11 duty for the people of South Carolina to indentify themselves with the Democratic party of the United States. I can only say that the position of the Democratic party upon the question of the tariff and other economic measures are such as not only commend themselves to our judgment, but are essential to our welfare and prosperity as a State. And what is of even greater importance to us, the Democratic party upholds the right of home rule in the States and opposes the centralizing and despotic tendencies of the Republican party, which would destroy all individuality or freedom of action in the States. The greatest obstacle which we have encountered in South Carolina, in establishing satisfactory political relations between the two races, has arisen from the fact that the white neonle of the State have not been of the same political party which controlled the government of the U nited States and the colored people have been induced to believe that the government of the United States was on their side against those who control the State government. So soon as this condition of things is changed, and the government of the United States shall be controlled by the same political party as controls the government of South Carolina, we will be able to establish relations between the races that will be equally just and satisfactory to both. In as much as our connection with the Republican party, as it has manifested itself in South Carolina, is impossible, with our sense of principle and self resjiect, to bring about this much desired result, we must give all the aid we can to the National Democratic party to obtain control of the United States government. Col. Miles closed with an eloquent appeal to the Democracy of York county to be true at the next election, as in the past, to the interests of the country, remindinghis hearers that every Democratic vote cast in the upper counties contributed that much for the protection of the black-ridden people of the low country. After music by the Rock Hill band, the Chairman introduced HON. J. J. HEMPHILL, of Chester, a son of an honored neighbor, and according to the intimation thrown out by Col. Thompson, a candidate for two important positions. lie was happy to know the candidate was fortunately situated on this occasion, as he had the opportunity of lieing heard in behalf of either position. Mr. Hemphill's appearancewas greeted with applause, and being a ready ami pleasing speaker, for an hour he entertained his hearers with a melange of humor and good hard sense, lie paid an eloquent tribute to female worth, and highly complimented the audience on the loveliness and beauty before him. lie naively intimated that on account of his dual candidacy, as alleged by Col. Thompson, he felt embarrassed in thus publicly complimenting the beautiful women of York, but that gentleman had taken advantage of him by forcing the issue upon him. He said he would be glad if he could be permitted to speak only to the ladies, but however agreeable the tiisk would be, it is important that we address ourselves to questions of the day?questions demanding our earnest attention. Wliile the Democratic party is now in {lower, he reminded his.hearers that this power was obtained only by the most persistent and heroic efforts, yet this power coukl not be retained if we suffer supineness in the Democratic ranks. After the honest efforts of the people to throw off the yoke of oppression, he hoped the last five years of prosperity would not cause the Democracy to forget that "vigilance is the price of liberty," and that only by our own conduct would we willingly or unwillingly go back under the hand of the oppressor. One cause of supineness may be that up to this time we seem to have no enemy to fight?at least, 110 open enemy, and his chief regret was that the opposition was not in the shape of an open enemy. Greenbackism! What is it? As expressing the aims of the so-called party in South Carolina, the word is a happy combination of syllables?implying verdancy and retrograde movement, when our motto should be forward! But what can this myth of a party do in South Carolina, unaided by the assistance of any other party ? What can they hope to effect without the aid and support of Republicans ? They are coming forward and being held up by the Republicans for the purpose, as they think, of gaining power, not seeming to realize that while the Radicals are thus holding them up, we are going to hold on to our government. Unfortunately, the Greenbackers afford but little to admit of talking about them. They prate about a "free ballot and a fair Count," when in reality, they evidently mean "a free steal and an unfair divide." Under any guise they could not change from their old habits. They do not mean to change. They talk about our stuffing the ballot-boxes and cheating in the count, but they don't remember that in ,187(i many converts were made from their ranks by the Democratic Red Shirts, and voting since in good company made them feel so good that they could not resist voting two or three times a day before they knew it. The Greenbackers have no other speeial principles worth talking about. They say a great deal about money, and propose to regulate the currency of this country; but can any efforts of theirs circu late a dollar more than is already in circulation ? I am not hereto abuse money. I want good money, and I want all I can obtain honestly, but there are only two ways by which we can expect to obtain it, and these are either by working for it or by stealing it. It may be that their idea is to obtain control of the government and steal our money after we have worked for it. To be serious, I doubt if there ire twenty-five men in my presence now who know, or even care to know, the difference between a United States legal tender note and a national bank bill. Either answers the ordinary wants of the people sufficiently well, and 50 long as they possess a purchasing value? ?ach dollar worth one hundred cents?I suppose the majority of our people will be satisled. lint say these people we want fiat monjy ; we want every bill to bear the stamp of :he government to be redeemable in coin at a given date. This is all very well. But suppose a man acquires a sum of this money, so itamped and redeemable, say at the expiration nf ten years from date of issue. lie lays it iway for the support of his family, but in the meantime the government takes a notion not if 9 T /1a o.nr ITniforl At 1 1/ I L UU iiUb lltv v uivvva i/vkvwm government would do such ;i thing ; but the listory of our Confederate currency?without neaning a reproach?is an illustration of what night be the result. Governments long founded and not vainly struggling for an existence, is did the Confederate government, have been known to. repudiate their money obligations, md they might do so again. There is but one rind of dollar that will do to rely upon, and ;hat is the good old "dollar of our* daddies." Hut what more can be said of the Greenback's ? They are so void of sound principles . ;hat they will utterly fail in drawing recruits :rom the Democratic ranks, while others who iave heedlessly joined them will not remain. The party is like the old farmer's scare-crow, lie constructed a scare-crow to keep these mischievous birds from depredating upon his corn. Sot wishing to frighten his neighbors, he first mule one that was not very formidable in ap>tarance, and it produced no effect upon the iirds. He then made a second attempt and succeeded in constructing one so frightful that t not only prevented the crows from stealing my more corn, but they actually returned ,vhat they had previously stolen ! So with Greenback ism ; it is so ugly that it will drive Tom its ranks those who have already joined ;hem. Their platform adopted the other day at Columbia, prefers quite an array of charges igainst the Democratic party, but it is much asier to prefer charges than it is to sustain ;liem. While it can be shown that these charges ire all false, what about the professions of the, Jreenbackers themselves? They profess to vant to take an honest government out of ion est nanus, auer n ii.is uueu mcsiru nom i party of corruption and misrule. Where .vere these men?McJ.ane, Judge Alaekev and It. D. White, of Charleston?from 1808 to L87G, during a period when their efforts to reitore honest rule in South Carolina would lave been needed V Did they lift a finger then owards securing to us honest government i When we were being stolen out of house and mine they did nothing to relieve us; but now