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Scraps and .facts.
? While the sale of the Rita's cargo
was going on in Charleston a gentleman
bid $15 on a box, not knowing
what it contained, there being no tag
on the box. The purchaser at once
prized oft the top and to his surprise
found that it contaiued two very fine
breachloading guns. He was offered
$100 for the two but refused, as a sin?1
- 1 /I cnnMolit Ka rinrnhQCpH
gie IJIIU uuuiu
from the makers at that figure.
? The movement among the enlisted
volunteers to get out of the service of
the government is quite general. Petitions
are being circulated in numerous
regiments. The officers generally are
opposed to the movement. The military
laws make the circulation of petitions
an offense punishable at the discretion
of a court martial. Several
non-commissioned officers and privates
in different camps have been arrested
on the charge of circulating
petitions.
? The Ohio State Democratic convention,
on last Wednesday, adopted
the following : "We particularly endorse
the financial plank therein, declaring
for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the ratio of
16 to 1, independent of any and all
other nations. We are proud of the
patriotic conduct in peace and war of
that brave leader of democracy, Wm.
J.Bryan, and we favor his renomination
for president in 1900." The
platform favors an income tax and
thanks the minority in congress for
seeking to secure just distribution of
the war taxation equally upon the
w ealth and corporations of the country,
as well as upon its labor.
? The design for the memorial sword
which the government will present to
Rear Admiral Dewey, under the act of
congress, has been decided on. Many
designs were submitted. The one selected
is by Tiffany & Co., the New
York jewelry house. Simplicity and
elegance are its great characteristics.
The blade is "Damascued." It will be
subjected to the process by which the
famous Damascus blades were made.
The hilt will be plain and solid, but
highly traced. The dark blue scabbard,
made of "Damascued" metal,
will have tracery of gold. A feature
of the original design was that at the
end of the scabbard was a crown in
miniature, presumably the Spanish
crown, being run through by the Dewey
sword. This suggestive feature was
rejected by the committee, and two
dolphins were substituted. On one
side of the blade is inscribed : "The
gift of the nation to Rear Admiral
George Dewey, U. S. N., in memory of
the victory at Manila Bay, May 1st,
1896."
? Philadelphia North American :i
We all knew that Admiral Schley was
a fighter to the core; but his little
speech to the women at New York
gives him a new distinction. The general
impression has been that Schley
belonged to the Bob Evans class, and
left the frills to those who like them ;
but we were all wrong. Not even
Dewey, the Chesterfield of the navy,
could have borne himself better than
Schley did when he faced that great
aggregation of feminine lovliness and
said : "My idea of the relations of
the navy to the ladies is, our arms are
their defense: their arms are our recompense."
Whether this is original or
Dot, the fact that he thought of it and
said it is euough. It shows the admiral
in a new light, and one much to bis
credit. Fortunately, the ladies he addressed
were on a yacht alongside,
while he was safe on his own deck.
Had it not been for that he would
probably have been kissed to death,
and while that would have been a delicious
way to die, the navy cannot
spare him. But oh, Schley, you brave
old sea dog, who would have thought
it of you !
? The Spanish government has published
Admiral Montojo's report of his
defeat by Admiral Dewey ou May 1.
The report has entirely relieved the
unfortuuate admiral of the imputation
of cowardice, which at first led to a
resolve to subject him to the ignomiuy
of a courtmartial, ana it is caicuiatea
to arouse anger against the government
here, which provided him with
practically no means of resisting the
foe. The report pays a splendid tribute
to the extraordinary exacitude,
as well as to the phenomenal rapidity
of the American tire, aud explains that
although the admiral aud bis officers
were convinced iu advance of certain
defeat, owiug to their lack of proper
ordnance and cf quick-firing guns,
yet they had no idea that the American
fleet would achieve victory so
quickly and at so small cost to itself.
The admiral declares that every
officer aud man under his command
fought nobly, although from the outset
it was a forlorn hope, and concludes
by pointiug out that in accordance with
his orders every one of the ships of
his little squadron was suuk or blowu
up, sooner than surrender, and that
neither treasure, signal books, standards
or official codes should fall into
the hands of the enemy, while the
breach of every gun was destroyed.
How excellent the Spanish intelligence
service at Hong Kong was managed is
shown by the fact that within a few
hours only of the departure of Admiral
Dewey from Mirs Bay, Admiral
Montojo was apprised of the fact by
the .Spanish consuls at Hong Hong,
nnd. contrarv to what has until now
been believed, he was prepared for the
advent of the foe aud had steam up.
? The New York Journal tells of the
organization of "The Druggists League
For Shorter Hours," and goes on to
say : "The league, however, has gone
a little beyond the purpose expressed
by its name iu boldly attacking the
sale by druggists of poisons, narcotics,
intoxicants and nerve destroying stimulants
under the guise of "tonics'' or
temperance drinks at the soda fountain.
This is an admirable work of
reform. The modern drugstore is in
many cases as wide open a gate to
meDtal and physical degredation as <
the lowest groggery of the slums.
Calisaya, widely used by people who (
think it non-alcoholic, or a safe tonic,
is in fact intoxicant and poisonous. 1
It causes, says the spokesmen of the
Druggists' League, paresis, cirrhosis of i
the liver and diabetes. The uncounted
preparations of coca sold by the "reputable"
drugstores are more deadly
than South street whisky. They affect
more immediately the mind and break
down more completely the nervous
system than even an American cocktail
of the kind sold in London ?more
could not be said. This is a real evil, j
One that menaces no single class, no
single sex, no single age ; but all. Che
drinker at a bar knows the danger lie.
braves, knows tbat the utmost caution
and self-restraint are essential to protect
himself against the effects of an i
indulgence which may become a habit. ,
The drugstore tippler usually imagines
tbat be is doing a virtuous tbing. He
is eschewing alcohol and adhering to
temperance. He is te":ing a nerve
tonic which will "stimulate without
any reaction"?a lovely and a lying
phrase. He is repairing the physical .
ravages of overwork with a liquid
health food?usually fabricated of materials
which bear the same relation
to health that poison does. And so,
in one way or another, the drugstore
tippler is lured into a habit which the
hardened dipsomaniac might observe
with horror.
?Uc llorlmUf (Enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1898.
? The Columbia State has come out
openly for Governor Ellerbe and the
other papers are saying, "I told you
so."
? The Enquirer had overlooked
the fact previously ; but in the Edgefield
papers we note that ex-Governor
John C. Sheppard is a candidate for
the state senate from Edgefield.
? The .correspondents writing from
the First South Carolina regiment at
.Taekaonville. Fla.. report that the boys
are tired of soldiering and that they
anxious to be mustered out of the
army. Of the 1,021 enlistered men in
the regiment, over 700 have signed a
petition asking to be mustered out.
? From time to time efforts are made
by certain newspaper publishers to
make it appear that delinquent subscribers
can be dealt with under the
laws of the United States. That is,
that the government has the same
kind of grievance against delinquent
newspaper subscribers that it has
against violators of the internal revenue
laws, for instance. The idea is
only an empty bluff, and the newspapers
that resort to it are generally
those which send out papers without
any authority from the people to whom
they are sent. The July number of
the official United States Postal Guide
makes this positive statement: "There
is no United States statute that has
anything to do with the liability of a
subscriber for the subscription price of
a newspaper; his liability is a matter
to be determined by the courts of the
state in which he resides." If a subscriber
orders a newspaper, he is morally
bound to pay for it; but, in our
^nuKliotior tt'hn sends a
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newspaper to an individual without
authority and then tries to enforce the
collection of the subscription price,
is guilty of a species of blackmail iu
which he would not be sustained by a
court of justice.
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
Witl> the meeting at Yorkville today,
the county campaign comes to
a close, and the different candidates
will continue active on up to aud
iucluding next Tuesday.
Taken altogether, the campaign has
been one of the most quiet and orderly
that has taken place in York county
since 1890. There have been practically
no issues, and less latitude for
the operations of the politicians than
for a great many years.
As to what the result with regard
to state offices next Tuesday will
be, we confess that we have but a
very unsatisfactory idea. There has
been very little interest in the gubernatorial
race, for instance. The best
known candidate for governor is Governor
Ellerbe. He will get a strong
vote ; but his support is not backed by
much enthusiasm. There are a great
many Prohibitionists who calculate on
voting for Featherstone. They, however,
have also been very quiet?as
quiet as those who will support Governor
Ellerbei Each of the other
guberatorial candidates will receive
some votes; but the two named will
be the leaders.
There has also been a very general
apathy with regard to the congressional
race. This has for the most part
been construed as meaning that a very
large majority of the people are going
to vote for Finley, and that but few
consider that there is anybody else in
the race, so far as York county is
concerned. The Enquirer has heard
of a few individuals in different quarters
who have expressed themselves
as intending to vote for Barber, Henry,
Strait and Pollock ; but so far as
we have information, there has been
no special activity in behalf of auy of
i kaoa
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The legislative ticket affords but a
limited range of choice. Some of the
Prohibitionists have expressed themselves
as disappointed that they have
no standard bearer; but generally recognize
that they will have to accept
the situation and vote as they see fit
from other considerations. There are
only two candidates to be left at home,
and only four to be elected. The respective
merits of the different candidates
is a matter entirely within the
opinion of the individual voter; without
regard to politics. Which two
will be left at home we have not the
slightest idea, and we will say that
these two will find it as difficult to explain
their misfortune after the election,
even as it would be for us to predict
the outcome at this time.
In the case of the other county officers,
the situation appears to be clearer.
We believe we can correctly predict
the outcome from the top to the
bottom of the county ticket. But there
is no reason why we should make the
attempt. It is better to leave the matter
over until next Tuesday, and on
Wednesday morning we will see what
we will see.
THE COTTON OUTLOOK. .
Organization In the Interest of Better
Prices Being Discussed Again.
From the Spartanburg Herald.
Henry Neill, the noted expert, has
figured out that the present cotton crop
will reach between ten and a half and
twelve million bales. Prominent cotton.growers,
at the recent meeting of
the Cotton Growers' Union in session
at Memphis, Tenn., decided that this
estimate is probably correct.
At this date last year cotton was
quoted in New York at 8J cents before
the 1st of November. Without any
suspicion that the crop would approximate
any such astonishing figures as
eleven million bales, cotton declined
over two cents per pound. Cotton is
now quoted in New York at 5} cents,
with an estimated surplus on band of
one and one half million bales greater
than this time last year to be supplemented
by a crop equal, if not exceeding
last year's crop. Should this enormous
volume of cotton be hurriedly
thrown upon the market, already glutted
with an over supply, it would be
hard to predict bow low prices would
be forced ; it is not at all improbable
that cotton would touch four cents.
The Cotton Growers' Union have
evolved a plan for marketing cotton
with system and judgment rather than
by throwing large quantities on the
market at once. They propose to offer
the farmers a practical plan which will
accomplish this result and the farmers
of South Carolina sL-'dd lose no time
in getting in shape to adopt it. Full
details of the plan have not yei Deen
given out; but the state organization,
of which Hon. J. C. Wilborn, of Old
Point, S. C., is president, should call a
convention and inaugurate the organizations
in counties and townships so
that the plan can be made effective
promptly.
If the plan of the Cotton Growers'
Union could be put in operation it
would insure 6 cents net for every
pound of cotton regulated by it. The
difference between 4 cents and 6 cents
on ten million bales would be $100,000,000;
a stake, sufficient it seems
to us, to interest the entire south.
With almost every southern iuterest,
more or less interwoven with the interest
of the coltou growers, it does seem
that they might combine with the cotton
growers in their effort to consummate
a policy which promises such
benefit to our section.
ADMIRE AMERICANS.
Kut Filipinos Do Not Understand Why We
Do Not ltob.
Baltimore Sun.
The American army, as I write, begins
to draw its deadly arms about
Manila. It is true that our good
friends, the insurgents, have no hesitaucy
in saying that they would take
the city, if they could, before we entered
the gates of the old walled town.
The loot of centuries lie there, in the
churches, the rich warehouses, the
splendid dwellings of the aristocracy.
It is the loot of the forefathers of these
same men who are in insurrection now
against the power of Spain.
Perhaps it would be but simple justice
to let the Tagalles take their own.
But, unfortunately, the Tagalles have
a fashion of taking more than their
own. They have the modern fashion,
indeed, of taking everything in sight.
There were others looted by the Spaniards
long ago, and that loot is in
Manila to this day. Also, there is the
law of modern warfare, perfectly incomprehensible
to the savage, which
forbids looting altogether.
Now, the Filipino, otherwise the
Tagalle, has never seen anybody he
admires so much us he does the Amer
ican. It is a demonstration of the
power of brute force upon the crude
intellect. He does not comprehend
why a monster in warfare, as he knows
the American to be, should restrain his
passions, should abstain from looting
and ravishing, should be merciful to a
fallen foe. But he comprehends the
fact perfectly and he knows that if the
American enters Manila first there is
an end of all hope of loot.
Until January 1st, 1809, For 08 Cents.
The Twio?-a-Wkkk Enquirer, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to-date
new*, will be furnished from the date of
this issue until January, 1S69, for 68 cents.
LOCAL AFFAIRS. F
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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W. G. Brown, Hopewell, S. C.?Has lost
a bay horse mule which he wants to re- 0
cover. ii
\V. B. Moore A* Co.?Inform the public .
that they have sold their stock of mer- 11
chandise at Sharon to Mr. R. H. G. c
Caldwell, who will continue the business
there, and they commend their
successor to the patronage of their
friends.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Announces that in a n
few days she will visit the northern
markets to look up the new styles in
her millinery department, and says that v
her milliner, Miss Rea, is already there
attending the openings and looking v
nftprMrs. T)'s. interests. She also says
that she sells matches, soaps, blacking,
and many other small wares cheaper v
than others.
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THE GUESSING CONTEST. v
Not long ago The Enquirer offered
a year's subscription to the individ- v
ual who shall guess nearest to the y
result of the approaching election.
Guessers must comply with the follow- j
ing conditions:
1. Each competitor must make an t
estimate of the total number of votes 0
that will be cast in the county.
2. Each guess must include the can- j
didates who will get a majority of the
votes in next Tuesday's primary, and s
in cases where the guesser does not v
think any candidate will get a majori- ty,
he must give the names of the two
highest who will be in the second ?
race. 1
3. The guessing contest only applies
to the result in York county ; but each "5
guess must include all offices to be 8
voted for from governor and congress- c
man on down to auditor. 2
4. In the event of a tie between two t
guessers on the proposition as to which f
of the candidates will receive the highest
number of votes, etc.,- the tie will ^
be settled by the closest guess at the ^
total number of votes cast.
5. All guesses must be sent in, or a
handed in. in a sealed envelope, and t
must reach us by next Monday night t
at 9 o'clock. No guess received after
that time will be counted. n
Any individual who desires to do so ^
will be permitted to make a guess and
have the same considered under the d
conditions named above. v
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DEATH OP W.'j. DAVIS.
A 'phone message from Clover, yesterday,
announced the death of Mr. c
William J. Davis, whose serious illness
with typhoid fever was mentioned ^
in The Enquirer of last Saturday. D
Mr. Davis died Thursday night at B
12 o'clock. He had been ill about 1
two weeks. 1
We have not at hand a great deal
of data with which to write a sketch ^
of Mr. Davis. He was a son of Mr. a
I. N. Davis, of Gastonia, and would a
have been 37 years of age next Sunday.
He was well-known throughout ^
King's Mountain township as a high- ^
toned, whole-souled gentleman of fine ^
character and splendid ability. He b
had been interested in politics for several
years, principally as a representa- 1
tive of his township in committee and e
convention work, and thus became t
well-known to other representative f(
oil nnriji nf the eountv. h
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He was held in high esteem by all
who knew him. >'
At home Mr. Davis was a man of *
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affairs. He was a good manager, en- g
ergetic and progressive, and was rap- e
idly making his way in the world. By
his neighbors and acquaintances he
was looked upon as a man who bad
their welfare at heart, and all confided d
in him to the utmost. In his sudden is
taking away, a wide circle of friends ^
will mingle their deepest sympathies a
with the bereaved widow and children e
who have thus sustained such a se- c
vere blow. t
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THE SOLDIER VOTE. s
Among the precincts that are giving
all the county candidates concern just a
now, none is more prominent than the J,
one that is temporarily located down c
near Jacksonville, Fla. v
Just how many votes can be cast by
Company G, we have no definite infor- f
matiou. There are, or ought to be, a \\
few more than 100 men in the com- c
pany. Of these, a few are from other t
counties and quite a number are too d
young to vote. The voters probably c
number between 50 and 75. ii
In some respects the approaching d
primary election promises to be a very f<
close oue. We calculate, for instance, p
that 50 or 75 votes may determine c
who will be in the second race for a
auditor and superintendent of educa- r
tion. It is possible that this number c
may determine whether or not there v
will be second races for treasurer and t
county supervisor. So the boys down fi
at Jacksonville will prove a right considerable
factor next Tuesday. c
Many of the candidates have all a
along appreciated the importance of a
the soldier vote, and several have v
written to friends asking that they be s
especially remembered next Tuesday, a
The soldier boys, of course, have their c
own notions as to the merits of the
different candidates ; but all the same e
letters are not amiss. Those who fj
have not written will do well to do so. g
yet. The correct address is: "com- ?
pany G., First Regiment South Caro- 1
liua Volunteers, Camp Cuba Libre, ^
Panama Park, Fla."
Under the rules of the Democratic c
party, the result of the vote by Com- 1
>any G. must he telegraphed to Couny
Chairman Brice as soon as possible
fter the votes are counted, and it is
ur expectation that it will be included
a the tabulated statement which we
ritend to publish next Wednesday
ooming.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. W. M. Allison leaves for Baltiaore
next Monday.
Miss Hattie Banks, of Rock Hill, is
isiting Miss Eula Lowry.
Miss Hester Titman, of Lowrysville,
isitpd Mis* F.nla Lowrv this week.
Mrs. Lula Rowell, of Lancaster, is
'isitiug Mr. M. F. Jones's family.
Miss Bessie McConnell, is visiting
elatives and friends at McConnellsille.
Mrs. Jane C. McKenzie, of Yorkille,
is quite ill. Sbe is threatened
vith fever.
Miss Lillie Glass, of Spartanburg, is
isitiug in Yorkville, the guest of Mrs.
t. L. Ferguson.
Mrs. Paul G. McCorkle, of Lancaser,
is visiting in Yorkville, the guest
f Mrs. B. N. Moore.
Miss Minnie Cody left yesterday
ifternoon on a visit to Mrs. J. B.
Jell, at GafFney.
Mr. P. A. Abernathy has sold out his
tock of tinware, etc. and will remove
vith his family to King's Mountain,
sT. C.
Mr. Thos. H. Bludworth has been
on fined to his bed for the past two
reeks with fever, but is now convaescent.
Rev. W. J. Langston, formerly of
forkville, has received and accepted
i call to Pendleton Street Baptist
:hurcb, Greenville.
Miss Lois Boyd, of Barium Springs,
J. C., is visiting relatives in Yorkville,
he guest of Mr. W. J. Waters and
a mil v
Captain Frel Mobley, of Company
J, First South Carolina volunteers,
eft last Monday to rejoin his com>any
at Jacksonville.
Mr. D. M. Castles, of Kershaw, made
, flying visit to relatives and friends in
his section on Tuesday and returned
o his home on Thursday.
Mr. J. M. M. Cain, of the Beersheba
leighborbood, is critically ill. At times
hose at his bedside think that his
leath is only a matter of a few days.
Dr. R. A. Bratton left on Wedneslay
night for Tybee Island, near Saannah,
to go to the bedside of his
rother, Dr. T. S. Bratton, who is sick.
The condition of Mrs. J. M. McClain
j not at all encouraging. Her physiian
and the member of her family are
,re hopeful but yery anxious.
County Chairman Brice has been
laving lots of fun over the developoents
at the Hickory Grove meeting.
Ir. Brice is one of those fellows who
akes a delight in seeing the poor poliicians
squirm.
A letter from Rev. A. N. Brunson,
n Thursday, announced that he would
e home on Friday. Mr. Brunson
nd family have been spending a pleasnt
vacation in Athens, Ga.
Miss Essie Stewart, who has been
lown with typhoid fever at the home
f her sister, Mrs. H. H. Beard, left
or Blowing Rock, N. C., last Thurslav
morning. She was accompanied
ly Mrs. Beard.
Mr. H. C. Strauss will leave on Sepember5,
or thereabouts, for the northrn
markets. He says that although
he outlook is that cotton will be cheap
his fall, there will be a big demand
Dr goods in his line and he will govern
limself accordingly.
Captain and Mrs. Crawford returned
esterday from a visit to Smyrna and
lickory Grove. The captain says that
rops up in that section are unusually
ine. They have had all along just
nough and not too much rain.
ABOUT CIRCULATION.
Along about now, while there is a
learth of interesting news and there
3 not much else to talk about, we
lesire to take up a little space in
. short business talk. It is intended
specially for local business men and
ithers who may need it. 'Some will
>e inclined to think it is altogether
or our own personal interests. We
ay here that it is nothing of the
:ind. What we have to say is fact,
nd it may be accepted as such or
et alone just as may seem most aceptable.
It will be all the same
rith us either way.
Although The Enquirer has reerred
to the matter from time to time,
L bas never done much bragging about
irculation. We have been aware of
he fact that interested persons have
lone much to make it appear that the
irculation of Thk Enquirer is au
osignificant quantity. Efforts in this
lirection have never worried us much,
or two sufficient reasons. In the first
ilace, our subscription books are a
onstant reminder of the exact facts,
nd in the second place, if it were
eally true that The Enquirer's emulation
was insignificant, then it
rould not be worth anybody's while
o try to convince the public of that
act. The fact would prove itself.
There are a great many people iu this
ountry whose inclinations and taste
,re not sufficiently developed to desire
newspaper. There are some few
k'ho desire a newspaper; but who conider
that they are not really able to
fiord themselves that luxury. No
aan who can read can afford to be
without a newspaper; but there are
ome wh? have not quite intelligence
uougn to enaoie tnem 10 realize iuai
act. A vast majority of the iutellient
people of this county are able to
ake newspapers, and they do take
hem. Most of them take The Eniuirer.
Now, as to exactly what the circulaion
of The Enquirer is, we do not
are to say except that it is more than
,000 and less than 2,000. By circu
lation here, we mean actual bona fide
paid subscribers?men and women who
subscribe for the paper because they
want to read, and who read every
number. In another sense the circulation
is close to 5,000 or 6,000, for there
are few copies of The Enquirer that
are not read by from 3 to 5 persons.
With the exception of probably some
of the religious papers, we believe that
The Enquirer is read by more people
than is any other weekly or semiweekly
paper in South Carolina.
Notwithstanding these facts, we
have had experiences with local busi
ness men with whom business seems
to be really a secondary consideration,
and who insist upon looking upon
newspaper advertising as a matter of
patronage. We look upon it altogether
as a matter of business, and as
the result of this difference of opinion,
there has been more than one attempt
to teach us better, with but one result
that is not generally satisfactory to
either party. As for our part, however,
we have been convinced more
thoroughly than ever that advertising
is a business proposition. The efforts
to learn us differently do, to a certain
extent, hamper us in our ambition to
make a still better and more progressive
newspaper; but on the other
hand our would-be tutors usually learn
that with the turning of their backs
to the customers they are able to reach
through The Enquibeb, there-is a
steady but inevitable loss of trade to
themselves and to the town.
Facts sometimes are not pleasant to
contemplate; but facts are always inexorable,
and until we are convinced
by facts that this thing of advertising
is a matter of sentiment and charity
rather than broadminded business, we
shall continue to hold to our pretty
well established ideas.
PROHIBITION OR DISPENSARY.
The Prohibitionists of %York county
are not at all pleased with the attitude
nf tho lorrialnfiva pandiftAfpfi. .TllSt how
they are not able to fully explain ; but
they feel that not only have they been
tricked, but some of them charge that
the candidates have formed a combination
on the whisky question. It was
not known until after the gate had been
closed, and now the situation cannot
be helped. Whether there was any
trick about the matter, The Enquirer
is not prepared to say ; but from the
public utterances of the different candidates,
there is no question of the
fact that there is not a Prohibitionist
in the race. This was fully developed
at Hickory Grove on last Tuesday.
One of the red-hot Prohibitionists of
the western side of the county is Rev.
J. H. Thacker, of Hickory Grove. He
not only believes in Prohibition ; but
he is a fighter, and when the candidates
got into his territory, they
struck their first snag. Whether
Mr. Thacker was responsible for it, the
reporter cannot say certainly; but the
reporter was informed that be was.
Anyhow, there was a snag, and under
ordinary circumstances it would have
proved troublesome; but against the
alleged combination it could not prevail.
"In the event of the election of
Featherstone as governor, will you
vote for prohibition ?"
That was the question tnat was propounded
to the legislative candidates.
It made them lay their heads together,
and it was not until after an earnest
conference that they were prepared to
to face the music.
Mr. J. R. Witherspoon had already
delivered his speech and gone to the
well after some water. He was sent
for and brought back into the ring.
The Hickory Grove people did not
have a platform ; they had a ring.
Mr. Witherspoon began by saying that
the people bad a right to ask questions
?it was their privilege?and it afforded
him great pleasure to answer any
questiou that might be put to him.
Then he made a-few more remarks on
the same general line and started to
retire.
"But you have not answered the
question,said Mr. McDow, seizing
Mr. Witherspoon by the arm and drawing
him back.
Mr. Witherspoon re-entered the ring,
and again went over about the same
thing be bad said before, and again
started off.
"Oh ! but hold on," said Mr. McDow.
"I expect to aaswer that question, and
you must answer it also. The question
is, 'If Featherstone is elected governor,
will you vote for Prohibition ?'
Answer it yes, or no."
"Well, no! then, if that is what you
want," stormed Mr. Witherspoon.
Mr. McDow prefaced his remarks
with the assertion that the question
was a plain, simple, unambiguous one,
and he would give a plain, simple, un"
nmhicuous answer. "If Featherstone
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is elected governor, will I vote for
Prohibition?" Turuingaround in the
direction of Mr. Thacker, who was
supposed to be the author of the question,
Mr. McDow continued, "My answer
is, no!" Then Mr. McDow
repeated his views on the liquor question,
and said that if elected, he will
consider his election an endorsement
of those views.
At the conclusion of Mr. McDow's
remarks, Kev. Mr. Thacker took his