Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 21, 1908, Image 2
Scraps and ^arts.
? Washington, April 18: The board
of food and drug inspection of the department
of agriculture is trying to
determine what coffee is entitled to
he labeled "Mocha." A decision probably
will be rendered shortly. The pure
food and drugs act provides that no '
product can bear the name of a country
from which it does not come. Ow- j
Ing to the formation of several large
sand bars, the port of Mocha is no
longer used and the coffee is now
shipped from Aden and Hodeidah. in
Arabia. It is said that there are but
two firms importing Mocha coffee into
this country, but the decision will be
of universal interest, owing to the extensive
use of so-called Mocha coffee.
? Washington. April 18: As a result
of the first conviction under the
pure food law, Robert X. Harper, a
druggist, president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce, formerly
president of the American National
Bank, has been sentenced by Judge
Kimball in the police court, to pay a
fine of 5700 on charges of mislabeling
a headache remedy, said to contain
antipyrlne, aeetanilid. caffeine,
alcohol and other ingredients. President
Roosevelt has insisted on a jail
sentence in order that the first convicted
violator of the pure food law
should suffer the extreme penalty.
Harper's attorneys appealed to the
district court of appeals. Harper admitted
on the witness stand that he
would not take the contents 01 an
eight-ounce bottle of his own prepar- <
ation because it would be dangerous,
but a mass of expert testimony was
offered by the defense to show that if
the directions furnished with the remedy
were observed, its effects would
be harmless. Vague reference was j
made by Harper's attorneys during
argument to the president's letter
urging a jail sentence, but no specific ,
mention of the document was made.
? Washington, April 13: Mr. W. W.
Finley, president of the Southern |
railway, was asked today regarding <
the dispatches which have appeared |
in the papers concerning a reported i
controversy between the South and
Western railroad and the Southern i
railway. He stated that the Southern ,
railway was not endeavoring to pre- j
vent the construction and completion (
of the South and Western railroad; .
that the relations of the managements ,
of the two companies have been entirely
amicable. The South & Western i
line is being constructed contiguous to
the line of the Southern railway at a
point in North Carolina, and there it ]
developed last week that the engi- i
neers in the employ of the South and !
Western were conducting their oper- j
ations in disregard of the rights of
the Southern railway, encroaching
upon its property, and even, by blast- 1
ing, interrupting traffic and putting
the Southern line temporarily out of
operation. To prevent these en- '
croachments and compel the conduct ,
of the work in an orderly way, the ,
Southern railroad company has obtained
an injunction against the continuance
of the specific and purely ,
local wrongs which it has sustained.
Jt is hoped that the controversy will
be promptly disposed of.
? Xe.w York Times: There is a ;
curious state of affairs in Kentucky. ;
The night riders, in their peaceful and ;
benevolent activities to promote interstate
commerce found it necessary to
dynamite some property, and the insurance
companies are desirous to i
plead that a loss by dynamite explosion
is not a loss by fire. They have i
the idea that the courts of a state in
which grand and petit juries are
largely composed of night riders are
not likely to try such an issue with- 1
out prejudice and they wish to transfer
their cases to a Federal court.
They distrust the report that there is
"plenty of evidence to prove the dynamiting
of the property before the
lire broke out." But Kentucky, which
has not done its entire duty toward
the rest of the United States as regards
the suppression of the night riders,
refuses to permit the insurance
companies to take their case to another
jurisdiction, and has passed a law ,
revoking the licenses of insurance
companies which transfer their suits
from the state to the Federal courts.
Some may think that this leaves little
to choose between the night riders
and the honorable legislators of Kentucky
in their methods of attaining
their objects, regardless of all legal
obstacles. Kentucky is a queer state,
and these are queer times.
? Charlotte. X. C., April 17: Although
the hard yarn spinners, who met in
this city yesterday decided not to give
out anything to the public as to what
was done at their meeting at the
Southern Manufacturer's club, it was
learned that a virtual agreement was
reached to shut down all plants for
sixty days, at the end of which time
another meeting will be held to consider
the situation and decide whether
or not a further suspension was
necessary. It was ascertained at the
meeting that more than half of the
spindles represented had been standing
idle for the past sixty days and in
many cases for ninety days, and hence
the action above stated. The meeting
is said to have been harmonious.
taken litis in line with the
recommendation of the executive
committee of the Cotton Manufacturer's
association of North Carolina,
which met in this city a week ago today.
Resolutions were drafted and
approved, not only relative to curtailment,
but also as to the prices of
yarns, but it was decided to keep
them secret for the present. The
meeting was largely attended, approximately
1.500.000 spindles being
represented. The attendance was not
coniined to the members of the 1
Southern Hard Yarn Spinners' association.
but to hard yarn spinners of
all kinds.
? In an argument favoring the disfranchisement
of the southern negroes.
Mr. Griggs, of Georgia, in the house
of representatives last Friday declared
that such disfranchisement was
necessary to insure white control and
the peace and prosperity of ihe south.
In consequence of such action, he
said, the negro would be no less a fac- ,
tor than he is now. "At present,"
Mr. Griggs said, "lie is only a menace
and a scarecrow?not a factor in determining
political issues." The rights
of the negro of the south, he maintained,
were guaranteed only through
white judges and white jurors and '
those rights would not be changed by i
disfranchisement. Mr. Griggs took ,
issue with those who claimed, that
manufacturing and technical educa- 1
tioti of the negroes of the south fur- '
nished a solution of the race question.
That in itself, he said, was a declaration
of the negro's inferiority. "For '
God's sake," he exclaimed, "let us not I
depend upon technical education of |
the negro to solve this problem. It (
would, he said, either drive the great
majority of southern white men into 1
other states or create the most terri- '
ble race war in the history of the
world. He did not believe the south
ern white men would be driven from \
their homes. "If." he said, "they
should refuse to live in a land under s
conditions so deplorable and like ,
their fathers go out and build homes
in the wilderness we would have left
to us a land made up of two classes '
of people?a professional class of i
whites and a laboring class of blacks."
The absurdity of such a condition, he
declared, was apparent. In the opin- '
ion of Mr. Griggs there was no dan- '
;er nf the amalgamation of white and
Macks. There must be perfect submission
from the one, he said, and
complete control by the other. This,
he said, would result in the negroes
gradually becoming educated and
their removal to other states, whore
they could have greater privileges. As
1 lie negroes increased in numbers in
those states, he asserted, they would
he disfranchised "until finally, having
grown strong during these years of
wandering in the wilderness." they
would have the manhood to go out
and with the white man's help establish
homes for themselves.
3Fhr \lorhrillc (fhtqttivcv.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1!)0S.
Tiikisk is still room in tlie senatorial
field. Or, at least, that is the way it
appears up this way.
Tin-: H??n. Cole L. IJIease desires it
known that he is still in the gubernatorial
race, no matter who goes out
who goes in.
Rf.v. F. C. Hickson has withdrawn
from the joint editorship of the Union
Times because he and Mr. Kice were
unable to agree as to what to print
und what not to print. It seems that
the immediate cause of the split-up
was tiie desire of Mr. Hiekson to jump
>ii a carnival company before it came
to town, and Mr. llicc did not want the
jumping done until after the carnival
had left. Mr. Hickson insists that his
editorial conduct must be influenced
by nothing other than his conscientious
conviction of what is right, and
Mr. Rice suggests that the newspaper
may be due some deference to the
conscientious convictions of the other
fellow as well. The difference between
.i._ t...? !? nn? that is easily
lilt- m<i gniiiciuvu . ?
appreciated by practical newspaper
men; but a practical newspaper man
would hardly be able to adjust it to
the satisfaction of either.
"If our esteemed friend the Columbia
State will pardon us, we will suggest
that it take a lesson from the experience
of that poor fellow out in
Macon. Mo., and not require the members
of its staff to go unshaven until
Mr. Bryan is elected president."?Yorkville
Enquirer. Do not worry. The
State is neither frantic nor freakish.
It is making a straight, fair, open fight
for what it conceives to be the best
interests of the people of South Carolina
and of this whole country. It is
certainly fighting for true Democracy,
and to keep the party out of the grip
of stand-patters and anti-reformers.
It would be better for Democracy,
we think, were there more live interest
manifested in the party by some of
our South Carolina contemporaries.?
The State.
Our contemporary seems to take the
little dig quottd above quite seriously,
and in its last sentence r^ads us quite
a lecture. But somehow, we cannot be
aroused. Mr. Bryan is a good, well
meaning man. and if elected we have
no doubt that he would make a better
president than Mr. Roosevelt has made,
along the same general line. As we see
'A 1 * : * " ^Ai.anrAno oanclntiinn
II, n??\Vf\t-|, II I.- n iwirftonv
that the South Carolina delegation will
vote for him in the nominating convention.
and there appears to be no
reason why anybody should become
excited over the matter. There is no
ijuestion of the fact that the vote of
this state will go to him if he gets the
nomination, just as it would go to any
other Democrat: but there is no reason
to suppose that the people can be
aroused to do anything else than vote.
They were considerably interested in
Mr. Bryan the first time he was
nominated: hut the second time they
were totally indifferent. They showed
but little interest in the fortunes of
Judge Parker four years ago, and except
in the case of a very few, we have
seen no evidence of enthusiasm over
the situation now. That it would be
better for the state and the party if
the papers and the people would take
more interest in the situation, we fully
agree: but as to how such an interest
is to be aroused under present conditions
is a problem that we are unable
to solve. About the only encouragement
that we have to offer now is that
our esteemed contemporary keep on
pegging away, and whether it gets the
people interested or not it may succeed
in moving the politicians to an extra
turn or so.
Situation and Outlook.
I.et us take a sober, sensible view <>f
the situation as it stands now and of
the outlook for the future, not from
the standpoint of what we would like
to have: but front the standpoint of
trying to look at tilings as they are.
The reason for the existing depression
in the cotton trade is of no importance
for the purpose of the present
review. That the depression exists
and for this survey of the present and
the immediate future, that is sufficient.
That the country has enjoyed several
years of unprecedented prosperity,
there is no. question. Everybody who
has cured to work has found plenty of
employment and the compensation
generally has been profitable. As is
usual under such circumstances most
people have gone in for everything
they wanted, including many luxuries
that they have never been able to enjoy
before. We are speaking generally.
but every reader is requested to apply
the statement to himself and see
to what extent he personally knows it
to lie true.
Now there has come a depression,
it has not hit this locality real hard
V?*i; but it seems that any reasonably
intelligent man ought to be able to
see it. When we see heavy clouds
moving before strong winds, we think
[here is a probability of rain, and
many of the signs in the business
world are hardly less plain.
Whether there is an over production
f cotton goods in America we do not
re now: but that is a matter of very
it tie consequence. There is no doubt
f the fact that the cotton mills have
For some time past been making more
cotton goods than consumers were
willing to buy. and that practically all
if them are now badly overstocked,
riiey have on hand large quantities of
foods that they are unable to sell for
note than the cost of production.
In the situation that confronts the
otton mills there is no problem. If
he mills go on accumulating stocks,
prices will continue downward, and the
lid of the game will be bankruptcy.
Pile mills, or most of tlieni, see that
and they do not propose to continue J
production.
The shutting down of tlie mills
means lots of things that are undesiraide;
Imt not the loss certain of the
undesirable things it means is the curtailment
of the demand for raw mater- ('
ial. and that is the matter of the
greatest concern to the people of this
part of ila* country at this particular
lime. <!
In the event the American mills all ,,
shut down, there is no telling Imw long
it will take to realize on their accumulated
stocks. It must he remembered
that the reason those stocks have accumulated
is because the people have
not been buying. The people could J
absorb the last thread of these accumulations
within a few weeks or
months if they had the money and the
inclination; hut on the other hand it
must not be forgotten that the people
themselves have accumulated consid- t
erable stocks of old clothes, and these
tnav be worn indefinitely. So, as long,
therefore as the people stay out of the -j
market the accumulated stocks will
continue to drag.
The farmers of the south have several
million bales of cotton on hand, l
and they have started another crop.
They have on hand enough cotton to
last quite a while without any more j
being made, and so long as the mills
remain at a standstill there is no probability
of an improvement in the price ,
of that already in hand. The outlook,
therefore, suggests the possibility that
producers may eventually find themselves
carrying parts of the crops of ^
two years at once.
For the producers who have held
their cotton thus far to attempt to sell
now would he absurd. They would find
that there is no demand. There really
is very little demand in this country,
and there is not much demand any- j
where except at lowest notch prices.
I'nder conditions as they exist
Iliel-*' is but one sensible thing for the
farmer to do and that is to plant as |,<
little cotton this spring as posible. If he
has a good part of last year's cotton on
hand, he does not want to plant another
seed. If he has no cotton on
hand, he does not want to plant half as S
much as he would if the outlook was
good for a fair price.
There are plenty of people who will
ask. "Hut what are we going1 to do?" J
The question is perfectly natural, and
the best way to answer it is by asking
others. If you are in debt, how N
do you expect to get out by planting a
crop that does not promise to sell for
as much as it cost?
People can wear their old clothes; T
but they cannot do without something
to eat, and the .policy of every wise
farmer this year will be to first raise
a double supply of food for man and ^
beast. A thrihble supply will be better
than a double supply and after that
is assured, let every man raise as much ^
cotton as he can.
There is no panic among the farmers.
There has never been and there I.
can never be. Hut the individual farmer
is governed by business princi- y
pies just the same us any other individual.
and in a situation like this affecting
his welfare as it does, every
farmer will do well to keep his busi- y
ness as nearly as possible within his
own control.
MERE-MENTION.
The county council of London, England,
has accepted plans for a new
county hall that is to cost $i,uuu,uuu.
The plans were drawn by an obscure (rJ
architect who worked as a clerk.... C(
The Presbyterian department of n
church and labor will ask the 11,000 ^
0
ministers of Presbyterian churches
throughout the United States to ob- tl
serve May 10 as Labor Sunday g
Carlton McCarthy, who styled him- ^
self the " live wire mayor," was defeat- a
ed for re-election to the mayoralty of n
Richmond, Va., last week. McCarthy P
was too hot after corruption, saloons
and places of ill-repute... .The navy
department is reported to have recently
bought three of the largest col- b
liers ever built. They have a carrying (i
capacity of 7,000 tons of coal each ..."
Herbert L. Heyl, head actuary v
of Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, a
fell dead from heart disease last
Thursday on being arrested for embezzling
$1,500 from the institution. S|
Heyl took the money in small dribs E
and his stealings covered a period of
several years Police Captain
Duffy of the New York police force, j
was last week sent to Sing Sing for an V
indeterminate sentence because he as- J1
slsted thirty men in false registration. 11
The Hamburg-American liner, j"
President Lincoln, arrived ni New York
last week with a case of smallpox n
aboard, and 165 steerage passengers el
were quarantined in consequence.... "
Mrs. William Wheeler Smith of New
York, has relinquished her claim to
the $3,000,000 estate left by her husband,
in order that a memorial hospital
might be erected to his memory.
Mrs. Smith will receive only $8,400 a ,
year from the estate It is announced
at Washington that the de- "
partment of justice will prosecute the .
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis sl
railway for failure to provide proper
accommodations for negro passengers'. "J
Rev. George W. Tomson, pastor xx
of the Presbyterian church at Wood- c<
bury, X. J., committed suicide Friday ^
by siiooting himself with a pistol. He
was engaged to marry a wealthy wid- p
ow and two days before he had been
violently denounced as a hypocrite by
a Sunday school teacher, to whom he
had been very attentive... .Two ban- Si,
dits entered a bank at Coffeyville, xx
Kan., early Friday morning, locked
tin* cashier and a customer in? the
vault, gathered $."{.000 into a gunny
sack and rode away Captain s'
Arthur T. Marix and his wife got a
verdict of one cent against the Wash- j'1
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis _
Electric Railway company at Ralti- cmore
in the Federal circuit court Fri- sl
day for alleged injuries to Mrs. Marix. 1,1
They sued for $20,000... .Two train ?!
robbers held up the passengers on a s!
Pullman car just out of Minneapolis, sl
Minn., Friday and got $41 and two
watches Mrs. Sarah Eichenlaubs
and her son, Russell, were acquitted
in Philadelphia last week of the
charge of poisoning the latter's wife. <
Kurdish bandits are giving the f<
governments of Itussia and Persia '?
considerable trouble on the Persian "i
border. In a pitched battle between
Cossacks and bandits last week, thir- dj
ty-four of the latter were killed and s<
a large number were wounded X
The total number 01 vicums 01 me n
Chelsea. Mass., tire of ten (lays ago
has now reached fourteen.... Louis j
Orion, his wife and five children were '
burned to death near Cogswell. S. D.. '
Friday by a prairie tire State .
troops have been sent to Chester,
Pa., on account of rioting street ear
workers who are on a strike against jt
reduced wages Thirty Italians '
were on Friday forced to leave Bloom- J|
inglon. III., by threats of violence. The
people had become incensed because .
the mayor of the city had received a
threatening "Black Hand" letter.... *
Confessing that he had robbed the
Merchants' National bank of Chester.
Pa., of $45.000, John B. Harris, teller, ***
offered to commit suicide that the c'
bank might be reimbursed from his Jlife
insurance. The offer was declined. I':
Harris was prominent socially and in "
church and Sunday school circles....
In an effort to corner the Lint burger s'
cheese market. Kdwin C. Story, cash- r<
ier of the Citizens' National bank of
Belleville. Wis., embezzled $,'50,000 of '
the bank's funds. When discovered
he attempted suicide.... Wholesale lc
plots of murder and arson have been
uncovered by trials of "Dreamers," a w
religious sect at Winnepeg. Manitoba, d<
on charges of arson. el
-OCAL AFFAIRS, i
0
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
v
loving Picture Palace?Will have on j
a new picture tonight?"A struggle ?
for Life." *
. I'rank Sheerer?Wants good, fresh |
milch cows and fat beef cattle.
. (1. Drown and others, Com.?Make
announcement in regard to "Ye ohle ,
Time Fiddlers' Convention."
eo. L. Suggs, No. S?Offers two milch \
cows with young calves, for sale.
I. M. Moore. Postmaster?Asks pa- ,
Irons of rural delivery routes out of
Yorkville to furnish carriers lists of
persons receiving mail at each box.
:. M. Anderson For Com.?Says that
the date for the picnic at Eastview |
school house is Friday, May 1st. t
. S. Brice, Chairman?Calls a meet- \
ing of Yok county Democrats to be (
held in the court house on Monday,
May 4th. to elect delegates to the (
state convention and elect a county f
chairman. t
[erndon & Gordon?Have a shipment t
of sound, sweet, Charleston yams. t
homson Co.?Begins a special em- t
broidery sale tomorrow, Wednesday.
Lawns at special prices. New ar- j
rival. (
orkville Hardware Co.?Has a large t
variety of flower pots for those la- (
dies who delight in potted plants. >
Also has other earthenware goods, (
including milk jars, churns, etc. t
uther Baber?Will apply Ess-tee-dee i
to your nair 11 you win uuy u uume
and leave it at his barbershop. It t
eradicates dandruff. i
. I*. Williams & Co.?Are showing j
men's Panama hats at $5 each. (
Nainsook underwear for men at 64c <
a suit. No suits broken at the price.
I. \V. White?Quotes Arthur Balfour, i
the English statesman, and adds to
that gentleman's remarks an equal- <
ly true statement. Docal stock offerings.
s
W. Speck?Invites you to see him
for watches, clocks, jewelry, ster- j
ling silver, cut glass, lamps, brie- \
a-brack, etc. (
ork Furniture Co.?Gives twenty- |
one reasons why the Will C. Free
sewing machine is superior to all
others. It is ball bearing throughout.
and has a self-setting needle.
,oan and Savings Hank?Says that ,
the savings bank book is an em- ,
blem of good luck as well as the ,
horse shoe. It wants your savings (
account. ,
'irst National Hunk?Having SOT.iiOO
of capital, surplus and undivided j
profits, solicits your account on the '
ground of its being a safe institu- ?
tion that will look carefully after the \
safety of your funds.
trauss-Smith Co.?Is showing a large ,
line of Monarch shirts, the best for
$1, pure linen collars, suspenders, ]
belts, neckwear, hats and caps for |
boys and men. I
. Q. Wray?Reminds you of his mid- season
bargain sale which continues
all of this week. See last Enquirer
for prices, and full information. <
National Union Bank, Rock Hill?Asks <
you to write for a copy of the booklet
telling the story of the success of John
Rodgers. It is free for the ,
asking. .
ork Drug Store?Wants to furnish ]
the plastico and alabastine that you ]
will need for rejuvenating the walls
of your home. It also wants to fur- (
nish the paints, jap-a-lac, etc.
. W. Dobson?Tells you that it pays
to trade at the store of the stretched |
dollar. Others are finding this out (
and be wants you to test the claim. (
tandard oil Co.?Tells you that you <
will need an oil stove the coming j
summer ami advises you to Duy a .
Perfection. Sw fourth page. I
\V. Johnson?Parries a large assort- |
ment of chewing tobacco and wants |
you to see him for your needs. 1
ork Supply Co.?Gives a list of ,
Pratt's stock remedies it carries, as |
well as other articles of common |
everyday use at home and on the ,
farm.
orkville P.uggy Co.?Is receiving good ,
reports from users as to the satis- ,
faction given by Sunny South planters.
j
W E. Ferguson?Prints a list of additional
groceries received during the |
past few days. <
Official announcement of the KM- (
ler's convention is published today. '
'he convention is to be held in the
ourt house at Yorkville on Friday
ight. May 8. under the auspices of the j
orkville Cornet Band. The band gen- '
rally and the committee especially '
ill do everything possible to make '
ne occasion a complete success and a {
reat time is expected. It is hoped to '
ather all of the most famous old time
ddlers, banjoists and dancers, and '
II are cordially invited. Almost every 1
eighborhood has it particular cham- J
ion and each neighborhood is urged 1
> have itself represented. !
The picnic at Eastview school house,
nnouncement of which was made in
le last issue of The Enquirer, is to >
e on Friday, May 1, instead of Saturay,
May 2, and it is to be a school (
ither than a political gathering. (
lit* iUIVfl llSCIIirui ? mien uiiuv-1 j
erbal instruction by a third party who t
uthorized tho signing of the name of (
lr. R. M. Anderson as representing j
ie coniiniltee in charge, and the eras
occurred by reason of a misuriderfanding
on the part of the writer. The
lastview people hope for a large atmdance,
and if any who are candiutes
for public office desire to avail i
temselves of the pleasures of tho day, \
ley also will be welcome, of course, f
ist as other individuals. This state- f
lent is for the purpose of correcting t
jch false impression as may have t
een made in the original announceicnt.
The advertisement has been s
tianged to read as those in charge of t
le occasion desire. t
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GENERAL SESSIONS.
The court of general sessions which
mvened on Monday of last week, and t
ie proceedings of which have already 1
een reported up to last Friday at 3 *
clock, concluded its work Friday af- >
rnoon at G o'clock and was adjourned $
ne die.
In the case of Dr. O. W. Hill, tried c
11 the charge of assault and battery t
itli intent to kill and carrying con- (
?aled weapons, the jury found "not l
uilty" tis to the first count, and guilty (
* to the second. The defendant was f
mtenced to pay a line of $Gf? and for- <
?it the pistol with which he shot Mr. t
lassey. f
Rose Witherspoon charged with as- i
init and battery with intent to kill, r
as convicted of assault and battery j
f a high and aggravated nature and
nteneed to pay a fine of $T>0 or to
mvp four months at hard labor in the t
tate penitentiary. j
Will Dunlap and Robert Johnson, (
nvlcted of the murder of Nathan t
indsay and recommended to the rner- i
v of the court, were sentenced to the j
tsite penitentiary for the remainder (
f their lives. A! Williams, convicted t
f the murder of Jim Crockett with a t
milar recommendation, received a f
milar sentence. I
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WITHIN THE TOWN.
\
? There are quite a number of con- (
actors in Yorkville to submit bids t
>r the proposed sewerage work. The >
ids are to he opened tomorrow t
lorning. 1
--The To von i mill will close down to- *
11 y. The York mill will probably close '
>on. but it is understotKl that the f
eely mill will continue to operate for
ie present. 1
-The Schubert Symphony club and j
dy quartette appeared in the Graded
.1,....] .. ii,li f, .1*1 ii it, li??f Siahlivtiiv nii'lit ''
nder the auspices <>f the Winnie Da- .
is chapter I'nited Daughters of the
onfederacy and gave.a lirst-class enrtainment.
Recause of the fact that '!
was Saturday night and the business
iMtple were not able to get <,ut earlier, 1
ie performance did not commence
util S.4f> o'clock. There was quite a
rge audience at the entertainment j
nd everybody enjoyed the splendid 'J
mt;ratnii)e immensely.
? Some curious interest was attach- |
I to a marriage performed in the n
erk's office yesterday afternoon Dy (
C. Wilborn, Esq. The contracting' d
irtics came down on the C. ii N.-W. v
a in from Hickory. N*. <\. and inform- ,]
I Mr. W. It. Latimer that they do- l{
red to lie married. Mr. Ijitimer call- |
! in Mr. Wilborn and the knot was (l
ed iti short order and approved style. ^
he couple gave their names as John f
lien Spencer and Sarah Rector Mil- <|
n
? The people of Yorkville may as a
ell recognize that it is up to them to a
i something with refeience to the n
retrie light and shade tree problem, il
"hero are too many wires for the trees
r too many trees for the wires. Many
laces are to be found where the wires
lave lost their insulation by contact
nth tho branches of the trees, and it
s evident that many of the trees are
uffering. During fair weather, users
f electricity suffer n<> inconvenience;
at with eacli rainy spell, short ciruits
are more or less frequent and the
urrent is made unreliable for the
nuny uses to which it is now being
ipplied. Tin* situation looks very much
ike a matter of having the trees cut
>r killed away, or having tho wires put
mder the ground.
EASTER.
To the great satisfaction of every>odv.
esneciallv. the ladies, the sun
mine out clear Sunday morning, the
veather was warm and balmy, and alogether
it was an ideal Easter day.
There was an interesting exhibition
>f new spring suits and "Merry YVid>w"
and other fashionable bonnets on
lie street and in the churches, and
he many people who delight in such
hings found much to occupy their atention
during the day.
Special Easter services were held
it the Methodist and Episcopal
ihurches. Rev. J. O. Babin conducting
he latter and Rev. Henry Cauthen
sonducting the former. Both churches
,vere beautifully decorated with down's
for tlie occasion, large congregaions
were in attendance and the seri-ices
were very much enjoyed.
A particularly interesting feature of
he services at the Methodist church
vas the singing, a solo by Miss Resde
(Gilbert and several hymns by the
dinir's excellent quartette. Rev. Mr.
I'authen was at his best, and preached
i most interesting and instructive serimn
on the resurrection.
The congregations at the other
lunches, Baptist, Presbyterian and
Associate Reformed were also unusually
large.
During Sunday afternoon many
>'oung people enjoyed themselves
valking and riding in their Easter fin?ry,
and from more than one standpoint.
the day was most interesting.
COMMON PLEAS.
The regular spring term of the court
jf common pleas for York county convened
yesterday morning, the honorable.
R. C. Watts presiding, and the
following jurors answering to the call
if the clerk:
C. H. Branson. R. T. Crook, C. S.
Moot-head. E. P. Neely. A. J. Ballard,
W. M. Campbell, Snxby Chaplin. H. H.
Stephenson, E. M. Bankhead, J. E.
Castles, G. W. Sweat. S. E. Sturgis, J.
M. Brice, C. J. Youngblood. O. L. Sanlets,
W. E. Downs, S. W. Thomas,
Win. T. Parks, J. W. Boyd. W. F.
Roach. J. A. McGill, J. A. Williford, J.
B. Barron, W. D. Anderson. W. L. Williams,
E. W. H. Pope, J. A. Garrison,
r. W. Allen.
These were reported by the sheriff
'not found:" H. W. Draffin, R. W.
"Sandy, E. M. Paris, J. B. McFadden, D.
?. Smith, C. L?. Delhi.
These failed to answer: Mr. F. C.
VYhitner, because of his right to exemption
by reason of his having been
re mitted to the bar, and Mr. R. L. deLoach
by reason of his absence in
Florida.
The following were excused by the
jourt: C. H. Branson, E. P. Neely and
W. L. Williams.
The only case tried yesterday was
that of J. Q. Wray against the Southern
railway. This was a suit for the
penalty of $f>00 that the statute prescribes
against railroads for knowingly
and wilfully misrouting consignments
of goods. The case had
aeen before the jury before. The first
time there was a verdict for the plaintiff:
but there was a compromise as
tit the amount, and the verdict was set
aside. The next time there was a mistrial
and yesterday the jury found for
the defendant. There was no question
>f the fact that the shipment had been
misrouieu M.s mil mo j UIJ
was not convinced that the misrouting
was wilful and deliberate. W. W. j
Ix-wis, Esq., for plaintiff and J. E.
McDonald for defendant.
The following jurors were drawn
from the five-mile box to iill out the
venire: J. C. Morrow, W. S. Barn-J
well. A. J. Parrott, H. J. Connor, T. V.
Whitesides, Samuel C. Smith, Geo. H.
Sherrer. J. F. Adkins, J. M. Ferguson,
J. E. Carroll.
The first case taken up this morning
was that of Joe M. Taylor vs.
Southern Railway company, suit for
la mages on account of inconvenience
ind discomfort sustained because of
i delayed train. Court granted a nonsuit.
The next case taken up was that of
ft. M. Evans vs. the Southern Railway
company, suit for $1,950 damages
>n account of injuries alleged to have
:>een sustained in a wreck near the 196
nile post in North Carolina on Feb. 12,
1907. \V. M. Dunlap for plaintiff and
J. E. McDonald. Esq., for defendant.
The case was still in progress when
The Enquirer went to press.
The outlook for a full week of the
jourt of common pleas is more or less
loubtful. There is plenty of work to
(eep the court going: but Judge Watts
las given notice that any unnecessary
lelay in getting a case up is likely to
>e met with a sine die adjournment.
"CONVICTING JURIES."
It is a curious fact more or less faniliar
to those who are in close touch
vith sessions court porceedings, that
?ach venire of jurors almost invariably
fives evidence of a tendency in a paricular
direction either toward conviei
m or acquittal.
For instance, if the first case results
in an acquittal, it has been noieed
that the chances are in favor of
icquittal in succeeding cases, and if
he first case results in a conviction
he tendency to conviction is all the
rreater in other cases.
It is not to be understood, of course,
hat this tendency operates with absoute
disregard of the facts and circumstanees
connected with each case; but
dill it is almost always noticeable refardless
of facts and circumstances.
There is good ground for the prosecution
of every case that comes from
he grand jury with a "true bill" en
iorsement. In the first place, tne soicitor
examines into the facts and
ircumstances of evety case as careully
as possible before he turns it
iver to the grand jury. Unless he
hinks there is fairly good ground for
i prosecution, he does not give out a
till, and likewise with an intelligent,
onseientious grand jury, unless there
s strong presumption of an offense
no bill" is returned.
But in most eases after all the tesimony
of the prosecution and the state
s in the jury has <iuite a task in deeding
upon just what should be done.
Sometimes it is really difficult to arive
at the truth, and where the jury
s in doubt, it properly returns a verlict
of acquittal. At other times, alhojgh
there may be conflict in the
estiniony there is really little reason
or doubt; but still the juries are lia>le
to arrive at unexpected verdicts
me way or the other.
There have been runs of "not guilty"
ei diets in cases where almost every
lisinterested spectator thought that
he finding should have been "guilty."
Verdicts of "guilty" where verdicts of
lot guilty were expected are quite rare.
I'lie court and spectators are seldom
shocked with anything of that kind.
I'lie tendency always being in the oth>r
direction.
The correct attitude of the ideal ju
or is to try hi arrive ai wit* bmvi
ruth. He is supposed to banish all
eeling of resentment and prejudice,
md is not supposed to be moved even
iy the sentiment of mercy. It is his
msiness to arrive at the facts just as
hey are and to apply the facts deveiipcd
to the law as laid down by the
mil t. After he has done this he is not
esp insihle for the consequences.
Why it is that some juries submit
hemselves to the absolute government
if the facts and law. while others are
lisposed to disregard both law and
acts is a subject for interesting specllation;
hut to find the answer would
ie difficult. It is fair to assume that
nnst jurors, after having been sworn
o be governed by the law and evilence,
sire desirous of doing exactly
rhat is right. If all were sincerely
lesirotis of doing right, there is no
Itiestion that right would be done,
hit it is also a fact that men are not
if the same degree of intelligence,
nowledge and will power. They difer
in their endowment with these
utilities as they do in moral endowments.
And as it can easily happen that
man of more knowledge, intelligence
nd will power can very often domiate
men having less of these qualities.
: is not difficult to arrive at the conclu- |
sion that this fact must, in greater or
less measure, account for some improper
verdicts.
The venire of last week was what is
known as a convicting venire. There
Is very little doubt of that. No one
was improperly convicted. Kvery defendant
got about what was coining to
him except that it might have been
better if there had been no recommendations
to mercy in the murder cases;
but it is exceedingly difficult to get a
murder verdict these days. The average
juror is more apt to acquit in a
clean cut murder case than he Is even
to bring in a verdict of manslaughter.
The conditions described above are
not peculiar to York county. Judges
and solicitors are familiar with them
everywhere. It is generally conceded
that convicting juries are more common
in York titan in most of the other
counties: but the concensus of opinion
among those best in a position to know
is that Spartanburg and Horry counties
lead the list in this particular.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
The Rock Hill Record notes the serious
illness of Mr. F. H. Barber.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strauss left yesterday
morning on a visit to Newport,
Arkansas.
Mrs. H. H. Crosland of Bennettsville,
is visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Sam M. Orist.
Rev. W. A. Hafner of Rowling (Ireen,
preached to the cadets at Cleinson col
lege on Sunday last.
Miss Willie May Grayson of Bethany
Is visiting friends and relatives in
llutherfoi'dtiin, N. C.
Dr. and Mis. J. D. McDowell and
children arrived Saturday on a visit to
Mr. C. K. Spencer's family.
Mrs. Win. B. McCaw left last week
for New Orleans, where she will spend
some time with relatives.
Misses Georgia and Annie Witherspoon
returned home after an absence
of a year in Rock Hill and Columbia.
Rev. W. A. Kennedy of Statesville,
N. C., is visiting the family of his
father. Mr. J. R. Kennedy at Sharon.
Miss Mary Eunice Grist has returned
home from a visit to her sister.
Mis. H. H. Crosland, in Rennettsville.
Mr. Rembert McCain and sister,
Miss Laurens, of Columbia, spent severaJ
days witli the family of Mr Frank
P. McCain this week.
Mr. K. It. Love has erected a handsome
cottage three miles southeast of
Vorkville, and will with his family,
move into it this week.
Mr. Edw. Finley and Miss Frances
Finley came up from Columbia Saturday
and spent Easter with Yorkville
relatives and friends.
Mr. J. R. Barnwell of Yorkville No.
G, who has been in Richmond for
about five months, studying telegraphy
and book-keeping returned home last
Friday.
Mrs. M. A. Raines, who has been
spending a while with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Dickson, returned to
Columbia yesterday morning, accompanied
by her sister. Miss Grace Dickson.
Miss Annetta Dobson, formerly of
Yorkville, was married on Sunday or
last week to Mr. Von Lee Livingston
of North. S. C. The ceremony took
place at Salley, the home of Miss Dobson's
sister. Mrs. Tully Sawyer, and
was witnessed by a number of friends
of the young people. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Win, Dobson.
now of Gaffney.
The following young ladies from
VVinthrop college spent Sunday and
Monday with relatives and friends in
Yorkville: Misses Jennie McClain,
Winnie Crawford, Annie Crosland,
Bessie Pegram, Louise Guy, Elizabeth
Wannamaker, Martha McAlpine, Fredrica
Lindsay, Mary Gailliard, Florrie
Bates, Marguerite Shief. Margaret
Moore, Clara Barr, Marie Moore, Nellie
Watkins, Helen Lowry, Mary and
Carrie Cartwright, Norma McNair,
Helen Witherspoon.
CORN CONTEST NOTES.
The attention of all who are interested
in the corn prize contest is called
to the letter from Commissioner
Watson and the summary of the state
contest manual, published on the first
page of today's issue of The Enquirer.
From this letter and summary it appears
that the participants in the
Farmers' Union contest will also be
entitled to participate in the state contest,
and in view of the extraordinary
inducements that are being offered to)
York county farmers, we think that
they should carry off all the prizes of
the state contest. The machinery to
be provided by the Farmers' Union for
measuring prize acres, and gathering
and weighing crops will also greatly
facilitate the contest. It must be remembered,
however, that every individual
who intends to participate in the
state contest must at once provide
himself with a copy of the manual that
has been provided by the state commissioners,
and which will be furnished
on application to Commissioner
Watson at Columbia, without cost.
While it was originally intended to
raise one hundred dollars of the corn
prize money by pro rata assessments
on the contestants, those who have
- 3 ?- *' ? K,. tHo
reaa me ifKuinuuiin mruiuiairu uy
committee will note that the idea has
been abandoned. There will be no assessments
upon the contestants whatever
except an entrance fee of fifty
cents. They are at liberty to contribute
to the general fund if they so desire;
but there is nothing compulsory
about such contribution.
It appears that there is some misunderstanding
as to the reason for the
requirement that the participant in the
corn contest who secures the largest
production from an acre, must show on
the other acres required of him a yield
up to 75 per cent of the best acre.
The reason is very good. It will be
lemembered that the contest had its
inception in a desire to have every farmer
in the county plant at least two
acres of corn to the plow on the intensive
system. If the prizes had been
offered for the largest yields on independent
acres, each contestant would
have been at liberty to devote his
whole attention to a single acre. Under
the 75 per cent provision, however,
no contestant will be able to neglect
any one of the acres required of him
as a prerequisite to eligibility.
The writer has information that
several of the Farmers' Union locals
are to make tlve collective subscriptions
asked of them; but as yet have
not had time to act. A few members
of the Cotton Belt Union last week
raised a subscription of $5.00, but decided
not to report the same until all
of tlie members have had an opportunity
to chip in and the amount is increased.
Reports from diffierent sections indicate
that there will be a number of
entanrts in the prize contest. Some of
the intending entrants say they have
little hope of winning out over other
corn raisers of which they have knowledge;
but at the same time they are
sure that faithful effort will be profitable
to them, win or lose.
FEARLESS AND JUST.
If the honorable, R. C. Watts is especially
noted for one thing more than
another, it is the directness at which
he gets at the meat of cases that come
before him and his clear cut conception
of the law.
It is a generally understood fact that
his honor does not have a great deal
to say in charging a jury: but every
word he does say counts, and there is
generally very little room for misunderstanding.
With the lawyers he is very positive.
Some of these are inclined to think
that he is abrupt: but this is hardly
correct. Those who have given most
careful attention to his honor's disposition
and habits, have noticed that
when a lawyer commences getting off
on something that does not meet his
approval, there is at first a mild suggestion
of a contrary view, and if the
lawyer fails to take the hint promptly,
lie is liable to lie jerked up shortly
with something like a blow from a
club.
Of course, there are those who
think that his honor is sometimes disposed
to be a little arbitrary. That is
natural. The other fellow who does
not agree is almost always arbitrary.
Iiut somehow or other during a career
of twelve or fourteen years on the
bench. Judge Watts has the record of
being upheld by the supreme court in
a larger per cent of rulings than any
other judge on the bench.
Some attribute this record to thorough
knowledge of the law, some to i
long experience and some to plenty of i
good horse sense: but whatever the
reason the fact seems to have been so 1
well established by time that people
have ceased to question it. '
An incident quite unusual but illustrative
of Judge Watts's character,
occurred last week at the close of the
trial of Andrew Witherspoon. colored,
charged with the murder of Link MeCaw.
The testimony showed that McCaw
had hold of a negro woman and
was forcing her to go with him against
her will. The woman and another older
woman, who was with her, were
crying for help. Witherspoon appeared
on the scene with a gun and ordered
McC'siw to turn the woman loose.
McCaw made for Witherspoon with a
pistol and razor, and Witherspoon killed
him. There was nothing in the
testimony against the character of tlie
woman.
After all the testimony was in,
Judge Watts turned to the solicitor
and inquired:
"You are not going to ask for a verdict
in this case are you?"
"I'll not asK tor a verdict or murun
your honor; but I do not feel like taking
the responsibility of consenting to
a veidict of not guilty."
"Well I'll take that responsibility."
replied his honor. "So long as I have
the honor to preside over this court,"
he continued. "It shall not be said that
a man has been put in serious danger
of life and liberty for protecting a respectable
woman from assault. Here is
the testimony showing that this fellow
who was killed had a pistol, a razor
and bottle of liquor, and was trying to
force this woman against her will.
There has been nothing to show that
the woman is not respectable, and Mr.
Foreman, you just wiite a verdict of
not guilty."
On one occasion in Greenville some
ten or twelve years ago, a white man
was arraigned before Judge Watts on
the charge of asault and battery. The
piosecuting witness was a young negro
woman nurse. The defendant
plead guilty with the explanation that
his wife had remonstrated with the
negro for keeping the baby out after
dark. The negro offended again, and
when his wife scolded her, the negro
slapped his wife's face. As soon as he
reached the scene lie gave the woman
an unmerciful whaling with a walking
stick. The solicitor substantiated the
defendant's story, and Judge Watts
said:
"Under the law you are guilty of assault
and battery and It Is my dutv to
Impose sentence. If you had not done
what you did do in this case I would
have been glad to send you to the
penitentiary, except that the penitential}'
is too good for a man who is too
contemptible to protect the white women
of this country from such outrageous
impudence on the part of ne
gro servants. In view of your plea of
guilty, however, the sentence of the
court is that you go to Jail for a period
of one minute or pay a fine of five
cents."
THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY.
The undersigned have subscribed
the amounts opposite their names for
the use of the Farmers' Union of York
county in offering premiums for the
best acres of corn in a competition recently
instituted by that organization.
It is desired that the aggregate fund
be not less than five hundred dollars,
and when that sum is reached the
subscription will be closed. Should
that amount not be reached the committee
will use for the purpose indicated
such sum as may be subscribed.
All promises of subscriptions will
be promptly acknowledged in The Enquirer,
and be furnished to Mr. A. L.
Klack, secretary and treasurer of the
Union for record. Payment is to be
made to Mr. Black on or before September
1, 1908.
Nat. Union Bank, Rock Hill*...$10 00
F'irst National Bank, Yorkville.. 5 00
J. Frank Ashe, McConnellsville.. 5 00
L. M. Grist's Sons, Yorkville 10 00
Bank of Clover* 10 00
J. B. Scott, Yorkville No. 3 5 00
W. S. Wilkerson, Hickory Grove 5 00
The Thomson Co., Yorkville 10 00
W. H. Herndon, Yorkville 2 00
J. E. Lowry, Yorkville 5 00
Dr. M. J. Walker, Yorkville .... 2 00
H. I. McCaw, Yorkville* 1 00
J. A. Tate, Yorkville 5 00
Thos. P. McDow, Yorkville 2 00
H. A. D. Neely, Yorkville 5 00
L. R. Williams Yorkville 5 00
P. W. Love, Yorkville 5 00
York Furniture Co., Yorkville .. 5 00
W. W. Lewis, Yorkville 2 00
M. B. Jennings, Yorkville 2 00
Y. B. & M. Co., Yorkville 10 00
D. L. Shieder, Yorkville 1 00
G. H. O'Leary, Yorkville 5 00
John W. Miller. Yorkville 1 00
I. W. Johnson, Yorkville 1 00
Carroll Bros., Yorkville 5 00
J. W. McFarla'nd, Yorkville 1 00
Dr. W. G. White, Yorkville 1 00
S. M. McNeel, Yorkville 5 00
Jno. R. Hart, Yorkville 1 00
Glenn & Allison, Yorkvtlle 5 00
W. R. Carroll, Yorkville 5 00
Black Bros., Yorkville No. 1 .... 5 00
J. Edgar Poag, Rock Hill 5 00
C. C. Hughes, Yorkville No. 7.. 5 00
Dr. A. Y. Cartwright, Yorkville.. 2 00
J. C.* Wilborn. Yorkville 5 00
J. R. Logan, Yorkville 5 00
W. I. Witherspoon, Yorkville .. 5 00
B. N. Moore, Yorkville 2 00
W. B. Moore, Yorkville 1 00
Yorkville Hdw. Co., Yorkville.... 5 00
M. C. Willis. Yorkville 5 00
Louis Roth, Yorkville 5 00
Z. M. Neill, Clover* 1 00
D. A. Matthews, Clover* 1 00
Campbell & Jackson, Clover*.. 1 00
John and G. W. Knox, Clover*.. 1 00
J. E. Beamguard, Clover 1 00
Roddey Mercantile Co., and W.
L. Roddey, Rock Hill ........ 10 00
York Drug Store, Yorkville 5 00
| W. N. Bigger, King's Creek* .. 1 00
*?Subscriptions paid.
All subscriptions of one dollar or
over of which The Enquirer may be
advised will be acknowledged above,
and the list will be placed in the hands
of Mr. A. L. Black, secretary of the
Farmers' Union for record.
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date to January 1st, 1909,
for $1.40.
Big Building and Loan.
Rock Hill has launched a Building
and Loan asociation with an authorized
capital of $7)00.000. The cashiers
of the three banks are on the board
of directors.
Case of Hydrophooia.
A horse belonging to Mr. Brown
Oates of Tirzah, was bitten by a mad
dog recently, and afterward became so
frantic and ungovernable that It was
decided best to kill it. This was done
last Saturday.
Wanted For Murder.
Tom Falls, a negro man who has
been working for Mr. R. M. Plaxco of
Bethany, was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Quinn yesterday for a murder
committed in Cleveland county, N. C.,
last December. The arrest was made
at the instance of the Cleveland authorities.
,
Bond Issue Defeated.
An election held in Fort Mill school !
district last Friday on the question of |
issuing $10,000 worth of bonds to be
used in the erection of a new school
building was defeated by a small majority.
The town has a brick school |
building, but ilisold and in a poor state ,
of repair. The advocates of the pro- |
posed bond issue urged that the pres- (
ent building is a fire trap and that the (
town should have a modern, new build- ,
ing in keeping with present conditions. .
The opponents of the proposition held ,
that the present building could be put (
in satisfactory repair at comparatively ,
small cost and that there is no prac- ]
tiral necessity for a new building.
Killed In Machinery.
Mr. J. M. Neely, foreman for Messrs.
Glenn & Allison on meir plantation ,
four miles south of Yorkville, died
Sunday morning from the effects of
injuries sustained in a tragic accident
last Friday afternoon. When last seen '
alive and well, Mr. Neely was looking
after the running of an engine pulling t
a cotton gin. Shortly afterward he f
was found unconscious with frightful <
bruises about his head. He did not 1
recover sufficiently to tell how the ac- }
eident occurred. It is supposed that 1
his clothing caught in the belt while he 1
was engaged in oiling (he engine and
that his head may have been crushed
against the fly-wheel of the engine or
the gin pulley. Just what may have
happened is a matter of speculation. I
The deceased was about 35 years of
age, and leaves a widow and four chll- c
dren. lie was a hardworking, indus- f
trious man, well thought of by those
,vho knew him. Tlie Interment took
place yesterday at noon at Adnah
cemetery.
Railroad Dispute Settled.
Asheville, X. C., dispatch of April
17: The scheduled hearing set before
Judge J. C. Prltchard of the United
States circuit court In the case of the
Southern Railway company against
the South & Western Railway did not
materia li/e. the differences between
the two roads having been settled out
of court. The Injunction issued by
Judge Pritchard against the South Ac
Western, stopping construction work
on the line between Marion and Thermal
City, has been dissolved. The
South A: Western people say they had
no desire or purpose to encroach on
the Southern's right of way or attack
its charter rights. It is authoritatively
stated that the contest is over. The
Southern's $5,000 bond deposited with
the court has been withdrawn.
TO INSTRUCT OR NOT.
Summary of National Political Situation
In South Carolina.
Charlotte Chronicle.
Columbia, S. C., April 18.?The
fight in South Carolina over Bryan is
not so Important or bitter as the
the fight in New York, but it is warm
enough and will come to the issue on
the 20th of May, when the state Democratic
convention meets in this city
to elect delegates to the Denver convention.
At present the fight on the
surface is a newspaper war, but in
reality the choice of delegates is at
uto Is a
The leading Bryan boomer in South
Carolina at this time is the aggressive
and powerful Columbia paper, The
State, the editor of which, Catft. William
K. Gonzales,' Is a candidate for
delegate-at-large to the Denver convention.
Whether the advocacy of
Bryan by The State is intended to advance
the candidacy of Capt. Gonzales
or whether the candidacy of Capt.
Gonzales Is intended to advance the
candidacy of Bryan is not necessary
to inquire and it is sutiirlent to say
that ('apt. Gonzales is looked upon as
the chief Bryan advocate in South
Carolina today. He is putting a full
day's work for Bryan through the
editorial columns of The State six
days in the week, resting from politics
for Sunday. The State has always
been a Bryan paper, but in 1904 was
the chief supporter of Parker in South
Carolina before the St. Louis convention.
Since then Captain Gonzales has
entertained Bryan at an elaborate luncheon
at his elegant home in this
city, when Mr. Bryan spoke here
about a year and a half ago. If Bryan
should become president, the editor
of The State, along with Senator
Tillman, would undoubtedly have a
say-so in things political in South Carolina.
On the other hand the chief opponent
of Bryan in this state Is The
News and Courier of Charleston, the
other great daily newspaper of the
state, which has never been Bryanish
in its politics, but, on the contrary,
was a gold-bug in 1896, though not
supporting Palmer and Buckner. The
Xews and Courier has for some
months been sounding the praises of
John Johnson, and the editor of that
paper, Major J. C. Hemphill, one of
the most forceful editorial writers in
the south, speaks from intimate personal
acquaintance when he extols
the Minnesota man. as Major Hemphill
and Governor Johnson served together
on the international policyholders'
committee two years ago
when the insurance tight was on.
From the friendship formed at that
time. Major Hemphill entertains a
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or Johnson.
The debate at this time is taking
the form of a discussion of the advisability
of sending a delegation to
Denver instructed for Bryan or uninstructed
at all, The State contending
for an Instructed delegation very vehemently
and The News and Courier
holding that this is unwise and undesirable
from every standpoint. The
situation in this state is Just about the
same as in other states; the Bryan
men seem afraid to trust their champion's
chances to a convention of unlnstructed
delegates while the antiBryan
men believe that Bryan can b? ..
defeated for the nomination if the
convention is not bound to him before
it convenes.
The most powerful figure In South
Carolina politics is Senator Tillman
when national politics is concerned,
though he can no longer control domestic
politics as he did 15 years ago.
But Senator Tillman is sick in Atlanta
and has announced his intention
to go abroad, putting politics of all
kinds behind for the sake of his Impaired
health. Senator Tillman Is
pretty close to Bryan In a way, though
at times he has differed from the
Nebraskan sharply on matters of party
policy and has said so to Bryan's
face. However, should Bryan become
president, Tillman would be an
even larger natural figure than he
is now. Of course neither The
State nor The News and Courier is a
Tillman paper, though the Charleston
paper is more friendly to him than Is
the Columbia paper. The State recently
sent a staff man to interview
the senator and he was asked his
opinion as to the proper course for
the state convention to take. He
pointed out very clearly the danger of
Instructing for Bryan?which lies in
the possibility of the Republican conKnlno
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velt, and Bryan having already endorsed
most of Roosevelt's policies.
He said, however, that if Taft is to be
the Republican nominee. Bryan
should be put up by the Democrats
and would have a good chance of
election, but as the Republican convention
meets alte rthan the Democratic
state convention, the senator's
position is taken up as advising
against instructing the delegates.
In 1904 when an effort was made
to Instruct the state delegation for
Parker, Senator Tillman opposed the
proposition. In 1900 no other candidate
but Bryan was thought of at all
and the convention, like all other conventions
of the party, sent delegations
instructed for Bryan.
It has been customary in South
Carolina to send at least one of the
United States senators, the governor
and the state chairman to the national
convention as delegates-at-large.
In 1904, the delegates at large were
Senator Tillman. Governor Heyward.
Gen. Wilie Jones, state chairman, and
Mayor Rhett. of Charleston, the late
Senator Latimer being defeated and
Mayor Rhett being put in as a recognition
of Charleston. This year
Senator Tillman will be unable to go.
Governor Ansel has stated that he
does not care to go, but General Jones
and Senator Gary are understood to
aspire to the honor while besides Captain
Gonzales the names of Cant. H.
H. Watkins, of Anderson, and Mr. N.
D. Dial, of Laurens, both lawyers,
have been put forward by their
friends. It is not known how Captain
Watkins and Mr. Dial stand on the
Bryan issue. General Jones does not
especially favor the idea of instructing
the delegation but is a great admirer
of Bryan an1 knows him personally
very well, senator Gary, who
owes his position in the senate to
providence, is a new hand in national
politics.
The state convention not only elects
the four delegates-at-large but also
fleets the fourteen district delegates
from this state, and the instructions
etiven apply to the entire delegation if
jjiven at all. The precinct clubs meet
>n Saturday. April 25th. in this state
ind the county conventions on Monday.
May 4th, the county conventions
fleeting delegates to the state contention
in Columbia on the 20th of
May.
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Approval and Support.
King's Creek, April 18, 1908.
Messrs. L. M. Grist's Sons.
Gentlemen: Please find enclosed my
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orn prize fund. Very truly,
W. N. Bigger.