Scraps and .farts.
? Mrs. Russell Sag** a few clays ago
gave $15,000 to the National Association
of the Audubon society for its
work in the south. A short time previous
to that she Rave $500 to the association.
The $15,000 is to be used in
educational work in Georgia. Florida,
Alabama. North Carolina and South
Carolina, along the general lines of
work of the association, whose object
is to protect wild birds and animals.
The $500 was given to start a special
"robin protective fund," which the association
is raising in an effort to protect
the robin from extermination in
this country. The number of birds of
this species is decreasing rapidly. Recent
reports received from Maine, Ohio
and Michigan show that the number
? ,.nino ie much smaller this vear
than formerly. This is due to the fact
that in the south robins are regarded
as game birds, and every winter, when
they go south, they are killed off in
large numbers. The association hopes
to obtain the enactment of laws in the
south which will protect the birds.
? Washington, June 29: Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Cabell recently
gave orders 'dispatching eight
agents to Oklahoma. Tennessee and
North Carolina to assist in enforcing
the laws against illicit distilling. Reports
received at the bureau show the
great extent to which the business has
developed in these states of the south
and southwest which local prohibition
laws have relegated to "dry" territory.
Mr. Cabell says there is more illicit
distilling now than ever known before
in the states referred to. The field
force has been increased to the limit of
the appropriation. Roundups of moonshine
outfits are frequent and a count
kept recently showed that five agents
or deputies had been shot in a period
of sixty days. The government officials
labor under Cv>nsiderahle difficulty
in making arrests because of the indifference
of the people in the localities
affected to act in the capacity of informers
or give practical assistance in
capturing the persons in the illicit business.
? The Democratic Federation of the
United States of America has been
launched. The central idea of this, according
to the official pronunciamento. '
is "a federation of organizations
throughout the country composed of
Democrats that shall stand for the
needed improvements in the system of
party government and other progressive
issues." One of its purposes will
be to select in each state and in the
nation, by postal vote "only those IsicKlnK
ntihlin oont imont |q
agreed or can be readilv brought to an
agreement." Candidates in the respective
states and in the nation are then
to be systematically questioned on
these issues and their replies published
to the members of the party. Among i
the Democrats who have originated
this movement are: United States
Senators Owens. Newlands of Nevada:
and Chamberlain of Oregon; Former
Vice President Adlai Stephenson of Illinois,
twenty members of congress
from various states. Democratic editors
and others prominent in the par- 1
ty. George H. Shipley of the District I
of Columbia is the secretary of the <
federation. ,
? Count Zeppelin, the German air- ,
ship inventor, has met with another
discouraging disaster in the loss of a
magnificent vessel that was completed
only a few weeks ago, at a cost of {137.- |
000. The ship was appointed to sail ,
from Dusseldorf on June 27. for Dartmund,
a distance of about twenty-five
miles, with twenty newspaper men as s
passengers and a crew of ten. making i
thirty in all. The weather was unfavorable:
but Herr Colesmann. the general
manager of the company that '
owned the vessel did not like the idea
of admitting that he was dependent
solely on the elements, and insisted on
starting away. The ship began its 1
journey pretty well, considering a f
strong headwind: but soon one of the j
motors stopped, and the other was not ,
strong enough alone to make headway '
against the current. The craft was 2
soon at the mercy of the winds, and (
was presently driven aeainst the tons
of some pines, bursting the silk envelope
and twisting the aluminum frame. '
The ship was lodged in the trees, and f
the passengers and crew escaped unhurt
by climbing to the ground by
means of a ladder. The loss of the
vessel falls upon a stock comnany 1
that had built it for passenger traffic. <
? A special senate committee which (
has been investigating the increased
cost of living, made a majority report
last Friday. The investigation covered '
a period of nine vears and included 2.r>7 1
commodities. The Democratic minor- j
ity does not agree with the Republican .
majority as to the causes of the inceases.
The majority found that of 1
the many causes contributing to the
advance in prices the following were
most marked: Increased cost of production
of farm products hy reason of
higher land values and higher wages:
increased demand for farm products
and food: shifting of population from
food-producing to food-consuming occupations
and localities: immigration
to food-consuming localities: reduced
fertility of land resulting in lower
average production or in increased expenditure
for fertilization: increased
banking facilities in agricultural localities.
which enabled farmers to hold
their crops and market them to the
best advantage?it was found that this
not only steadied prices, but had a tendency
to increase them: reduced supply
convenient to transportation facilities
of such commodities as timber:
cold storage plants which result in
preventing extreme fluctuations of
prices of certain commodities with the i
seasons, but by enabling the whole- t
salers to buy and sell it to the best 5
possible advantage, tend to advance c
prices: increased cost of distribution;
industrial combination: organization of s
producers or retailers: advertising: in- <
creased money supply: overcapitalize- (
tion: high standard of living. t
? Southern Russia is being swept by '
the most virulent scourge of cholera \
that has visited that empire in many years.
An Odessa dispatch says that '
between 5,000 and 6,000 persons are al- 1
ready stricken and 40 per cent of the '
cases are proving fatal, and the |
scourge is sweeping over the land i
like wildfire. Physicians themselves 1
are in a panic. Overwhelmed with the '
calls upon them, hundreds have sue- j
combed to overwork and disease itself '
in the cities in the southern district. 1
Frost alone can save the country from 1
semi-depopulation as the result of
deaths anil exodus from fright, declare I
the health authorities, and frost tin- t
der normal conditions is months away. I
General demoralization makes accu- <
rate statistics as to the spread of the 1
disease impossible. About 1.X00 fresh ^
cases were reported last week and i
these, the authorities declare, can be t
but a fraction of the real total. Death t
carts are used to take the victims from t
the homes as soon as notice of death is i
received and the burials are rushed t
through with practically no ceremony, f
In several cities where the deaths are 1
most numerous burials are in great s
trenches like those provided for vie- I
tims of battlefields.
? Senator John W. Daniel, died at his
home at Lynchburg. Va., on last Wednesday
of cerebral hemorrhage. He
had been in bad health for some years
and his death was hourly expected
during weeks of last winter, as the result
of a stroke of paralysis sustained
in Florida, where he had gone for
physical recuperation. John Warwick
Daniel of Lynchburg, Campbell county,
was born there September 5. 1S42, and
attended private schools. Lynchburg
college. Dr. Gessner Hanson's university
school; entered Confederate army
as second lieutenant in the 'Stonewall
Brigade," in May. 1*61: was
wounded in first battle of Manassas;
became second lieutenant company A.
Eleventh Virginia infantry, and then
first lieutenant and adjutant of the
regiment, and was wounded near
Hooiishoro, M<1. He was promoted to
major and chief of staff of Gen. Jubal
A. Fatly, on which he served until
crippled in the Wilderness. May 6, 1*61.
He studied law at the t'niversity of
Virginia, 1S65-66. and practiced with
his father, the late Judge Win. Daniel.
Jr.. until his death, in 1*7". He
was LI,. D. of Washington ami Lee
university and of Michigan university
ami was author of "Daniel on Attachments"
and "Daniel on Negotiable Instruments."
He was a member of Virginia
house of delegates, 1*69 to 1*7":
member of state senate from 1*7."> to
1S81; Democratic elector at large. 1*76,
and delegate at large to national Democratic
convention of 1**0, 1***. 1*92,
1S96, 1900 and 1904: Democratic nominee
for governor in 1**1 and was defeated
by W. K. Cameron, readjusted
He was elected to the house of repre
sentatives of the Forty-ninth congress t
11 1884; eleeted to United States sen- t
ite. to succeed William Mahone, for <
he term beginning March 4, 1887, and i
las been unanimously chosen to sue- i
eed himself at each election since that 1
:ime. Senator Daniel has for years '
teen considered one of the sweetest t
tougued orators whose voice has ever (
resounded in the senate chamber and t
te was always in demand when eulo- i
?ies were to be pronounced over his i
lead colleagues. He was universally c
loved and when he spoke the senate i
chamber filled up and he was listened t
to with great attention. "The Inline (
Lion of the Confederacy" was the lev- t
iriK naim* u mni > n ^uuauo iu> vu i
to tall this distinguished son of old
Virginia.
<Thr \torlnitlr t?m|uirrr.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.: <
FRIDAY. JULY 1. 1910. J
KILL the mosquitoes in their eggs. <
get rid of the flies and see that the j
water is pure. I
Ik President Taft persists in sitting
on the lid of the "pork barrel," some j
congressmen will wonder what they (
are in congress for. I
The hot weather is making the crops |
and grass grow rapidly, but old Gen- '
eral Humidity is making very uncom- \
fortable for the human race. <
Well, there is no use to complain ]
about that billion 'dollar congress, i
Something must he done to get rid of i
the revenue raised by that "downward" j
revised tariff. I
There is still plenty of cheap land
In York county; but it will not be so t
always. Land is too cheap in propor- i
tion to the money that is seeking prof- i
itable investment. j
"Prisoners are making complaint i
that lawyers annoy them by drum- l
ming up business in the police station," ^
says the opening paragraph of an offl- ]
;iai order Dy cniei 01 rouce jeiiooi&a
to the Atlanta police. Whew! Thus
Atlanta lawyers must he hungry.
Tin; matter of choosing rulers has
gotten to be a very tame affair, compared
with what It once'was; but as to
whether this is a real good sign, we
ire doubtful. The people should take
the keenest Interest in the character
md ability of the men they put in public
office.
As the result of an unfortunate
ransposltlon of names under the
tubernatorlal portraits published on
he first page Mr. Featherstone goes
is Mr. McLeod, and Mr. McLeod as
VI r. Featherstone. The error was not
llscovered until after the first page
vas printed, and too late for correc:ion,
except by means of this paragraph.
It is estimated that 15,000,000 words
were spoken during the last session of
:ongress, and that the appropriations
:otal $1,096,952,051.44 an average of
ibout $73 for each word spoken 1>v s
he members of the body. It is a very c
?
ligh price for talk, especially when it r
s remembered that lots of it was sole- t
y for the benefit of the "folks at c
lome." *
* v
The South Atlantic States Corn ex- I
position to be held in Columbia next ?
winter, is going to amount to more a
;han the average farmer realizes. The r
premiums to be awarded are going to 1
je worth lots in the way of honorable *
listinction and in the way of cash. ^
Fhere is not the slightest reason why a
ifork county should not win some of c
he premiums. There is every reason f
why York county should win some of $
:hem. We hope the farmers of York s
county will keep the matter well in *
nind. j
}
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen- ^
>rul McGraw has accepted an invita- f
ion to be present at the meeting of the (l
4outh Carolina Rural Carriers' asso- ^
iation at Newberry on July 4.
? Spartanburg, June 29: Two thou- r
;aud people attended the closing exer- c
ises of the state institution for the t
leaf and the blind at Cedar Springs (
oday. Following are the members of a
he graduating class: Theodore Gray, 1
Manning; Bessie Braezele, Anderson; t
(no. Cook. Pacolet: H. Ward, Spartan- \
inrg. Four medals given by the fac- f
jlty to those making the best record r
or nine months in punctuality, deport- i
nent and neatness were awarded to 1
Miss Winnie Hranyon, Honea Path; ti
L. Gregorie, Yemassee; T. Cato, He- 2
hune; Bessie Hraezele, Anderson; r
Vmong the chief features of the exhi- t
ition was the work of Dewey Can- >
roll, the blind deaf mute id' 10 years t
>f age. r
? The so-called graft cases will not
>e heard at the July term of the Ches- j
er sessions court, which convenes next c'
Monday. After hearing a motion for a J1
ontinuanee at chambers at Florence !
ast Wednesday. Judge S. W. G. Shipp 11
panted a continuance. Messrs. Nelson |
C- Gettys of Columbia, appeared as at- ''
orneys for John Hlack and I.. Solo- e
non, and Attorney General Lyon for a
he State. Attorneys for the defend- ?
ints presented affidavits setting forth
hat Black has undergone operations ']
or appendicitis and hernia, and that [
te will have to be in the hospital for
several weeks. The recent illness of 11
\ H. Nelson was urged as another 11
easoii why there should be a coniiuiance.
Attorney General Lyon op- ^
>osed the continuance; but Judge ^
thipp thought that a continuance was (.'
lecessary under all the circumstances, 11
iii?l so ruled. ''
? Columbia State, Thursday: Presi- .'
lent Hudson of the South Atlantic
States Corn exposition was among the
;isitors in (Columbia yesterday, lie
ame here from Newberry to confer
vith Secretary Hamby of the Columbia .
'hatnber of Commerce relative to the
aising of $fi00 from the citizens of
Columbia, which is needed to complete j"
he $.r?,Q00 to be offered in prizes at
he exposition. While here Mr. Hud....
...... u-..i 11
ion relative to several details of the j*
'xpositioii. During the past several '
veeks. President Hudson lias made
rips to Georgia, North Carolina and
'lorida. Fie has secured the co-operaion
of many of the eornmerc'ial bodies
?f the four states and has also secured he
necessary funds for the display, 'j
tetinite announcements as lo prizes u
vill he made within the next few
lays. It is believed that the mcr- a
hants of Cidunihia and other business ,,
nen will subscribe the necessary $f>00. |j
t is very probable that Craven hall o
till be secured for the exposition. "Kv- tl
rythiiiK points to the success of the p
xpositioii." said President Hudson p
esterdav. I,
? Columbia, June 2S: Insurance Coin- ?
uissioner McMaster has sent out a s
ircular letter to the mayors of over it
'tie hundred towns in the state, ask- ii
nt; that they prevent the careless e
landlint; of fireworks on July 1. In tl
lie letter it is stated by Mr. McMas- u
er that the records show that there G
ire a great number of buildings burnk1
each year because of fireworks used
?n July 4, but that this condition does
lot apply to South Carolina as much
is on Christmas. "Rut in view of the
'act," the commissioner continues,
that the fire loss in this state was
normous last year, being 68 per cent
>f the premiums paid for insurance,
nul the total destruction being prohihly
$3 per capita for each man, wonan
and child in South Carolina. I
annot neglect the opportunity of askng
your aid in seeing that due preeauions
are taken on July 4. and at all
uner limes. n<> I rrs|iriiiuu.v ui^r
hat the use of fireworks in your mulicipalit.v
on July 4 be suppressed, if
possible." In the letter it is stated by
he insurance commissioner that he
ivill later address a letter calling attention
to the need for improvement in
the construction of buildings. "Reference,"
he says, will be made especially
to the danger from defective flues and
from the use of wooden shingles." In
the opinion of Mr. McMaster the use
>f wooden shingles is one of the greatest
causes of fire waste in South Carolina.
He states that tin shingles are
lust as cheat* as wooden shingles, and
hat tin shingles should be given careful
consideration.
MERE MENTION.
An assassin threw a bomb from the
pillory into the orchestra of the Theatre
Colon at Buenos Ayres. Argentine
Republic, Sunday night during a performance.
Twenty persons were seriously
and six mortally wounded. Seventy
arrests have been made and the
police have offered a reward of J 50,)00
for information leading to the conviction
of the assassin The socalled
"doctors' trust," after falling
Its efforts to get a bill creating a national
department of health through
congress, has begun its efforts in the
various states, having succeeded in
getting the following paragraph inserted
in the proposed Republican state
platform of Vermont: "We favor the
jassage of a bill creating a national department
of health." The New
i'ork department of weights and measjres
has begun a fight on the practice
>f meat packers in making their customers
pay for the wrapping paper and
purlap on meats at the price paid for
the meats. Swift & Company admitted
Monday that they charged the
market price for meats for 225,000
rounds of wood used as "spreaders" in
t*eef and hog carcasses during 1909.
Three masked men held up a
train on the Oregon Short Line railway
at Ogden, Utah, Monday morning
md got away with J5.000 in cash and
lewelry... .President Taft insists that
n the future all appropriations for
iver and harbor Improvements must
je strictly on a basis of merit
fohn B. Lombard, town treasurer of
rTuiningnani, mass., h im miucoacu iu
'orging town notes to the total of
!300,000, during the past ten years,
,vas on Monday sentenced to serve a
;erm of not less than ten nor more
han fifteen years In state prison.
Lombard is 60 years old Louis
i^evine was on Monday sentenced to
Ifteen years in prison by a Brooklyn,
Y., judge, on conviction of having
joisoned a rival teamster's horse
Vn imperial decree has been issued at
?ekin refusing the popular demand for
he Immediate convocation of a naional
parliament. The parliament will
lot be convened until October, 1919....
Phe preliminary hearing of Porter
Charlton, 011 the charge of being a fugitive
from justice, wanted in Italy for
he murder of his wife, will be held at
lersey City, N. J., on July 8 Two
tilled, one fatally and two seriously
lurt, resulted when a freight train on
he Central of Georgia railroad struck
m automobile 011 a grade crossing at
llonticello, Ga.. Monday evening
I'he gubernatorial race in Georgia beween
Joseph Brown and Hoke Smith,
las been made a three-cornered affair
>y the entrance of Attorney General
r. C. Hart as a candidate for governor.
A Mississippi man by the name
?f Jones, claims to have succeeded in
engthening the staple of common
ihort staple cotton by cross breeding
otton with okra plants... ,Wm. Wat1011,
a Detroit, Mich., man, on Monday,
hoked his 11-year-old niece to death
ifter assaulting her, and then comnitted
suicide A violent earthjuake
shook the east coast of Italy
>11 Monday, doing much damage to
iroperty. No lives are reported lost.
Wardani, an Egyptian student,
vho assassinated the premier of Egypt,
ioutros Pasha, in February last, was
lecretly executed at Cairo early Tuesluy
morning United States Senitor
Samuel D. McEnery of Louisia1a,
died suddenly at New Orleans on
Tuesday. He had been senator since
896 The arena at Reno, New,
irected for the big fight next Monday,
las a total seating capacity of 18,000
md tickets range in price from $50
lown to $15 each President Taft
vent to Beverly, Mass., Wednesday,
or the summer Fire destroyed
750,000 worth of property at Paterlon,
N. J., Tuesday. Three firemen
vere badly injured Wm. R. Pittnan,
the Boston man captured by the
tladriz forces while fighting around
lluefields, Nicaragua, has been tried
>y eourtniartial and sentenced to ten
ears in prison E. E. Powell, who
las been on trial at Warrenton, N. C.,
or the murder of Chas. W. Dunn, chief
>f polic-t? of Scotland Neck, Was on
Vednesday sentenced to serve thirty
ears in the penitentiary. A verdict of
nurder in the second decree was accepted
l>y the defense and agreed to by
he state. Powell is over To years old.
>n March 4, he shot Dunn to death
.nd wounded two other men. It is heieved
that he is insane The inerstate
commerce commission on
Vednesday, rendered a decision afecting
class and commodity freight
ates on transcontinental lines operatng
between Atlantic and Pacific coast
mints. Hates to internal cities in the
aiddle and far west are reduced from
0 to 50 per cent Dr. B. C. Hyde,
ecently convicted of the murder of
Nil. Thus. H. Swope at Kansas City,
ilo., was on Wednesday refused a new
rial and sentenced to life imprisonrient
Mrs. Jos. McC. Bowyer, a
I'idow, and Midshipmen Nason and
'homas of the naval academy, were
Irowned in Chesapeake bay, near Anapolis,
Md., Tuesday afternoon, while
athinp... .Edwin S. Holmes, the statistician
of the department of agriculure,
who was involved in the "cotton
?ak" case, pleaded puilty in the Fedral
court at Washinptoii Wednesday,
lid was fined $5,000 As the result
f a flood in the Lickinp river, in eastrn
Kentucky, caused l>y a cloudburst
a the mountains on Tuesday, it is helved
that lot less than nine lives were
>st. Five bodies had been recovered
ip to Wednesday Twenty-three
nembers of the Southeastern I'nderrriters'
association were convicted and
lied $500 each at Newport News, Ya.,
Vedncsday, on char pes or unlawfully
onspirinp to control insurance rates
ii that city Lightning struck the
attleship Delaware at Norfolk, Va.,
Tiesday nipht, deinolishinp the wireess
telegraph mast, on the deck at
he time was 1,500 pounds of dynamite
nd enough 6-inch shells to blow the
essel to pieces. The vessel was coniderahly
damaged... .Three men were
illed and three seriously injured by
Baltimore and Ohio railroad engine
unninp into a gang of bridge workers
ear that city Wednesday 10. S. P.
Vrrell, a wealthy citizen of San Antoiio,
Tex., and former minister to Helium.
committed suicide Wednesday
y tirinp a bullet Into his brain
icrman cities arc quaiauiuimg againsi
he cholera in southern Russia.
Rev. F. C. Hickson Refused Divorce.
-We clip the following from the
'hues, published at Oklahoma City,
nder date of June l!Hh:
"The Rev. F\ C. Hickson, at one tine
missionary to China, more recently
ne of the ministers of a North c'arena
Baptist association, hut at pres *nt
f Oklahoma City, was the next and
he last. He charged his wife, Josehine
Hickson, with till sorts of insnfciencies,
and his wife counter-charged
iin in a deposition with an equal delve
of cussedness. Shooting, lighting,
wearing and great bundles of other
icidental infelicities were mixed up
i the hearing. So profoundly eoiifusd
became the hulk of evidence that
In- court refused to decide tin- ease,
'ilhholding its opinion until July .1."?
affney Ledger.
LOCAL. AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. M. Stroup?Has a 6-room house on
Wright avenue for rent.
H. L. Montgomery, N"o. 6, Yorkville?
Wants to sell a good 'possum dog.
J. E. Heamguard, See.?Will on Tuesday.
July f?, offer for sale the old
school building and lot, situated In
the town of Clover.
Kiddle Auto Co.?Reminds you to get
necessary supplies for your Fourth
of July automobile trip and wants
to serve you.
The Irene Garage. Oaffney?Has an
attractive agency proposition for a
live, hustling man who can handle
automobiles.
Xationai Union Bank. Rock Hill?
Advises you to protect yourself
against want in old age by saving
a part of your earnings. It wants
you to talk the matter over with it.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Offers special
prices on shoes for men, women
and children on Saturday. No old
stock. The store will be closed on
Monday, July 4th.
Thomson Co.?Presents a variety of
specials for tomorrow?Saturday,
and announces big reductions in all
ladies' hats.
First National Bank, Yorkville?Publishes
its statement of condition at
the close of business on Thursday,
June 30th.
J. I.,. Williams & Co.?In order to
clean up all small sizes of Zeigler
Bros.' low shoes, $3 to $4 qualities,
offer them at $1.98 a pair. Lawn,
gingham and print remnants, 3Jc
yard.
Loan and Savings Bank?Says that its
first duty is to supply absolute
safety for its depositors, and that
its recognized conservatism makes
it a rock of strength.
Star Drug Store?Has fruit jars, rubbers
preserving powders and wax
fo: jelly tumblers and advises you
to put up lots of fruit, jellies, etc.
First National Bank, Yorkville?
Shows how the man who saves will
be successful, while the waster will
be a failure. The way to save is by
putting your money in the bank.
Carroll Bros.?Have Corno chick, hen,
horse and cow feed, rock salt, fruit
jars, rubbers, mackerel, salt fish,
kippered herring, etc.
One York county farmer told the
writer a few days ago that he has 300
acres in corn and 500 acres in cotton.
Mrs. L. L. Jenkins of Gastonla, has
inaugurated a movement that seems to
assure the closing of the stores at G
o'clock ,p. m., during July and August.
The state board of equalization has
been called to meet in Columbia on
July 20. Mr. T. L. Johnston of Rock
Hill, is York county's representative
on the board.
The C. C. & 0. road has been surveyed
across York county, and we believe
it could be induced to come
across this way from Bostic. But the
railroad people are going to require
practical evidence of real desire.
When in November, 1907, we suggested
that the currency stringency
was precipitated for the purpose of
depressing the price of cotton, snme of
our southern exchanges tried to laugh
at us. We do not admit that there has
been a better explanation of that unnecessary
panic to this day. But was
that theory any more unreasonable
than the theory that the Federal grand
jury's Indictment of Hayne, Brown,
Scales, Patten and others is for the
same purpose? Which one of our
southern exchanges, no matter how liberal
and fair minded it may be, will try
to maintain that there is a scintilla of
equity, justice, or even righteous purpose
in Attorney General Wickersham's
action in connection with this indictment''
The whole thine' ns we see it.
is that during the past ten years Frank
R. Hayne and associates, have performed
miracles almost In lifting the
south out of industrial and financial
bondage, and taskmasters of New York
propose to thwart him at any cost,
even to the ruin of the whole country,
if necessary. We do not desire to lie
considered hysterical, however. We
have too much faith in the present
good sense of the country to think
that this conspiracy in going to win.
The newspapers seem to be keeping
out of the present campaign to a greater
extent than we have ever known;
but it is hardly to be expected that a
situation like this is to last to the end.
As we view the issues as joined, the
principal question is liquor. There
will be other considerations, of course;
but most people will vote according to
their bias, leanings or convictions on
the liquor question, whether for local
option or state-wide prohibition.
Messrs. Blease and McLeod are local
optionists, and Messrs. Featherstone,
Hyatt and Richards are state-widers.
Mr. Duncan is trying to enlighten the
public on the subject of graft and general
corruption in high nlaces. The
principal issue between Messrs. Blease
and McLeod is as to which has the
most consistent record on the local option
question. Messrs. Featherstone, I
Hyatt and Richards are unable to agree
as to which is the best Prohibitionist.
According to our way of sizing up the
situation, the two main elements are
going to concentrate on Messrs. Blease
and McLeod on the one hand and on
Messrs. Featherstone. Richards and
Hyatt on the other, and that the second
race is going to be between a local
optionist and a Prohibitionist.
Theoretically, of course, the governor
has nothing to do with making the
laws; but custom and tradition have
established it as a fact that the general
assembly generally tries to carry
out the platform of the man who gets
the most votes for governor.
NEGRO HOMICIDE.
Coroner Louthian was called to Mr.
A. M. Titman's place near the Chester
line yesterday, to hold an inquest
over the dead body of a little negro
girl, named Ella McMaster, who was
shot and killed by her brother, Henry
McMaster, at about 7 o'clock in the
morning.
The facts developed at the inquest,
were to the effect that the father and
grandfather, the only older members
of the family being away, Ella, aged 13,
fried three pieces of meat for herself,
her brother, aged 15, and her younger
sister. Henry took all the meat and
when his sisters protested, he slashed
at them with a knife. Then when Ella
began cutting more meat, Henry orderer
her to quit. She persisted, and
getting the gun, Henry asked: "You
think I won't shoot you, don't you?"
"Oh, no, don't do that, that is tne way
mama was killed," the girl replied, and
by the time the sentence was completed,
Henry blazed away. The charge
tore a great hole in the girl's left side
and killed her instantly.
The jury returned a verdict in accordance
with the facts, and Coroner
I.outhian and Deputy Sheriff Quinn
brought the boy to Yorkville. He did
not seem to be very much concerned
about the crime, only offering as an
explanation that he did not know the
gun was loaded.
BASEBALL NOTES.
The Carhartt Mill ball team plays
Yorkville tomorrow afternoon on the
local grounds.
The series of three games that the
Yorkville team lias booked against
Rutheyfordton on July 4, 5 and 6.
will undoubtedly be the most hotly
contested series to be seen in Yorkville
this season. The Hutherfordton
aggregation is one of the strongest
semi-professional teams of North Carolina
and has managed to win a majority
of the games played this season.
It has been demonstrated that
the Yorkville team is at least strong
enough to give the visitors some entertainment.
and with just a little
more strengthening will make the
visitors work for what they get.
The Fort Mill baseball team was
defeated by Chester on Monday afternoon
by a score of 17 to 7. In the
game on Tuesday the score was Chester
it. Fort Mill 7.
The Yorkville team went to Fort
Mill on Wednesday for a'series of
three games against the Fort Mill
team that played here last week. In
tin- game Wednesday afternoon the
score was I to .'{ in favor of Yorkville.
Fort Mill made three runs in the
lirst inning and Yorkville tied the
score in the third, and then the two
cinHion.it I,, rcisti-r iTooSe
eggs 11 )> (< the thirteenth inning,
win-ii Met'ants made a hit that
brought in the fourth run for Yorkvilie.
The batteries were: Yorkville
Trammel and Patrick: Fort Mill?
Hrandt and Parks. In the game yesterday
afternoon neither of the
teams had scored up to the fourth
inning, at which time the Yorkville
team being dissatisfied with
tiie decisions of the umpire, they
walked ofT the field, the umpire declaring
the game forfeited to Fort
mill by a score of 9 to 0. The trird c
and last game of the series will be
played this afternoon. Rossari will !
pitch for Yorkville this afternoon. v
Yorkville now has a winning baseball
team. (Jive them your encour- j
agement by attending the games play- ^
ed on the local grounds. .
ABOUT PEOPLE. I
I
Miss Louise Ou.v of I.owrvville, is 1
the guest of Miss Bessie Pegram, in j,
Yorkville.
Miss Beulah Barron r?f Rock Hill, r
fs the guest of Miss Elizabeth Hunter, ii
in Yorkville. h
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Reinhart, have
their little son, Raymond, at the Fen- 0
nell Infirmary, Rock Hill.
Miss Helen Darby of Lowryville, is '
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. H. j
Witherspoon, in Yorkville. .
Miss Annie Laurie Hardy of Lavo- ^
nia, Oa., is in Yorkville. on a visit to p
Misses Bessie and Maggie Sandifer. s
Mrs. H. W. Tate of Mint, Fla., is
spending sometime with her parents, r
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Moore, in York- h
ville. t
Mr. Hist Finlev. who has been snend- p
ins the past several months in Wash- v
ington, D. C., has returned to his home "
in Yorkville. n
Miss Bessie L. Faris of Fort Mill, ^
has been elected a teacher in the high ?
school department of the Orangeburg
city schools.
Mr. J. E. Hart and sister. Miss Nel- ^
lie, have returned to their home in '|
Yorkville, after spending some time p
with relatives in Wadmalaw Island. p
Mr. John L. Thomasson and family T
of Rivervlew, Fla., are visiting the c
family of Mr. Thomasson's father on
Yorkville R. F. D. No. 2. C
Mr. J. Ben Comer of Lagrange, Oa., s
is in Yorkville on a visit to the family *
of his father, Mr. J. C. Comer. Mr. t
Comer is now connected with the La- v
grange Graphic.
LOWRY-AVERY FAMILY,
The Lowry-Avery family, which up
to the close of the civil war, had its v
principal headquarters In Yorkville; v
but which since then has been widely *
scattered, has arranged for what prom- ('
ises to be a unique and interesting re- ?
union in Yorkville on Tuesday, Wed- n
nesday and Thursday, July &, f> and *
7. The published programme explains ti
the proposed exercises fully. It is as 11
follows: 1
Tuesday, ten-thirty a. m. j.
Gathering of the Clans ,,
Invocation Rev. W. T. Mathews
Organization
Two-thirty p. m.
Addresses
The Lowrys Rev. W. T. Mathews "
The Averys ....Mrs. Edward T. Avery
Reminiscence
_____ 81
Eight-thirty p. m.
Reception n
To friends, old and new.
Wednesday, ten-thirty a. m.
Memorial Service
Church of the Good Shepherd.
Decprating
The Graves of our Dead. n
Visiting a
Familiar Scenes of our Childhood. w
n
Two-thirty p. m. P
Photographing the Clans. "
Reading, Memoirs of Capt. Samuel p
Cosmo Lowry, from Original Mann- s1
script. w
Shall we Effect a Permanent Organ- 8
ization? "
r<
Eight-thirty p. m. j1
An Evening of Song and Story.
Thursday, ten-thirty a. m. F
Papers
Is a Name Worth While?Mrs. Sumter f
L. Lowry
Pride of Ancestry?Hon. Stan.varne p
Wilson 11
Past, Present, Future?Hon. William r
Miller a
Business Session 8
C
Two-thirty p. m. a
Baseball
"Tampa Tigers" ?
versus _ a
The Rest of the Clan a
Eight-thirty p. m.
Parting Address... .Hon. W. B. Wilson '
Sons "
"Got] bo with You 'till We Meet Again."
Benediction
Rev. J. W. Cantey Johnson.
t<
WITHIN THE TOWN. tl
? A majority of the business houses w
of Yorkville will be closed Monday, Cl
July 4th.
? Property owners along South Con- t]
press street, want the pavlnp work p
down that way in vitrified brick. q
? Mr. W. I* Raber has presented The gi
Enquirer with the first mess of home- 0
raised tomatoes that have been broupht ?
to this office. He says his tomato crop t]
is doing fine. p
? Some of the people are a little du- jr
bious about the operation of the quar- t|
antine against whooping cough, claim- C(
ing that it is like trying to stop a ^
creek with a seine. t(
? Greenwood Journal: At the risk a
of being misunderstood by some peo- p
pie, we wish to speak again of the Q
towns finances, and to show that there t]
are people in other places, who feel as C(
we do, we introduce what we have to q
say by quoting the following from The p
Yorkville Enquirer: "What the state
of the town's finances is, we do not jr
know. There is a law, (the charter un- s]
der which the government is being ad- a
ministered) providing that the town a
council each year make a full state- a
ment of all receipts and expenditures. w
This law has been deliberately ignor- c]
ed, and the citizens of the town have
no way of knowing what is becoming C(
of the taxes they pay. This is statod Q|
merely for the information it contains
and to explain why we do not tr
know anything of the town's finances. t|
What we started out to say, is that nj
the most meritorious move that has
been made in Yorkville since the town p|
has had a municipal government, was
that move made last summer in the w
direction of fixing up the streets. We ,1(
shall not say that the work was done p
I perfectly, because it was not. Anybody n
can see that. It may have cost more ,,,
than it should have cost also. Rut (,
under the circumstances it was cred- p,
ltable to the town and creditable to fp
the members of the council who super- js
vised it." We suppose that if asked, jjj
there are few people in Greenwood who jp
eould tell what the state of this town's a
finances is. They would have to say: 'p
"What the state of the town's finances p(
is, we do not know." It may he our 0|
fault, hut we insist that there should S(
he more publicity given to the receipts (>|
and expenditures of the city. There
should he some pains taken to let the
people know. Mind, we do not say
that there is an effort to conceal the
condition of the financial affairs of the w
city, hut we do say that there is not p.
enough effort made to let it he known, p*.
The Enquirer says that there is a law ^
requiring the town council of York- (>(
ville to make a full statement of all t.(
receipts and expenditures. We do jj
not know if there is such a law with a,
regard to Greenwood or not. We sup- {^
pose that there is not. or it would he ((l
complied with. Hut, it should not re- ^
quire a law to have it done. Good m
business requires it. We do not know m
of a corporation that does not make a m
full showing annually of its financial ru
condition to its stockholders. The tax- st
payers of a town are the stockholders
and a full report should he spread he- .)C
fore them monthly, at least, quarterly, tl.
if not annually. It would help the administration
immensely. We wish to ,p
commend the present city administra- ,H
tioii for the Improvements made on the
streets, and in other ways, and we ,p
hope to see tills good Work go oil. Hut.' ,,u
we insist that the people of Greenwood ;lt
should know just exactly what is he- tp
coming of the taxes. This demand S(.
should not he ignored and passed by ,p
with mute silence. The thing is in the pt
air and the people want to know. Tell f>(.
them and they will respond to every tp
legitimate call that is made upon them |,?
for the further and better development t(,
of the city of Oreenwood. tl,
oil
The First Cotton Blooms. J"1
tin
The first cotton hlooin that has reached
The Enquirer office, was sent by ca
Mr. ] '. E. Clinton of Clover. li was th
plucked from the field of Mr. John oil
Turner, three miles east of Clover, int
yesterday. Mr. .1. C. Wilborn of York- en
villa, brought in a bloom this morning lie
that was plucked yesterday from his ov
plantation five miles from Rock Hill, a i
on a farm worked by June I^ove, col- ise
ored. Iy
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Notwithstanding the rains over the
ounty during the past week and especially
yesterday, making it easy for
he farmers to leave their work, there
eas a comparatively slim attendnce
on the state campaign meeting
n the court house this morning.
Vhen the meeting was called to orer
by County Chairman Wilson,
hortly after 1ft o'clock, there were
ess than one hundred people present,
>ut the people kept coming and by
1 o'clock the building was filled to
ts capacity.
Calling the meeting to order. Chairnan
Wilson explained that the meetng
would require in all about four
lours, which would leave only about
t*ll rillIIUlf> l?? ratll ??i lilt- tuuuiuaicn,
xcept the candidates for governor,
/ho would be allowed a longer time,
ifter this explanation, at the reuest
of the chairman, the meeting
/as opened with prayer by Rev. I. G.
turray, and Capt. J. M. Richardson
f Aiken, candidate for adjutant genral
was introduced as the first
peaker.
After referring to Yorkville as a
nodel community as evidenced by
lis observations since his arrival In
he town, Capt. Richardson proceedd
to urge his claims for the office for
ihich he is a candidate, saying that
f elected he proposes to run the
military department on a strictly
usiness basis. Among his qualiflatlons
he stated that he had served
bur years in the United States Infanry
at Fortress Monroe, and four
ears in the militia of Tennessee and
louth Carolina. He is now the rankng
art Men- officer in the South CaroIna
service. By way of credentials
le presented his discharge from the
Jnited States service, and when he
oncluded he was applauded.
Lieutenant Col. Chas. Newham of
'olumbla, began by reviewing his
ervlce with the militia from 1874.
lis first service was in a company
hat was disbanded by Gen. Scott. He
fas elected captain of a company In
he second regiment during the Span*h-Amerlean
war. He promised that
f elected he would conduct the office
a a business like manner.
Col. W. W. Moore of Barnwell, reiewed
his military career from r.riate
to his present position on Govrnor
Ansel's staff, for which he laid
own his commission as captain of his
wn company. He laid down his commission
because he felt that as a
raveling salesman, he could not give
he duties of the position proper atlon.
and to hold it would be an inustice
to the company and to the
unlor officers. Among the difhultles
under which the South Carona
National Guard is laboring, one
f the most serious is that of getting
he members to continue in the serice
after the expiration of the first
nlistment or two years. He will nave
0 power to change this, but he will
ry to secure the extension of the
i>rm of enlistment to four years. He
aid he was running for the office on
Is merits rather than on the deaerits
of his opponents.
Railroad Commissioner.
James Cansler was introduced as
lie first speaker. Cansler appeared,
rearing a black skull cap with the
ame Cansler in large, gold letters
cross the front. He was received
;lth applause. He reviewed his l'orler
campafgn for the office, and exressed
his appreciation of the maner
iri which York had always stood
y him. He told several jokes and
tated that in the twenty counties over
hlch he had been, he had heard peristent
rumors that he was not fairly
ealt with In the last election. He
efcrred to the other candidates as
is "undergrowth." and gave the
alance of his time to his underrow
th.
G. McDuffie Hampton said that the
vidences of growth and development
e had seen over the state made him
oubly proud that he is a South Caronian,
and declared that he has exneienced
no greater pleasure in visiting
ny other county. Referred to his
chools days in Yorkville, under Col.
loward as the basis of his education
s a civil engineer. He insisted that
he office of railroad commissioner is
ne of the most important in the state,
nd argued that knowledge of civil
ngineering is a most essential quaiifiation.
He said that he had started at
he bottpm of his profession and durlg
twenty-nine years had worked
imself to the top. He believes that
he railroads should be kept under
trlct expert surveillance, and all depots
reported and corrected. He prom>ed
that if elected he would endeavor
~> see that all the laws pertaining to
he railroads are rigidly carried out
ithout fear or favor. Mr. Hampton
as generously applauded when he
oncluded.
Mr. G. H. Mahon of Greenville, was
le next speaker. He wanted Cansler
ke the others, to be measured by his
ualifieations. He argued that while
elections for this and every other
ffice should be made on a basis of
ualifieations rather than section, still
le tremendous importance of the
iedmont section, developing as it is
1 manufacturing and agriculture, entles
its candidates to very great
onsideration. Entered into a brief
iscusslon of railroad rates and atpmpted
to point out discriminations
gainst South Carolina, which should
e corrected. He gave specific instances
f higher rates that were charged for
le same service in rsouin Carolina as
!)mpared with North Carolina and
eorgia, and insisted that there was no
ood reason for this, other than that
le South Carolina officials are not
>oking after their duties as they
tiould. Says South Carolina people
re paying taxes on the bonds issued
gainst them to build the railroads
nd should have an equal showing
ith other states. Applause at conluding.
Mr. O. C. Scarborough of Clnrendon
iunty, was the next speaker. He told
f his service in the house of reprosenitives,
where he examined closely in?
the matter of freight dlscrimlnaons
against the farmers of South Carlina
on fertilizers. He secured a careil
investigation into the matter, and
roved that the discriminations exist1,
and got some reductions; hut not
hat he asked for nor what he pro- 1
uses to demand and secure if placed (
i a position where he can pursue the
latter to a conclusion. The people 1
ant to elect as railroad commission- '
s men with intelligence and back>ne,
and he believes he has both. He 1
?plored the lugging in of sectional- '
m; but wanted to say that while he t
from the Pee Dee he is proud of j
Is section. He also has behind him '
clean record, that he is proud of. '
he office of railroad commissioner has I
?en a kind of a joke over South Car- '
ina: but all this will be changed as '
ton as the people begin to put sure i
lough men in the office. Was applaud- I
1 at conclusion. '
Lieutenant Governor. ,
Mr. E. W. Duval I of Chesterfield, 1
as the first speaker. He started out A
; telling his audience that his youth 1
ol been urged against him. He had 'v
wever, come here just as soon as he t
mid, wanted to stay as long as he '
>uld and was improving every day. 1
e wanted the position of first assist- v
it to the governor, and if elected to t
ic position, believed he could fill it f
the satisfaction of the people, d
lunched into a discussion 01 me nusi
>ss affairs of the state and said no *
erchant, hanker or other husincss 0
an would allow his own affairs to he e
in in such a lax manner as that of the *s
ate. He said that the tax levies are v
creasing every year and that the t
lople are now paying $300,000 in- >'
rest, notwithstanding a constant in- a
ease in taxable properties. He cited "
at there are quite a number of tin- t
cessary items in each annual appro- t
iation l>ilI and if these were cut out, t
e levies could he reduced even with- t
it tile necessity of returning property v
its actual value. He is in favor of t
e liberal support of the common t
hools and the continued support of s
e institutions of higher education, d
it wants all id' them to be run on an li
onomical and business-like basis. On ti
e liquor question, said he believed in v
al option and was not willing to try t!
force prohibition on the six counties I
at have not yet seen proper to vote n
t liquor. Is in favor of good roads, tl
it is not in favor of issuing state h
nds. \i
i'has. A. Smith of Timmonsville, a a
mlidate for lieutenant governor, was p
e next speaker. He said that the h
ice of lieutenant governor is of very h
jch greater Importance than it gen- a
illy gets credit for. The duties of tl
Ol'a in I1V<1<I1I<1 \V
UM'IMIIII h">1 1 ??'* V" i?i
er tlii> senate ami to vote in cases of b
:ie. He was not here to make prom- el
s, because he could not see certainwhat
he could do, and he was m
known among his friends as a man
who generally did what he said he
would do. He said that the lieutenant
governor has very little to do with
matters of taxation. He also was opposed
to the proposition to issue state
bonds for road purposes. Stands for
the higher education of our boys and
girls, beginning with the common
schools and taking them through the
colleges. He thinks that enforcement
of the law is one of the most important
issues before the people and he
stands for law and order. His opinion
on the liquor question does not
add to or take from his competency
to fill the otHce to which he Is aspiring;
but he wants it known that he
has never favored the legalized sale of
liquor and he never will. If It can
be shown that the average man is J
more prosperous as the result of the |
t< enlized sale of linuor. then lie is
for it; otherwise, no. (Applauded at
conclusion). i
Attorney General.
B. B. Evans was introduced as the (
first speaker. He said that he had (
practiced In all the courts from that (
of magistrate to United States su- <
preme court. His opponent could not
say that. Lyon had promised that if
elected he would put stripes on the
grafters. Has he done it? No. Said t
that Black had been made a free (
man by Judge Memminger's action in |
discharging the jury. Said that it was (
at the request of Lyon that Judge |
Prince fined Farnum $5,000, instead
of sending him to the penitentiary, j
Said that Judge Prince told htm that
if he had known that Farnum was so (
wealthy, he would never have let him |
off with such a small fine. He charg- (
ed Lyon with failure to do his duty in i
the Southern railroad merger case and \
the Virginia-Carolina Chemical com- pany
case. Lyon has done nothing In \
either of these cases but ask for more |
money. Only $200,000 of the money <
derived from the winding up of the
state dispensary has been put in the i
state treasury. The balance of it is i
subject to the check of the treasurer <
of the winding-up commission. He 1
charged Lyon with having spent mon- <
ey employing outside lawyers, because
he did did not have the ability to do <
it himself. Thomas Felder told me <
that he had gotten more than $100,000 |
for his services. He further told me <
that he is now arranging to compro- I
mise a six hundred thousand dollar <
claim against the Richland Distilling i
company for $100,000. When he con- i
eluded lie was liberally applauded. I
Chairman Wilson announced that <
Mr. Lyon was not present and that i
there had been no communication 1
from him. i
For Governor. .
Mr. C. C. Featherstone was the first t
speaker. He began by telling a joke 1
on himsielf to the effect that he had 1
received encouragement in his prohi- i
bition position from the lunatic asy- 1
lum. He had no apologies, however, i
for telling what he conceived to be 1
right. There are those who say that 3
the whisky question has bee nsettled. 1
That is not true. The whisky question s
will never be settled until it is settled f
right. Thirty-six counties of South 1
Carolina are not going to be dictated s
to by six counties. What does Lexing- 1
ton county want with whisky when it s
oan get all the liquor it wants in Co- *
lumbia. He once advocated local op- 1
tion as a means to an end, and it has t
worked beautifully; but now local op- >
tion has proceeded to the point where 1
something else is necessary and that I
something else is state-wide prohibi- <
tion. We want in South Carolina the i
salne thing that the legislature has t
done in reference to cocaine. That J
law says cocaine cannot be sold ex- 1
cept on a physician's prescription, to s
be administered under that physician's f
prescription. To have local option
and liquor under existing conditions is <
Just about as reasonable as compul- 8
sory vaccination in one county and no <
law in another. Mr. Featherstone S
said that the Prohibitionists must fight 8
for their lives. When Gladstone was *
asked how England would get along c
with the beer tax eliminated, he said 1
that England sober would never be '
troubled by all the revenues necessary v
for its needs. Told several amusing s
Jokes to illustrate that South Carolina 8
had had enough of the liquor business, (
and declared that the state will now ?
get rid of it. He asked his audience J
to make inquiries at his home for in- I
formation as to his business capacity, *
and said that if elected he would give ?
the best administration in his power. *
Advocated biennial sessions of the '
legislature and four year terms of v
office for all state and county officials. 8
He concluded with a Joke on the can- ^
didates who were making claims of ^
having done so much for the state, 1
and said that it makes very litttie dif- v
ference who is elected governor, so 8
* r a O
he is a good, clean, nonesi man. | Applause].
Mr. F. H. Hyatt, the next speaker, a
said he wanted to talk as a business,
man. He said that If the people were 3
looking for a candidate with a clean n
and consistent record on the whisky y
question, they would have to vote for 3
Hyatt, for he had been a Prohibition- ll
1st all of his life. He said he con- v
sidered the educational question as one ^
of the most Important that now con- 1
fronts the people of the state. He Is In {J
favor of better schools, better common {]
schools, and better higher Institutions 11
of learning. He believed In paying v
better salaries to teachers for better |*
teachers make better schools. So far ?
as his business record was concerned. 11
he did not have to refer people to his ^
home town; that he could refer them '
to any bank or banker; that he was ?
known all over the state. Referred to
his efforts of several years ago in be- ?
half of the Southern Cotton associa- J]
tion; preached diversification of farming,
and reviewed his efforts during a "
number of years past in behalf of het- *
ter roads. He stated that the people P
too often make their selections for office
from the standpoint of popularity, n
rather than capability, and this is the c
cause of much of the resulting dissat- r'
isfaction. Promised that if elected
governor, the people would never have e
occasion to regret or be ashamed of tl
any act of his. [Applause.]
Mr. Thomas G. McLeod was the next h
speaker. He began by saying that he n
realized that he was speaking to the h
descendants of Scotch-Irish people h
who came here rather than surren- K
der their individutl liberty and who t!
would never submit to any dictation s'
in their religion or politics. He was Vl
proud to speak to the people of the h
rounty in which was the birthplace of b
he greatest Democrat who had ever T
ived?Andrew Jackson?and to stand q
n the shadow of King's Mountain, sr
where such a glorious blow was struck c'
for liberty. He said he favored liberil
appropriations to the higher in- c*
ititutions of learning. Told how he n'
ulvocated direct appropriations to the ai
public schools and although it had
'ailed as a general proposition, the
novement had served as an entering
vedge to the high school appropria- u
ions. Said that the time has come
when agriculture should be taught in
he high and the common schools of ^(]
South Carolina. Wished he was able
o offer some remedy for the defects D
n the taxation system; but knew of
inthing except a constant effort for
qualization and a persistent race af- f.
. r the tax dodgers. "While I am no
idvoeate of whisky selling or whisky ^
Irlnking. I am a consistent advocate ,
?f local option for every county In Y
Eolith Carolina." Said that Mr. Brice .
?f York, had managed to secure the
stablishment of this principle in
iouth Carolina, and argued that if it
ras the right thing then it is the right
hing now. It is no more right,for rv
ou to try to ram down the throat of
nybody else a system that they will v?
lot tolerate, than for somebody else r
r? ram down your throat a system
hat you will not tolerate. He told
he anecdote of the negro who said j,.
hat he was a Democrat because he
ranted that 'possum, and said that C<
his is the reason why the' local oplonists
of four years ago are now for vi
tate-wide prohibition. He wanted It th
istinctly understood thai h is not a ha
<|Uor man: but that all he wants Is in
> guarantee the right of every indi- in
Ulual to say what he wants along la
his line. If you see fit to elect me, th
pledge you to enforce to the best of ce
iy ability till the laws that are now on Hi
he statute books and all that may is
ereafter be placed there. Said he co
ould exercise the pardon power just ga
s the facts and circumstances of each ba
articular case might seem to demand. Ja
te enjoys the distinction of never In
aving been defeated for public office lai
ml he does not expect to be defeated an
lis time. Said that if elected he be
ould so conduct himself as not to lai
ring discredit upon the people who mi
lecled hint. [Applause]. ce
Mr. John O. Richards said that it en
as with pride that he stands before rei
i York county audience, because it was
at Rbenezer that his father 54 years
ago accepted his first call to preach the
gospel. His father had the distinction
i>f preaching the first sermon ever
preached in Rock Hill. Gave another
reason that this town has the honor of
!>eing the headquarters of the first militia
regiment in America?the First
regiment of South Carolina. There are
a number of questions before you and
>ne of the most important is the whiskv
question. There are now thirtysix
prohibition counties in South Cara
a a in
tie would make the balance of them
Prohibitionists also. He said that he
had seconded the efforts of Mr. Brice
to secure local option, four years ago.
He said that If elected governor of
South Carolina and the legislature
passes a local option law, he will not
veto it; that if a prohibition law is
passed, he will do the best he could to
enforce it. Criticised Featherstone for
having told a joke implicating liquor
drinking to the white women of South
Carolina fifty years ago. Was running
on his record as a private citizen, and
as a public citizen. Said he had been
elected to every office for which he had
run during the past 20 years. Said he
was the author of the bill for the erection
of certain buildings In connection
with the development of Wlnthrop,
and also of the bill that gives 124 free
scholarships in the college. He alone
stood before the audience as a Simon
pure farmer. Four of his opponents
were lawyers, and Mr. Hyatt, who
poses as a farmer is an insurance man
with an office In the skyscraper.
Claimed to have done more for the farmers
than any one of the other candidates.
Stands for lower taxes, bienntal
incriaiAture and longer
susaiuua \ji
terms of office. Hoped that the voters
would instruct every representative
that they send to Columbia to use their
best efforts In the equalization of taxes.
Cited instances of inequality in both
bank and agricultural returns, and
said these should be looked into. Concluded
with a tribute to the Confederate
soldiers, and advocated still more
liberal pensions to the soldiers. Concluded
with applause.
Cole L. Blease was the next speaker,
and began by saying that if these
iistingulshed gentlemen had accomplished
all that they claim to have accomplished,
all of South Carolina's
ills would have been cured and this
campaign was not necessary. I have
waited two years to come back here
to deny a report that was circulated
then to the effect that I was the canlidate
of the whisky houses and that
ny campaign was being run on money
ceing furnished by them. He did not
want to do anything further than to
iay that the charge was absolutely
false. Prom what followed it appeared
hat the charge was alleged to have
seen made by Rev. J. L. Harley, and
Mr. Blease read from the Columbia
State an editorial criticism of Mr. Harey,
based on Mr. Harley's charges of
rascality in the third ward of ColumMa.
Two years ago I appeared before
fou in a strenuous race against a man
who was running for a second term,
md received 4 2,000 votes in spite of
ill the disadvantages. He had retired
'rom the senate to run for governor,
ind If anybody wanted to know how
le had represented his people they
should ask Mr Brice or Mr. Stewart.
Since his retirement from the senate
le had been elected mayor of Newber y,
and people who desire to know
what kind of a man he is let them ap)ly
the rule as to what their own peo)le
think. He did not want to be unlerstood
as being willing to take one
lickel from any institution of learning
hat needs that pickel; but I want to tell
rou that it takes considerable educaion
to get into one of these state Institutions
and I believe In building
" *- * " A*"4" *v?la otath Rp
jooa scnoois an u*c? m?o ? ?
terated the old plank of the platform
?n which he has been standing ever
ilnce he entered state politics In favor
>f giving the negro's taxes to the nerro's
schools. He said that when you
sducate a negro you spoil a good farm
land. Referring to Mr. Richard's
ilalm with reference to legislative apiroprlations
for a monument to Conederate
women, exhibited his indlidual
check for $25 that he had subcrlbed
for the purpose. He said that
.ny man who would not stand for the
Confederate soldiers and the Confederite
women, was either a Yankee or
tad free negro blood In his veins.
Cheers], Discussing the liquor queslon,
he said that was a mattter that
verybody must decide for himself,
f I want to.take a drink of liquor it
s nobody's business and if I don't
vant It I have the same right to let it
.lone. If a majority of the people of
fork county want prohibition let them
tave it; If they want dispensaries, let
hem have them. He said that he
i-as going In the second prlma^ with
omebody, and Invited everybody to
ome down to Columbia next winter
nd let him entertain them at his Inuguratlon.
[Applause],
Mr. John T. Duncan was the last
peaker. He said he was here to reiew
his acquaintances of fourteen
ears ago. He was doing his duty as he
aw it then and as he sees It now. He
old them then that John Gary Evans
. as a dishonest official and that he
. as running thp state dispensary for
he purpose of robbery. Many would
iot believe him then; but now every
lonest man In South Carolina know3
t is so. Said that Wade Hampton
oted for John T. Duncan against
ohn Gary Evans and said that every
lonest man in South Carolina should
lave done so. Complained of his inbllity
to tell what he wanted to tell
n so short a time. He said that he
mew the Columbia bunch of thieves
etter than any other man in South
laroltna. Said that Columbia people
ad tried to keep him out of the race
y offering to pay his expenses on conition
that he become their candidate,
le charged the Columbia papers With
rotecting gla3s factory grafters by reraining
from the publication of their
ames in connection with the recent
ourt proceedings. Charged that the
ecent asylum deal was gotten up for
he purpose of enabling certain graftrs
to put through a scheme to buy
he asylum property, worth $2,500,00,
for only $600,000. Said that it
ad gotten at one time so a man could
ot run for a state office until after he
ad*bought a certain amount of Semlole
stock. Made detailed charges of
eneral corruption in Richland couny,
where he said that only the peculiar
moll of a thief suited the noses of the
oters. He referred time and again
? the "bunch of thieves" In Columia.
and named names with impunity,
'he audience listened to Mr. Duncan
uite carefully, laughing at times, and
iving him some little applause at the
ose.
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Dunm's
speech, Chairman Wilson anounced
the end of the programme
nd the meeting was adjourned..
LOCAL LACONICS,
ntil January 1, 1911.
We will send The Yorkvile Enquirer
om this date till January 1, 1911,
>r $1.02.
eath of Dudley Jones.
Mrs. W. H. McConnell of Yorkville, *
iceived a telegram Tuesday, bringing
le information that her brother, Mr.
udley Jones, died at his home at
acogdoehes, Tex., Monday night at 11
clock. Mr. Jones was a native of
orkville, and with his family moved
> Wrightsboro, Tex., thirteen years
jo, where he engaged in merchandisg,
later moving to Nacogdoches,
here he engaged in farming. He
arried Miss Maggie Erwin of the Lowville
neighborhood, and lived there for
number of years. Mr. Jones is surved
by his wife and eight children,
id by one brother, Mr. Minor Jones of
'rightsboro. Tex., and one sister. Mrs.
'. H. McConnell of Yorkville. He was
the 65th year of his age.
atawba Indian Investigation.
Columbia State, Thursday: As proded
for by a concurrent resolution of
e last general assembly, Gov. Ansel
is appointed a commission to exanie
into the request of the Catawba
dians and make report relative to
nds for the tribe. The members of
e commission are: C. W. F. Spenr.
Rock Hill: Frank C. Whitner, Rock
ill, and W. W. Lewis, Yorkvllle. It
required l?y the resolution that this
mmission make a thorough tnvestition
of the conditions of the CatawIndians
and report to Gov. Ansel by
nuary 1 of next year. The Catawba
dians now occupy about 600 acres of
ud. The commission will Investigate
d decide whether more land should
allotted to them and take options on
uds without cost to the state. The
umbers of the commission are to reive
$5 per day for every day actually
gaged in the work as outlined In the
solution of the general assembly.