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? Flat refusal by Virginia's representatives
to accept a new proposition
from West Virginia to settle the ancient
public debt dispute between the
two states for $2,337,198, or less than
one-third of the amount fixed by the
supreme court, was made at the session
of the two commissions in Washington,
Wednesday. The supreme
court awarded Virginia $7,182,607 as
the amount West Virginia should pay
towards the public debt outstanding
when Virginia split Into two states.
? Assemblyman Wm. Sulzer, made a
bitter attack in the New York assembly
a few days a^-o, on the "political
machine" which controlled both houses
of the legislature when he was governor.
He denounced the whole range
of legislation passed at the extraordinary
session. "The state primary bill,"
he shouted, "resembles a real direct
primary bill about as much as a jack
rabbit resemDies a jsckhss. X UCUUUllWV I
it here as a farce and a fraud. Mr.
Murphy would not permit his marionettes
to pass a genuine bill, because
he knew it would put him out of business.
This mighty hue and cry . about
the reorganization of the Democratic
party is farcical. They are only putting
new faces on old scarecrows to
keep the crows out of their political
corn fields."
? The United States senate committee
on foreign relations had an experience
last Wednesday that Jarred it
somewhat. The committee has been
seeking all the first hand information
it can get as to conditions in Mexico,
and on Wednesday permitted the introduction
of Pedro del Vllar and Cecilio
Ocon, representing the political
interests of Felix Diaz, with the understanding
that these two men were
to give additional information on the
general situation. Instead, however,
of adding to the stock of information,
the Mexicans made an astonishing
proposal to the effect that if the United
States would back him Diaz would
speedily wipe out the two present opnosine
factions and bring about peace.
To put It mildly the senators were annoyed,
not so much at the proposition
as that men of the rank and standing
of the Diaz emissaries should have so
little knowledge of the character and
temper of the American government
as to think it could entertain such a
proposition.
? The cause of woman suffrage was
championed in the senate Wednesday,
by Senators Thompson, Owen, Chamberlain
and Sherman, who spoke in
support of the proposed constitutional
amendment to give the woman the
vote in all the states. The attitude of
some southern senators was indicated
during the discussion when Senator
Vardaman said: "Th9 negro question
may compel me to vote against this
amendment" Senator Thompson told
his colleagues that "none of the objections
raised against woman suffrage
ever materialized in Kansas. Only a
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tions," he said, "but when they did
secure them, instead of making failures,
as was predicted, they almost invariably
made the best officers we
had in the state. The business record
of these women invariably has been
good and their industrious efforts to
improve schools, sanitation and morals,
and to provide safe, efficient and
economical public utilities for their
towns have been generally approved
and aided by the men of their community."
? The National Bank of Savannah
has been advised that the supreme
court of the United States yesterday
denied a writ of certorarl to the Kershaw
Oil Mill, in South Carolina, in a
case in which $22,000 was involved.
The decision is important to all banks
in the cotton belt and it establishes
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money on bales of cotton and the cotton
turns out to be llnters that the
bank can recover the sum advanced.
The National Bank of Savannah advanced
122,000 to J. H. C. All & Son
upon 362 bales of what the bank
thought was cotton, but which turned
out to be linters. Suits were brought
against the oil mill's "indeceit," because
it was alleged fraud had been
committed upon the commercial world.
A United States court Judge in South
Carolina directed a verdict against the
bank, but a higher court granted a reversal
and the bank gained its case."
The oil mill company took a writ of
certiorari to the supreme court of the
United States, which has been denied.
The decision is of great importance
wherever cotton is dealt in.
?Rear Admiral Brussakis, a retired
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manded the German cruiser Comorant
at the time of the Spanish-American
war, says a Berlin cable, adds his version
of Manila bay incident over
which a controversy has been aroused
by the publication of Admiral Dewey's
autobiography. Writing of the arrival
of the cruiser Comorant at Manila bay
on May 9, 1898, the German naval officer
says that the McCullough, an
American vessel, fired a blank shot in
order to attract the attention of the
cruiser. The Comorant halted and
later an American officer came on
board and communicated to her commander
that a blockade of Manila had
been instituted by the American fleet.
Admiral Brussakis considered that the
firing of the blank shot was a proper
signal and the only one under the circumstances.
This statement confirms
Admiral Dewey's version of the incident
and disproves the assertion made
by Vice Admiral von Diederichs, the
ranking officer of the German fleet,
that notice of the blockade had not
been communicated to the Germans.
Count Ernest von Reventlow, a well
known naval expert, confusing the
foregoing episode with the one which
happened si'-, weeks later and narrated
by Admira'. Dewey, accuses the American
admha.1 of drawing upon his imagination
for his story.
? Allegations that he testified falsely
as a state witness in the trial of
Leo. M. Frank for the murder of Mary
Phagan _are made in an affidavit by
George Epps, a iD-year-oiu uewauu;,
made public in Atlanta, Wednesday.
The affidavit was given out by attorneys
for Frank who is under sentence
of death for the murder. It alleges that
Epps testified as to untruths at the
behest of city detectives. The testimony
given by Epps and repudiated
by his affidavit concerned chiefly the
movements of the 14-year-old factory
girl on the day of her murder?April
27, 1913. He testified that he had accompanied
her on a street car to a
point near the National Pencil factory,
where she was murdered, and that she
had started from that point toward the
factory a few minutes before the time
the state contended her murder occurred.
On this trip, he further testified,
she had told him that Frank
had made certain advances toward
her. None of these statements, Epps
says in his affidavit, were according to
the fact. George W. Epps, father of
the newsboy, in a statement said that
his son had told him the story which
he today repudiated before the boy
ever had been questioned by detectives.
Epps declared that his son's affidavit
was not in accord with the
facts. "He told me the story he told
on the stand," added Epps, "at least
two days before he saw the officers."
? Columbia special of March 4, to
the Greenville News: The general appropriation
bill as agreed on by the
committee of free conference between
the two houses of the general assembly
carries a total of $2,213,657.54 and a
state levy of six mills is imposed on all
taxable property in the state to raise
the funds appropriated. The house
gave in on everything except the $30,000
for a new dormitory at the state
institute for the deaf, dumb and blind
at Cedar Springs, $10,000 for a tuberculosis
hospital, and $12,000 for additional
dormitory at Winthrop college.
The free conference committee cut the
building fund for the common schools
from $30,000 to $20,000, this was under
a compromise that the school item for
$45,000 for the support of needy free
rural schools to be expended under
the county boards of education should
be put back as passed by the house Int
stead of cut to $32,500 as changed by
| the senate. The item for high schools
was put back to $60,000 as placed in
by the house. On all other important
items the house conferees gave in to
the senate and sustained the action of
that body in striking from the bill the
items for new buildings at the state
colleges as passed by the house. The
$10,000 for the militia maneuver camp
was cut out and the maintenance of
the militia cut from $20,000 to $15,000
as passed by the senate. The free conference
also struck out the provision
of $4,000 for traveling expenses for
circuit judges which had been inserted
in the senate. The report was read in
the senate and adopted by that body
at 2 o'clock. The house had recessed
for dinner and received the report this
afternoon when it reconvened at 3.30
and it followed the example without
discussion and the bill was sent to the
[ engrossing department for engrossing.
I As adopted the free conference report
| is a great victory for the senate and
sustains the attitude of Chairman
Hardin, Senator Alan Johnstone and
other members of the finance committee
in cutting out over 3300,000 as
passed by the house and reducing the
state levy from seven to six mills. The
free conference committee took several
days, from Friday until this afternoon
to agree and adjust the differencea
The committee consisted of Senator
Hardin, Johnstone and Appelt, and
Representatives Dick, McQueen and
Sapp.
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Entered at the Postofflce in Torkvllle
as Mail Matter of the Second Clara.
YORK VIULE, S. C.?
FRIDAY, MARCH 6,1914.
The occurrences in the house Wednesday
night seem to be suggestive of
warm times next summer.
It is said that a systematic campaign
of newspaper advertising has
drawn over 500,000 additional workers
to the Chicago churches.
_ It is now pretty well settled that
there tire going to be at least a dozen
candidates for governor, and there is
not much reason to doubt that Senator
McLaurin is to be one of them.
However able and truthful the report
of the asylum Investigating committee
may be, it will have to be admitted
that It barely touches the charges
made in the letter of Senator Tillman
upon which it was based.
The state colleges need more buildings
and the state needs many other
things; but the poor taxpayers who
have to foot the bills should not be
rushed too rapidly. They need time in
which to earn the money.
The mention of Dr. Moffatt as a
prospective candidate for the senate
from Abbeville county has added very
considerably to the number of people
who have been advised as to the manner
of man the doctor is. And the information
is worth the while of the
peoplefof the state too.
mere win De ujepuies iical duiuuici
over the question as to who is entitled
to the credit for the lopping of that
$300,000 of the general appropriation
bill, and the reducing of the state levy
from 7 to 6 mills, and while we do not
propose to try to settle the dispute
now, we will venture the suggestion
that the taxpayers will be found to be
duly appreciative.
In reply to questions with reference
to the death of William S. Benton, the
British subject in Mexico, Sir Edward
Grey, British foreign secretary, made
it plain to the house of commons on
Tuesday, that the British government
does not intend to push the matter
now. He said that while the British
government had tried to secure satisfaction
through the United States government
it does not hold the United
States government responsible. The
policy of the British government would
be to let the matter rest for the present,
and take it up again at the proper
time.
Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer, founder and
editor of the Florence Times, one of
the leading afternoon papers of South
Carolina, has sold his controlling interest
in the property to a stock company
that has recently been formed to
take it over, and Mr. James D. Evans,
an attorney of Florence is to be the
active head of the paper hereafter.
According to a dispatch in the Greenville
Piedmont, the new development
came about as the result of dissatisfaction
with Mr. Ayer*s attitude as to
certain local matters. It is said that
Mr. Ayer's retirement from the Times
has caused considerable comment and
surprise in Florence.
There is a controversy going on in
the Columbia State between Col. W.
W. Lewis of Yorkville, and Adjutant
Gen. W. W. Moore over the refusal of
the comptroller general to pay over
certain funds that Col. Lewis seems to
think should be appropriated for the
use of the First Regiment headquarters.
Comptroller General Jones has
refused to pay the money because
Gen. Moore refuses to O. K. the bill.
Gen. Moore says there is no warrant of
law for turning the money over to the
First regiment headquarters. Col.
Lewis says Gen. Moore does not know
what he is talking about and that he
is incompetent anyway and Gen. Moore
says that Col. Lewis is messing with
something that is none of his business
anyway, and suggests that if Col. Lewis
is not satisfied with the attitude of
the comptroller, he is perfectly free
to take the matter into the courts.
Gen. Moore also gives it as his opinion
that Col. Lewis is grooming a candidate
for the adjutant general's office,
and is trying to start something mainly
for the purpose of helping that candidate.
South Carolina is after its best men
for public offices and we know of no
state more in need of them.?Charlote
Chronicle.
Maybe there is something to the
above paragraph and maybe it is only
a thoughtless fling. But let us consider
it seriously a bit. Among the fundamental
axims to which most people
subscribe in times of serious reflection,
are that "the people of every state in
this Union are fully capable of self
government," and "under a truly representative
government it is unreasonable
to expect the selection of executive
officials very far removed from
the average of citzenshlp." Now maybe
South Carolina has in her private
life thousands of citizens who are superior
to the best she has in public
life. No doubt she has. But how is
she going about an intelligent selection
of citizens from private life unless
those citizens come forward in
some way to show the people their
quality? As a matter of fact the people
are confined in their choice of
officials to those in public life, and so
it should be. Every man of reasonable
opportunity for observation probably
understands the danger of placing
power in the hands of an untried man.
If it is a fact that the people are capable
of choosing their officials, then it
will have to stand to reason that they
have exercised their choice in accordance
with their judgment. Of
course it must be admitted that the
people can be deceived and buncoed,
and it must be admitted that they are
often deceived and buncoed; but all
the same it is difficult to conceive of a
much better way of making selections
than we have, and as for getting better
men, the situation is tied up until
strate their qualities,
the better men come out and demonOf
the numerous published accounts
of that remarkable scene on the floor
of the house Wednesday night, we
consider that of the News and Courier
the fullest and most satisfactory we
have seen, and for that reason we are
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reproducing iu iuc vumwire wuoo?.er
had an admirable story, and we put
It in type yesterday; but discarded It
because of the more comprehensive
detail in the News and Courier's report.
All of our readers, whether partisan
one way or the other or strictly
non-partisan, are reminded of the almost
impossible task of writing an absolutely
correct account of an occurrence
of this kind; but we do not hesitate
to say that in our Judgment there
is as little bias in Mr. Kohn's reports
as any reporter we know. The merits
of the matter we do not propose to
discuss further than to say that if aggravating
taunts are any justification
for Governor Blease's conduct, then
the governor is more than Justified.
But different people will look at the
whole thing in different ways, and v/e
do not see that it is up to us to go beyond
doing the best we can to present
the facts.
Wonders never cease in American
law. Miracles never cease in decisions
handed down from the bench.
Here, for instance,' is a judge in
Pennsylvania, trying the case of a man
who entered his neighbor's garden
and stole a head of cabbage. The
judge decides that it was not larceny
of personal property at all, and hence
not a basis of criminal action; but
that cabbage heads are real estate,
and that the neighbor's remedy is to
bring action contesting title.
It is to marveL We have eaten
garden truck?turnip greens and lettuce
for instance?which tasted like
real estate, but we never dreamed that
to steal it was not theft.
And after a cabbage head is eaten
what good is the title? Who would
employ a lawyer to defend a title in a
case of that kind?
If it had been a franchise or an election
that had been stolen, it would not
have been so surprising if the law had
let the culprit go free; but who would
ever have thought that the science of
judicial hair-splitting would Anally be
able to contend and determine that a
cabbage is real estate?
Verily, to a layman the law is a
strange and wonderful thing.?Anderson
Daily Mail.
There is nothing the matter with
the law. The trouble is with the peo
pie who will permit themselves to be
imposed upon by a judge like this.
MERE-MENTION.
Rev. Dr. John Wesley Hill and
Rev. J. C. Hogan, prominent preachers
of New York state, engaged in a
flst fight at Hartford, Conn., Monday
night. They had gone to Hartford to
take part in a debate on Socialism.
A special election to name a
successor to Senator Johnston, will be
held in Alabama on May 11
There was frost as far south as Miami,
Fla., Monday A bill has been introduced
in the legislature of Massachusetts
to prohibit the tango, lame
duck, Argentine, chicken flop, bunny
hug and grizzly bear dances in public
S. U. G. Rhodes, one of the
Wuo? \'ircr5 n I o lodalatnr.Q Qftnt 11 n
for bribery in connection with the
election of a United States senator, is
criticaly ill at the state prison
Mrs. Catherine O'Neill died at Hartford,
Conn., Tuesday, at the age of
106 years. Her husband died sixty
years ago In New York up to
Monday night at 12 o'clock, 45,000
income and 15,000 corporation tax returns
were filed with the collector of
internal revenue for that city
The 7,500 national banks of the United
States have a combined capital of
$1,009,884,675, and outstanding circulation
of $753,168,838, according to
a statement issued by the treasury
department on February 28
The worst storm of the winter broke
over eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York and Connecticut, Friday
morning. Railroad and surface
car traffic was paralyzed, telephone
and telegraph wires were torn down
anfforlno- a m rvn cr tho nnnr WAS
most severe Gilford Pinchot has
become a citizen of Pennsylvania and
announced himself as Progressive
candidate for the United States senate
against Senator Penrose Lincoln
Beachy, the aviator, while "looping
the loop" at Santa Barbara, Cal.,
Sunday, lost control of his biplane
and with it fell 1,600 feet, but managed
to right himself 40 feet from
the ground and escaped with slight
injuries Physicians in Philadelphia
a few days ago vaccinated 1,800
persons. Policemen guarded the city
block while the doctors were at work.
King George of England, has
offered a cup for the winner of a
series of yacht races to be held during
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
The census bureau will soon issue
a bulletin giving the indebtedness
of the forty-eight states of the Union.
On June 30, of last year, the total Indebtedness
of all the states was $342,9&1
000 nn innrense in ten vears of
1107,342,000. In Iowa the debt, less
sinking fund assets, is only three cents
per capita Dade City, Fla., has
passed an ordinance which seeks to
put the muzzle on "knockers." The
ordinance provides for not less than
fifteen days in prison and fines of
$25,00 to $200 for "whoever slanders
the title of any property in Dade
City," etc Said Pasha, for many
years grand vizer of Turkey, died at
Constantinople, Sunday An "army
of the unemployed," including twentyfour
companies of ninety men each,
left San Francisco, Tuesday, proposing
to march to Washington. The "army"
has all the officers of a military regiment.
except a paymaster The
Cologne, Germany, Gazette, a semiofficial
publication, created a sensation
in Germany, Tuesday, by publishing a
statement from its St. Petersburg correspondent
to the effect that Russia is
preparing for war with Germany
Marcel Rodureau, 15 years old, is on
trial at Xantes, France, charged with
the murder of seven persons on September
30, last More than 400
cases of typhoid fever are reported
from towns along the Richelieu river
in Canada Joseph W. Harrison,
a New York banker and a director of
the United States Express company, is
authority for the statement that the
company may liquidate and go out of
business Adolph Segal, a Phila
delphia promoter, has been forced into
bankruptcy. His liabilities total $2,$93,731,
and his assets are given at
$150 The Geographical Society of
Washington, at its banquet on Tuesday
night, presented a gold medal to Col.
George W. Goethals. chief engineer of
the Panama canal. The presentation
was by President Wilson Bishop
Thomas Bowman, the oldest bishop of
the Methodist church in the United
States, died at Orange. N. J., Tuesday,
aged 97 years So great was the
indignation at the acquittal of Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Little, charged with the
murder of J. J. Van Cleave, that Judge
Land, responding to public demand,
on Tuesday at Shreveport, La., issued
an order forever barring from jury
service the twelve men who composed
the Little jury The school board
of Boston has put the ban on schoolboy
athletic contests which take them
away from their homes over night
Arizona-grown long staple cotton of
the Egyptian type, of the 1913 crop,
was sold on the Liverpool market a
few days ago at 23 1-3 cents a pound.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
J. W. Dobson?Will furnish Indian
Runner duck eggs at 60c a dozen.
R. T. Castles, Smyrna?Can furnish
Batt's prolific seed corn at $3 per
bushel, from his third crop.
Fred Smith, Tirzah?Has milk cow for
sale. Eighteen lots In Yorkville, for
rent or sale.
J. M. Smarr, Hickory Grove?Has onehorse
farm for rent.
Mrs. Flnley Clark Whiteside;??Requests
Enquirer subscribers on her
club to please pay up.
First National Bank, Yorkville?Says
that progressive people today carry
very little money, but do business
through the bank. It wants your
business and will help you to keep
your accounts straight.
Lyric Theatre?Programme for afternoon
and tonight. Specially good two
real picture tomorrow, and also a
_ good comedy. _
First .National ?anK, tsnaron?Again
calls attention to the parcel post advantages
with a bank account.
York Furniture Co.?Asks prospective
piano buyers to call and see a Lester
instrument it has in stock.
A. D. Dorsett?Sells Carhartt overalls
and says they are the. best. Flour at
$2.50 to $3.00 per 106 pounds.
M. E. Plexico & Son?Are ready to do
your garden plowing whpn you want
it. Livery and draying.
Carroll Bros.?Ask you to see them for
fertilizers and also have something
to say about buggies.
James Bros.?Continue to find York
county homes for their mules, and
ask you to see them.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Talks about the
growing popularity of Melrose flour,
and also talks about farm hardware.
Royal Pressing Club?Solicits your
cleaning, pressing and dyeing work.
Ladies' work a specialty.
Sherer & Quinn?Have all kinds of
feed for horses and mules. New lot
S. C. cabbage.
Carroll Furniture Co.?Remind you
that spring cleaning is coming, and
ask you to see them for odd furnishI
v\tra
Kirkp.atrlck-Felk Co.?Invites attention
to the big lines of spring goods
that are now arriving, and wants you
to see them.
Thomson Co.?Is showing new spring
dress fabrics, and talks about madeto-your-measure
clothes for men.
Some of tho weather wise express
the opinion that the recent severe cold
will help to hold back the budding of
the fruit trees until after the danger
from frost is over.
Mr. R. T. Castles of Smyrna, was
one of the York county farmers who
were sufficiently interested in Jerry
Moore's famous com yield to get some
of the seed. He has been planting
Jerry's seed for three years, and says
that the com is the best he has ever
seen.
The Rock Hill Herald calls our attention
to the fact that the bill providing
for a commission form of government
in Rock Hill, provides in case
it shall be ratified by the voters, for
the election or three commissioners ror
one, two and three years, Instead of
two, four and six years.
Thirteen hundred and seventy-seven
marriage licenses have been issued by
Probate Judge L. R. Williams since
the enactment of the marriage license
law which went into effect July 1,1911.
At $1 each this number means $1,377;
three-fourths of which goes to the
general school fund of the county, and
the other fourth as a fee to Judge
Williams.
MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION
Up to yesterday afternoon, thirtythree
voters had been registered to
vote in the approaching municipal election.
The list is as follows: /
G. W. S. Hart. O. E. Grist, ' '
W. J. P. Wylie, A. M. Grist,
W. O. Harshaw, W. D. Grist,
W. W. Ferguson, M. W. Beach,
J. E. Stroup, R. C. Faulkner,
D. E. Boney, W. B. McCleave,
C. A. Boney, S. L. Courtney,
D. L. Shleder, Charley Herndon*
W. H. Herndon, S. K. Lowry,
J. G. Sassi, Geo. W. Brown.
B. F. Smith, F. C. Riddle,
D. M. Murray * M. W. White,
II R Porter. P. W. Love,
J. D. Stewart, D. T. Woods,
C. H. Hart. O. H. O'Leary.
J. E. Hart, Rev. J. H. Machen,
A. T. Hart,
The total municipal registration last
year was only 177. This number can
be largely increased.
YORK'S SCHOOL FUNDS
The financial condition of York
county's public school system is still
far from what the more earnest and
intelligent promoters of educational
development would like; but nevertheless
the figures for the year ending
June 30, 1913, as compared with the
figures for the year ending June 30,
1903, show progress that is far from
discreditable.
Leaving out of consideration the
revenue that came from the sale of liquor
under the old dispensary regime,
the increase in the school fund during
the past ten years has been 163 per
cent, and if the dispensary funds of
1903 are included, the increase still
amounts to 121 per cent.
The receipts for 1903 were as follows:
Poll tax, 35,722.45; special levies,
34,826.40; constitutional school
and other 'sources, 318,736.30.
The receipts for 1913 were as follows:
Poll tax, 37,549.21; special
levies, 324,803.15; constitutional 3 mill
and other sources, 344,803.15.
Total for 1913 377,160 51
Total for 1903 29,285 15
Increase in 10 years 347,875 36
By reason of the additional special
levies voted during the past year, the
county will get more state aid this
year than heretofore, and it is estimated
that the total income for the schools
will mount up to something like 390,000.
WITHIN THE TOWN
? Fertilizers are moving quite freely,
especially on clear days, and the indications
ar that the sales this year
are to be quite large.
? The building of the new court
house and the new home for the First
National Bank of Yorkville, will make
things lively around the Congress and
Liberty street crossing during the
next fjw months.
? There is more or less talk going on
looking to the selection of municipal
candidates to be voted for at the next
election. Besides mayor and wardens
there are also to be elected one or
more school trustees and a commissioner
of public works.
? The "Silence of the Dead," a foreign
lilm in four reels drew a somewhat
larger attendance than usual to
the Lyric, Wednesday night. It was a
fiction drama based on a domestic
tragedy; and included much Intensely
natural scenery in France and northern
Africa, Those who attended the
show found it very entertaining.
? To secure a municipal registration
certificate it is necessary to exhibit to
Mr. C. A. Boney, the town supervisor
of registration a state registration
certificate and receipts showing the
payment of all past due taxes. Those
who have no state registration certificates
have two more days, the first
Mondays in April and May to apply
for the same.
? Postoffice Inspector W. D. Kahn
has stuck up a notice in the postoffice
in which he asks for proposals for
suitable premises for a postoffice for
a period of from five to ten years from
May 1, 1914. He wants not less than
one thousand feet of floor space, and
with it light, heat, water, sewerage,
safe or vault, and a complete equipment
of postoffice furniture.
ABOUT PEOPLE
Mrs. George R. Grist of Laurens, is
visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Mrs. J. B. Bratton of McConnellsville,
is critically ill with pneumonia.
Mr. J. W. Kirkpatrick of Yorkville.
returned Wednesday from the northern
markets.
Mrs. Brevard Springs of Charlotte,
is the guest of Mrs. T. F. McDow, in
Yorkville.
Mrs. Elton Wilcox of St. Petersburg,
Fla., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Vnnnffhlnnrt nt Vnrlcvill<?.
Miss Maggie Smith of Linwood college,
is spending several days at her
home in Hickory Grove.
Mr. W. N. Biggers of R&mah, and
eight children are down with measles.
Mrs. Biggers who has had measles,
is the only member of the family who
is able to be up.
Mr. James E. Biggers of Ramah.
was in Yorkville, Wednesday, and
while here told The Enquirer that
there was more sickness in his neighborhood,
principally measles and grip,
than he has known for years.
Mr. R. A. Caldwell of Gastonia,
whose serious illness with double
pneumonia, was mentioned, is now
able to sit up half a day at a time,
and unless there are unforeseen developments,
he will soon be restored to
his usual health.
Mr. T. A. Mills, carrier on Fort Mill
R. F. D. route No. 2, took a dose of
morphine last Sunday in mistake for
quinine, and had quite a narrow escape
for his life; but prompt attention
with the proper treatment soon relieved
him from danger.
Mr. W. R. Biggers of the Ramah
neighborhood, who was taken to Baltimore
some weeks back for a surgical
operation, is home again; but in a
more nervous condition than heretofore.
He has lost the use of one arm
from paralysis, and is suffering in
tensely with his back.
Mr. L. T. Nichols, general manager
of the Carolina and North-Western
railway, spent a few hours In Yorkvllle
last Wednesday between trains,
Mr. Nichols said that general business
conditions have not been especially
favorable to railroad prosperity for
quite a while; but still the C. & N.-W.
is working along as best it can, and
the management continues hopeful of
the future. Mr. Nichols, by the way,
has been guiding the fortunes of the
C. & N.-W. in one capacity or another
for more than twenty years, and notwithstanding
numerous and almost insurmountable
obstacles, has attained
results that are really remarkable,
considering all the circumstances.
DISTRICT TRUSTEES
Following is a list of the trustees of
the various school districts of the
county as obtained from the office of
Superintendent of Education Carroll:
Oak Ridge, No. 1?John H. Steele, H.
J. Zinkler, S. L. Patterson.
Bethany, No. 2?John W. Pursley, R.
L. Ferguson, J. L. McGill.
Bethel, No. 3?J. W. Jackson, E. N.
Miller.
South Fort Mill, No. 4?J. F. Lee, L.
M. Massey, Boyce Bennett.
Catawba, No. 5?R. W. Patton, W.
F. Rhodes, W. J. Cornwell.
Bethesda, No. 6?>3. C. Byers, R. M.
oncflnlH HnrHAtl
JJI ULIUII, MlUilOUblU UV*UV??
Belmont, No. 7?J. *B. Fewell, T. J.
Steele, W. C. Faris.
York, No. 8?It. F. Carroll, J. E.
Fewell, G. R. Wallace.
Wilkerson, No. 9?W. S. Wllkerson,
J. J. J. Robinson, J. Buice.
Blairsville, No. 10?J. A. Maloney,
J. E. Latham, S. L. Blair.
Yorkville, No. 11?W. R. Carroll,
chairman. R. C. Allein, secretary.
Rock Hill, No. 12?Dr. J. R. Miller,
chairman; C. K. Chreltzberg, secretary.
McConnellsville, No. 13?J. F. Ashe,
J. O. Moore, J. M. Love.
Ogden, No. 14?W. H. Dunlap, W. C.
Pearson. W. M. Newsom.
Bullocks Creek, No. 15?J. E. McAlliley,
J. C. Kirkp* trick, E. M. Bankhead.
Olive, No. 16?T. C. McKnight, S. V.
Aycock, H. C. Gourley.
Piedmont, No. 17?A. C. White, J. F.
Faulkner, R. S. Quinn.
Broad River, No. 18?E. D. Darwin,
J. F. Whitesides, W. P. Whisonant.
Beersheba, No. 1!)?A. E. Burns, H.
B. McDaniel, J. L Hemphill.
Sharon, No. 20?W. P. Youngblood,
D. A. Whisonant.
Filbert, No. 21?J. J. McCarter, A. J.
Parrott, W. B. Keller.
Bowling Green, No. 22?R. L. Quinn,
T. J. Patrick, E. M. Adams.
Point, No. 23--A. C. Harper, B. J.
Currence, J. J. Stewart.
Dixie, No. 24?B. R. Smith, R. N.
Whitesides, Felix Quinn.
Clark's Fork, No. 25?Jeff D. Whitesides,
John A. McGill.
Riverside, No. 26?W. H. Jones, S.
t> Sutton R S Tnrrence.
* Concord, No. 27?T. M. Martin, C. C.
Blalock. G W. Martin.
Fort Mill, No. 28?R. F. Grier, chairman,
W. B. Meacham, secretary.
Bethesda High, No. 29?R. C. Caveny,
J. L. Aycock, Adger Huey.
Forest Hill, No. 30?J. D. B. Currence,
R. El L. Ferguson, Fred G.
Cook.
Allison Creek, No. 31?E. M. Williams,
W. M. Bigger, W. M. Campbell.
Ebenezer, No. 32?J. R. Neely, E. H.
Garrison, W. T. Nichols.
Delphos, No. 33?J. Cameron, T. C.
Dunlap.
Turkey Creek, No. 34?W. R. Latham,
J. L. Stephenson, R. S. Moore.
Tirzah, No. 3&?T. M. Oates, J. M.
Campbell, F. E. Smith.
Newport, No 3G?J. A. McFadden, R.
A. Jackson, J. A. Hayes.
Clover, No. 37?Jas. A. Page, Dr. E.
W. Pressly, W. T Beamguard.
Hopewell, No. 38?W. E. Good, W.
T. Dowdle, M. M. Jones.
Gold Hill, No. 39?W. H. Windle, W.
P. Epns.
Ulf>Lrr\fir llrnve No. 40 J. S. Wil
kerson. Dr. W. A. Hood, W. T. Slaughter.
Santiago, No. 41?E. W. Pursley, T.
A. Brown, J. E. Diggers.
Latta, No. 42?R. E. McFarland, Jas.
L. Moss, J. W. McFarland.
Elastview, No. 43?R. M. Anderson,
C. C. Hope, F. E. Clinton.
Smyrna, No. 44?Dr. B. N. Miller, R.
M. Wallace, R. J. Castles
Friendship, No. 45?J. J. Hoke, R. H.
Cornwell, F. W. Gryder.
Catawba Junction, No. 46?Dr. G. W.
Hill, J. T. Faris, W. H. Spencer.
Sutton's Spring, No. 47?S. T. Ferguson,
R. E. Mcl.ure, R. B. Hartness.
Miller. No. 48? J. M. Brice, E. R.
Shannon, M. A. McFarland.
Cotton B'?lt, No. 49?E. M. Dickson,
Lesslie Smith, J. W. Smith.
Mt. Holly, No. 50?C. D. Reid, J. E.
Oates. J. A. Williford.
Guthriesville, No. 51?J. C. Bell, J.
W. Moore, Mason Bratton.
Lesslie, No. 52?T. F. Lesslie, J. W.
Boyd. W. S. Boyc'l.
Union. No. 53?S. N. Stacy, T. P.
Youngblood, S. E. Sturgis.
Mpw Zinn. No. 54?J. F. Smith. W.
A. Nichols. W. M. Wallace.
LOCAL LACONICS
To Police County and Detect Crime.
Item 10 in the York county supply
bill has been changed to read as fol- ,
lows: "Item 10. Twelve hundred,
($1,200) dollars, if so much be necessary,
may be used by the sheriff in policing
the county and in detecting
crime and enforcing the law by special
or regular constables, in the discretion
of the sheriff, the same to be
paid out on verified accounts approved i
by the board of county commissioners."
Crimson C over.
Mr. E. C. Falls, an experienced crimson
clover grower of the King's Creek
section, said yesterday that this has
been a rather bad season for this crop.
He has a good stand in places; but ,
generally the crop is disappointing.
He says, however, that there are going
to be enough gcod stands throughout J
the county to establish the value of
crimson clover, and more will be sow- '
ed next year. There is no danger of '
the black eye hat would have been
caused by a genjral failure. i
Rock Hill Commission Bill.
The bill to allow Rock Hill to vote
on the commission form of government
which passed the house over the
governor's veto on last Friday night,
was on Wednesday passed by the senate
by a rate of 31 to 1, the dissenting
vote being cast by Senator Sharpe.
Before the vote on the bill, Senator
McLaurin announced that the governor
had vetoed the bill originally merely
for tne sake of consistency, and had
no objection to its passage over his
veto.
County Commissioners.
The county board of commissioners
held its regular monthly meeting on
Wednesday, paid a number of claims
and gave audience to committees on
road propositions. Bethel and Clover
people desire some work done on the
Bethel road out of Clover, and the
board is considering the matter favorably.
Delegations from Yorkville and
Rock Hill made argument for the
improvement of the lower Yorkville
ana mock till! roaas, Bomeumea uuieu
the Air Line or direct road. The upper
road was not represented, and no
positive action was taken in regard to
the matter.
Mrs. D. B. McCarter Dead.
Mrs. David B. McCarter died at her
home seven miles northwest of Yorkvtlle
Tuesday morning following a long
illness. Pellagra is supposed to have
been the cause of her death. Mrs.
McCarter, who before her marriage
was Miss Elvie Quinn, was seventyfour
years of age and had been a resident
of the community in which she
died, practically all her life. She was
for many years a member of Bethany
A. R. P. church, at which the funeral
services were conducted on Wednesday
morning, by her pastor, Rev. W.
P. Grier. The deceased is survived by
her husband and two daughters, Mrs.
Jas. Ferguson and Mrs. William Falls,
both residents of York county.
Death of J. B. Wilkie.
Mr. J. Baxter Wilkie died at the
home of his parents in Hickory Grove
yesterday morning at 6 o'clock of tu
berculosls alter an illness or tnree
months. The funeral service took
place In the Baptist church of Hickory
Grove this morning at 10 o'clock, the
services being conducted by Rev. J. H.
Machen, the pastor, assisted by Revs.
Pressley and Hardy, and the Interment
was In Hickory Grove cemetery. The
deceased was a son of Mr. W. G. and
Mrs. Laura J. Wllkie. who with one
sister. Miss Ella Wilkle survive him.
Mr. Wllkie was 32 years of age, and
was a member of the Hickory Grove
Baptist church, being a member of the
board of deacons of which he was
clerk. He was never married.
Fur Bearing Animals Scarcer.
Mr. J. R. Deas, of Filbert R. F. D.
No. 1 was In The Enquirer office on
business Wednesday, and as a matter
of some Interest, he was asked about
his luck in the trapping business. Mr.
Deas will probably be remembered by
many of our readers as the most skillful
trapper in the county. He is a
farmer and a hard working farmer at
that, by occupation; but still he has
fairly earned the reputation suggested.
He got his knowledge and skill mainly
from books and papers, and by personal
experience. In reply to questions he
said that he had not been doine a
great deal of trapping for several
years, mainly because fur bearing animals
have grown scarcer and because
the price has declined. During several
seasons he captured large numbers
of minks, one winter taking as many
as twenty-five in two weeks. Then the
skins were worth from three to five
dollars each. He has never taken an
otter, he says. He caught one on Allison
Creek, near Hand's mill a few
years aero: but his chain was not strong
enough and the otter got away with
his trap. Mr. Deas says that musk
rats are growing scarcer than they
use to be, and as their skins are worth
only about 60 cents each, they are not
worth wasting time on for commercial
purposes. He says that" there are
about as many weasels in this section
as there are minks, and he used to
catch them very frequently: but their
skins are not very valuable. He has
never run upon a skunk, which is a
very beautiful little animal with a
highly prized pel* and which was formerly
more or ltss abundant in this
locality. He has caught an occasional
'possum in a trap: but has never been
able to take a coon. Mr. Deas is of
opinion that fur bearing animals generally
are scarcer than they were several
years back; but if prices were
better, he could still get some profit as
well as pleasure but of trapping during
that portion of the winter when there
is little else to be done.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8
? Spartanburg, March 4: While going
through a negro settlement In the
rear of Kennedy street late last night,
Steven Kirby of Pacolet, a cousin of
Representative Kirby of this county,
was assaulted and left in an unconscious
condition. He was taken to a local
hospital, where it was found that
he had sustained a fractured skull. He
died this afternoon at 5.15 o'clock. The
police have arrested two . negroes
whom they suspect of being connected
with the assault.
? Gaffney, March 4: A case of statewide
interest, which is fixed for trial
on March 9, will be that of J. H. Buice
vs. the Limestone Printing and Publishing
company. This is the case
which was brought by J. H. Buice
against E. H. DeCamp for damages for
publishing certain matters against him
which Buice claims were false. The
late George A. Rembert, of Richland,
was of counsel for plaintiff in the case.
Mr. DeCamp has employed Butler &
Hall and G. W. Speer, of the local bar,
and Attorney Robert Welch, of Columbia,
to represent him. The alleged
false statements were made in the Gaffney
Ledger some time last year. Buice
the plaintiff, was appointed by Governor
Blease as one of the supervisors
of registration for Cherokee county
some time ago.
? A. D. Oliphant, house reporter for
the Columbia State, on Wednesday
night apologized for his personal difficulty
with Representative W. S. Rogers,
Jr., of Spartanburg, after the
house had adopted the minority report.
ui nits uuiiiiiuiiee nidi niveou^ttitru nits
affair and reectjed the minority report.
The minority report would have required
the giving of a reprimand to
Mr. Oliphant. C. C. Wyche, the Blease
floor leader, made a strenuous effort
to have the minority report adopted,
and Representative Irby of Laurens
attacked the local paper In his argument
in favor of punishment for Mr.
Oliphant. In his statement, made on
the floor of the house, Mr. Oliphant
said he was sorry that the incident
occured, but felt that he was resenting
a personal insult. His apology
was directed to the house and not the
Spartanburg member. The galleries
and members applauded the statement
of the reporter. The matter was discussed
for some time and was another
of the exciting incidents of an extremely
tense legislative evening in
the house.
? Columbia, March 4: The senate
tonight sustained Governor Blease in
his veto of the medical inspection bill
and thus the act fails to become law.
It provided for a mild form of medical
inspection of the school children
of the state. This is the second time
the legislature has passed a medical
inspection law and the governor's veto
has been sustained. The house and
senuie ovenuue me tuvcmui a vciu
on the portions of the county supply
bill. The senate killed all second and
third reading bills on the calendar
tonight carrying the two-cent rate bill
and other important measures, but
the general assembly was unable to
adjourn sine die as expected. The appropriation
bill was sent to the governor
but the senate, seeing the possibility
of getting away, even if the !
bill were returned was unlikely until
late, decided to return tomorrow
morning at 10.30 o'clock, after remaining
in session close to the midnight
hour tonight. Important bills
that died on the calendar under the
motion to kill all second and third
reading bills include the Charleston
high license measure, the compulsory
education bill, the Fortner bill as to
whites teaching in negro schools and
90 other measures of lesser importance.
HOT TIMES IN THE HOUSE
Governor Blease Denounces Alleged
Misrepresentations.
FIST FIGHTS NARROWLY AVERTED
Feeling Outraged at the Columbia
Record's Report of the 8peechea of
Meters. Stevenson and Barnwell, the
Governor Goes on the Floor of the
House to Answer in Person and the
Outcome Grows Exoiting.
News and Courier, Thursday.
Columbia, March 4.?Perhaps the
most remarkable scene ever enacted on
the floor of the house of representatives
of South Carolina was witnessed
tonight. The governor of the state
was literally pulled out of the house
with his coat off ready for the affray.
He was mad through and through and
made freqnent use of the lie and
whatever occurred to him.
There came near being two real
fights. The main attack?and it was
red-hot until it sizzled?was directed
against Mr. W. F. Stevenson, who
stood his ground and made it plain
that he did not apologize for anything
he had really said in the debate on the
asylum issue. After the sizzling message
delivered from the speaker's
stand by the governor in person, and
when he was retiring from the hall,
Mr. Stevenson wanted to meet him
and tell him that he wished tp make
it plain that he had not apologized, for
he had nothing for which to apologize.
Friends thought there was to be a
fight, for the challenge had been made,
and the governor pulled off his coat,
and friends pulled at him and Mr. Stevenson.
and the governor was literally
carried out of the house and down to
the executive chamber, while Mr. Stevenson
was held. He said he had no
idea of picking a fight, but that he
could take care of himself.
"Jumps On" Barnwell.
Besides Mr. Stevenson the governor
harbored a protest against Mr. N. B.
Barnwell, of the Charleston delegation,
who had also been quoted in connection
with the debate on the resolution
relative tq the asylum investigation.
At one time he said he would
attend to Mr. Barnwell later on, and
referred to him as a "Haakellite."
After the Stevenson issue Mr. Barnwell
arose and asked for a ruling as to
whether the speech of the governor
was really a message, as he understood
from the Constitution that a
message should be either upon the
"State or conditions of the state or upon
expedient legislation." and that the
speech was neither.
Thereupon the governor said: "Cowards
always hide behind technicalities."
Mr. Barnwell, who had been standing
at his desk, immediately started
for the governor and said: "Well, we
will settle this right now."
The governor seemed willing and
Mr. Barnwell was fast getting towards
the speaker's stand; in fact, he was on
the steps when he was tugged back by
his friends, and soon fifty members
were around trying to quiet things.
Mr. Barnwell returned to his seat upon
the persuasion of his friends and
both he and the governor agreed that
tney would De wining 10 meet eacn
other at any time and "handle it."
How It All Cam* About.
The fur flying incident waa something
like this:
Several days ago Mr. Kirby of Spartanburg,
a stanch supporter of the govrnor,
offered a resolution asking the
present investigating committee to
make a specific report as to whether
or not the charges made in the Tillman
letter about the asylum were
true or not, and stating that the committee
had not made a full and frank
report. If the committee did not make
this supplementary report then a new
report was asked on these specific
questions.
Mr. Nicholson offered a substitute
for the Kirby resolution, that the comihittee
be heartily thanked for its report
and the spirit of its findings and
be dismissed from further service. This
substitute was today idopted after
long argument. Mr. Stevenson made
the main argupnent in defence of the
original report, and it was in this
speech that he said the things about
which the contention arose.
The local afternoon paper published
a skeleton of the speech, and it seems
that certain parts of the speech quoted
Mr. Stevenson incorrectly or without
explaining that what he said was from
the record of the testimony and not
his direct statement.
Some time after the house met the
governor appeared on the floor and
the sergeant-at-arms announced: "A
message from the governor." The formal
announcements were made and
Speaker Smith presented the governor,
who. with the newspaper in hand,
mounted the rostrum and lit right into
things.
Tells Governor, "Sit Down."
Some one said "sit down," and half
a dozen members made a dive for the
man who had cried "sit down" to the
governor, and the visitor was hustled
out.
Then Mr. Pringle Youmans wanted
to know if such things were really
"messages." and he and the governor
had a set-to, but the governor finally
apologized to Youmans, saying that he
had misunderstood his purpose in
making the point of order, and in this
the governor said to Mr. Youmans:
"Why can't I deliver a personal message
to the house as your cousin,
Woodrow Wilson, does?" Mr. Youmans
insisted that he was not related
to President Wilson.
But the Youmans incident passed off
altogether pleasantly, but with the
governor's temperature about 106,
judging from his language.
The whole thing was so unexpected
that no special preparation was made
for a stenographic report of the extraordinary
message, but the very best
obtainable stenographic report is given.
It is not altogether full, but was
made by a disinterested stenographer
on the speaker's stand and gives a
pretty good idea of the text of the
lurid events.
Governor Starts In.
"Now, Mr. Speaker," said the governor,
"I read from the Columbia Record
the speech of the gentleman?no.
I won't say gentleman, I can't say
that, I will say from the member from
Chesterfield. I hope that will soak in.
I mean it. and I am responsible for
it as Cole L. Blease, in this place and
anywhere else. He stood here and he
stated things false as the hinges that
swing the gates of hell, and I will
prove it. That is why I am here. I
read from the argument from the gentleman
from Chesterfield:"
Here he read an extract from the
Record's report of the speech today
and said: "This is the North Carolinian
who was beat by 'X' Gunter,
and who while speaker of this house
>>tw it reprrsvmauvc ui iuc ocauuaiu
Air Line."
Mr. Stevenson then got up quietly
from his seat and said: "I am prompted
to say I have not yet read this report
in the Record and do not know
whether I am correctly reported or
not. Read it again?" he asked.
The governor read the extract again
and remarked: "If you don't like what
I say "
"Lied On Me," Says Blease.
"Mr. Stevenson undertook to argue
with the governor about the report
and then the governor said: "You lied
on me; I never cast a single aspersion
on this woman." Mr. Stevenson went
on to explain that all he attributed to
the governor was to read extracts from
the official record and he could prove
it by Mr. Kirby, the author of the original
resolution.
"I have reached the point tonight,"
said the governor, "where I will not
allow people to He on me. 1 have taken
It before this because I was in a
fight and for others and a cause, but I ^
am sick and tired of it and it has got
to stop."
Mr. Stevenson remarked that he was
not to be bullied. He knew what he
had said and he stuck to the official
record and that was all, and he could
not understand what the governor was
reading anyway.
When Mr. Stevenson said he was not ^
to be bullied the governor said some- ^
thing about meeting him or getting a
beating himself, and if he got licked
he would take his medicine, but he
wanted people to quit lying on him.
Mr. Stevenson wanted the governor
to point out what he was objecting to.
The governor read again: *
Governor Reads Again.
"We found that Governor Blease in
September aent for Dr. Babcock to get
clear of Dr. Saunders. We learned
that Mary Baker Blackburn was slated
for hfer position and that it was desired
to have Dr. Saunders resign.
Babcock then offered his resignation,
if they put the weight of a feather upon
Dr. Saunders.
"At first the committee didn't know ~
I what they were hitting at. Later they
saw wnat tney were aiier.
"What did Governor Blease think
was the important matter in the entire
Investigation? You will see that half
the pages devoted to the star chamber
session of December 12 show efforts to %
cast aspersions upon one of the noblest
ladies in South Carolina. She
graduated with first honors. It was
shown that the trouble in the asylum
was that they were all men, trying to
cast reflections on one of the women of
our state.
"Does anyone mean to say that when
the committee investigated these reflections
upon a woman and swept
them away they didn't do their duty?" 4B>
The two latter paragraphs were
read and credited to Mr. Stevenson,
but the newspaper report indicated
the paragraphs to be part of Mr.
Barnwell's reported argument, and later
the governor admitted that he had
read from the wrong place in the paper,
as he was so mad about the whole
report
Again the "Lie."
Mr. Stevenson secured the floor and
read from the official evidence. Mr.
Stevenson added: "I quoted the record.
You were present when the record
was read. I said Dr. Babcock said
he was sent for by you and that the ^
governor waa out or town, etc."
'1 only referred to the part which
waa stated by Dr. Babcock in your
preaence that day. That ia all I stated
about that, and I said to bring that
into thia report would be injecting politics
and reaching conclusions." ?
The governor said hotly: "The man w
who said that position waa offered to
Dr. Mary Blackburn lies."
Mr. Stevenson: "I quoted the record."
Governor Blease replied: "I accept
your statement"
Mr. Stevenson: "Governor, I I-ead
the very words right there."
Governor Bleaae: "Mr. Stevenson,
your committee refused to report on
the very matters that would have been
covered by that"
Mr. Stevenson: "Governor, the
statement I made was in reference to
that very matter, and we did not go ?
into that phase of the contention, be- w
cause that was a firebrand, and would
have divided this house. The statement
which the governor made should
be withdrawn."
8ays Heard Himself Abused.
The governor went on to say: "Mr. ^
Speaker, I will do the gentleman Jus- ^
tice. If I have ever done a man an
Injustice I don't know it, and if I ever
went back on a friend I wish I was in
hell. If It is so, Mr. Speaker, I will
turn this to a message. Oentlemen of
the house of representatives. I have
stood on the outskirts of your house
and heard my name called in sarcasm,
ridicule and abuse. I have said nothlng,
except once or twice, to attempt
In my feeble way to dictate to some
friend of mine some feeble reply."
Mr. Stevenson: "If the governor will
permit, until today, I have never referred
to him."
Mr. C. C. Wyche: "I think the gov- ernor
ought to be allowed to present
his message.
Speaker Smith: "The chair will not
recognize any member. The Constitution
provides that the only ground,
which the governor himself realizes,
he can be present in the house is as
follows: (Reads from Constitution).
The chair realizes his excellency, the
governor, is here for that purpose, and
for that purpose he ;?as the right to
communicate his message."
"Insults" and "Apologias."
Governor Blease continuing: "Mr.
Speaker, the member from Chesterfield
has stated that he has not during
this session endeavored to reflect upon
the governor. Tou, gentlemen, know &r
whether that statement is true or not;
he makes it as an honorable man and
I must accept it. If a man insults you
and comes and apologizes for the insult
you must accept it or you will
prove yourself not to be a gentleman.
If a man does you an injustice and
apologizes he has done all he can do.
It is your duty to accept his apology.
When I picked this paper up and read
it tonight and saw the injustice that
had been done me in it, I would not
sit still, and I made up my mind to W
come on this desk and say what I had
to say regardless bf circumstances or
results. The member from Chesterfield
has stated that paper possibly has
not done him justice, and that he has
been quoting from testimony.
"Now, gentlemen, I did not seek this *
matter. The senior senator from
South Carolina saw fit to reflect on my
friends by attempting to say we had
attempted to sell certain property,
which my friends kept from being:
sold. Billy Irby and Howard Moore,
both my good true friends, stood on
this floor and fought to sustain my
veto, and it was sustained by a very
small margin. Those who are opposed
to me, men like Mr. Kibler and Mr.
Belser, the authors of that bill, fought
to force it over my friends. Now as
to that committee, why didn't they And "
that Blease, instead of trying to sell
that property, was trying to keep it
from being sold?
i n^) auiu Dicuac ut&u uueiiipieu iu
oust Dr. Babcock from the asylum,
when the records will show that Dr. w
Babcock resigned to me. and I told
him to hold on. They said I was trying
to oust Dr. Saunders, and Dr.
Saunders, herself, came to my office
and asked if she should reapply. When
the board of regents met they tried to
put Dr. Saunders out, and 7 said to the
board of regents, 'Gentlemen, don't
you put Dr. Saunders out,' and the
board of regents, at my request, retained
Dr. Saunders. Dr. Babcock
would have been out on his own resignation,
and Dr. Saunders would have
been out if it had not been for Governor
Blease.
"Now, it could have been very easily
said that Governor Blease and hla
satellites, as Tillman calls them, were
not trying to sell that property. They
could have found that Dr. Saunders
would have been turned out the first f
day of July, but Governor Blease is the
man who stepped in the breach and
said keep Dr. Saunders in this institu
tion. rnai is ine testimony. .\one 01
these gentlemen on that committee will
deny It.
"Now here, on the floor of this
house, in discussing a resolution introduced
by my friends, and discussing a
substitute offered by a member who
was not my friend, but in discussing
that resolution they took me up and
made me a personal issue in this matter,
trying to hold up to the people of
South Carolina that the governor of
this state had attempted to oust Dr.
Babcock, and to smirch this woman.
"Now, gentlemen, I did not propose
to rest under it. When I picked this
paper up I could not stand it. You
will remember I was painted as a buzzard
flying across the state, on each
of my wirgs was marked 'graft, perjury
and corruption.' I was painted in
the papers standing with one arm
around a blind tiger and another arm
around a murderer. I took it because ^
I was making a tight for my friends, ^
and I knew if I went down my friends
would go down. My friends can take
care of themselves tonight, and I don't
propose to take it any longer.
"I have taken enough, and this is
the point. If the house can't protect ^
me. I will protect myself. If you can
excuse a little newspaper reporter
from slapping a member of your house
when the Constitution of your state
makes it a heinous ofTence, certainly
you can excuse me from standing at
the bottom of the steps, and beating
I won't say it; I have too
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