Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-03-10
For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
"a DISCRIMINATING COUNCIL"

Mr.. EDITOR: The spirit moves met has
long lain dormant-and so will not let the
communication of Citizen" in your last
issue, 90 unchallenged. l will discuss the
communication under three sub divisions,
and seriatim.
First-Barber shops: second -Bar-rooms:
and Gambling concerns.
Now, in the first place, | premise that mas.
much as discrimination (niceO is the COM
plant, such complaint is founded on the nat
ural assumption of the dissatisfaction the dis
elimination would cause But should We not
regard the "barber shop" ordinance from
higher stand. point? In the abstract, was it
right? say, it was. The Councils need of
praise is small at best; and if the Devil
should have his due, give them that little to
which they are justly entitled.
In the second place: Strangely enough,
"Citizen" concludes bis communication with
20 consistency, thou art jewel" Now,
review Of the events transpiring in Yorkville
for the past few years will show Citizen
what he should not have so readily forgot
ten-that the action Of the Town Council,
touching the bar-rooms, is entirely consistent.
How, brother Citizen, were they elected? Can
you successfully deny the fact that they s'0an
into Office on "deep water" 1ret to the bone?
do not mean to assert this as true of the
individuals composing the Council, and as
the result Of any effort on their part, or on
the part of either of them. think the con-.
trary might be nearer the truth. But DO
assert that in the aggregate they constituted
a type embodying this idea-wet, wet, wet
Would you have had them guilty Of. the per.
6dy Of refusing to license liquor hells ad in.
fnitum
In the third place: You characterize the
late "sale of photographs" as "poorly dis
guised gambling concern" l am sorry to
differ with you here again-for in the main,
think you and I are alike minority Citi.
zens"-we are both uncompromisingly dry.
Herein we difer-that l did not see even the
poor disguise. In the centre Of the town, i'm
mediately upon the Main street, in broad day
light, an undisguised, licensed, gambling con-
cern!' But, brother Citizen, was it not con-
sis,ent? Are not liquor rooms and gambling
dens akin to each other7 l assume that
have demonstrated that the action OF the
Council was consistent in issuing licenses
that rhey should issue them, majority OF the
"citizens" of Yorkvile had decreed through
the immortal ballot. Have our citizens re-
pented? Let us wait and see. In the mean.
time. the wife's country cousin" will insist
upon knowing other, "Aint you glad conner
And so came the gambling concern!
Again: I have seen, during the past year,
young man dragged on the ground by his
arm through the public street, by the police, be-
cause of"Y Yorkville liquor;' and | have seen,
in the past week, an old man, of white hairs,
because of the same liquor, carried, like hog,
by the police, hands tied together and feet tied
together, head hanging down, suspended on
pole! Great God ! is this the nineteenth cen
tury? And who is to blame Surely not the
Council. l must refer you, brother Citizen, to
the able argument of our Attorney General in
the Cash.Shannon duelling case. The action
of our Council, consistent with the wishes of
a majority of our citizens, must be laid, right
or wrong, at the door Of the citizens. If re-
election does not mean approval of past ac'
ton, what does it mean? Let US ponder
these things. 1.
MERE.MENTION.
John G. Whittier has been invited TO
write an ode to be sung at the Yorktown GEN.
tennial celebration. .'..'....St. Patricks Or.
phan Asylum, at Scranton, Pa, was burned
on the night of the 9th ultino, and with it
seventeen children-fourteen boys and three
girls. 1.-THE capitol of Minnesota was burn
ed on the night of the End instant. The
building was discovered to be on fire while
the Legislature was in session. Loss to the
State, over 100000 '..'.."They had terri
BILE snow storm last week in the North west.
Snow was three feet deep on levels and six.