Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
Wednesday, September 22, 1897.

forever. The people of Yorkville, he
said, knew his position on the liquor
question, and he did not mind it on ac-
count of them but the paper would go
out to the country and put him in false
position with the country people. Mr..
Parish was almost beside himself with
anger, and the longer he talked the an
grier he seemed to grow. AS in the case
of Major Hart, the reporter quietly as
sured Mr.. Parish that the article to which
he took exceptions had, so far as the re-
porter is concerned, no personal reference
to him or anyone else; that it merely
stated a fact and then gave the circum-
stances upon which that fact was based.
There was 10 insinuation in it, and moth
ing to warrant an inference that the repOr-
ter intended any personal application.
But all this was insufficient. Mr.. Parish
was unable to get relief for his pent up feel
ings until he had exhausted his vocabu-
larry of epithets against any one who
would even insinuate that he would be
guilty of such thing as that with which
he evidently seemed to think he had
been charged. He did not make any re-
quest or demand for retraction, withdraw
al or correction, presumably because he
realized that there was no ground fol
such demand but as in the case of Major
Hart, the circumstances is given in order
that he may have full justice.
The article complained of By Major
Hart and Mr.. Parish is as follows:
GRABBING AT STRAW.
The secret reason of the silly attempt
to change the name Of the town OF York
vile from Yorkville to York, is out.
The only reason given was that York
Vile sounded too small :" but that was
not the real reason. 1t is very general
belief that there was something deeper
than that.
At the bottom of the whole scheme,
there was desperate effort to secure the
establishment of a dispensary and origi-
nal package shops in the town. That is
the belief of quite a number, and here
are the facts upon which the belief is
based:
Under the dispensary law, dispensaries
cannot be established in towns in which
the sale of liquor is prohibited by special
act, except upon vote OF the people.
The sale of liquor is prohibited in York
Vile, both by special act and by the pres
ent charter. The general incorporation
act provides for the sale of liquor; but
whatever effect it's adoption might have
upon the present charter, it would moi
repeal the special act referred TO. The
special act, therefore, would continue tc
stand as a barrier against the establish
- Itarn nv
of the people.
But this fact has evidently been taken
into consideration, and out Of an effort tC
eyade it, has arisen the proposition tc
change the name of the town. With
majority in favor of the proposed new
charter and of changing the name of the
town, there would probably follow i'm
mediately the establishment OF dispen-
sary. Then, upon an attempt TO enforce
against the dispensary the special act
already spoken of, the liquor people
would say: "Oh! yes; but that ACT
applies to the town of Yorkville. This
is not Yorkville; it is York, and the
act don't apply" ;,
It was slick game maybe; but il
won't work. Although some able law
yers have suggested as if they half be.
lieved it that a majority of the voters ol
The town could effect legal change OF
the name, the idea is ridiculous, and the
effort Of the town council, no matter what
might be its motive, is an insult to the
intelligence of the community. York
Vile is named Yorkville by virtue Of all
act of the general assembly, and that
body has not seen fit to provide that the
act, or any part of it, can be altered,
amended or repealed at the instance OF
the honorable town council, even upon q
vote of the people of the town.
Now, then, as already explained to Ma
jor Hart and Mr.. Parish, the reporter
again takes occasion to state that however
the idea described in the foregoing article
originated, it certainly existed at the time
the article was written, and for several
weeks previous. Whether or not there
was anything it it, The ENQUIRER has
not undertaken to say. 1t has no posi-
tive information that anybody has ex'
pressed themselves as advocating the
change for the reasons described, and AZ
we do not undertake to interpret any
mans innermost thoughts, we confint
ourselves only to facts. But now that the
matter is again under discussion, we will
90 further and say that THE ENQUIRER
is in no wise responsible for the spread o
the story. This fact is evidenced by the
following paragraph, which appeared ir
our issue of September l:
No DANGER HERE.-The Enquirer
has note from citizen of Yorkvillt
asking whether or not, in the event ol
the surrender of the present charter ano
lkl ~ hn
act, dispensary can he established here
We have inquired into the matter, and as
the result of our inquiries, answer no
The sale of LIQUOR in Yorkville is forbid
den by special act of the general assem-,
bly, confirmed i'm the present charter and
in the dispensary law, and as the general
incorporation act contains no repeating
clause, the special act referred to con-
tinues to hold. If the name of the town
could he changed, as proposed, and was
so changed, then there might arise some
technical questions but as a vote on TINS
subject would not affect the name Of the
town in the least, there, there is no dan
ger in this scare.
Shortly after the appearance OF the
above, gentlemen whom we hold in as
high regard and respect as we do any
man in the county, and who did as much
as any man to defeat the proposed new
charter and change of name, remark
ed that the paragraph was "politicap
mistake. He agreed that it was correct
but suggested that if it had not been pub
lished, there would have been stronger
probability of enlisting the opposition ol
the strong anti-liquor element of the
town. The reporter told the gentleman
that while of course there would have
been nothing wrong in leaving out the
paragraph in question, it was the policy
of The ENQUIRER to hold back no facts
whether for or against, and it was on thai
basis that the publication was made