Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-27

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sitions were, as stated, by the hundred
words, and included whatever was to
be done, much or little.
One of the commissioners-Mr. Mil
ler-stated that the bid of the York
Vile Yeoman was "undoubtedly" the
lowest and moved its acceptance. The
motion carried. THE ENQUIRER of
the issue following the circumstance,
contains a record of the transaction.
We did not. believe then and do not
believe yet that the advertising space
in The Yeoman is lower at Is cents a
hundred words than is the advertising
space in THE ENQUIRER at "a cents a
hundred words. But we are not argu-
ing that point now. We are giving
only cold. .blooded facts. Neither the
issue of The ENQUIRER following
January 80, 1896, or any subsequent
issue, ever contained a word Of dissat-
isfaction with the action of the county
commissioners on that occasion.
1t is this circumstance which makes
Interesting this item of "December
81, 1896. Paid the Yorkville Yeoman,
s1OO.36." This $1O0.36 is supposed
to be the aggregate of items charged
at the rate of. Is cents a hundred words
for each insertion. The copy of the
itemized bill we have before us shows
that every charge was made at the
full rate allowed by law. In the ag-
gregate, during the year, under the
contract, according to the bill render
ed, these patriotic gentlemen who live
only that monopolies might not -four
ish, published an aggregate of 4,74O
words. This includes all insertions,
and the amount of the bill at the con-
tract rate-15 cents per hundred words
should have been only $22.11. At the
rate at which The ENQUIRER offered
to do the work-24 cents a hundred
words-the bill would have amounted
to $35.37. Yet we find this bill Of
$1OO.36 sworn to as being a just ac-
count, and we have it straight that it
was paid by the county board without
a protest.
Now let it be remembered that the
supervisor and commissioners who
were responsible for this thing were
those who were in Office on January
80, 1896, and December 81, 1896. But
it is fair to say here that all of them
were not parties to the thing. Some
knew that an outrage was being per-
petrated on the county but did not
see how they could help themselves.
One of the commissioners-as good
a man as lives in York county,
who understands business, and who
scorns the very appearance of unfair
ness, saw the outrage, and announced
his determination to exposei it. But in
full justice to him, we want to say
that he was persuaded to keep quiet
on the assurance that it would all
"come out on wash day." and in the
meantime he would only subject him
self to the filth, vituperation and abuse
that these men are accustomed to
squirt through The Yeoman at men
and things they do not like.
Now if this story s'true-and we
say it is-the charges contained are
serious. From our view, it is the only
time within A years The ENQUIRER
has been connected with the advertis-
ling question, that any board of COM
missioners has ever acted unfairly.
Some have shown lack of courage and
some lack of business intelligence
but this is the first and only really
questionable act of which we bave
known any of them to be officially
guilty. We do not make charges with
out allowing full reply. The gentle
men who were benefited by this thing
may reply in their own paper. Any
member of that board who participated
in this thing may have two columns in
THE ENQUIRER in which to make an
explanation. We will treat his ex-
PLANTATION courteously, and we promise
here to make no statement in reply
that we cannot establish to the satis-
faction of court of justice.
DIED FROM VACCINATION.
The Little Daughter of Bank Ofictal