Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-14


these demands our present defeat will
be only temporary"
Philadelphia Record: The Republi-
cans will hardly be willing to acknowl-
edge their great obligations to Richard
Croker for their victory. It is to Gro
ker that they were indebted for the in
sertion Of the free silver plank In the
platform; for the vote Of the New York
delegation, under Croker's control,
turned the scale against David B. Hill
and sound money. It was Croker who
prevented the nomination Of Comptrol-
ler Coler for the governorship of New
York, and thus paralyzed the efforts
of the Democracy from the outset OF
the campaign. Again 1t was the deep
detestation and dread Of Croker in the
hearts Of New York Democrats, that
reduced the Democratic majority in the
commercial metropolis (Manhattan and
Brooklyn), to less than one-third Of its
former proportions, and gave the Re-
publicans an immense majority in the
Empire state. What one Of the Repub-
lican leaders contributed so much to
Republican victory as did Richard
Croker?
Secretary Hester's weekly New Or
leans cotton exchange statement shows
an increase in the movement into sight
compared with the seven days ending
this date last year, in round numbers, OF
$4,000. For the nine days Of November
the totals show an increase over last
year of $4,000. For the 20 days Of the
season that have elapsed the aggregate
is ahead Of the 70 days Of last year 24O,-
600. The amount brought into sight
during the past week has been H6, ,194,
against S4,165 for the seven days end
ing November 9th last year. These
make the total movement for the 20
days from September 1st to date 1885,
734, against 3,346900 last year. The
movement since September 1st shows
receipts at all United States ports e.
51S,599, against 2,219,015 last year, over
land across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers to northern mills and
Canada 2S0,133, against 2S1, ,015 last year.
Interior stocks in excess of those held
at the close Of the commercial year 49,
662, against 42O,3S2 last year. Southern
mill takings 314,34O, against 1926, ,4S6 lasc
year, 2S4, ,4SS year before last.
Says the London Spectator Of last
Saturday: 1.-The whole world has been
interested this time in the election Of
an American president, and justly, for
it concerns the whole world. We do
not, it is true, believe that Mr.. Bryan,
If elected, could have put back the
clock and compelled the Americans to
attend exclusively to their domestic af
fairs. Circumstances are stronger than
the teachings Of the founders Of the
Republic, and a rich people Of 16,000,-
900, seated on the Atlantic and Pacific,
with the growing necessity for COM
merce with the Far East, must inter-
fere with the politics Of Asia, and
therefore in the politics of the nations
who are trying to eat up Asia. The
American people have been consulted
and accept their new position as a
worldwide power, ready for the con-
sequent sacrifices, and will in the fu-
ture share in the general movement Of
nations. Instead of standing cynically
and selfishly aloof, they will govern
Hawaii and Puerto Rico, they will keep
the Philippines, and they will acquire
so much Of the world as Is essential to
the development Of their power and
trade. We heartily welcome the decis-
ion."
A fiat increase of one cent a pound
was put on beef, pork and mutton last
Friday by Chicago packers, says a dis
patch. In one year the additional cent
will yield to the Chicago packers, bas-
ing the estimate upon last years busi-
ness, the following sums: Dressed beef,
$4,000; dressed pork and pork products
$2O,000,000; mutton, $4,000 900. Total ad-
ditional to incomes, $39, ,000, 900. Retail
ers of meats were thrown into a panic
by the unexpected rise in prices. In
the adjustment Of prices to the con-
sumers, choice cuts Of beef have gone
up as much as cents, pork tenderloin
jumped to the same extent and mutton
by the packers is more than 10 per cent.
on the price Of meat the day before the
election. The advance by the retailer
to the consumer will average Is per
cent. The packers claim they have
been selling dressed meats at loss for
several years. In six months the price
Of meat stuffs has gone up $3.50 per
hundred pounds. There has been no
corresponding increase in the price Of
cattle, hogs and sheep. Representa-
tives Of the packers in charge of the
dressed meat department say the ad-
vance was justified by the condition Of
the trade and its imposition on the heels
of the election Is but a coincidence
Two Of the three hours that last
Fridays cabinet session lasted, says a
Washington dispatch, were occupied in
a discussion Of foreign affairs necessi-
tated in part by the fact that the pres
ident intends to exhaustively treat on
this subject in his forthcoming mes
sage to congress. Reference was made
to the expressions in portions Of the
European press that the United States
policy regarding China would undergo
marked changes Immediately after the
election, and it is authoritatively an
nounced that after a most exhaustive
review Of every step Of the Chinese diff
ficulty from it's inception to the present
moment, delivered by Secretary Hay,
the cabinet ratified every detail and,
moreover, unanimously expressed it's
judgment that the policy so far pur-
sued should be continued without any
change to it's logical conclusion. Ac-
cordingly the present legation guard at