Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-12
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gress, such as the creation of the inter-
state commerce law, and the appoint
ment of an industrial commission, hav-
ing in view the control Of private mo-
nopolies were dismal failures" Public
ownership of public utilities, he de-
clared to be the only solution of the
problem.
Says a Washington letter to the
Greenville News: Chairman Burrows,
of the senate elections committee, has
stated positively that the resolution in
troduced by Senator Pritchard, provid-
ing for an investigation Of the charges
made against Senator McLaurin by his
reckless colleague, would not be con-
sidered for several days, perhaps two
weeks. Senator Pritchard Is attending
court at Asheville and will be buslly
engaged for some time. The commit
tee will therefore postpone its final ses-
sions for the investigation of the Till
man-McLaurin episode until his re-
turn.
Charlotte Observer: That class OF
politics Is very peanutty which
prompts the party adherent to object
to everything that the other party
does. Here are the Republican papers
of North Carolina, for instance, MAX
ing a great outcry because Of the pro-
vision of the election law which re-
uuires that the intending voter shall
exhibit receipt or present other PROOF
that his poll tax for the preceding year
was paid by May 1st, before being al
lowed to vote. The Republican papers
speak sarcastically Of this poll tax re-
ceipt as a passport" a liberty
badge" ETC., and profess to be very
much wrought up about the matter.
This is because they think they have
to. They are not wrought up at all.
There Is not one Of them but knows
that this not only proper but an ex-
cellent requirement. The man who Is
too trifing to pay poll tax, especially
when he Is allowed six months after
1t is due in which to pay it, ought not
to be allowed to vote and everybody, In
cluding the delinquent, knows 1t.
Says a London dispatch Of Decem-
ber Z: There was a striking scene In
the city temple, yesterday, when, dur
ing the course of his sermon, the Rev.
Jos. Parker, D. D., the minister, admin
istered a pointed rebuke to King Ed
ward, which was loudly applauded by
the congregation. Having alluded to
public houses as "trapdoors Of hell,
Dr.Parker referred to the kings re-
cent brewing of beer while visiting
Lord Burton. Pray for me-" said the
divine, that I may speak delicately,
loyalty. If the king brews beer, what
can be wrong in the subjects drink
ing it? What the king does Is likely
to be initiated by others. His majesty,
Is more than a man, and must regard
all questions from a kingly viewpoint.
If the king goes to Sunday concert
as he did recently, he deals deadly
blow to the Englishman's Sunday. The
king cannot attend non-Conformist
place Of worship, but he can go to
Sunday concert" This remark called
forth cries of "Shame!" and DR.. Par
ker continued: IF the king, who is
the head of the church and defender of
the faith, can violate the English Sun
day, what can the people do but follow
in his steps? I would rather give
great sum in gold than appear to be
disloyal; but I cannot be disloyal to
Christ, and it is better that these
things should be said."
Washington dispatch Of Saturday:
Speaker Henderson and Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means commit
tee, and Senator Allison, member Of
the finance committee, called at the
White House today presumably in re-
lation to the pending controversy over
Cuban reciprocity. There was the most
positive declination to discuss the pur-
poses Of the call. It was said, however,
that the president had in no way
changed his attitude favorable to re-
ciprocity. In this connection there
were renewed indications Of a special
message which would clearly set forth
the presidents views on the subject.
The Republican members Of the ways
and means committee favorable to Gu
ban reciprocity have held long confer
ences to perfect their organization for
carrying forward the contest. In con-
nection with these conferences, the be-
lief has gained ground that there would
be a special message if it proved to be
compromise today, one report being
that IL per cent. reciprocity might be
substituted for 20 per cent. Both sides,
however, denied the II per cent. COM
promise story. The plan Of having a
committee visit Cuba and investigate
the needs of Cuba for reciprocity was
revived during the. day and was dis
cussed as a solution, and there is no
indication that those in authority were
ready to accept the plan.
During the debate on the bill to
put rural delivery of the mail under the
contract system, says the Washington
correspondent of the Greenville News,
Representative Latimer made one of
the most forceful arguments that has
yet been made. He was limited to ten
minutes, but he made good use of that
TIME. He went to the heart Of the sub
ject at the first bound, stating that If
economy was the object of the bill the
committee should have framed q meas
ure putting all free delivery under the
contract system. We spent, he said,
this fiscal year. about three million dol