Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-22
South, East and West.

'll6re Is IlOllllll6, says AA
WILLIE ENQUIRER, ..in the doctrines ano
ideals of the west for the south. South.
ern interests are more closely allleo
with those of the east, and the longer
the people of the south ignore this fact
the longer they will deprive themselves
of their proper voice in the counclis o.
the party or of the nation. Even at TINS
moment we believe the north would pe
more willing than the west to give ltS
vote to a southern man for president.
THE ENQUIRER should be more ex.
nlicit. What are the doctrines ano
ideals of the "west," as distinguished
from those of the east? And where Is
the line to be sharply drawn between
the two sections? Where does the
east" end-at the Hudson river, or tne
Mississippi-and why? Is the west
on this side of the Rocky Mountains
or beyond them? And If it is polltlca
doctrines that is meant, what OF
these has the west, wherever 1t is, thai
Is not largely shared in the east, ano
that it has not indeed obtained from
the east?
And what southern interests" be-
sides those Of cotton manufacturing
are more closely allied with those o.
the east than those of the west? Is
the southern cotton manufacturing IN
terest itself an ally Of the same inter.
est in the east or rival OF 1t? Whal
Of the agricultural interests OF the
south, which are by far It's greatest
and most important interests; are they
not rather more closely allied with the
like great interests Of the west than
with any interests of the east?
Is it a question Of Democratic or Re-
publican doctrines, rather than o.
frin
are there not as many Republicans In
the east as in the west? In what
councils" of what party" have the
people Of the south been deprived Of
their proper voice. heretofore by rea-
son Of their attitude towards the East
What would we gain on the whole II
the north would be more willing to give
its vote to a southern man for presl-
dent? What would a southern man
holding and representing the doctrines
of the north" or least" mean to the
south?
The east and west have been pretty
close allies for forty or fifty years, and
have stood together pretty constantly
as against the south. Why should the
south expect or desire from an alli-
ance with either against the other;
What are the grounds for proposing
SuCn COIIlDlIlS, anu WHdl ID W NC az
complished by it?
Would it not be better on the whole
and in any view of the situation, fol
the south to hold to it's own doctrines
and Ideals" rather than to adopt, with
out cause, others that are strange to It
and perhaps are no better than its
own? And would it not better and
safer on the whole for it to consult
principles rather than interests" ir
making alliances whether political
sectional or otherwise?
We are not sure, however, as to what
THE ENQUIRER has on its mind. OF
what it is driving at. What would II
have the "south" do, exactly? Per.
haps it will kindly explain. in a way
than can be readily and easily under
stood.-News and Courier.
We can hardly believe that the es-
teemed News and Courier is so inno-
cent as it would appear in the above
and were it not for the fact that there
serious comprehension, we might think
that there is a disposition to make
sport at the expense of somebody. The
hints to which we especially refer are
embodied in the following from the
above:
"The east and the west have been
pretty close allies for forty or fifty
years, and have stood together pretty
constantly, as against the south. -
Is it a question of Democratic or Re
publican doctrine. rather than of east
ern or western doctrine?"
There, our contemporary puts the
whole point at which we were driving
i'm nutshell The statement Of fact
is literally true: but when it comes
to the question we would evade by