Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-28
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there is little ground for hope of fruit
full results, THE ENQUIRER feels con-
strained to read little lesson on polit-
ical economy that seems to be sorely
needed at this time.
It would be easy enough If we saw
proper, to give our remarks general
applications; but as the evil aimed at
Is local and specific, it is best to avoid
any misunderstanding by just getting
close down to the object sought, and
saying plainly that we especially have
In mind the people Of this town Of
Yorkville.
The town Of Yorkville can hardly
claim to be the most prosperous town
in the upper portion Of the state, and
it is a fact that it is not the least pros
porous. In the matter Of prosperity 1t
is only on about a fair average with
towns Of the 1,50O population class, and
about Is per cent. behind what it ought
to be as compared with its own proper
class.
Every citizen Of the town Of York
ville-more especially every individual
who owns or expects to own, property
here, ought to be interested In the
towns prosperity. Every citizen,
whether man or woman, who takes the
proper view Of his or her duty to the
community is interested in the towns
prosperity. And it is an indisputable
fact that this prosperity, whether 1t be
great or little, depends to larger ex-
tent on the citizens Of the town them
selves than upon any other consider
alton. By that we mean that If the
citizens Of q town do their full duty,
they need have no fears Of the effects
Of the hostile antagonism Of outsiders.
Material prosperity, and so far as
that is concerned, we might say with
out going wide of the mark, any other
kind of prosperity. is based upon trade
commerce. Legitimate trade between
individuals generally begets friendship,
a fellow-feeling and willingness and
desire for cooperation along such lines
operation builds up individuals, erects
school houses and churches and devel-
ops communities, towns. 1t Is the cor
ner stone and the whole foundation OF
all social, educational and industrial
progress. There can be no material
prosperity without commerce and
therefore the individual who commits
an offence against the legitimate COM
merce of his or her own community is,
to say the least, disloyal to that COM
munity.
Now then to the point. The most Sc
rious drawback to this community of
Yorkville is that fact that so many
members Of it are disposed to shirk
their bounden duties and responsible
ties in this matter of trade and COM
merce. Utterly ignorant or abso-
lutely careless Of the first principles
of genuine prosperity, disregarding
their own interests, and the just claims
Of their fellow-citizens, many individ-
uals insist on bestowing their CONNER
cial favors abroad, where there can be
but one side to the benefit, and do To-
cal harm that is beyond repair.
When an individual honestly earns
a dollar in trade or otherwise, there Is
no doubt of the fact that he or she
has a right to do with that dollar as
may seem proper. But still. incident
to the acquisition Of that dollar, there
are centain important considerations
as to whom it may have come from,
how much benefit may have been
derived along with it, and in the
spending of that dollar it Is we'll
also to consider along with the
direct returns to be received what
other indirect returns might be rea-
sonably expected in the way of good
will and possible reciprocal favors, etc.
At the same time too, it is not bad
idea to keep in view the ill-will that
may be engendered by an unfair dis
position of the favors that may be in
volved in the expenditure.
1t Is a grievous fault with a large
per cent. of the people Of Yorkville that