Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-25
The State Militia.


and equipments allowed under section
13 Of the new militia act; but before
the distribution is made, the militia
must re-enlist under the provisions OF
this law and submit to inspection.
Gen. Frost if busy trying to get his
troops in readiness for an army In
specting officer.
Stafr Of the Columbia State.
Charleston Post, Friday: The reor-
ganized staff Of the Columbia State mas
been announced and It differs IN re-
spect to the city editor from the per-
sonnel we remarked a few days ago as
likely to conduct the paper. Mr.. w. E.
Gonzales Is the editor-in-chief and Will
be assisted by Mr.. James A. Hoyt, Jr.,
who held the same confidential relation
with the late N. G. Gonzales and has
been a potent factor in the accomplish
ments Of the State for the past two or
three years. Mr.. E. J. Watson, for
merly city editor, becomes the news eo-
itor and his desk is taken by Mr.. Ran
dolph w. Smith, formerly Of the Rich-
mond Dispatch, who has high rep
utation as a newspaper worker.
The Lost Bond Case.
Columbia Record: The lost bond case
is up again, and probably will continue
to bob up until the legislature pays
them or until everybody directly inter-
ested is dead. An injunction has been
issued against the state treasurer
preventing him from cancelling these
bonds as a debt Of the state. Argu-
ment on the motion to make the In
junction perpetual will come up on
April 21. The attorney general will
have to resist that motion and he will
be placed in somewhat embarrassing
and inconsistent position. The attor-
ney generals office, in which Mr.. Cum
ter was at that time assistant, render
ed an opinion that the bonds are a le-
gal obligation and ought to be paid.
He will now have to do some tall back
tracking.
After the b. and L. Associatfon".
Comptroller General Jones is after the
Building and Loan associations, and
has lust sent out the following circular
of instructions to county auditors:
Numerous inquiries have been receiv-
ed at this office asking for a ruling as
to whether building and loan associa-
tions and other corporations, mutual In
their nature, should pay taxes. These
questions were submitted to the attor-
ney general, the legal adviser Of the
state, for his opinion. In conformity
with the opinion he has filed, which is
made a part Of this circular, you Will
require all building apd loan associa-
tions and other corporations Of a SINH
lar or mutual character, to make
return for taxation of all moneys, cred
its and evidence of credits, such as
bonds, mortgages, notes, etc., on hand
and in the possession Of said corpora
tion on the 1st day Of January, 1903
You will submit said returns to the
local boards Of assessors and the county
board of equalization, provided they
have not already met and adjourned;
otherwise you will submit the same to
the state board of equalization through
this office"
Hayward on Crum.
On being asked by the News and
Courier for his opinion Of the Crum ap-
pointment, Governor Hayward replied
as follows: Your telegram, asking my
opinion on the reappointment OF Dr.
Crum as collector of the port or
Charleston, has just been received. AS
an appointment made by the chief
magistrate of our nation, I consider
this an indignity, not only upon the
city of Charleston, but upon the entire
state. and one which should receive
the condemnation Of every right-think-
ing citizen of South Carolina and OF
the south. DR.. Crum Is in no sense
representative of the community III
which he lives nor Of this state, as
supposed representative Of the business
interests Of Charleston he cuts a rldlc-
ulous figure in the office to which Pres
ident Roosevelt has labored so hard TO
appoint him. This Is added to by the
fact that a Republican senate, body
of President Roosevelt's own party,
has twice refused to confirm MS ap-
pointment. AS to any supposed III
nuence DR.. Crum may possess, 1t be-
longs to that very dear to President
Roosevelt-a political oportunity, which
| Is now the presidents only door OF nope
to succeed himself. This appointment
should be considered as an indignity TO
South Carolina. By it President Roose-
Welt has clearly shown that this actloh
on his part is politics; nothing but pol
itics, and in making it he has descendeo
to a level of petty politics, which Is
degrading to the chief magistrate or
great nation. In this connection IT IS
disappointing to reflect that nothing
else could be lesitimately expected
since the president has demonstrated
more than once his very peculiar views
upon this question. With Booker L.
Washington in the dual role OF Soclal
Equal and Political Prophet indignity
to a sovereign state should not oe
greatly wondered at, but should ratner
be expected.
MERE-MENTION.
Ira D. Sankey, the noted eVangeIst,
is entirely blind Andrew CarHeBFt