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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
DECLARES FOR PROHIBITION.

The Rock Hill District conference
made a ringing declaration on the
whisky question last Friday. The sub
iect was brought up in the report or
the committee on temperance, which
was unanimously adopted as follows:
"The subject before your committee
is one of vital Importance not only to
our district. but to our state and ma
tion as well. In fact, the evil of in
temperance is one of worldwide sig
nificance In all ages Of the world and
among all nations of the earth, intem-
nerance has occupied a foremost place
among the forces which have operated
in the disorganiZation of nations, the
overthrow of kingdoms and the de-
struction of empires. Inremperance Is
not only universal in affecting all ma
tions. but its effect upon the individ-
ual as we'll as affecting him In body
and mind and spirit Injuries him in
body by burning out the tissues, thus
rendering it the easy prey Of deadly
disease. 1t Injuries him in mind by
bunting the perceptive powers, thus
disqualifying him for comprehending
the acute distinctions between right
and wrong, truth and falsehood, right
eousness and iniquity. 1t Injuries him
i'm soul by lowering the moral tone. de-
grading the moral nature and weaken
ing his spiritual powers, thus render
ing him incapacitated for living In
touch with the higher spiritual realm
or fellowship with the divine.
THE most gigantic evil today in
South Carolina Is the liquor trafi1c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

failures in the whisky business prob
ably than in any other common to the
American people. This being true
and there is no reasonable doubt about
it, how slim are the prospects of Sc
curing competent business men as the
result of elections by the people? AS
a matter of fact would it not be re-
markable if the people should succeed
in electing from among politicians, dis
pensary officials who would b. compe-
tent to conduct the whisky business as
or as satisfactorily as 1t
can be conducted by men trained In
the business? And II the state dis
is not a success from a finan-
cial standpoint. is there any good rea-
son to expect that it can ever be sue
cess from any other standpoint?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

The hellish octopus with its seat Of
authority in our fair capital has insin-
uated its diabolical and damning infiu-
ence into every part Of our common
wealth. We call upon our people to
rise up and crush the monster evil.
"Methodism has always led In the
temperance crusade. She was the first
church ever to have a rule against
drunkenness or drinking spirituous Ii
quors From that day till this Meth
odism has never receded from her po-
sition.
THE general conference Of the
Northern Methodist church declared
the state of intoxication cannot be le-
galized without sin. Our own gener-
al conference which met in Birming-
ham last May enacted the following
law and it will be incorporated In our
new book of discipline: Let all our
preachers and members abstain from
the manufacture or sale of intoxicating
liquors to be used as a beverage, from
signing petitions for such sale, from
becoming bondsmen for any person as
a condition for obtaining license, from
acting as dispenser or voluntarily ac-
cepting an appointment or election as
such under the laws of any state In
which there Is a dispe1sary law author
izing the sale Of intoxicating liquors by
the state. county or municipality and
from renting property to be used for
any such sale. II any member shall
violate any Of the provisions Of this
paragraph he shall be deemed guilty
Of immortality. Nevertheless In the
case Of a member who shall sign q pc
tition for such sale or shall act as
dispenser or voluntarily accept election
or appointment to any office created
for the purpose Of selling or dispensing
intoxicating liquors on behalf OF the
state, county or municipality. 1t shall
he the duty of the pastor to deal with
the offender as provided for In chapter
VII. section 5. paragraph 299, page 126.
I'VE appeal to our Legislature and beg
the members thereof to Danish the IL
quor traffic from our state. No legisla-
ture has a right to bargain away the
morals Of people.
Realizing the necessity Of an ag-
gressive campaign against the great
liquor evil at this time We offer the fol-
lowing resolutions:
81. That the subject Of temperance
he systematically taught in our Sun
day schools.
"2. That our pastors be requested to
preach on the subject more frequently.
49, That 1t IS the duty Of every Meth
odist to use his power Of suffrage to
Danish this gigantic evil from our
state. (Signed)
Watson B. Duncan,
"W. W. Lewis,
a. G.. Counts,
"R E. Allison,
COMMITTEE"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
MEETING AT EllBERT.

The big picnic held for the purpose
of giving the voters of York county an
opportunity to hear Senator Tillman
on the dispensary and other things, Is
in progress at Filbert today.
There is a tremendous crowd in at
tendance. The people who went from
Yorkville and through the town this
morning were enough to make a big
audience; but they were only small
part of the whole, and it Is probable
that there will be several thousand
people present.
The principal speaker, of course, is
Senator Tilman. He is to be followed
by Dr. Strait and Mr.. Finley, candi-
dates for congress, and Mr.. F. H. Hyatt
of the Southern Cotton association.
Because of the hour at which 1t Is
necessary for The Enquirer to go to
press, it is impracticable to give sat-
isfactory report of today's doings to-
day. and the matter will have to go
over until our next issue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

1t is a fact that most of the Charles
ton people are disposed to give Sena-
ator Tillman full credit for what he
has done in behalf of the navy yard.
Mr.. w. e. Dendy formerly superin-
tendent of the Yorkville Graded
schools: but now president Of the fe-
male college at Douglassville, Ga, Is
putting i'm the summer as a reporter
on the News and Courier He has in
view the idea Of adopting journalism
as a profession and is thinking Of TAX
ing charge of a weekly newspaper. That
he will succeed all right goes without
saying. All the editors in Charleston
last week who had not previously met
him, and who had no way of sizing
him up except by the quality Of his
work, took him for a veteran In the
business. He is doing as good news
paper work as he DID school work and
that is saying much.
The rural delivery division Of the
postoffice department is anxious to es-
tablish an eligible list of rural carriers
and to that end has instituted COM
petitive examinations; but because of
q misunderstanding there have been
but few applicants. Would be appli-
cants seem to have taken up the idea
that the proposed examinations are for
the purpose of supplanting carriers al
ready in the service, and are naturally
reluctant to put themselves In posi-
ton OF trying to take some other fell
lows job But this assumption Is erro-
neous. Under the civil service regula-
tions it Is the custom of the govern
ment to- at all times have a list of ell
gibleS for whatever office so when an
incumbent is incapacitated for any rea-
son there will be no trouble about fill
ing the place he might leave vacant.
This Is the object Of the present call
for applicants, and there Is no reason
why any individual who may desire
position as rural carrier should be re-
luctant to stand an examination that
might enable him to get his name on
the list of eligibles.
Two York county boys who are high
UP in South Carolina journalism are
William Banks and Robert Latham
Mr.. Banks Is a native of Fort Mill and
lived for several years in Yorkville
He commenced his editorial work on
the Rock Hill Herald and Is now with
the Columbia State. He can make a
good story out of almost nothing and
with plenty of facts can make a story
that few II any newspaper men IN
South Carolina are able to surpass. He
is brilliant, entertaining and solid
well-liked by everybody who knows
him and destined If he lives, to reach
high distinction. Mr. Latham is hard
ly so we'll known; but he will be heard
from later on. Just now, he Is news
editor of the News and Courier, and
his position is one of the most i'm
portant on the paper. He is the man
who decides upon the comparative
value of each particular item of the
great volume of news that pours In
on the News and Courier daily over the
wires and otherwise and he Is largely
responsible for the splendid show
ing that is usually made on the first
page. Mr.. Latham is also a reporter OF
fine ability and a beautiful writer Of
terse. strong English. Both young men
are fully worthy Of the splendid old
county from which they hail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

IT has been said that you can't make
be a violation of Il supreme natural
law. This is true. but the law govern
ing gravity is no more absolute than
the laws governing ordinary business.
II is an unfortunate fact that compar-
atively few men succeed in completely
mastering the laws of business: but
all who do succeed in this even to a
limited extent are sure to come to an
appreciation Of the fact that these
laws are as immutable as are other
natural laws. We believe that correct
business is governed by natural laws.
Then here is an inSupcrablc barrier to
olina liquor machine. Everybody
knows that business men are born not
made. That is they have to have bus
mess talent to begin with and they
have to work on to perfection through
their own efforts. 1t is easier to fill
the place of a clerk or an employe than
it is to fill the place of a responsible
head. Clerks and employees are more
plentiful This has been one great
trouble with the South Carolina dis
pensary system and the trouble will
never be eliminated Notwithstanding
the fact that So many people think
otherwise the whisky buSineS is one
of the most difficult i'm the whole list.
The commercial statistics of the coun-
try show larger number of entries
and a greater proportionate number of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
r.oCAx. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

First National Bank-Says that men
who try doing business through q
bank never return to the old
method
]. A. Gamewell, Sec.-Gives infor-
nation about the advantages OF
Wofford college, Spartanburg.
A. Mason DuPre, Head Master-In-
vites you to send for catalogue OF
Wofford College Fitting school
Spartanburg.
F. w. Wagner & Co.. Charleston
Want you to write them for sam
Piles and prices on coffees, teas
sodas. etc. All goods strictly guar
anteed
NJ. w. White-Wants you to know
that there is a time to buy stocks
and a time to sell stocks.
Dry Goods Man-Wants n few expe-
rienced salesladies for positions in
I'm dry goods store.
j. G.. Wilborn-Offers 81 acres,
three miles from Yorkville for
sale. Forty acres in cultivation.
York Supply Co.-Has 100000 No.
shingles, 1000 No. 2 shingles and
a big stock Of V-crimped and cor
rugated roofing.
Foushee Cash Store-Is receiving
new goods for the early fall trade,
Dress goods will be a new line
this season.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Calls atten-
ton to the good qualities Of gal
vanized iron ware. Full stock
tinware, enamelware, preserving
kettles, etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

DURING his attendance on the State
Press association the editor of THE
ENQUIRER learned that it was no Sc
cret among the newspaper men as to
who represented Lanahan after Boykin
got a more tempting connection. The
only evidence as to the mans identity,
however, is based on unguarded state
ments that he himself made and the
truth of which he now denies. For
financially responsible newspaper to
print the information would probably
invite a damage suit. But Mr.. Lana
hans alleged agent is now a candidate
for a high state office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
ze5E15E ZDnXVaAA5R RNQU1A9Aa

II. Nelson Thomasson and OF Mrs. John
C. Jackson and Mrs. Jane c. Jackson.
She had been an invalid for many
years, and during the greater part Of
the time was confined TO her home
Her last serious Illness commenced
about Two months ago. She was for
about fifty years member Of the Bap-
tist church, and was ever loyal to her
church and all for which It. stands, and
was a woman Of high ideals and never
hesitated to express her convictions on
questions either moral or religious.
The funeral services will be conducted
at Mrs McKenzie's tomorrow morning
at $50 by Rev. Edward 8. Reaves Of
Fort Mill, assisted by Rev. w. E. Hurt,
and the remains will be inferred In the
cemetery at Bethel church beside those
of her husband at about l o'clock.
Mrs. Tate leaves three children as fol-
lows: Mrs. Jane c. Mckenzie. Mrs. Sam
M. Grist and Mr.. ]. A. Tate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

SINCE the adjournment of the Press
association. Charleston has organized
the brotherhood of the Big Stick" for
the purpose of building up the city. p
H. Gadsden has been chosen for the
presidency. That's the wrinkle. If the
big men of Charleston. and there are
lots of them. will just get together
they will be too many even for the
mortar battery over on the island.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.

Senator Tillman says "the state is
going to the devil" Well, the state
has been following Senator Tillman
for 10, these sixteen years.-Andersoh
Daily Mail.
The esteemed press association hav-
ing adjourned and left Charleston. 1t is
pre- sumed that the esteemed News and
Courier will become safe and sane once
more.-Anderson Daily Mail.
Senator Tillman's fling at little
country papers" does him little credit.
The influence of a weekly newspaper
is limited only by the ability and char
acter of the man who edits and man
ages it. The next president, Mr.. w. j..
Bryan. is the editor of n weekly news
paper.-News and Courier.
Speaking of compulsory education"
the South Carolina newspaper men are
giving a good deal to IL. "CiviliZed
men cannot live without cooks and
newspapers and South Carolina readers
are absorbing education from men OF
the character of w. II. Wallace, wheth-
er they like il or not.-News and Cour-
ier
If there had been anything i'm the
talk of double pay" Senator Tillman
would certainly have made use of 1t
when ne was saying all tne n;lrSn anu
bitter things he could rake and scrape
against Mr.. Lyon i'm his Columbia
speech. Senator Tillman, though he
boasts of being only a Cornfield law
y,r.' knows there is nothing in it; and
every unpreiudiced man knows it
Newherry Observer.
There is only one newspaper i'm the
state, 50 far as we know or believe.
that is sending out free cOpi' s all over
The state. to county and state officers
and candidates. and To others. 1t is
the Daily Record of Coumbia-the
thick and thin supporter of the dis
penSary-thr enemy and traducer of
Fraser Lyon-a paper that not long ago
was the friend and defender of John
L. McI.aurin: whose principal owner
lives i'm Washington city and is the
White House reporter on the Evening
Star-whoSe abuse Of Lyon and de-
fenSp of the South Carolina diSpenSary
are found i'm the washington cores
pondence" of several South Carolina
dailieS. besides his own.-Newberry
Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

THE czar of Russia on last Saturday
night dissolved the Duma, and the tur-
moil in Russia has been aggravated
ten-fold. In preparation of the disso-
luton manifesto, troops had been
placed at such points as would best
enable them to handle all uprisings.
The different factions in the Duma
are getting together and it now looks
as if the long anticipated reign Of ter
ror is about to commence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

THAT was really a brilliant idea OF
Editor ]. c. Hemphill of the News and
Courier in making all kinds of editors
write all kinds of editorials for him
last week. He was twitted a great
deal as to his motive, many of the edi-
tors alleging that he was only seeking
to get out of a couple of days work
himself This charge, however, would
hardly lie in the light of the great diff
ficulty Mr.. Hemphill had in making
the editors come up to the scratch. He
locked Neils Christensen in a room at
the German Scheutzenplatz and refused
to let him out until the editorial was
finished. Mr.. Hemphill could have
done the work himself with half the
trouble that was required in making
the other fellows do it. But after all,
while the idea was none the less a
courtesy to the editors, the whole
symposium Jumped together contained
many elements of real value.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

Mr.. Brooks Morgan, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Southern
railroad. with headquarters at Atlanta,
has resigned his position with the view
of going into business, and Mr.. Geo.
B. Allen of ST. Louis has been desig-
mated as his successor. Mr.. Morgan
is a most thorough and efficient rail-
road man, we'll fitted for the duties of
the difficult position he has been filing
and had it not been for circumstances
that have changed his plans he would
have one day gone up much higher In
the management of the big Southern
system. Mr.. Allen, the new assistant
passenger agent, is also one of the
brightest men in the business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
The ilorkrillr Gnq''irer,
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, JULY "a, 1906.
4 II Il ~, 90
$14,l7S,000

THE editor of the Greenville News
wrote that some of the papers are
opposed" to each other
and the mergenthalers made it "dia-
bolically opposed" We are still Won
dering whether the editor or the opera
tor is more precise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

125 for 81 900, thus securing to the bid
der bond No. l. An examination of the
best bids shows that offers OF
1O4 lie and up aggregated $15,349.
$50; 1O4 to 1O4 lie aggregated
$1,1OO,SSO; 1O3.75 to 1O4 aggregated
$14,l7S,0O0.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

WE beg leave to suggest to our es-
teemed friends that n good ship subsidy
law would aid in the more rapid devel-
opment of Charleston, and 1t would
force better railroad facilities. Charles
ton will grow without such a law; but
government aid to shipping will bring
good times all the sooner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

SENATOR Tillman's declaration in op-
position to compulsory education, and
he declared. against the proposition
most emphatically in Lancaster the
other day. brings about rather funny
situation in this county. 1t will be
remembered that as the outcome of
the caucus held in Yorkville the first
Monday in June, resolutions were
adopted declaring unquestioning obe-
dience to any and every suggestion
that Senator Tillman might see proper
to make. The county conference
that grew out of the aforementioned
caucus emphasized compulsory edu-
tion as the leading issue Of the day
and to offer as such a platform. Now
comes Senator Tillman and says he
will stand for nothing of the kind.
The question is what is to be done
next? Very likely the candidates al
ready announced are in favor Of COM
pulSory education.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer

We VIII Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st,
1907 for SO cents.
Drowned at Savannah.
Mr.. George S. Fitzwater, chief de-
tective of the Seaboard Air Line rail-
road, was drowned at Savannah last
Sunday. He was there in charge of
tug boat protecting the railroad COM
pany's property from strikers. Mr..
Fitzwater was we'll known in this Sec
tion he having been here for some time
working up testimony in connection
with the Whisonant trestle damage
suits.
Biggest In the State.
One of the most interesting COM
mercial exhibits of Charleston is the
Wholesale grocery business of F. w.
Wagner & Co. They occupy one of
the largest stores in the city, utilize
half dozen warehouses, and carry more
goods than any other two concerns in
South Carolina. They are making a
speciality now-a- days Of coffee, which
they import by the shipload. and at
present have as many as 1000 sacks
on hand. They also have big roasting
plant and guarantee their ability to de-
liver a superior quality Of goods in
South Carolina, North Carolina and
Georgia, cheaper than any other house
in America
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
n Walsh Hunter killed Elhert

C. Walsh Hunter killed Ebert F..
Copeland over Il card table in Laur-
ems a few days ago. He ran away. re-
turned and has been bailed i'm the sum
of $4,000.
Columbia correspondence News and
Courier: Senator Ti!lman and Richard
Carroll. the negro founder and mana
ger of the colOred orphan home in Co
lumbia. are booked by the same lecture
system for lectures in Indiana. The
HOosier state folks will get widely di-
vergent views of the South Carolina
sociological conditions from the two
orators.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24

to a sailor and jumped down. The
sailor jumped after him and as he
struck the wharf there was a crash.
Many people looked and they learned
that all Of the photographers work
and the patience Of the party had
gone to nothing. The plates had been
smashed into a thousand pieces, and
the otherwise immortal records of that
memorable event had gone to OBJ
livion.
1t was dreadfully hot out at the
navy yard: but nevertheless the
members of the party tramped all
over the extensive grounds to take in
the tremendous operations in pro-
gress there. There are splendid ma
chinery buildings that cost many
thousands of dollars, numerous hand
some residences recently constructed
for the officers, and smaller cottages
for the marines. sailors and work.
men. Altogether about two and a
half million dollars have already been
spent; but the work has hardly been
commenced The biggest thing on
the grounds is the dry dock, which
Is now almost complete. 1t Is con-
structed of Winnsboro granite and is
the largest dry dock in the world.
But the whole landscape Is still rough
out the plans under consideration,
and of the millions of dollars that
will eventually be spent by the gov
ernment at this place, 1t is impossi-
BILE at this time to make a reasonable
estimate. When the party reached
the residence of the commandant,
Capt. and Mrs. Dyer gave the men,
bers a most hospitable reception and
served refreshments that were very
much enjoyed.
From the navy yard the press party
wended its way to the station Of the
Consolidated company's cars in Chi
cora Park, and shortly before 5
o'clock it was off down Charleston
neck for the ScheutzeaplatZ, on the
Ashley river. The several miles Of
distance were covered in a very few
minutes: but the visitors did not fail
to notice numerous newly erected
houses along the route, showing that
Charleston is rapidly growing, espe-
cially in the direction of the navy yard.
The Scheutzenplatz is a pleasure park
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-02
WEALTHY YOUTH TO BE PlrlED.
Ha. Before Him Long Life OF
Oreariness.

Hae Before Him a Long Life OF
Oreariness.
A young man who will some day in
herit an enormous fortune apd who
Is being brought up as gentleman"
was interviewed the other day Among
other things. he said: "If did not
have my career cut out for me, II
were to lose my fortune, l should
turn to the law and study some phases
OF 1t that interest me greatly"
Probably. II the young man were
actually thrown on his own resources,
he would resort TO something less en-
tirely "eleHant"-and more useful. But,
that aside, what is this career" that
he fancies he has cut out" for him?
To take care of his property. That
is, to spend his life at an occupation
similar to that of watchman or po-
liceman, but far more mechanical and
less exciting. What a miserable, what
a melancholy conception OF career!
To spend ones life at Just making
money is poor enough use of the one
chance TO live: to spend 1t at watch
ing n heap of money-what dullness.
what dreariness! And in world
teeming with opportunities to live in
teusely, vividly, interestingly, usefully!
Saturday evening Post.