Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-17

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Mr.. Stewart took occasion to say
that the committee had had but a short
time in which to consider the many
important matters that might have re-
ceived attention and assured the audi
ence that any suggestion which any
Of 1t might make would be
kindly received. Mr.. Carroll also said
In behalf of the committee that he
would be glad to hear from anybody
who might have suggestion to offer.
Mr.. r. r. Allison wanted to know
what was meant by mild compulsory
education law, and Mr.. ]. C.. Wilborn
took the floor to make a speech on the
Importance Of education. In brief his
remarks We're to the effect that after
the war the state was overrun by a
horde Of ignorant vicious blacks the
whites were too Impoverished to estab-
lish proper educational facilities at
that time, and there was a terrible
struggle to regain supremacy. Now
the whites and blacks are on an equal
footing as to their educational advan-
tages, at least to a certain extent; the
blacks have no other ambition than to
govern the whites and they are going
about the fulfillment of that ambition
by getting ali the education they can.
Thousands Of whites are giving their
sole attention to making dollars in the
mills and elsewhere, to the neglect OF
proper. attention to education. The
people must be encouraged, and forced
to education else there Is danger Of an
eventual return to negro supremacy.
This, Mr.. Wilborn said, Is the great
burning question overshadowing all
other questions. Mr.. Wilborn's re-
marks were received with applause.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Wilborn's
speech, Mr.. Stewart called attention to
the fact that the committee had neg
lected to incorporate In the platform a
plank declaring in favor of a ten hour
labor law. The matter was discussed
and such a plank was finally adopted
to apply to textile industries.
At this stage a resolution was adopt
ed providing that the different items
in the platform be taken UP and con-
sidered separately. Item one having
already been approved, items two and
three were adopted without discussion.
When the dispensary item was
reached Mr.. Stewart took the floor.
He began with. the declaration that
this was burning question, too. AS
Ben Tillman had said at Columbia,
that so long as grass continues to
grow and water runs down hill, liquor
will be with us. He was willing to
admit that there had been corruption
and graft. He could not specify; but
with so many rumors of such things
over the state 1t was useless to deny
Ii. However, he had time and again
challenged anybody to show where
there had ever been any corruption
or graft in York county. He was not
concerned about how the state at
large had been doing; but the ques-
ton was how 1t had been in York.
Then he proceeded to argue that the
dispensary had fallen into bad repute
because IL was In the hands of its en-
emies and the enemies Of the reform
movement. The enemies of the dis
pensary had brought discredit upon
the institution in order to bring dis
credit upon the father Of the institu-
ton. AS proof of what he said he re-
ferred to the manner in which the
May convention had tabled with a
whoop the resolution endorsing Till
man. Next he argued against the
county dispensary and high license
ideas, claiming that IL the whole state
could not control the liquor evil, how
could. a county or an Individual be eX-
pected to do It? Mr.. Stewart was ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Jackson differed with Mr.
Stewart as to the propriety Of en-
phasizing the dispensary as the most
important issue. He said that so LONG
as the government permits liquor to
be made and the express companies
are permitted TO deliver, individuals
who desire 1t will have no trouble In
getting enough to kill them. He
agreed with Mr.. Wilborn- that educa-
ton is the burning question.
When the resolution providing fol
the appointment Of an executive com
mittee was reached, Mr.. r. r. ALL
son desired to know what the duties
of this committee were to be; he was
unable to see any necessity for 1t as
the party already has an executive
committee.
Mr.. Halle explained that this com.
mittee would not conflict with the
thought 1t would be necessary to have
the conference party properly repre-.
sented at the polls.
Mr. M. s. Carroll said that the 9TH
er side, the anti side, Is already thor.
oughly organized and 1t is necessary
for our side 10 organize also. What
we want is to get things like we used
to have them. We have been neg
lecting our business-plowing on
and the other side has slipped in and
taken the control from us. What
we now want to do is to get 1t back
again. What we want is for four
candidates to announce on this plat.
form and then we want to be in
position to take care Of them.
Mr.. Jackson said that from what
he had seen going on during the past
week we are up against slate tick
- otl ~ 1xn
with the understanding that IL four
of the five run the fifth will be taken
down. II that Is not a slate / don't
know what 1t Is. I would like to have
four men on each side and let the
strongest side win. | am not In favor
Of making nominations in this con-
ference; but as I see 1t we would be
perfectly justified in so doing as that
Is what the other side has done. Mr.
Jackson was applauded.
Mr. Blankenship said he stood
ready to pledge a candidate from
Fort Mill.
Mr.. T. v. Boyd-I nominate Mr.. s.
H. Epps.
Mr.. Blankenship-I did not mean
to make a nomination; but was only
going to make a suggestion.
Mr.. W. H. Stewart-I want to sug-
gest Mr.. T. M. Allen Of Harmony, as
a suitable candidate. He is as good a
man as there Is in the county.
The chair called attention to the
fact that the resolution had not yet
been adopted.
Somebody suggested the name of
Mr. H. E. Neil Of Filbert.
Mr.. Stewart went on to say that
Catawba township had another good
man for the legislature-Mr. john
son.
At this stage the question was put
on the adoption of the resolution and
the resolution was adopted. Follow
ing a suggestion from the floor, the
chair declared a recess Of five min
utes while representatives from va
rious townships agreed upon fitting
executive committeeman. The list
was made up and announced as fol-
lows:
Bethel L. 3. Brown.
Bethesda ............W. l.. Hinson.
Broad River John d. Whitesides.
Bullock's Creek .."... II. j. Sherrer.
Catawba .............W. P. Crook.
Ebenezer T. M. Oates.
Fort Mill ........C. P. Blankenship.
Kings Mountain. ..-. j. A: {: Love
York ................M M. ). Carroll.
After the appointment of the exc
cutive committee, Maj. w. B. Moore
moved the reconsideration of the ac-
ton whereby the ten-hour labor law
was recommended.
Mr.. R. R. Allison was opposed to
the ten hour labor proposition be-
cause he feared that 1t might come