Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-09
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mittee today. Bryan told the national
committeeman that he felt convinced
that the tide was still running strong
for the Democratic ticket. In a state
ment regarding conditions in the west,
where he has been speaking for the last
two weeks, Bryan said: There is no
state in the west where the chances are
not in favor of our party and reports
that we get are not only encouraging,
but are increasingly encouraging. Ev-
erything we hear from the east in
creases confidence that the Democrats
feel in the success of the ticket" Mr..
Bryan will leave Friday, speaking in
Joliet, Streater and other cities in Illi-
nois. On Saturday Bryan will speak
in Missouri towns.
Louisville, October s: Henry Wat
terSon presided and was the principal
speaker at the Democratic rally here
tonight In the course Of his remarks
the speaker said: Politicians tell you
there are many issues up for settle
ment in this campaign. I see but one,
If we can not change our rulers at Will
if an organized and defiant minority
inside the fortress can withstand the
siege Of unprincipaled and ill-equipped
majority outside-how shall talk about
trusts and tariff, about rebates ana
bank deposits, about money and morals
and stocks and bonds profit us? l
behold an almost exact reproduction
of the evil conditions Of fifty years
ago. The Republican party has grown
corrupt and arrogant, and it is putting
forth a tremendous effort to retain the
power which it has so misused. If 1t
succeeds it will never surrender 1t
short of some dire cataclysm, making
it's exit a signal for, it may be, civil
war"
Chicago, October 6: Norman E.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, made known to-
night the reasons upon which he bases
his prediction that New York state
may safely be regarded as Democratic
this year. Mr.. Mack's statement re-
garding the situation in the Empire
party in New York was never more
united, not even in 1892, than it is this
year The state is never doubtful
when the Democrats stand together.
With a united party we find our oppo-
nents all shot to pieces; some Repub-
licans are opposing Roosevelt, others
are against Hughes, while another
faction is set against Taft. AS an IN
stance of the union of the Democratic
forces, the National Democratic club
of New York city, composed of 1,4OO
members, made up Of bankers, mer-
chants and professional men, opposed
Bryan almost to man in 1896 ana
1900. I am told that 95 per cent of
the clubs membership is ready to
support Mr.. Bryan this year and the
club recently passed resolutions en-
dorsing him and have contributed ST.
500 with promise to contribute like
amount later With this situation
feel that New York is not only safe
for Bryan, but there will be Demo-
cratic Landslide"
- Tom Cockrill, famous for his con-
nection with the Breathitt county
(Ky.) feuds was killed in Louisville,
KY, on September 26 by a freight
train Although in age man of less
than thirty years, Cockrill several
years ago earned the sobriquet of Bad
Tom" Cockrill, because of his ability
with a deadly weapon, and it was he
who brought on the feud between the
Cockrill family and their followers and
the Hargis family and their followers
which gave Kentucky such bad name
in recent years. For years the Hargis
and Cockrill families were on the most
intimate terms until the night of Feb
ruary 21, 1902, when Tom Cockrill
killed Ben Hargis in a blind tiger at
Jackson. Ben was the youngest Of
the four Hargis brothers, and follow
ing that murder the feud ragged. In
rapid succession Jim Cockrill, brother
Of Tom and town marshal Of jack
son, was killed from the window of
the circuit court room in Jackson; DR.:
B. D. Cox, guardian of the Cockrlll
boys, was slain as he passed from his
office to his home, and James B. Mar
cum was shot as he stood in front or
the court house opposite the Harg1s
store. Although Cockrill, as was fire.
uuently predicted "died with his boots
on" he is the only prominent male
member of his family who in recent
years has not met death from either
bullet or knife.
London, October 6: The second and
eliminating step in the Austro-B Bulga-
rian programme for the aggrandize-
ment Of themselves at the expense Of
the status established by the treaty of
Berlin was consummated tonight, when
Emperor Francis Joseph formally pro-
claimed the practical annexation Of
Bosnia and Herzegovina to the dual
monarchy. The present situation is as
follows: Turkey calls upon the pow
anteed by the treaty. Austria and Bull
garia strongly declare their determina-
tion to keep what they have taken.
Servia is protesting belligerently
against being hemmed in more strongly
between two unpopular neighbors and
against having the Servians in Bosnia
absorbed into the Austro- Hungarian
nationality. The other powers con-
cerned in the Berlin treaty are discuss
ing the holding Of an international con-
ference to consider this most delicate
Of problems. Turkeys unexpected pol
icy Of restraint minimiZes the possibil
tiles Of war, which now Is considered
out Of the question. The English pa
pers unite in praising Turkeys moder-
alton and in denouncing Austria. A
conference Of the powers is expected TO
he held within two or three months II
il can be arranged but no one imagines
that it will undo this weeks work
Austria declines even to discuss an
neXatiOn. and the most expected is
some arrangement that will save Tur-
keys pride.
The people on the island of Crete,
stirred by the events in southeastern
Europe. the independence Of Bulgaria
and the annexation Of Bosnia and Her
zegovina by Austria, have arisen and
proclaimed a union with Greece. The
Turkish government has sent to the
powers circular protesting against the
Bulgarian proclamation and asking the
powers what steps they mem to take
looking to the re-establishment OF or
der in Bulgaria and the maintenance OF
Turkeys interests, which were guar
anteed by the treaty of Berlin. Great
Britain, in reply to the proclamation or
Austria -Hungary's annexation Of Bos-
mia and Herzegovina, has refused its
sanction to this action and has practl-
cally requested the Austro- Hungarian
government to reconsider it. Both
Premier ASquith and Foreign Secretary
Grey in public addresses touched upon
the Balkan question, the former as
serting that the British government
would not stand alone among the pow
ers in its present attitude, the latter
expressing the belief that nothing has
happened thus far that would lead to
breach of the peace. In Servia there
is popular clamor for war against
Austria Hungary. and the Servian
government has issued an appeal to
the powers requesting them to restore
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