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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15
GQCAC. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Many Friends-Announce the name
DR.. ]. H. Saye as a worthy candida
4t

Many Friends-Announce the name Of
DR.. ]. H. Saye as a worthy candidate
to represent York county in the
state senate.
w. G.. Duncan-Is announced as a
candidate for the office Of county
supervisor. He promises the office
his entire attention if elected.
Mrs. Dora GLADDEN., Grover, N. c.
Will tell sufferers from cancer how
to be cured.
F. f. Clinton, for Com.-Gives infor-
nation and details as to the Fiddlers'
convention to be held in the Glover
opera house on Friday evening, June
5th.
Broadus M. Love-Is announced as a
candidate for recommendation for
appointment to the office of county
auditor, subject to the primary elec-
ton.
Hugh G. Brown, S. Y. C.-Gives notice
of sale of various tracts Of real es-
tate under tax executions.
Palace Theatre-Will have "Jim's APP
premiership and Poor Dollie" in
moving pictures tonight.
Luther Baber-Tells Of one mans eX-
perience with Ess- tee-dee, the hair
tonic. He has it in soc and 81 bot
ties.
J. L. Williams G. Coin order to push
sales up to the $4,000 mark within
the next thirty days have cut prices
to rock bottom.
M. w. White-Tells you that success
full business men know it pays to
advertise and to employ a broker.
Real estate offerings.
Carroll Furniture Co.-Advises you to
buy "Frezo" ice cream freezer. A
full line Of hammocks in all quail
tiles and at all prices.
D. E. Boney-Informs you that the
three mutual insurance companies OF
which he is manager has secured IL
censes to do business under the state
law.
York Furniture Co.-Makes an Offering
for your summer comfort by sug-
gesting comfortable porch chairs and
hammOcks.
Thomson Co.-On Monday will open a
special May sale which will continue
through Saturday. Special offerings
in all departments for the week.
First National Rank-Will accept your
small deposits, give you a. small saw
ings bank and pay you per cent in
terest on what you save.
Strauss Smith Co.'s showing a good
variety of Monarch" shirts for men
they sell for 81 each. Other shirts
for men and boys at prices from 25c
and upward.
Foster Milburn CO.-Print a testimo-
nial from a Chester man telling OF
o benefits derived from Doan's kidney
pills. See fourth page.
York Drug Store-Advises you to lay
in your supply of fruit jars early and
have them ready when needed.
J. @. Wray-Talks about shoes for
men. women and children. New lot
ready trimmed hats, CSC to $3.50 just
received.
Herndon & Gordon-Have just receiv-
ed a car of 1922 acid phosphate and
ammoniated goods. Also 200 lbs.
best candies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15
HOLD THE SPOT COTTON.
If There Ever Was a Time to Hold 1t
Is Now.

IF There Ever Was a Time to Hold 1t
Is Now.
President B. Harris of the state
Farmers Union has issued the fol-
lowing circular letter as to the cot
ton situation:
If there ever was time to hold 1t
is now. Cotton has advanced three
fourths of a cent per pound in one
week. What is the cause?
Is it because, trade conditions are
better or a case of necessity? Futures
if they could, cotton would not have
made this advance. Do not let little
advance in price influence you to sell.
Hold on till the minimum is reached.
Remember the cotton broker has sold
your cotton to the mills; now make
him give the minimum before he gets
it to deliver to the manufacturer.
They are calling him for cotton is
why it has advanced.
Now boys, freeze to it, and the price
will get right. The spot cotton is in
your hands, and it is yours. The other
fellow is beginning to want it badly
now. Remember 4,5O0,OO0 bales short,
means something and the shortage Is
all in your favor. We all know that
crop conditions are bad, not only east
Of the Mississippi. but west also.
The cotton crop is at least three
weeks late and bad stands, and the
cold weather has caused much re-
planting. Every day will have to be
an ideal day from now until the crop
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
Meets at Hot Springs, Ark, in 53rd
Annual Session.

Hot Springs, Ark, May IA: Before
an audience that crowded to the limit
the large convention hall Of the East
man hotel, and which extended to an
overflow gathering in the adjacent
dancing pavilion, the fifty-third an
nual session of the Southern Baptist
was called to order to-
night by Vice President Joshua Lev
ering of Baltimore, in the absence OF
President stephens, and DR.. w. e.
Hatcher Of Virginia led brief deVo-
tional exercise, which was followed
by a welcoming of the Baptists by
Rev. w. T. Amis Of Hot Springs.
DIR. Lansing Burrows Of Tennessee
convention, made a report OF enrolled
delegates today, which showed 1,OS4
who had presented their credentials,
with probably another 500 present
who had arrived on late trains.
Election Of officers peing the first
business Of the convention, the name
of Joshua Levering Of Baltimore was
put before the convention for presi-
dent by the Rev. ]. w. Millad Of At
lanta. The Rev. W. E. Hatcher OF
Virginia seconded the nomination.
On motion, Mr.. Levering was elect
ed, the secretary being instructed to
cast the vote of the 1,0S4 delegates
enrolled for him.
Among the vice presidents elected
was Henry r. Pollard of Virginia.
DR.. Lansing Burrows Of Nashville,
and Oliver Fullery Gregory of Staun-
ton, Va, were elected secretaries to
succeed themselves.
The annual sermon Of the conven-
ton was delivered by the Rev. H. w.
Battle of Kingston, y. G.
The session Of the Baptist Educa-
tiOnal conference this afternoon was
addressed by President H. H. Brooks
of Baylor university, Waco, Tex. The
address was followed by a discussion
of the problem connected with the
management Of the various Baptist
institutions Of learning.
The following officers were elected:
President. w. w. Wright OF Rich
mond college: vice president. Nj. -.
Jefferies of the Carson-Newman col
lege of Tennessee; secretary, ID. M.
Rivers of the Conway college. Arkan-
sas
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
held an interesting day session, In
which addresses were made by II. II.
Hunt of Missouri, Geo. T. Webb, sec
retary of the BAPTIST Young Peoples
Union Of America. and Otto s. Rus
sell Of Hannibal, Mo.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, w. w. Hamilton.
Atlanta: vice presidents, o. S. Russell
of Missouri, j. T. Watts and James
Gore of North Carolina; secretary, l..
P. Leveal Of Oxford. Miss.
Miss Fannie E. S. Heck of Kentucky,
presided at the meeting Of the Wo-
mans Missionary union, at which the
annual reports of officers were read
and the work Of the union was dis
cussed. Chief interest centers this
year in an effort to raise 100000 for
the endowment Of the training school
at Louisville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15
Nox Populi. Nox Del.

THE voice of the people is the voice
of God"
Politicians who win out in elections
are fond of giving utterance to this
familiar quotation.
1t is hardly worth while to deny the
truth of the proposition in a country
like this.
Most right thinking people are glad
to believe that it is true, and really
there ought to be very little doubt OF
it.
But do not let us do violence to our
ordinary common sense, and our sense
Of decency, by saying that elections al
ways represent the voice Of the people
1t is only the most idealistic concep-
ton of course, that could picture every
individual among the people being
keenly conscious of the sacred signi-
ficance and responsibility of the ballot
and of using the ballot in accordance
with such consciousness; but under
such circumstances all would have to
cUncede that the voice Of the people Is
the voice of God.
How many elections have ever been
held in this country where each voter
has sought to express in his ballot MS
honest judgment, regardless of every
other consideration than the best in
terest of himself and his fellowmen
There may have been such elections
but we do not fear that many Of our
readers will try to hold that they are
the rule rather than the exception.
The rule in this country is that cleo
tions are controlled by a few designing
individuals, or aggregations of indi-
vduals, who work together for selfish
ends, and who deceive or hoodwink
the more innocent and honest mass OF
voters into the support Of their de-
signs. After the result Of such elec-
tions are declared, we hear in exultant
brassy acclaim, 1.-The voice Of the peo-
pie is the voice Of God" and the echo
in most honest hearts is, "the success
of the political schemer is the triumph
Of the devil"
But the voice of the people should
be the voice Of God, and it can be. All
that is necessary is for every honest
voter to recognize his responsibility
and perform his duty in accordance
with conscientious discrimination be-
tween right and wrong. OF course,
even where all voters try to do only
that which is right, many will make
mistakes; but still under such circum-
stances "Vox Populi, Vox Del" may
be said of the final outcome.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15
WITHIN THE TOWN.

-Messrs. Mackorell Bros, have a
handsome automobile.
-Four bales Of off grade, stained
cotton were sold in Yorkville this
morning at 10i. The best cotton is
worth more.
There are fewer negro loafers
around Yorkville than there have been
for a good many years. Most Of them
drifted off to public works of various
kinds and have not drifted back
There has been considerable scat
tering of the local cotton mill opera
tives. Some have left in search of
employment elsewhere and others are
holding the fort for better times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15
TiIIman and Cleveland.

If that Columbia correspondent,
whoever he is, who quoted Senator
Tillman as saying that if the Demo-
Gratis had a Cleveland at this juncture,
they could sweep the country so easily
that it would be a shame to take the
money, misrepresented the senator, he
should not have done so.
Senator Tilman says that August
Kohn is the man who is guilty Of the
Misrepresentation: but the Charlotte
Observer which had the same story
that was printed in the News and
Courier the Greenville News and 9TH
er papers, says that it's story did not
come from Mr.. Kohn, and at this writ
ing the personality Of the Individual
who is alleged to have misrepresented
the senator has not been made known.
We do not pretend to say whether
Senator Tillman was really misrepre-
sented. We confess that we were a
little surprised to see him in the atti-
tude of admitting the extent of the
confidence that would be inspired by a
candidate like Mr. Cleveland; but at
the same time we were somewhat
struck with the soundness of the sug-
gestion.
OF course, Mr.. Cleveland is out Of
the running. He is no longer to be
considered as a possible candidate. He
is too near the end Of his career and
@l,o bo &c hof hn q
capable of discharging the duties of
the presidency now, even if he should
be inducted into office without the
necessity of going through a campaign;
but still there is a good deal in the
suggestion under consideration, wheth-
er it came from Senator Tillman or
not.
Grover Cleveland stood for right,
Justice, law and order and liberty. He
did not believe in the lawlessness Of
predatory wealth any more than Pres
ident Roosevelt processes to believe in
it. He did however, believe in the time
sanctioned principle of ownership Of
honestly acquired property, and he be-
lieved that the people who were able
to honestly acquire property were bet
ter qualified than anybody else to ad-
minister the same. He had manhood,
nerve and courage, and while he was
Il man Of peace, he was not disposed
to submit to the overbearing arrogance
even Of such a powerful empire as that
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fighting, bluff or bluster, he was the
first of our presidents to advertise to
the nations Of the earth that the
United States is world power Of the
first magnitude. And his splendid pa
triotism rose high above anything ever
known in partisan politics, when he ac-
tually smashed his own party rather
than allow it to plunge the country into
the ruin involved in the free coinage
of silver.
Yes, whether Senator Tillman said it
or not. we fully believe that if the
Democratic party could find another
Cleveland ut this juncture, it would
sweep the country so easily that it
would be a shame to take the money.
That there are scores and scores of
Clevelands in the country today there
is no doubt; but unless John a. John
son of Minnesota is one, we fear that
none of them are prominent enough in
politics to get the Democratic nomina-
ton.
Roosevelt is not half the man Cleve-
land was, nor is Taft or any other
Republican leader of whom we have
any knowledge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15

IT is too bad that Senator Tillman
should have seen proper to question
the motives of the Columbia State in
it's booming of Mr.. Bryan. People like
the State and Senator Tillman, work.
ing to the same end with the same in
centives, should not quarrel. In view
of the magnitude of the task Of carry
ing South Carolina for the Democratic
whether he be Mr.. Bryan or
somebody else, all good Democrats
should stand together. A quarrel be-
tween such factors as Mr.. Tillman
and the State might be fraught with
great danger to party success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15
SAYS HE DID NOT SAY 1T.
Senator TiIlman Claims to Have Been
Misouoted About Cleveland.

Senator Tillman declares that 1t
was not his intention to say anything
further on the subject Of politics but
being, as he said, so widely misquoted
on the subject of Grover Cleveland,
he broke over today and expressed
himself freely. You may set all
minds at rest as to my opinion Of
Cleveland by saying that 1t has not
changed one iOta since my first speech
in the senate denouncing him.
would rather the Democratic party
would now be defeated than to be
victorious with Cleveland or any man
like him at its head, and l am quite
sure that no matter what the condi-
ton of his health, should he be nomi-
mated he would be beaten worse than
Parker was. / am at a loss to under
stand how a man usually so accurate
as Mr.. Kohn Is, should have so mis-
quoted me. So far as / now recall L
never mentioned Cleveland to him
the other day. ! certainly did not say
that under any circumstances would
favor his nomination or the nomina-
ton OF any man like him. What l
did say was that Wall street would
welcome one Of the old plutocrats as
the Democratic nominee, preferring
to support such a socalled Democrat
ludu WIN VIII bC bhC AsOPabh-
can nominee, or Bryan, who will be
the Democratic nominee, and that II
the Democratic party could unite up
on one Of these Eastern plutocrats,
which 1t will Of course not do, then
Taft would be easily defeated.
II am, of course, for Bryan as the
nominee at Denver, and I am satisfied
that South Cardinals delegates will be
for Bryan, but I am opposed to In
structing them because our conven-
tion is not going to send men to Den
yer who can be bambooZied or bought
and instructions are unnecessary.
"Now, having been goaded into this
thing, am going to tell you what /
think about this tempest In tea pot
about instructing the delegation. Con-
Zales wants to make II appear that he,
Is the biggest Bryan man in the state
so that If Bryan is elected the editor
Of The State can control the South
Carolina patronage. The trouble with
Hemphill is, that he has, never been
able to see anything in Cleveland but
a demigod and he opposed Bryan in
1896, and he is Of the kind who never
changes his mind. Hemphill was I'm
the wrong then and to support Bryan
now might appear an admission that
he was wrong. That's the whole
cause Of the mighty racket over in
structions. ."-Zack McGhee in Wash
ington special Of Tuesday to Colum-
bia State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15
REGISTRATION FOR PRIMARY.
Correspondent Urges That This Would
Raise Standard of Candidates.

Correspondent Urges That This Would
Raise Standard of Candidates.
To the Editor of The State.
In the Democratic convention of
Chester county a resolution was
unanimously passed setting forth the
fact that 1t was the firm and deliber-
ate conviction Of the Democratic par
ty of Chester county that the same
qualifications required for voters at
our general elections should be re-
quired by voters in our primary cleo
tions. Our delegates to the state con-
vention were instructed to bring this
question to the attention Of the state
convention and ask for the adoption Of
the rule requiring that only qualified
electors be allowed to vote in our
nominating primaries. This is a mat
ter of vital Importance to the citizen
ship of the people Of South Carolina,
when we remember that the nomina-
ton Of our officers is really the cleo
ton to the office.
Recently we circulated petitions in
Chester county asking for vote upon
the dispensary question and at GER
tain large cotton mill in a rural por-
ton Of the county 1t was ascertained
among that large mill population
from the president all the way down.
OF the 1000 voters among the cotton
mill operatives in Chester, York and
Lancaster counties l doubt If there
are a hundred qualified electors. The
same condition, l presume, obtains in
Union, Spartanburg, Greenville and
Richland counties.
How does this sound to the men Of
the counties in the state in which
there are no cotton mills? This vote
Is very large and Is the balance Of
power in the election Of our state and
county officers. While this is true Of
our cotton mill population it is also
true Of scores and hundreds Of our
citizens all over the state who are
not in our cotton mills. They can
vote in the primaries and that Is all
they care for, as they regard that the
real election and so 1t Is. Under this
slack, short-sighted venal rule not
half Of the citizens Of South Carolina
are qualified electors. The reason so
few votes are cast at our general cleo
tions is because the personnel Of the
officers has been settled at the pri-
mary and more than half Of the vo-
the general election II they so desir-
ed. This condition is shame and a
disgrace to the intelligence Of the
state and it will exist in large meas
ure so long as our present primary
rules are continued. Adopt the rule
that only qualified electors can vote
in our primary elections and the days
of the demagogue and political shys-
ter will be almost ended in South
Carolina. w. H. Edwards.
Chester, S. c., May II, 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15

TIE bull spectators seem to have
concentrated on July contracts and
during some days past. they have had
July cotton booming. There is not
nearly so much speculation in the new
crop months; but they have all ad-
vanced because of the strength of July.
The price of cotton goods continues to
decline and foreigners insist that trade
conditions are not good abroad; but
still it is conceded that European stocks
Of raw cotton are far short Of what
they were last year. and nOtwithstand-
ing curtailed production there is dan
ger of a serious shortage before the
new crop comes in. The new itself Is
also Il matter of grave uncertainty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15

- Columbia, May 13: Governor An
sci has removed from office Messrs.
J. l.. Bass and j. NJ. Parker as men,
bers Of the county board Of control
for Williamsburg county, on charges
preferred some time ago. Mr.. w. E.
SnOwden, the other member of the
board is not involved in the matter.
1t will be recalled that this matter was
brought to the attention of the state
officials by reason of some letters
written to whisky houses by the
clerk of the board and that Dispen-
sary Auditor West held an investiga-
ton, the testimony being taken down
and submitted to Governor Ansel.
Governor Ansel then summoned the
two members to appear before him
and show cause why they should not
be removed from office and the hear
ing was held some time ago. The gov
ernor now finds that the charges are
sustained and before leaving for WASH
ington on Monday night he signed the
order removing Messrs. Bass and
Parker and it was sent to Sheriff Gra-
ham for service,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15

misfortune to make himself objection
able to his fellow officers, and the pres
ident is making his life miserable. Col.
Stewart was first told to choose be-
tween making an application for re-
tirement and being sent to an aban-
doned post. He demanded court of
inquiry and the demand was met with
orders to take charge of Fort Grant in
a remote and deserted section of the
west He appealed to senatorial friends
and when the senate took the matter
up. the president claimed that he Is
supreme in matters pertaining to the
army and navy. Senator Raynor of
Maryland is trying to probe the mat
ter to the bottom. The case is being
compared to that of Capt. Dreyfus.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15

TIE News and Courier consoles it
self with the reflection that Mr.. Bryan
is not an Ogdenite. Does the News
and Courier know what Mr.. Bryan $
position is on the race problem in the
south and elsewhere? Our impression
is that Mr.. Bryan has taken firm
stand on everything else except that,
and that he has always lodged it
throughout his long political career
Anderson Daily Mail.
Our recollection is that during the
many things he said in his first cam
paign, Mr. Bryan expressed himself as
being in favor of granting to every in
dividual the fullest and freest exercise
of the franchise. 1t sounded broad and
generous; but the subject was not
stressed Since then it has seldom
been referred To. The Mail should not
spring matters like this at this time
anyway.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-15

ty, and who lives about five miles from
Rock Hill on the Catawba river, while
ploughing in the river bottom last
Monday was shot in the head with a
bullet from a rifle. The ball glazed
his skin near the temple. Although
the wound Was not serious, had the
ball entered one-sixteenth Of an inch
closer Mr.. Workman would have, no
doubt, been a dead man. Mr.. Work
man says he was near the river al
most facing the east when he heard
the report of what he considered a
rifle, and he thinks the rifle was dis
charged from q cane thicket nearby,
but up to Saturday no clue as to the
party who did the shooting was OBJ
tainable. Mr.. Workman stated to us
Saturday that If he has an enemy,
either white or black, he does not
know it, and he cannot account for
the mystery in any way. He has run
several parties off of his land lately
for trespassing, and, unless one Of
these parties has a grudge against this
gentleman and wanted to get even
with him for running him off of his
land by shooting him, the affair is a
mystery to Mr.. Workman. The wound
was not very painful for the first two
days but since then it has given him a
great deal of trouble.
Memorial Day at Ebenezer.
Rock Hill Record, May IA: The
spirit of the south" was strictly in
evidence at old EbeneZer on Tuesday
when the members of S. d. Barron
Chapter Daughters Of the Confederacy,
and a host of friends Of the veterans,
celebrated Memorial Day. The occa-
sion was permeated with the patriotic
spirit, and the sacred spot resounded
with speech and song appropriate to
the day. The ceremonies were opened
with prayer by Rev. Alexander Mar
tin OF the First Presbyterian church.
this being followed by most eloquent
and stirring speech by Senator Maui
din. of Greenville who enthused his
hearers. II was ohC VI eiiS
finest speeches ever made in this VI
cinity. The junior speaker was Prof.
Clarence Johnson of Winthrop college.
1t was in every way worthy Of the oc-
casion and was received with marked
favor by the large audience present:
Two crosses Of honor were awarded on
this occasion-one to Capt. w. H.
Stewart and the other to Mr.. ]. j.
Edwards of Ebenezer. They were
presented respectively. by Capt Ire
dell Jones and DR.. J. p. Kinard, and
were pinned on the veterans by Miss
Agnes Fewell. The closing prayer
was delivered by Rev. A. S. Rogers OF
this city There was a profusion or
beautiful flowers to strew upon the
graves of those who sleep, and in
every way the day was a SUCCESSFUL
one.