Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
THE TlRZAH PICNIC.

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A picnic was held in connection
with the meeting-the annual Tirzah
picnic-and the crowd numbered
about 1000 people, including many
ladies and children, and the large
majority of them seemed to thoroughly
enjoy the occasion.
The meeting was held in a grove
about 200 yards southwest Of the de-
pot and the stand was located on or
near the spot on which the one stood
several years ago when the question
of abolishing the Yorkville dispen-
sary was discussed by Senator'S Till
man and Brice. Music for the occa-
sion, and good music 1t was, was fur
| nished by the Sharon band under the
leadership of Prof. Lucas. The meet
| ing was called to order about IL
o'clock by Mr.. w. B. Wilson, and the
exercises were opened with prayer by
Rev. Henry j. Cauthen Of Yorkville.
Mr.. w. H. Stewart, candidate for the
senate, was the first speaker introduce
ed. His speech as a whole was prac-
tically a repetition Of what he said the
day before at Ogden, but there were
several features that were different.
At Ogden he stated that he favored
the repeal of the lien law as security
to the merchant, but favored the re-
lention Of the landlords lien. On this
occasion he expressed himself as ia
voring the repeal of both. He stated
that a report was being circulated to
the effect that he had made money
out of the ginner's reports by selling
them to the bucket shops before
sending them to the government, and
denounced the report as false, and
stated that had he done so he would
have been put behind the bars. He
stated that as he now saw the matter
he was opposed to the state embark
ing in the business Of manufacturing
fertilizers. He again paid his respects
to the communication recently pub
lished by Senator Brice, and stated
that he was making his fight single
handed on his merits and that Doctor
Saye was being backed by the York
Vile Enquirer, the Rock Hill Record
and Senator Brice. The speaker was
literally applauded when he finished
his speech.
DR.. ]. H. Saye was next introduced
and as he stepped to the front of
the stand, was heartily applauded, the
applause being more general than that
accorded Mr.. Stewart at the ,conclu-
sion Of his speech. At the beginning
of his speech DR.. Saye referred to the
charges that are being made against
the last legislature Of extravaganza
and asserted that every dollar appro-
priated by the ways and means COM
mittee, Of which he was member,
received careful consideration and
that no appropriation was approved
by that committee other than those
that were believed to be for the best
interests Of the public. He freely ad-
mitted that appropriations were larg-
er than formerly and called attention
to the rapid increase in the necessi
ties of the state by reason of her
wonderful growth during the past few
years and asked whether or not 1t
was considered good business policy
by the successful farmer or business
man to increase his expenditures or
expenses as his business grew and eX-
panGed and also called attention to
what happens to the business of the
individual who undertakes to hold
down expenses to the same old sum
regardless Of the tendency Of the VOL
ume of his business to increase. He
declared himself as favoring adequate
but not extravagant appropriations
for the support Of each of the educa-
tional institutions fostered by the
state and referred to Winthrop as an
institution of which all South Caro-
linians should be proud and stated
that he was satisfied that no school in
America was doing a grander or more
valuable work for women than was
our own Winthrop. DR.. Saye then
| touched on the road law, and treated
it very similarly to the day previous
at Ogden. While explaining the $500
per capita tax feature, a hostile voice
called attention to the fact that there
was no alternative as to number of
days work, when another voice cried
out, Yes he has made 1t 80 days.
Then it was that DR.. Saye said 1T
was my purpose to pass a law that
meant something and was not enacted
to be lodged" This reply Of the doc.
tor elected hearty rounds of applause.
He called attention to the fact that
practically all the opposition to the
law was political buncombe. He ex-
pressed himself as favoring the repeal
Of the lien law and in favor Of SELL
ing all the state farms except so much
as may be necessary for the produc-
ton of food stuffs used at the peni-
tiary and state hospital. Opposes
the establishment of a fertilizer fac
tory to be operated by the state. He
stated that he was candidate for the
senate because of the fact that citi-
zens residing in all sections of the
county had urged him to enter the
race and insisted that it was duty he
owed the people to offer and closed
by stating that he was perfectly Will
ing to stand or fall on his record both
as a private citizen and a legislator.
As he took his seat there was hearty
applause.
Hon. j. S. Glasscock was next in
troduced and his entire speech was
along the same general lines as his
opening speech at Ogden. He again
acknowledged equal responsibility
with DR.. Saye and the other members
of the York delegation for the Saye
law, and stated that while 1t was not
perfect 1t was in the right direction
and that he would, if elected, assist
in correcting the defects.
Mr.. John Porter Hollis was next in
troduced and about the only matters
referred to by him not reported in
connection with his Ogden speech
was that he would favor the abolish
ment of the immigration bureau but
would favor the retention of the in
formation bureau. now doing Halua-
BILE work in advertising the resources
of the state to the world. He favored
the improvement and building up
of the public schools in the county
and insisted that in former years the
most successful men along all lines
received their training in the country
schools and that the interests of the
state demanded that they be liber-
ally supported. He thought that the
principles Of the Saye Law were cor