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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
What a Law Man Did.

The Carolina Spartan gives an inter-
esting epitome of a speech delivered
in Spartanburg not long ago by Mr.. c..
c. Moore, president of the Cotton AS
sociation of North Carolina.
Mr. Moore told about the LATEST
man in his state.
He was a cotton farmer.
He believed in cotton and planted
little else.
He kept getting poorer and poorer.
The cotton crop got lighter and
lighter.
Instead of making both ends meet at
the end Of the year, he had no ends
to bring together and no means to fas-
ten them.
His children had scanty clothes.
There were no books and papers and
no time to go to school.
AS he got poorer he got lazier and
he soon got so lazy that he quit plant
ing cotton and tried home supplies.
Mr. Moore said that he visited him
at his home and took dinner with him,
several years after he quit cotton.
Strange to say this lazy man had a
we'll furnished house, neatly dressed
children, an elegant dining room and
dinner that was not to be forgotten,
nearly all of which was produced on
the farm.
After dinner he walked out to the
barn and there he saw more signs of
the mans laziness.
He had a splendid barn and fine
stock but he was actually too lazy to
open the doors Of the stalls and water
his animals.
He had a watering fountain in every
stall.
All he had to do was to turn a spigot
when the fountain was empty.
He was too lazy to throw hay and
| fodder from the loft and distribute it
in the stalls.
He made a sort of funnel out of
strong fencing wire in a corner of ev-
cry stall and the lazy fellow would
chuck in a hundred or more pounds of
| hay and the horse could eat as long
as it lasted.
None would be wasted.
| When he raised nothing but cotton,
he would slip off to the creek Saturday
afternoon and wash the dust and dirt
off and dry on the bank. He had only
few towels then.
But he had become entirely too lazy
to go to the creek to wash
He just walked into a bath room and
turned on hot or cold water as he de-
sired and got into a porcelain tub.
He then had two towels to dry his
body intead Of none as in the old cot
ton days.
The lazy fellow had also put water
| in the kitchen so that wife and daugh-
terS did not have to go to the we'll, or
throw waste water out Of the window.
He was a very lazy man indeed and
wished TO save steps and to take all
the burdens off his wife and daughters.
He was too lazy to teach his chill
dren. so he supplied them with books
and magazines and sent his daughters
to a college in Charlotte and his boys
to other schools and colleges.
Such is the sketch of Mr.. Moore's
| LATEST man.
How many such lazy men have we
in South Carolina? Would it not be
well, the Spartan asks, if they could
be counted by the hundreds in every
county?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

let of fires. Bows Of ribbon in shad-
ed orange and soft yellow completed
the daring model, and flash of bril-
liants came from a half-hidden buckle
on one side Of the crown.
A smaller shape of old blue corded
silk attracted much attention by vir-
tue of a band of Persian embroidery
about the crown and the soft red of
satin roses in cluster at one side.
A big black Merry Widow shape for
street wear had a white satin scarf
knotted about the crown, from which
rose two tremendously long quills In
black and white stripes. The crown
was Of black and white stripes, and
black jet buckle caught the ends
Of the quilts in a firm grip in a chou
of white satin.
A fetching model Of amethyst vel
vet was Of similar shape, and two
smart stiff satin bows were the sole
garniture.
A larger shape in hyacinth blue
edge, about the crown Of which was
roped a giant willow plume of har-
monizing shade. The plume was OF
such length that its journey about the
crown made scant inroads on its trim
ming capacity, and the remainder OF
1t was twisted into chou and swung
over one shoulder.
Several charming black picture
hats were shown which combined the
dropping grace Of Colonial models
with the chicness Of modern garni-
lures.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Miss Kate Hunter of Yorkville, left
Wednesday for Winthrop.

Miss Kate Hunter of Yorkville, left
Wednesday for Winthrop.
Miss Bessie Gryder of Rock Hill, is
visiting the family Of Mr.. ]. C. Burge
near Yorkville.
NJ. B. Jennings, Esq, Of Yorkville
left yesterday for Chase City, Va, on
professional business.
Mr. Philip w. Hunter Of Yorkville
left Wednesday morning for the Char
lesion Medical college.
Mrs. Mason Ferguson has returned
to Yorkville, after spending several
days with Mrs. ]. j. Keller in Rock
Hill.
Mr.. William Smith of Washington
d. c., spent several days last week in
Yorkville, with the families of Messrs
O. E. wilkins and r. G. Allen.
Mrs. j. w. Belts and children, Mas
ter Robert Walker and Miss Miriam
returned today from a weeks visit tC
the family of Mr. r. S. Mcconnell al
Catawba dam.
Mrs. NJ w. White and children, have
the country, where they have beer
boarding during the summer with Mrs
Walter l.. Jackson.
State Chairman Willie Jones has ap-
pointed Messrs. F. p. Mccain, D. F.
Finley and w. D. Grist to solicit sub
scriptiOns from citizens of this coun-
ty for Democratic national campaign
The following Yorkville delegates
are in attendance on the Ladies' Mis-
sionary union, which is holding it's an
nual meeting in Lowryville: Miss Rose
Lindsay, from the Asheville confer
ence: Miss Bessie Williams, from the
Miriams; Mrs. ]. f. Thomson, from
the Ella c. Davidson society; Mrs. w
II. HeIndon. Mrs. S. w. Inman, Miss
Leslie D. WitherspoOn and Miss Mag
gle Gist from the Willing Workers.
Rock Hill special to Columbia State:
Ira b. Dunlap, cashier Of the National
Union bank; DR.. w. w. Fennel, one
Of the city'S leading surgeons, and ].
w. O'Neal, wholesale grocer, are off
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

like the mist, has faded away and the
interior department holds the record
which cOnvicts you.
You granted the franchise at the
solicitation Of Senator Depew, and a
few days thereafter received $260,000 in
cash for your campaign fund.
You charged me with having at
tempted to bribe the attorney general
of Ohio. That raS presumably nine
years ago YgI have abandoned that
position Cha:les P. Taft said through
his paper that no evidence was ever
produced that would convict me of the
charge.
In touching on the State University
question you pretended to quote from
the Outlook Magazine, but how dis
honestly you enlarged on the magazine
article. That article charged me with
substituting Democratic for Republican
professors for political purposes.
have shown that statement to be false,
but l charge you with trying to en-
large on that magazine article and give
the world the impression that We were
improperly using the money appropri-
ated to conduct that institution.
Your charge that 1 vetoed a child
labor law you have not apologized for,
notwithstanding you know that / did
it with the approval of union labor and
that our state constitution, which you
said was so bad your opinion of 1t
would not look we'll in print contains
more detail and child labor legislation
than all you have recommended to the
New York Legislature as governor or
to the congress Of the United States
as president, and that 1 had approved
fourteen acts Of our legislature passed
at the solicitation Of union labor.
", Rrct CT OF
I had suits brought against me to re-
cover title to Creek Indian land. l
overwhelmed you on that statement.
Adopting your usual policy, you flee
from that statement without just apol-
ogy and adopt the statement now that
it was government townsite lots that
you charged me with being sued for.
Yes, l believe I am a defendant as to
certain government tOwnsite lots in
one Of nearly 1000 suits that you have
had brought against as many different
honorable and hlghminded citizens of
this state during this presidential cam
paign, and you will not undertake to
deny that petty politics for the purpose
of RepublicaniZing about 10000 Indian
voters was your sole motive for having
those suits brought; and I charge you
with knowing that there has been no
delay in these cases, except tina. cca-
stoned by the courts deliberations. TAX
en- by himself as time he deemed nee
essary to consider whether or not there
is any merit in the petition filed by
your attorney.
You say that on that land question
YOU will see that l get a hearing in
court Yes, sir, I will come to your
hearing. Call to your assistance all
the power that your high office COM
mands. present cases in any form you
like l am ready to meet 1t and be-
fore it's conclusion the people of Amer
lea will be disguised that they ever
elected you president Of the United
States"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
FARMERS UNION RALLY.

There were several hundred farm
ers from different sections Of York
county in Yorkville today on ac-
count of the Farmers Union rally
advertised to be held in the court
house, and although President Harris,
Secretary Reid and Mr.. F. H. Weston,
who were among the invited speakers
failed to show up, the proceedings were
interesting and profitable.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. ]. Frank Ashe, president Of the
prayer by Rev. w. E. Hurt, after
which Mr.. Ashe introduced as the first
speaker, Mr.. S. F. Parrott, Of Columbia,
editor of the Farmers Union Sun, the
organization in this state.
Though processing not to be a
speaker, Mr.. Parrot made quite an in
teresting and instructive talk on the
achievements of the Union and the
purposes it has in view He urged up
on the non union members in convinc-
ing Manner the duty Of affiliation and
cooperation, looking to the achieve
ment of the great ends in view, and
also presented the claims Of his ex-
cellent paper to the consideration Of
those who are interested in agricul-
ture. He was literally applauded.
The next speaker was C. E. Spencer,
Esq, president Of the York County
Southern Cotton Association. Mr..
Spencer made a good common sense
speech, urging the Importance of living
at home, and telling how to do 1t. In
the course of his remarks, he took oc-
casion to describe the cotton association
as the forerunner that prepared the
way for the Farmers Union, and while
he was satisfied that the Farmers I'm
ion is filling a field that Is not to be
filed in any other way, he showed that
there is room and need for both organ
izations and urged that both be main
tanned During his remarks, Mr. Spen-
GER provoked some enthusiastic ap-
plause.
After the adjournment of the public
meeting, President Ashe announced
that after dinner, the Union would hold
an executive meeting and when The
Enquirer went to press, this was in
progress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

All the gins in the county continue
busy; but 1t is generally conceded that
within a week or two more the rush
will be over.
II will not be bad investment for
the Democrats Of this county to sub
scribe to the national campaign fund
No one need hurt himself. From 81 to
IS is a plenty for each individual. If
Mr.. Bryan should win, and there is a
good chance that he will, it will not be
against the people Of York county to be
able to show that they helped not only
with their shouting, but with their
cash.
Although we are inclined to think
that guilty of murder" would have
been the proper verdict in the case OF
]. Henry Garrison tried at Laurens
yesterday for the murder of j. Louis
Williamson, the verdict Of manslaugh-
ter is not altogether bad. 1t seems,
quite evident, however, that the jury
did not believe the case that the de-
fense tried to make out. If it had be-
lieved the side of the defense, the ver-
dict would no doubt have been mot
guilty"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
HASKELL BACK AT PRESIDENT.
Oklahoma Governor Raises Strong
Presumption In His Favor.

Gov. Charles y. Haskell, formerly
treasurer of the Democratic national
committee has given out long letter
to President Roosevelt, repeating his
published defense to the charges made
against him. The letter in part is as
follows:
The serious character of your
charge against me should have sug-
gested to you that you as chief eXecu-
tive should proceed with deliberatiOn
and certainty before making such
hearsay statements as your own dec
laratiOns.
Your attack upon me finally rested
on my conduct toward the Prairie Oil
& Gas company, in this state. | have
said that you were responsible for
granting & franchise before statehood
thereby creating vested rights. You
seek to evade the issue and create
wrong impressions. You said the in
terror department had no power. eX-
cept where crossing an Indian reSer-
walton. You would have your readers
believe that Indian Territory was then
conducting its own government and
that only parts of the same were In
dian reservation.
Mr. Roosevelt. you know it is not
true: You know all the land was In
dian land without county, township or
territorial government. What halo of
integrity surrounded you last week
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Anderson special Of September 80,
to the Greenville News: What might
have been a serious accident occurred
on West Market street yesterday as the
Gentry Bros. show parade was return
ing to the show grounds near the &. &
w. c. depot. A team of mules became
frightened at the procession and at
tempted to run. One Of the wheels Of
the wagon struck a big elephant,
throwing the rider, who was perched
on the monsters head, to the ground.
In wheeling around the elephant trip
ped a dromedary and this animal
placed foot on the man, sprawling In
the road. The man was slightly bruis-
ed, but otherwise no damage was done,
and the procession proceeded.
- Greenville special Of September
80 to the Charlotte Observer: The
state executive committee Of the In
dependence party met in this city to-
day and elected the following officers:
Chairman, D. E. McCuen, Of Green
vile, S. c.; secretary, S. c. Price, Of
Columbia, S. c.. The personnel Of the
entire executive committee will be-
given out as soon as the list Is COM
pleted. A full electoral ticket will
be put in the field for the November
election. The executive committee
has under advisement the subject Of
a state ticket with candidates Tor
governor and all state offices. A de-
cision as to this matter will be reach
ed in a few days and statement CIV
en- to the public. State headquarters
will be located in Greenville. The
state chairman issues a call to all
those interested in the Independence
party movement in the state to COM
municate with him at once.
- Columbia, September 20: In res
ponse to the call of the department
Of agriculture upon the various coun-
ty auditors of the state for informa-
ton as to the number Of abandon
ed farms in the various counties and
an expression of opinion as to wheth-
er the individual ownership Of farm
ing land is decreasing or increasing.
Commissioner Watson has already re-
ceived the reports from practically
one-third Of the auditors Of the state.
The exceedingly gratifying showing
is made in every report that there are
practically no abandoned farms in
any Of the counties reporting, show
ing that marked progress has been
made in the last few years in the re-
vival of the agricultural industry.
The reports indicate a marked ten
dency towards the smaller farm and
a most pronounced tendency toward
individual ownership. In some coun-
ties also is shown the fact that ne
groes are beginning to purchase and
operate small farms.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

MCLAURIN AND ARCHBoLD-A new
phase Of the discussion of the So
called standard Oil correspondence"
was made public last Tuesday when
John d. Archbold, vice president Of the
Standard Oil company, made a state
ment to the Associated Press setting
forth the details Of the alleged theft
of letters from his files.
Former United States Senator Nc
Laurin of South Carolina also enter
ed the field with a signed statement
declaring his attitude in the matter.
After saying he had no apologies to
make, Senator McLaurin says;
Il believe that the south and espe-
cially the state Of South Carolina, Is
today throttied in its natural progress
and its intelligent exercise Of the
right of self government by an
oligarchy which Reeps alive prejudices
Of past generations through perpet-
uation of ignorance and fertilization
of corruption, and I shall welcome
the day when an educational propa-
ganda which can only be spread by
the use of money, whether 1t be
Standard Oil money. railroad money,
or any other money, save that derived
from the governmental sale Of whis-
ky, will enable the people to see
more clearly their own best in
terests and cast out those leaders
whose hypOcritical morality and ILL
disguised selfshness Is responsible for
the fact that in the south illiteracy is
greater. and increase of population
and wealth slower, than in any other
great section of the Union"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

STRICT EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICA-
TION.-There is no question at all but
that there are some mighty serious de-
fects in the primary system now In
effect in South Carolina. The Record
has long cOntended that no man should
vote in the primary who is not a quail
fled electOr-namely, one who can read
and write or who pays taxes on prop
erty valued at $500. Indeed, we would
go further and say that it would be
better for the future Of the state or
South Carolina if the property qualiti-
cation were eliminated and let the edu-
cational qualification be the test Of
mans right to be one of the electorate.
The man who cannot read or write, but
who happens to be possessed of a lit
tie property. ordinarily has but a small
grasp on governmental affairs. Nine
times out of ten the illiterate man
knows little and cares less about who
should fill office and is not himself
capable of Judging whether any partic
ular candidate is qualified for the office
he seeks. The man. in other words,
who cannot read the newspapers can
hardly be said to be a first-class citi-
Zen.-ROck Hill Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1908.

AND Mr.. Roosevelt has decided not
to reply to Mr.. Bryan because Mr.. Bry-
ans last was so much in the nature OF
a personal attack That is pretty good.
But was not Mr. Roosevelt's first some
what in the nature of a personal at
tack2
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

for a tour of the west. They will go as
far as Denver. While on the trip DR..
Fennel will spend a time at the sur
gerry of the famous Mayo Brothers, and
Mr. Dunlap will visit his brother, Mr..
Bernie Dunlap, in East st. Louis. He
will also attend the meeting in Denver,
Of the American Bankers association.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

WHILE, of course, it is rarely the
case that question is ever conclusive
" settled in a newspaper controversy
the advantage remains almost invaria-
bly, with the man who is best able to
UNFOLD the truth with facts. Mr. Bryan
has not been hurt in his controversy
with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.

Laurens, October 2.-(Special dis
patch to The Enquirer). In the case
of the State against ]. Henry Garrison,
the jury rendered a verdict at II
o'clock this morning Of guilty Of man.
slaughter, with recommendation to the
mercy Of the court. S. E. Boney.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

by Protestant bodies. Although
there are negro Catholics below Ma
son and DiXon's line, the Methodists
and Baptist have been most aggres-
sive in making dark skinned converts
The field is practically new to the
Catholics.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
Thr 1torkrills Gnquirrr.

Entered at the POStoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02

Mr.. Ennis Burns died at the home
his father, Mr.. w. A. Burns in II
Beersheba neighborhood on Septembt
%, after a long and wasting illne:
with consumption, in the 31st year
his age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-28

five thousa nd word reply to MI bryah
by the President was the overshaoo"l'e
political development of yesterday. Do
lively are things getting that Sunday no
longer Interrupts the whirl of political
happenings.
From Oklahoma comes the following
declaration from Gov. Haskell. ex-treas-
urer of the democratic national commit
tee:
I'll have a new chapter every DAY on
Theodore the First, from now untll eiec-
ton day. showing him TO be the greatest
crook that ever sat in the presldentiai
chair
Gov. Haskell has just returned from
Chicago.
MY resignation was voluntary he de-
clared for I could not afford, If Bryan
is defeated to have the democracy say.
If Haskell had got out Of the way Bryan
would have been elected. l am catching
a fourth ward politician in the presiden-
tial office and l wanted to look after his
case
CANDIDATES IN ST. PAUL
Candidates Taft and Bryan exchanged
courtesies in Minneapolis. and were only
prevented from meeting and shaking
hands by conflicting engagements.
Mr.. Taft addressed. big Young Mems
Christian Association meeting in st. Paul,
Mimi, praising the work of the associ-
alton and saying he was glad TO see the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-28

spread of religious tolerance throughout
the world.
En- route from Milwaukee to Minneapolis
Mr.. Bryan refused to address the crowds
that greeted him at the stations. saying
that Sunday was his only day of rest and
he never discussed politics on that day.
MORE FROM HEARSTP-
William r. Hearst left New York for
Denver, where he will meet his candidate
for the presidency. Mr.. Hisgen. 1t is
stated in the New York dispatches that
he purposes to read more letters attacking
men in public life at Denver Wednesday
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
FORAKER STANDS PAT
Senator Foraker stood pat on his state
ment regarding the Hearst disclosures.
refusing to comment on the reply Of Mr..
Taft to that statement.
He had better turn his attention to
Bryan than to me-" was the only remark
Mr.. Foraker made regarding Mr.. Taft.
Chairman Mack of the democratic ma
tional committee made flying trip from
Buffalo to New York. He had intended
to go to Chicago. but a change in the
campaign plans called him east
A WORD FROM GoMPERs-
Federation of Labor. in an editorial ap-
pearing today in the Official organ Of the
federation and made public yesterday.
says:
The thing to-which We especially call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-28
DEBs ON THE MOVE
COMPLAINS OF GAS MAIN LEAK.
Neighborhood Keeps Windows Open
and Cold Weather Coming On.

Philip Young of 300 Wisconsin ave-
nue. northwest has written to the Commits
siOners complaining of leak in the gas
main in front Of his home. claiming that
the residents in that section have been
put to much annoyance and have been
unable to close their cellars.
It's impossible to close our windows.
Mr.. Young wrote. Il don't know what we
are going to do when cold weather sets
in We are afraid of an explosion at all
times.
II have notified the gas company on
three occasions of the trouble. 1t has
failed to take any notice. 1t appears as
though they want me to find the leak
and mend 1t, thus saving them the ex-
pense.
Il have already had one doctors bill
due to this constant escaping gas.
The Commissioners have forwarded Mr..
Youngs complaint to the Georgetown
Gas Light Company, requesting that they
make an examination of the main and
determine what is needed.