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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

Governor AnseI has refused to pardon
Lee Gardner sentenced to the peniten-
tiary from York for violation Of the
1ispensary law.
The Boiling Springs High schoo
near Shelby, opened on September l
with eight teachers and 10 boarding
students. Mr.. W. w. Jackson Of Shell
by. who was formerly a student, says
he expects the total enrolment to ag.
gregate something like 200.
Mr.. w. S. WiIkerson of Hickory
Grove. was a heavy sufferer from the
recent flood. He lost a corn crop thai
was expected to yield a thousand bush
els. 1t will be remembered that mucf
Of his cotton and upland corn were de.
Stroyed some time ago by hail.
Who is the champion campaign lial
in York county? BY campaign liar, We
mean the fellow who originates al
those contemplate little inventions in
tended to serve the purpose Of the mo-
ment in working on the prejudice o
ignorant voters. OF course, cam
paign lying is not very commendabl'
virtue, and the champion is not a hero
Of the kind decent people are likely
20 emulate. But, still it is worth while
to identify the champion along will
hose who have been most active ir
helping him circulate his output. Yes
spot him. 1t will be worth something
Is a contribution to the future wei
fare Of the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

The fortieth annual session Of the
York Baptist association convened with
Union Baptist church, four miles
northeast of Yorkville yesterday at II
o'clock. The introduction sermon was
preached by Rev. Edward S. Reaves,
pastor of the Flint Hill and Fort Mill
churches, who based his remarks on
the text found in l Timothy iii, 14-15.
The sermon was one Of unusual power,
was delivered in a clear, forceful man
ner and was especially timely and ap-
propriate to the time and place.
An unusually large number of dele
gates were enrolled-each church ex-
cept two, composing the association
being represented.
The officers who served during the
year were reelected as follows: Rev.
Edward s. Reaves, moderator; Sam M
Grist clerk; William F. Boyd, treas
urer.
The reports sent up by the various
churches indicate very clearly that
much progress has been made during
the past year along various lines, es-
pecially in the matters of growth IN
membership and increase in cOntribu-
tionS to the various benevolent objects
fostered by the denomination.
Among the visitors attending the as
sociation are Rev. DR.. T. M. Bailey
corresponding secretary and treas
urer of the State Mission board, who
has filled the position he now holds
for more than twenty years and has
;een during his administration the de-
nomination almost double, both in
numerical strength and financial con-
!ributions. No man in the denomina-
ton is more loved than is DR.. Bailey
md notwithstanding the fact that as
years go, he is now an old man, but
otherwise he seems to be as young,
Jealous and consecrated as when he
first took charge of the work along
about 1885, Another visitor highly es-
teemed by the Baptists Of the state
and by all who know him, is DR.. A. j.
6. Thomas, editor Of the Baptist
Courier.
The association will continue in ses-
sion until tomorrow at about noon
During today the principal subjects to
be discussed will be foreign, home and
state missions. The Woman's Mission
arv union Of the association meets each
rear at the same time and place as
the association, but the meeting is sep
arate and distinct. 1t met today at
10 o'clock, and among other interesting
features to the women was an address
by Mrs. A. l.. Crutchfield of Spartan
burg. corresponding secretary of the
Inion in the state.
The Union congregation is entertain
ing the association with its character
istic hospitality, which means that
each delegate and visitor is receiving
every attention that comfort and pleas
IRE could suggest. 1t is generally con-
ceded that for whole sOuled hospitality
the Union congregation has few equals
md no SuperiorS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr. R. Glenn Allison is visiting
friends on Hickory Grove R. F. D
No. 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Kirkland of
Camden, are guests Of the family of
Mr.. Robt. ]. Lindsay.
Mr.. L. w. Jenkins leaves this after
noon for Spartanburg, to resume his
work in the graded schools of that
city.
Master James D. Grist of Yorkvile
went to Bethany Wednesday to ma
triculate in the Presbyterial High
school,
Prof. James B. Kennedy left today
for a few days in Washington and Bal
timOre, before resuming his work al
Aurora, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Lowrance and
children. of fernando, Fla, are spend
ing few days in YOrkville, the guests
Of Mrs. AlonZO Rose.
The statement that Mrs. r. L. De-
Vinney and daughter, had returned
from the White Diamond Lithia springs
was an error. They expect to remain
at the springs for about two weeks
yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Jackson of Shell
by. have been spending a few days
with Mr.. JacksOn's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David f. Jackson, near Union
church. Mr. w. w. Jackson is con-
ducting a general merchandise busi-
ness ut Shelby.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
THE ASSAULT ON Mr.. GRlST
(Fort Mill TimeS.)

In the news columns this week ap-
pears a signed statement from Clerk of
Court j. A. Tate regarding the fight at
Yorkvilie a few days ago, between a
Fort Mill man and a Yorkville news
paper editor. Upon hearing Of this
difficulty it was our intention to give
as nearly as possible correct re-
port, and with this weeks publication
we have given our readers the state
ments of the two participants as we'll
as that of an eye witness. Knowing
Mr.. Tate to be an upright, honest and
truthful gentleman, we are compelled
to accept his statement as facts and
conclude that he was not, as has been
intimated, a party to the affair; that
he had no intimation that the fight
would occur, and that he did not show
,artiality to either Of the combatants
during the fight. AS to whether the
alleged causes for the affray were of
y nature to justify the assault, we shall
permit those who are more familiar
with the circumstances than the Times
to decide. Our opinion of the matter
rs a whole Is that it was indeed unfor-
tunate for all parties concerned. 1t
would have been a great deal better
had the alleged statements been left
'lnsaid and the difficulty averted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
Smith, Swearnsen and Caushman Are
the Winners.

With practically all the returns in
this morning, it developed that the vote
cast in the second primary last Tues
day was in round numbers, 10000
the largest ever known.
The total vote for h. d. Smith was
69.3lS and the total vote for John Gary
Evans was 1865, giving Smith a ma
iOrity close around 10000.
In the race for superintendent OF
education, Styles r. Mellichamp re-
ceived 4S,291 votes. and ]. E. Swearin-
gen received 61,2SS.
The race for railroad commissioner
was the closest and most interesting
The first fifty or sixty thousand votes
reported. showed James Cansler in the
lead. Later Banks l.. Caughman caught
up and afterward first one and then
the other was ahead. According to
almost complete returns this morning,
CanSler had 54,612 and Caughman 3d.
4O9-a ma ajOrity of 797.
The probability is that the figures
as reported are practically correct; but
the official count may show the major
ity the other way.
If Caughman should win. the most
notable circumstance in connection
with his victory will be that it is the
first time q railroad commissioner has
succeeded himself. except that Mr.. j.
G.. WilbOrn who started in the office on
4 two year term was afterward elected
to n six year term.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
MERE-MENTION,

President Roosevelt in his final an
nual message to congress, will prob
ably recommend an increase in the
army to 100000 men, on the ground that
the $4,000 men provided at present Is
not sufficient to take proper care Of
forts and posts. -. There were eighty
five stragglers left by the American
fleet when it left Melbourne few days
ago. A large percentage Of these sail
ors will be returned to the fleet at its
next stopping place. =. Forest fires did
damage to the amount Of $1,000,000 in
Minnesota and Wisconsin last week.
The town Of Chisholm, Mimi, was de-
stroyed. 49,. An explosion Of gasoline
in a Boston garage early Sunday morn
ing, caused the destruction of eighty
automobiles, valued at nearly 100000.
The National Bottlers' Supply Co.,
Of New York, has been forced into
bankruptcy, said to be due to the
spread Of the prohibition movement
throughout the country. 80. The pro-
posed strike Of the $4,000 trolley car
workers Of New England will probably
not materialiZe. E. An anarchistic dem
onstration Of considerable proportions
New York, Monday-Labor Day-and
the police made a number of arrests.
There were no serious disturbances.
8. :. 1t is probable that Candidate Taft
will make a campaigning tour reach
ing from New York to San Francisco.
..... Governor Hanley of Indiana, on
Tuesday, gave as one of his reasons for
calling an extra session Of the Indiana
legislature, Ito free Indiana Of the ac-
cursed liquor traffic.. "..... Mrs. Thos.
B. Warren, a social leader Of st. Louis,
committed suicide Monday night, by
shooting herself with a revolver. .....
Nine lives were lost in a New York
garment factory fire Tuesday. The fire
Is believed to have been Of incendiary
origin. 49,. Five men were burned to
death and a dozen were seriously in
jured by a fire which destroyed the
Hotel Belmont at Denver, Col, Tues
day morning. ..... One boy was killed
and two were probably fatally injured
by an automobile at New Brighton, N.
Y, Wednesday morning. :. Congress
man Lilley, of submarine boat scandal
fame, has been nominated for governor
by the Republican party Of Connec-
ticut. ....... The schooner Phyllis Gray
went down in the English channel
Wednesday and nineteen Of her crew
were drowned. .....A hot wave swept
through Texas on Monday and Tues
day. At Strawn on Monday the ther-
mometer registered 112 degrees. E. The
legislative committee Of the Temper
ance society of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. is making a determined ef-
fort to defeat Speaker Cannon for re-
election to congress. The public
schools of New York city will open
Monday with an approximate enroll
ment Of 100000 boys and girls in the
500 public schools. More than $4,000
teachers will be employed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

OUR readers are invited to make Z
careful study of the election tables OF
the first and second primary for the
purpose Of learning the present pro-
portionate power Of the farmer, mill
and town vote. The votes given to An
sci, Blease. Saye and Stewart in the
drst primary, will serve as very sa+-
isfactorv basis of such a study. II
will be noted that as a rule the boxes
that gave Blease the heaviest vote also
voted strongest for Stewart and those
that voted strongest for AnSel, as a
rule voted strongest for Saye. 1t will
be seen also that in the second primary
the Smith vote over Evans was strong
est at the precincts where the farmers
constitute the largest proportion Of the
voters. A careful study of the tables
from these viewpoints will be well
worth the trouble.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

HEsTER's ANNUAL REPoRT.-In his
annual report on the cotton crop Of
1907-08 issued tonight, Secretary Hes
ter, of the New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change, quotes some very interesting
figures in connection with the shifting
of the seat Of the American cotton
milling industry to the states Of the
cotton belt. He says that these con-
ditions have been more in evidence
during the season just closed than ever
before, the consumption of American
cotton in the south, even under the
most unfavorable condition having
been in round figures 2,193,000, while
the north totaled but 1,973,000 or 220,-
600 bales less. In the increase in the
consumption of cotton, Virginia comes
first Oklahoma second and Georgia
third.
Mr.. Hester's report Of the crops Of
the different states is given as fol-
lows in thousands Of bales, showing a
decrease under 1906-07 Of 1,939,016
bales and an increase Of 225,97S over
that OF 1905-06.
Alabama, LII against 1889 last
year; Arkansas, 7S7 against $40 last
Iear: Florida, 60 against 65 last year;
Georgia. 1864 against 1886 last year;
Louisiana, 673 against 995 last year;
Mississippi 1896 against 1,541 last year:
North Carolina, $50 against 663 last
wear: South Carolina, 1926 against
957 last year; Tennessee, 335 against
@72 last year: Texas. 2.221 against A.
$50 last year: Oklahoma, $50 against
944 last wear: total crops 1852 against
1851 last year.
Mr. Hester put the spindles In the
south at 10,661,30S, including old. idle
and not complete, against 10,59S 095
last year and remarks that this Is the
smallest increase reported in twenty
wears
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

perintendent Of education. This is an
office, not Of mechanical routine, not Of
physical inspection Of details of work
(as is largely the office Of superin-
tendent Of a school or even of a coun-
ty). If reduced to this, it is farce.
1t should be an office of inspiration and
leadership through moral and intellec-
tual power rare personality. AS COM
pared with such a force always needed
to blaZon the outlines of progress, eye
sight is of insignificant value. Eyes
are common and cheap. Cut off from
much that fritters away thought and
life, John f. Swearingen will revolve
in his mind ideals of educational
craftsmanship and will guide with rare
ability the constructive work which
peculiarly belongs to that office.
Respectfully,
John ]. McMahan.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. Z, 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
SENATOR-ELECT SMITH.
Something About the Nominee Chose
In Tuesdays Primary.

Something About the Nominee Chosen
In Tuesdays Primary.
E. D. Smith, who will be the next
senator from South Carolina, was born
about forty-five years ago at Lynch
burg, in what was then Sumter coun-
ty His father was Methodist min
ister One of his brothers, the Rev
c. B. Smith, is now presiding elder
in the Methodist conference of this
state. Another brother, the late Bish-
op Coke Smith, established for him
,e.f great reputation throughout the
south.
E. D. Smith attended South Carolina
college, was graduated at Wofford col
lege and took the degree of master OF
arts at Vanderbilt university. Several
medals were won by him while a stu
dent in college.
His education completed, Mr.. Smith
returned to Lynchburg and took up
farming as a life work. He is still a
farmer. His own experience on the
farm convinced him, however that
what the farmers as a whole needed to
dc was not to devote all their attention
to making the soil produce something
but to give some attention also to see
ing that they get a fair price for their
products. He began to talk this belief
Of his that the farmer should not mere
ly be an agriculturist, a tiller Of the
ground, but that he should understand
also something Of business methods
that he should understand not only
what fertilizers to use and when to
plow and when to plant and how far
apart the rows should be and such
matters as these, but that he should
know also when to sell and where to
sell and how to sell; that he should
understand not simply the cost Of pro-
ducing a pound Of cotton but the value
of that pound of cotton in the markets
Of the world.
Singular though the statement may
now seem, this doctrine sounded novel
and strange in the ears of perhaps a
majority Of those who first heard Mr..
Smith PROFOUND it. Nevertheless, few
who heard him failed TO be impressed.
In modest way Mr. Smith contin-
ned to preach his belief, first to one
group Of farmers and lawyers and bus
mess men, and then to another, and
continued what seemed to him a cam
paign Of education. 1t was not until
1905. however, that by a speech which
he made at New Orleans before a gath
ering Of the business men and cotton
growers of the entire south, he first
attracted to himself and his views gen.
eral attention. The members Of this
New Orleans convention were among
the most prominent men Of the south.
Mr. Smiths address electrified them
and led to his appointment as organ
izer for the Southern Cotton associa-
ton.
Mr. Smiths work in this capacity
is too well known in South Carolina
to make 1t necessary to call special
attention to it here. The views he
sought to propagate had the endorse
ment Of thousands of bankers, mer-
chants, lawyers, mill men and educat-
Il and INTELLIGENT farmers. No other
one man has done so much to awaken
the farmers of the south to a knowl-
"dee of the value of cotton and to the
necessity Of some methods Of putting
It upon the market.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

THERE was considerable stir Satur-
day and Monday, on account of some
tickets that were sent out by Mr.. John
Gary Evans and which were declared
by State Chairman Jones to be illegal
The tickets contained all the names
that belonged on the state ticket as is
required by the rules of the party; but
the name of Mr.. Evans was in large,
overshadowing type. Under the rule
Of the party all tickets must be fur
nished by the state and county eXecu-
tive committees and must be alike. Mr..
Evans sent his special tickets to most
of the counties, and Chairman Jones
promptly ruled that such of them as
might be voted should not be counted.
Mr. Evans insisted that the ruling was
unfair and in making it, Chairman
Jones did him great injustice. A few
were voted at Union and thrown out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

this country. The banks, both state
and national, have helped make prog
reSs by lending money to new enter
prises. The result is that we are a
hundred years ahead of Europe in bus
mess and commerce, but the time has
come when we must make a change
in our system. The commission gave
especial attention to the workings of
the postal savings banks of England
and France. The bankers Of Paris
gave us a bit Of information which sur
prised us. They said that at least
s4OO 600 900 in gold was boarded by the
people Of France outside of banks.
The Credit LyOnnaise is richer than
the Bank Of France. 1t has 14O0
branches and deposits of s6O,0OO,OOO,
with a capitalization Of $30,00O,0OO."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The trustees Of the YOrkville school
district have just issued the "Twen-
tieth Annual Report Of the City
Schools" The report is included in a
neat pamphlet of 80 pages and a cover,
gotten out by the London Printery, at
Rock Hill.
There will be an important change
of schedule on the Carolina and North
southboud train will leave Lenoir at
p. m, and Yorkville at $40 p. m., and
arrive at Chester at 6.35 p. m, con-
Meeting there with the Southern's No.
q, which is due in Columbia at S.45
%. m.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
THE PRIMARY SYSTEM.
Subject to Abuse and In Need of Re.
vision


The primary is the only real cleo
| ton we have in this state. 1t decides
who congressman, state officers anC
! all county officers are. With our elec-
, tion machinery there is no appeal from
| the decision Of a primary. We are
slaves to the party and the machine
| If an ex-convict should be nominated
there is no chance to reverse the un-
wise vote of the people. A scoundrel
that has glib tongue and who is able
by miSre representation and fraud to fool
the people, may be nominated for q
high and honorable office. The voters
are so bound by oath that they have
to support him at the general election
Such is the condition. There is no
way to keep unworthy and dishonest
men from running for office. But
more rigid rules may be adopted for
the conduct Of the primary election.
registration ticket is required to
vote in the general election, which is
of minor Importance, but Dick, Tom
and Harry can vote at the primary.
All that is necessary Is for their names
to be on a club list Of course they
have to swear that they are entitled
to vote. How many men voted in the
recent primary who have not been
residents Of the state two years and
of the county one year and of the pre-
cinct four months? At the smaller
precincts the managers or some re-
sponsible bystanders may know all the
voters. 1t is easy then to reject such
as would vote contrary to the law.
But in the towns and especially in
mill villages the population is Shift
ing all the time. An eager friend of
a special candidate will cause the
name of the voter to be put on the
club list regardless Of his right to vote.
Perhaps half the voters do not know
the requirements. Some of them do
not care. They can ease their con-
science, if it needs any easing, by say
ing they did not know the law. If a
registration certificate is necessary in
the general election, it is much more
so in the primary. We do not like this
primary machine any too well, but
there should be a check to prevent
unlawful vOtes.-CarOlina Spartan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

BOUQUET For Mr. FINLEY.-The
News and Courier is especially gratified,
though it would not disparage the
merits of his opponents, at the re-
election OF Mr.. D. E. Finley, the dean
Of the delegation. We have been IA
miliar with his political career since
1890. In spite Of pressure, in spite
Of clamor. and in time Of political tu-
multi and passion, he has always been
sure Of his course. He has been out
spoken. bold and honest. We know Of
no better type Of the rugged sterling
and unafraid Democrat in South Car
olina, who has convictions and never
hesitates to speak them, than D. E. Fin
ley.-News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

WE desire to acknowledge the cour-
tesy of the Columbia State and the
News and Courier in supplying The
ENQUIRER with bulletins giving the re-
suit of the election throughout the state
last Tuesday night. We received about
I dozen bulletins during the night and
although we found it desirable to go tc
press rather early, by 10 o'clock, we
had satisfactory information as to the
general result
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

WHILE it is a fact that Mr.. Swearin-
gems blindness gave him the advan-
tage of a striking distinction as COM
pared with the other candidates, still
it is not to be assumed that his cleo
ton is due to sympathy. He gave the
voters to understand that he desired
their support solely on the ground OF
the service he was able to give.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11
Manning Times.)

The attack upon Editor Grist of
The Yorkville Enquirer by two thugs,
because the editor was opposed to one
OF their friends, was so cowardly that
the people Of York county would do
well did they offer inducements to the
assaulting couple to leave York, and
the state. There is no fairer newspa-
per in South Carolina than The En-
nuirer it never has been extreme, it is
always conservative: outspoken for
that which 1t advocates, at the same
time always moderate in language.
Cowards get no sympathy from a
generous public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

THE Democratic executive committee
met in Yorkville yesterday and
canvassed the returns from Tues
days primary election. The official
tabulation shows no material change
from the result as published in the last
issue of The Enquirer. 1t is published
however. as a matter of record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-11

SMITH received 1884 votes in York's
second primary against GAS in the first
and Evans 1927 against 1,196 in the
first. Smith gained 1,1S6 and Evans
only 231. Smiths gain in the second
primary was only 10 votes less than
Evans received altogether in the first.