Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-13
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bill IL II did not provide for placing the
appointments, said that If the president
"had this early in his administration
undertaken to coerce congress he would
find the experience of the last seven
years a holiday compared with what
the next four years would be-" He
said the president had had poor train
ing for the presidency by having been
on the bench. These remarks foiiowe0
a general denunciation OF the clVii
service law, which he declared ne mao
opposed for twenty years as mum.
bug and a pretense." Senator baSon
said he had seen the statement that
President Roosevelt had 3l5 times
suspended the civil service law to put
individuals into office. He old not
know whether that was true, put ne
thought there was no provision OF law
to warrant the president In making
such exceptions.
washington, April 8: Representa-
tive Brownlow and Representative
Austin, of the first and second con-
gressional districts of Tennessee, re-
spectiyely, have undertaken to MAKE
the widow of the late Senator Carmack
nostmaster at Columbia, in that state.
They are the only two Republican
members of the Tennessee delegation'
and in addition to exercising their IN
huence as individuals they nave now
set to work to get the assistance o!
the states entire representation at
Washington. In frrtherance OF this
purpose they have prepared and are
circulating a petition to the president
ask,np him TO nominate Mrs. Carmack
for this office. So far the document
has been signed by ten out OF the
twelve members of the delegation, the
onlv signatures lacking, being those
of Senator Taylor and Representative
Padgett. Mr.. Padgett Is the represen-
tatiys from the district in which Co
iumbia is located and has declined TO
sign the paper because he has ALREADY
given his endorsement to the reap
pointment of the present postmaster. =.
Senator Taylor has so far 1alled 10
either sign the petition or to give any
reason for not doing 80.
-Asheville, April 10: The "yegg,,
man" George Barton, VINO escapeo
from Greenville, s. c., and VINO was
later captured near Asheville by Dep,
uty Sheriff Rogers and placed In jan
here, has the county authorities anu
especially Jailer Mitchell puzzled.
searched and nothing found. Later
bjg Barlow knife was taken from him
and he was more thoroughly search
ed. Yesterday q piece Of steel or silver
wire looped at one end was found.
Now II develops that Barton has plen-
ty of money. but where he keeps 1t ana
lust how he gets 1t or has gotten II Is
a mystery and a puzzle to the officers:
When searched yesterday only a smail
amount Of change was found on the
man. His cell was also searcheo anu
no money or anything else founc. Inns
morning Barton gave a trusty In the
jail a $50 bill which he desired chang-
ed. Prisoners in the Jail have told the
taller and the sheriff that Barton has
a "roll of money as big as your arm.
That the prisoner has plenty OF money
is certain. He doesn't care to eat the
iail grub" but insists upon sending
out to a restaurant for his meals. Tne
officers are keeping a close watch over
the prisoner to prevent his escape or
attempt to escape.
Washington, April IL: President
Taft has instructed Director North OF
the census bureau, to disregard poiti-
cal party lines in selecting supervisors
of the census and there Is Joy among
the senators and representatives In
consequence, especially among the
statesmen who train with the Demo-
cratic party. The unofficial order
means that they will get their snare
of the pie II the census director treats
fair and there are good reasons 1or
supposing that he will not disregard
the wishes of the executive. Under
the terms of the census bill as amend
ed by the senate supervisors are TO De
appointed by the president subject 10
the approval and confirmation Of the
senate, and the president, in making
such appointments will be guided IN
large part by the recommendations or
Director North. Having instructed the
director to disregard party lines In the
distribution of this patronage 1t fol-
lows that Mr.. Taft intends to appoint
Democrats in Democratic districts and
Republicans in Republican districts.
When the last census was taken Re
publican administration was in control
of the machinery, but party lines
were not closely adhered to in the ap-
pointment of supervisors. In Demo-
cratic Georgia, five Democrats and six
Republicans were named to fill the
eleven offices, one in each district.
Austin, Texas, April IL: Upon the
expiration Of the first called session Of
the legislature today, Gov. Campbell
called the lawmakers to meet tomorrow
for a second special session, submit
ting legislation in the matter of appro-
priations for the state government for
the next two years and the enactment
of a law for the protection OF bank de-
posits. In a special message to the
legislature the governor scored the
legislature for failure to enact the plat
form demands. Your regular session
of so days was expensive and of little
value to the people" says the govern
or. Not a single platform demand was
enacted into law; one was defeated
and you adjourned without even con-
sidering the appropriation bill, where
upon the lobby applauded and it Is not
strange you received through the
newspapers the Fluctuations Of the
chairman of the Republican executive
committee of this state. Altogether
your honorable bodies have been in
continuous regular and called sessions
since January ~. 1t will hardly be
denied that everything that has been
done in the way of legislation by the
regular or called session could have
been done in ten days and then the
appropriation bills should have been
considered and passed" He recites at
length what the governor has sought
to be enacted into laws with special
emphasis upon the bank guaranty law,
the failure to enact which he severely
condemns.
Fort de France, Martinique, April
IL: Prior to being taken aboard the
steamer Versailles for deportation to
France, ex-President Castro prepared
a written protest against the action of
the French government, which has
been submitted to the authorities here.
In it he protests against the action OF
the French authorities of Martinique.
He says that "the case constitutes a
breach of international law and de-
nial of the rights of individuals" Just
before sailing he said that if he was
at liberty when he arrived at st. Ma
zaire, he would Immediately proceed to
Spain and take passage for Santa
Cruz, Tenneriffe. Hardly had the
steamer loft port when a party of Cas-
tro's friends arrived from Saint Lucia.
They were surprised that he had been
expelled. The removal Of the former
president of Venezuela from the hotel
to the steamer was not without its pitt
full aspect. Immediately on the an
nouncement by the medical commits