Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08
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Let him now our vengeance feel"
Rose they in heroic might,
Bondsmen fated to be free,
Drew the sword Of Justice bright,
Struck for God and Liberty!
Come, We sons Of patriot sires,
Here, where burned their beacon
fires,
Light your torches all anew!
Till this Mountains glowing crest,
Signaling from sea to sea,
Shall proclaim from East to West
Union, Peace, and Liberty!
Next, Governor Ansel introduced
DR.. Henry N. Snyder, president of
Wofford college. the orator Of the
day, whose splendid Grafton is re-
produced elsewhere in full. Fol-
lowing DR.. Snyder's address, the
audience stood as the band played
"The Star Spangled Banner"
The responses of Hon. e. Y. Webb
and D. E. Finley to the toast, 1.-THE
United States" followed next. and
are reproduced In full elsewhere. At
the conclusion Of his remarks, Mr..
Finley read a letter Of greeting from
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president
general Of the d. A. R., felicitating
the D. A. RS on the celebration and
recognizing the battle Of Kings Noun
tain as one Of the greatest events in
history. Mrs. Scott's letter was en-
Enthusiastically applauded by the D.
A. RS.
Following Mr.. Finley, Governor
Ansel made some half humorous,
half serious remarks, during which
he referred to the fact that there
were some great men there that day,
including two United States sena-
tors, two college presidents, two
congressman, ETC., although the au-
dience had been kept for quite a
while, he was sure 1t desired to make
the most Of such an occasion. He
introduced as the next speaker Sem
ator Lee 8. Overman, Of North Caro-
lima. Senator Overman was received
with general applause. the North
Carolinians being especially demon
strative.
Although unlimited and unpre-
pared, he saidrhe felt honored In
having the opportunity to address
such gathering on such an occa-
sion. He said that II Kings Noun
tain had been New England battle
field there would have been a monu-
ment there higher than Bunker
Hill more than seventy-five years
ago. He claimed that the battle Of
Kings Mountain had been fought
principally by North Carolinians,
and took occasion to accuse Mr.. Fin
ley Of ignorance Of the history Of
his country in failing to class Moore's
Creek in 1776 and Guilford Court
House in 1881, as among the decisive
battles Of the Revolution. He said
at Moore's Creek the North Caro-
linians had killed 800 British and
captured 500 and this had had more
effect. in arousing the patriots to the
significance Of the situation than had
the battles of Lexington and Bunker
Hill. He explained that the North
Carolina troops had only run at
Guilford Court House in order to
have an opportunity to reload their
long rifles and they came again. He
spoke at length in praise Of North
Cardinals part in the revolution Of
the history Of the country, and when
Governor Kitchin, Of North Carolina,
arrived, he sat down, explaining that
he had only been talking against
time anyway.
The arrival of Governor Kitchin,
who had been delayed on the road.
was the signal for another outburst Of
cheering, the North Carolinians In the
crowd giving him the ovation Of the
day.
Senator e. d. Smith, following Sem
ator Overman, jumped on the North
Carolinians with both feet for their
notorious tendencies to try to claim
everything in the way Of historical
achievement, and admitting that he
had never before heard Of the battle
of Moore's Greek, declared that If
there was such battle he did not be-
lieve 1t amounted to much anyway.
He said he knew Of place In South
Carolina called Eutawville, where the
Americans had given the British the
devil; but no great fuss had ever been
made about It. He said that the coun-
try will not have reaped the fruits Of
Kings Mountain until the rights Of
the common people are fully estab-
the arrogance and injus-
tice of the money barons are curbed
and every man is guaranteed his fair
and just portion Of the proceeds Of his
own labor. The senator's jabs at North
Carolina were applauded by the South
Carolinians, but many Of the North
Carolina D. A. RS seemed Mortified
at the way he treated the sacred Rev
olutionary history and traditions Of
their state.
In introducing Governor Kitchin,
Governor Ansel got off the usual old
skit about the governors of North and
South Carolina and in the presence Of
the assemblage the two pledged each
others health in cold water, the gov
ernor of South Carolina drinking from
q glass and the governor Of North
Carolina using tin dipper. The big
crowd caught the spirit Of the good
humor and yelled Justify.
Governor Ansel went on
to remark: "As governor Of South
Carolina and standing on the soil of
North Carolina" He paused. The
crowd thought 1t had caught him
and the North Carolinians
roared with laughter; but when the
laughter subsided, the unperturbed
quietly remarked: THAT Is
what my friend Overman would say!"
and the South Carolinians yelled.
Governor Kitchin, having arrived
at a late hour, had not heard any OF
the previous speeches and evidently
unprepared for the special occasion,
in a lot Of fun and humor,
at the expense Of the South