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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-14

per or magazine of large circulation
or sound commercial standing which
is willing to monkey with the Roman
buzz-saw 1t is a thing which is
quietly passed over and not talked
about. although the political activity
and gumshoeing Of the leaders in
this country is quite clearly under
stood The thing that you have not
touched upon. at least if you have I
have not seen it, is the effort of the
Church to get a grip on the Ameri-
can Child.
In New York, and in every other
city and diocese which l have had the
pleasure of examining, the efforts of
the Church to raise money for the
parochial school and to persuade
Catholic families to take their chill
dren from the public schools and put
them in these parochial schools are
something fascinating to behold. 1t
is a great commercial effort on the
part of the Church to seize the Child.
I notice here in New York that
Catholic schools are being built in all
parts of the city. In fact the Rev.
erend d. J. Mcmahon, who has charge
of this work in the New York diocese,
once told me that the Catholic
Church would not spend a dollar on
any other proposition if it could help
it: that all the money it could rake
and scrape for the next six years
would be used in organizing paro-
chial schools in order that the Child
might be educated in the soundness
of the Catholic doctrine. | do not
S1o1x hot - S-o+ h0
significance of that policy to you.
Another thing which has always in
terested me, and actually is the de-
spair of charity organization workers
in the United tates, is the subtlety
with which the Church goes about to
seize on the dependent and delin-
quent child. 1t is laid down as a
political dogma of the Church in the
United States that any child of
Catholic parents that happens to fall
into the clutches of the law or into
the arms of the charity of the State
must be turned over to a Catholic
family. but it is not dogma by any
means that a child of Protestant
family must be turned over to an
other Protestant family or institu-
ton. even though such families and
institutions are readily available.
The Catholic priest or representative
of the Catholic Church, and other
agencies and interests, are always
present in the police courts and the
charity organization societies with
offers Of protection and care for any
homeless, dependent, or delinquent
child. They put them in Catholic in
situations, in boys and girls protec-
tories, where they are taught the
Catholic doctrine and little else. In
fact I was told by the Mother Supe-
rior of one of the largest institutions
in New York City that they did not
think it necessary to educate the
girls beyond sewing and housekeep-
ing, because when they reached the
age of fourteen or fifteen they could
be put in good Catholic families as
servants and their future as good
Catholics thus secured.
Now, I am not religious bigot: ]
believe in religious liberty, but I do
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-14
PAGE EIGHTEEN THE JEFF
From One of the Best Men in Georgia
PAGE EIGHTEEN

Y DEAR TONI have read
with more pleasure than /
have words to express, your
announcement that you would
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

T. f. McMackin, Supt. Education
Gives notice of regular examination
of applicants for teachers certifi-
Gates on October Gth.
w. d. Thomasson, No. 6, willie
Has improved Appler seed oats for
sale.
L. r. Williams. Probate Judge-Gives
notice that S. c. Pursley has applied
to him for letters of administration
on the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth c.
Pursley, deceased.
J. Mack Brice-Offers the farm be-
longing to Mrs. A. b. Crosby, near
Sharon, for rent.
Amuse- U-Theatre-Will present THE
Return of Ta-wa-wa,' an Indian
love story. and THE Kid this even
ing. Programme for Wednesday
night
Riddle Auto Co-Has the York county
agency for Hudson automobiles and
tells about it's many superior quail
ties. See page four.
NJ. A. Mcfarland, R. F. D. No. A.
Quotes prices on a variety OF dry
goods and calls especial attention to
$40 and up.
Amuse-U Theatre-Especiall wants
the children to see THE Kid" in
moving pictures tonight.
]. L. Williams e. Co.-Are making a
showing of the newest weaves In fall
dress goods. All kinds of cotton
goods in abundance.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-Sug-
gests the desirability of your build
ing up a reserve fund for emergen-
cies. 1t offers it's help. See page
four.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Tells about
the many uses to which Keen Kut-
ter feed chopper can be put and the
advantages it gives in the kitchen.
See page four.
Thomson Co.-Invites everybody to its
fall display Of millinery and mer-
chandise on Thursday and Friday,
September 22d and 23rd. The show
will be elaborate.
York Drug Store-Asks you to run to
it when you have a physicians pre-
scription to be filled. Prompt SER
vice and reasonable prices.
J. ]. Keller & Co.-Want chance to
supply you with any lumber or other
building material you may need. and
want to saw your logs.
First National Bank, Sharon-Says
that the simplest and easiest way Of
paying bills Is with checks and in
Vites you to open an account with IT.
York Furniture Co.-Claims that you
will make no mistake If you will see
it for everything In furniture and
house furnishings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
WHEAT AND OATS,

There is no good reason why YorE
county should not raise tremendous
crop of wheat and oats next year,
said a prosperous and progressive far-
mer, to The Enquirer the other day
mot If the farmers want to raise wheat
and oats"
TT used to be-" the farmer contin-
ued, that wheat and oats were neg
lected first, because the best lands
were still occupied with cotton crops
at the proper time for sowing in the
fall, and second, because small gram
crop comes on at time when the far-
mer is unusually busy in his cotton
and it is more or less difficult to take
care Of It,"
Both of these troubles have been
considerably lessened during the past
few wears. Farmers, as a general
rule have learned that it is better not
to plant so many acres of cotton to
the plow as formerly, and consequent
" the demands of the cotton field are
not so heavy at harvest time as they
used to be. Then Of late years 1t has
been demonstrated that both wheat
and oats may be sowed between cotton
rows during September, October and
November, without the slightest injury
to the cotton with the result that the
difficulty of an early start has been en-
tirely eliminated.
The price of flour is down some
now: but still it does not cost half as
much to raise it as it does to buy It,
and by all means the farmers of York
should do their best to raise at least
enough for home consumption"
1T used to be that a majority of the
farmers in this country gave their en-
II. 20
of time it was established beyond dis
pute that the farmers who raised corn
in addition to cotton got along better
than the all cotton farmers, and 1t
might he equally clear that the rails
ing of wheat and oats furnish addi-
tional advantages in the same direc-
ton"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

If Mr.. Featherstone could afford to
congratulate Mr. Blease on the result
of the election, Mr.. Featherstone's 8 sup
porters should not feel so everlasting
downcast about Henderson Daily
Mail.
Why no, neighbor, the Featherstone
people are not downcast in the least.
They are glad to know that Mr.. Feath-
erstone has conducted a campaign that
has enabled him to do what he has
done. They are glad to point to this
incident as evidence of the fact that
Mr. Featherstone is not the long haired
extremist that some of his opponents
believed he was.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

lishment of a plant to manufacture
fertilizer from the air. This is another
of the latest industries to be developed
by the Southern Power company, it
having been announced definitely some
days ago by President Lee that plant
for this purpose was soon to be estap-
lished. The meaning of such indus
try as this for this section is beyond
estimation. Mr.. Lee will make a study
of this system of manufacturing fer
tilizers during his stay of several
weeks in Europe.
Mrs. w. B. Steele and family have
moved into their new cottage on Col
lege street: Mr.. Geo. w. KuntZ has
moved into the cottage on East Jeffer-
son street vacated by Mrs. Steele. Mr.
T. K. Thomasson has moved his family
into the Lowry house on South Main
street recently vacated by Mr.. d. NJ.
Hawkins and family.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

THE mill operatives, given correct
information as to men and measures,
will vote as intelligently and as cor
rectly as any other class OF citizens.
If at times when we study the cleo
ton returns, there appears to have
been ignorance on the part OF the
voters in the mill villages, it is be-
cause those who might have kept them
informed have neglected their duty.
Those who assume superior wisdom
and virtue have stood supinely still
while the unworthy leaders have done
their work-Anderson Daily Mail.
This is in line with what was said on
the subject in The Enquirer of last
Friday, except that we would qualify
the last sentence to the extent that we
are unwilling to say that the mill
workers have necessarily been carried
off by unworthy leaders. The state
ment that people who assume supe-
rior wisdom and virtue sit supinely by
and allow the so-called mill vote to go
against them is correct. But as
matter of fact these mill workers,
where they come within the provision
of the constitution of the state have
just as much right to vote as anybody
else. They have more right than many
people who assume superior wisdom
and virtue" They are producers of
something. They contribute to the
comfort, happiness and upbuilding of
their fellows, while many of their crit
les are mere leeches on the body pol
itic. 1t is true that many of them Of
ten use their suffrage wrongly and
against their own best interest; but
those who have superior wisdom and
who assume superior virtue than 1t
is their own fault. And 1t is well. The
welfare of the country depends upon
people who have been endowed with
superior wisdom. The misdirected
votes of those who have inferior wis
dom hurt both classes. The people of
superior wisdom deserve just this pun
ishment for neglect of their sacred
duty. If the people of less wisdom
were not allowed to vote they would
have no means of compelling recogni-
ton of their claims at the hands of
those presumably of superior wisdom,
and the lesson Of all history has been
that the only way the unfortunate can
get justice at the hands of the fortu-
nate is to compel that justice. Since
the days Of ADAM there has never fall
en- into the hands of the poor and hum
BILE a better weapon than the ballot
with which to compel proper recogni-
tion Of just demands. And in no other
country than America has there begun
to be really intelligent understanding
of the invincible power of this weapon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. T. NJ. Ferguson of Yorkville, is
i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Helen Thacker Of Yorkville, left
Yesterday for Columbia college.
Miss Bessie HOke of Lancaster, is
spending several days in YOrkville.
Mr.. J. p. Scott Of Yorkville r. +. d.
No. 3, is visiting relatives in Texas.
Miss Frances Walsh of Columbia is
the guest of Rev. and Mrs. II. T. Walsh
in YOrkville.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Wilkerson of Hickory
Grove, is at Dana's Musical institute,
Warren, Ohio.
Miss Winnie Crawford of Yorkville,
left this morning on her return to COL
lege at Nashville. Tenn.
Miss Rose Sandifer of Yorkville. left
today for the 1901 session of the
University of South Carolina.
Misses Anna Lewis, Mabel Ashe and
Bessie Pegram of Yorkville, left this
morning for Winthrop college.
Mr.. Zeigler Marshall of Anderson.
spent Sunday in Yorkville, the guest Of
his aunt, Mrs. w. f. Marshall.
Mr.. w. G. White of Yorkville. left
last week to attend the University of
Pittsburg, in Pittsburg. Pa.
Miss Mary Mccullough of Yorkville,
left this morning for Bainbridge, Ga.
where she will teach an art class.
Messrs. r. w. Speck and w. II. Nc
COrkle of Yorkville, went over TO Char
lotte Sunday in Mr.. Speck's automo-
bile
Messrs D. H. Smith, son of Mr.. J. f..
A. Smith and John Land, son of Mr..
J. D. Land, both of the Beersheba
neighborhood, left yesterday morning
for Clinton college.
Miss Willie. the 12-year-Old daugh-
ter Of Mr. j. T.. Carroll of Iorkville.
was operated on for appendicitis, at
the Rock Hill inlirmary yesterday and
is getting along nicely today.
Mr.. r. A. Dobson, formerly of York.
vile, nominated in the recent primary
to represent Cherokee county in the
general assembly, spent few days in
Yorkville last week attending to some
business and renewing acquaintance
with his old friends. Mr.. Dobson was
nominated for the Legislature without
opposition.
Charlotte Observer, Saturday: Mr..
w. s. Lee. vice president of the South
ern Power company, and the leading
promoter in the intcrurban trolley lines
which are to connect the leading cities
and towns i'm the two Carolinas, leaves
next week for Europe, on business in
connection with the proposed estah-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
Speakership of the Next House.


The race for speaker of the next South
Carolina house of representatives is
going to he very interesting. 1t has
already started, with three candidates
actively in the field and others, it is
said, looking for an opening To enter.
Former Speaker Mendel l.. Smith OF
Kershaw, DIR. Olin Sawyer of George
town and DR.. c. r. Wyche of New
berry are the three announced candi-
dates. Mr.. Smith has a record as one
If the best presiding officers the house
has ever had, while DR.. Sawyer during
the last session was recognized as
peculiarly effective legislator and led
a good many successful movements.
Mr.. Smith has been for the past three
or four Years a PrOhibitiOnist, and was
the author of the prohibition bill in
troduccd at the last session. DR.. Saw
yer was leader in the local option
ranks. and was active in the filibuSter
against the prohibition bill. If the
contest hinges on the liquor issue this
year as it has hinged So frequently, it
will be very pretty race between
these two. in all probability. 1t is in
teresting to note that there will be
three eX-speakers in the next house,
Frank b. Gary of Abbcvillc, w. r..
Stevenson of Chesterfield. and NJ. L..
Smith of KerShaw. If eX-Speaker r.
=. Whaley of Charleston had consent
ed to he a candidate for reelection to
the house this year. it is probable that
there would have been no contest for
the speakership at all. for he could
and would have been elected over any
other candidate. because he made one
of the best speakers the house has
ever had. and his service WAS known
to large number of those who will be
members of the next housc.-Charles-
ton Post
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
WITHIN THE TOWN.

There should be something doing
to secure for Yorkville that interurban
trolley line. There are those who do
not want it; but these have not given
the matter due consideration. Changes
are going on constantly. People who
watch their own interests manage to
swing changes in line with those in
terests. People who try to stand in the
way of changes invariably get run
over.
Miss Carrie, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Marley, died at the home or
her parents on the outskirts of York
vile last Saturday, after brief illness
of typhoid fever. She was in her 14th
year. The funeral service was con-
Quoted at the home on Sunday after
noon, by Rev. j. L. Oates and the IN
terment was in the Rosehill cemetery.
There was a large concourse of people
in attendance, both at the home and
the grave.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
FEATHERSToNE AND BLEASE.
Successful and Defeated Candidates
EXCHANGE Commitments.

Successful and Defeated Candidates
Exchange Compliments.
Governor elect Blease has received
great number of kilograms and let
ters from all sections Of the state con-
graduating him and wishing him much
success. 1t would be impossible to
print all of these messages of good
will, but it is gratifying to Mr.. Blease
and his friends to know that they are
coming from all parts of South Caro-
lima.
Senator B. Il. Tillman from his home
at Trenton said:
Congratulations. Let the heather
rage"
on leaving Columbia on Wednesday,
Mr.. Blease received the following note
from his competitor in the second
race:
Dear Mr.. Bleasc: Please accept my
congratulations and best wishes. Yours
truly. c. c. Featherstone."
Mr.. BleaSe promptly replied:
Hon. G. c. FeatherstOne, Friend
Featherstone: Thanks for your note,
After | become governor make the
executive office your headquarters. and
the mansion your home while in CO.
lumbia. God bless you and yours. AS
ever. Cole."-Newberry Herald and
News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

MESSRS. Howard and Tribbe of the
Eighth Georgia congressional district
have broken over the primary lines
and gone into the general election. 1t
looks like it is almost hot enough in
the Second South Carolina district for
Patterson and Byrnes to do the same
thing. That Patterson has strong
provocation, there is very little ques-
ton; but under existing conditions he
would be very foolish to attempt any
thing of the kind, even if he had
chance to win.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

BECAUSE under stress of election de-
preston, there was an essay at pun
in these columns, the Spartanburg
Journal calls for the ammonia, and the
Anderson Daily Mail intimates fri
volty in the "staid old Yorkville En-
quirer." The fact is that it had not
occurred to us that anybody would in
sist upon holding us to strict account
ability under the circumstances; but
we know better now. Neither of these
papers have yet recovered their wonted
good nature, and they are unwilling to
make allowance for anybody or any
thing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

the manner in which they had crit
icised him, saying that the time is at
hand when these journalistic scoun-
drelS have got to stop or get out, and
| am ready now to do my share to that
end" Robert AdamsOn. the mayors
secretary, said tonight that the may
or's condition continues to improve
and that he plans to return to his desk
at the city hall on October 3.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

ONE of New York's Republican poll
ticians. who is opposed to Mr. Roose-
welt as chairman of the state Cunven-
ton. says that Mr.. Roosevelt has the
party right where Mr. Bry-
an had the Democratic party, and if
not checked will do to the Republican
party Just what Mr.. Bryan did to the
Democrats
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

Yorkville is easily the best dry
goods market in the Piedmont.
Wherever one goes in the county
these days, it is common to see more
or less road work in progress.
At a competition in Columbia the
other day, Mr.. ]. B. Roddey of Rock
Hill, drove an automobile one hundred
miles in one hour and fifty-eight min
utes The running was over circular
trapl
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

ANYHOW, it was demonstrated in the
recent campaign that most of tn"
county papers do their own thinking;
that they are no longer mere echoes of
the city dailies. 1t used to be that the
little fellows would not say what they
thought for fear of slap or jab from
the big fellows: but Ill that has been
rbanUa1
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

REGARDING the refusal of Richland
county to return John ]. McMahan to
the house of representatives, we have
only to say that Richland deserves
some credit for having ever at any
time been willing to have n man like
Mr.. McMahan as one of her represen-
tativeS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
Congressional Nominee SIN ol

Congressional NomIne9S.-ll oHiy
one South Carolina disttct. the End,
is there any doubt as tot who will re-
ceive the Democratic| nomination.
equivalent to election, for member or
the national house of representatives.
Returns so far indicate the defeat OF
Congressman James O'Hanlon Patter-
son in the I'd by Mr.. Jas. f. Byrnes,
but Mr.. Patterson has contested the
nomination, upon allegations or fraud
and bribery. The state executive COM
mittee will pass upon his charges at
its meeting in Columbia this after
noon. All the other six members or
the lower house of congress from this
state are nominated for reelection, as
follows:
First District-George Swinton Le-
care, of Charleston. Now serving his
fourth term.
Third District-Wyatt Aiken. of
Abbeville. Now serving his fourth
term.
Fourth District-Joseph Travis
Johnson, of Spartanburg. Now serV-
ing his fourth term.
Fifth District-David Edward Fin
ley. of Yorkville. Now serving his
sixth term.
sixth District-James Edwin Ell
lerbe, of Marion. Now serving his
third term.
Seventh District-Asbury Francis
Lever, of Lexington. Now serving his
fourth full term. Previously filled out
unexpircd portion of term of the Hon.
]. VIM. Stokes, who died in office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
Hopino For the Best, Fearing the

0I 1S5T
Worst.-Gov. Blease, we salute thee.
Here's hoping that you will make
better governor than we anticipate
Branchville Journal.
This is somewhat like the remarks
of the colored parson who ofticiated at
the funeral of one of his parishioners
who had not been as much of saint
as he might have been. Farewell,
Brother" was the parsons closing re-
mark: I'VE hope you haven't gone
where we 'spect you is"
But you can't always tell.-New-
berry Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

If there had been a whole lot of
vituperation and abuse during the
campaign. the exchange of felicita-
tions between Messrs. Blease and
Featherstone would have looked like
hypocrisy of the first water. Under
the circumstances this exchange may
he accepted in all sincerity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

A COMMIT FEE of the New York legis-
lature is investigating charges of leg
islative grating and is bringing out
some damaging evidence, but as has
been the case in South Carolina.
there is very little probability that any
of the grafters will wear stripes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

REFERRING to the Enquirer's extra
edition, the Anderson Daily Mail says
that some people take a special delight
in spreading bad news; but since it
has developed that the Daily Mail has
no "inhoonce" it does not matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

IT was the Anderson Daily Mail, we
believe, that reminded us before the
election that after it was all over
things would continue as before. To
our way of thinking, it appears that
the Daily Mail was about right
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

SOME of the editors got up So much
steam in the gubernatorial race that
they are finding it difficult to slow
down. Just as well TO save up for four
years from now, for if Mr.. Blease
makes good as he has promised. he
will be entitled to two terms like the
rest of them
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

and York counties to come to busi-
ness meeting to be held in Spartan
burg on October II, with view to dis
cussing the business needs of the Pied
mont territory and the best way of
remedying those needs.