Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-29
Straps and facts.

the last regular session Of the Texas
legislature will he aired before Spc-
cial legislative committee, if res"lu-
ton adopted 10y the lower house of the
state assembly today is approved by
the senate. The resolution. which ap-
proximatelv is 5000 words i'm length,
provides for an inquiry into charges
made during the campaign preceding
the primaries Of last saturday that
members of the present legislature had
been CORRUPTED" by liquor interests
and that several of the candidates FOR
state offices had secured their nominal
ton by reason of money spent by the
interests. No names are mentioned.
At the primary oscar b. Colquitt, anti
Prohibitionist. was successful in the
contest for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. The resolution will probably he
taken up in the senate tomorrow. IL
is said that Gov. Campbell has declar-
ed his approval of the proposed invcs-
tigatiOn.
Those who heard Theodore Roose-
welt talk at Sycamore Hill, "Wednesday
afternoon. says a dispatch, came away
with a sharply etched shadow picture
of what his attitude will he on state
and national politics. Primarily ne
wishes to keep in the back ground IN
the approaching campaign. for ne teeis
that. taking too prominent part in
10 of q
dictatorship. These views Roosevelt
has explained to those who have come
to see him recently. He tells his Vlsl-
tors that he is anxious to take hahE
as 2 private citizen but he is willing
to go no further Broadly speaking, ne
will do all i'm his power To help the men
who stood by him and his policies for
mulated during his years in the White
House, but he is nOn-cOmmittal as to
whether he expects to carry this to the
noint of coming out openly in favor Of
the Republicans all over the country
whom he considers to he standing lot
his ideas. He does say, however, that
he must forget factional differences and
even party lines, and support the men
and the things which he believes to
stand for the best interests OF the
country as whole. But he mas not
made up his mind when he will take
any decided stand
War with Japan is not POSSIBLE
ity unless wisdom is discarded, says
Secretary of War Jacob NJ. Dickinson
in q cablegram from Manila to New
York newspaper in reply to a request
for his views as to the relations be-
tween the United States and Japan
There is nothing to warrant rumors OF
impending strife between the two ma
tions." says Mr.. Dickinson. Those
who originate them are enemies oi
mankind-are not doing a patriotic
work. The level-headed people OF both
countries should not only discredit but
condemn them. All l heard in Japan
was confirmatory of the opinion which
7 had previously reached-that there
is no reason for hostilities between the
United States and Japan and that the
real interests of neither government
could be promoted by war. Differences
may arise but they should be settled by
diplomacy. arbitration or an appeal to
The Hague tribunal. Japan is strug-
Cling under a heavy national dent.
Her industries and commerce are cN-
banding in all directions. 1t is ira
tional to suppose that under such con-
ditions japan will provoke a war with
our country There is no sphere Of
such necessary antagonism as would
make war possible unless wisdom was
discarded. The United States will not
seek such a war and will resort To all
honorable means to avert il"
- Washington. July %: Prosperity in
the United States is on the increase,
if the purchases abroad by Americans
during the past year Of works of art,
diamonds, fine furs and champagne
can be taken as a criterion. Whereas,
there were brought into this country
during the fiscal year 1909 only $3,SO0,-
900 worth of art works, milliOnaires
and other citizens brought in during
the fiscal year just closed art works
to the value of $21,1OO,OOO. In dia-
monds. the increase was from $4,000
900 to $39, 500, 900, and in undresscd fur
skirts from $11,500,000 To $l5,200O00;
i'm dressed furs and manufactures
thereof, from $9,4O0,0OO To $1l,OOO,OO0.
While no more automobiles were i'm
ported last year than during the pre-
Vious twelve months, their value in
each case having been $2,9OO.OO, this
is accounted for by the fact that most
Americans are buying machines of
home make, and whereas only $4,000,
600 worth of automobiles We're export
ed i'm 1909. this country sent abroad
this past year $9,500,000 worth. In
creaSeS are shown by the figures pre-
pared by the bureau of statistics i'm i'm
ports of many other articles and the
total Increased from $l.3ll 100000 in
1909. To $l,55S. 100000 last year. The
imports of manufacturers materials
during the fiscal year 1910 We're tn"
largest on record. The exports of man.
ufacturcs for the year also exceeded
llbSc Oh any prev lOuS tiI. ut value
of the exports was $l,7lO.OOO, an in
crease of $72.OO0,OOO. The increase in
the imports was $246,OOO.OOO.
- Grand Island, Neb., July 20: Ne
braska Democrats tonight wrested the
leadership of their state organization
from VIM. J. Bryan ON the issue Of
county option. BY decisive votes they
registered their unbelief in his present
policies after listening to an impas
stoned appeal from Mr.. Bryan who de-
clarcd the liquor interests were in an
organized attempt to secure political
control of the state. The minority plan
submitted by Mr.. Bryan was brief and
his opponents declared was an effort to
reCcde from his former radical attitude.
But the workers against the county op-
ti"n plank were uuappeascd and stood
firmly against it. The minority plan
offered 10y Mr.. Bryan read: We favor
county option as the best method Of
dealing with the liulIur uueSt ion MIR,