The Greenville times., 1910-05-13
BETWEEN THE DEVIL. AND THE
DEEP BLUE sEA ),

The Times Ia the oussfart of this ar
ticle offers apology 10 Mr.. Henry Wat
terson Of the Louisville conr,er.Joor-
nal fer the above heading, but the cir
cumstances under which tLj. effnsjon
Is produced seem to us to be Sufficient
ground for the same Fverv eause
has iss effect and every effect its cause
and it may be that the entire atmos-
phere Of onr heretofore mediocre com
munity has been charged with such ae-
ademis force during the past forty
eight hours that even the anaint and
ante-dated Times shall have been
srousea from fts letharpic condition.
We freely admit that our case has fer
sometime past been diagnosed as that
Of pronounced type of Coma, but we
are also willing 10 state that power
ful stimulas has been administered,
aud the result may appear to many as
an apocalypse. Stranger things than
this have happened since Haley
comet last appeared, bat as the devil
made his appearance IN the early debut
of biblical history, his satanic majesty
was proceeded, in the same annals. bv
the deep blue sea. This mparison is
seemingly odiens and many cause %
verse criticism of the means en,pIoved
to present the subject, bur close scru
tiny WIFI carry the reader to the Tgist
Of this speech. This whole territory
has been subjected in the past one and
one half years to sporife influence.
that mas caused the strongest nature
TO quake with fear and human of her
eulean mold have been relegated 10 the
sphere Of timidity. Personal liberty
has been infringed upon to such an ex-
tent that the bravest of men both IN
the social and commercial status have
eeasel to be optimistic and haxe lapsed
into that state of norbidity that gives
no pr0gnosis but pessinfism. 1t Is for
this reason that we speak as we do.
Not that the insi1ious poison has per-
meated our especial individuality, for
thanks be to (goodness) such is not
the case, but that it has made, better
than we. clamor and cry out that base
injustice has been perpretated. A
striking illustration of this has been
evidenced in the past two days, and to
recount it seems almost incredable.
Because the workings of nature did
denv the pleasure that might be af
forded to the occuiar vision of some of
our own citizens, IN the form of an ad-
vertised program of an Air-Flver they
saw fit 20 anathemalize the entire man
devoted energy, time and money to
carry out to successful termination
a plan TO benefit every citizen. in the
commonwealth. We trust that these.
listen TO the noble oratorical efforts
OF the young collegiates at the opera
house. There was no pesslmism IN
their souls, every thought expresses
was that of the warrior bold and
the vast concourse of admirers were
elevated to a plane high above that of
The cringing pessimist. Let us have
10 more of this spirit, but rather let !
be that spirit which is ennobiing and
self sacrificing AMI worthy of the con
si1eration of all who believe IN pro
gress, then can we cast the devil TO
ono side and sail peacefully on the
placid blue sea.
.}LOGUF-The "kicker'' accom-
plishes naught., All wath him is "vani
tv ana vexation Of spirit. - The
kuoeker'' is to be pitied and should
be placed IN hospital for the treat
meut of dyspeptic troubles. The
Times recommends for his phvsi
cian. The Greenville Business League
Address ali communications to Mr.
NJ Runnels, Secreary,