Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-01

One York county farmer told the
writer a few days ago that he has 300
acres in corn and 500 acres in cotton.
Mrs. L. L. Jenkins of Gastonia, has
inaugurated movement that seems to
assure the closing of the stores at 6
o'clock ,p m, during July and August.
The state board of equalization has
been called to meet in Columbia on
July 20. Mr.. T. l.. Johnston Of Rock
Hill, is York county's representative
on the board.
The c. c. & o. road has been sur
veyed across York county, and we be-
across this way from Bostic. But the
railroad people are going to require
practical evidence of real desire.
Whom in November, 1907, we sug-
gested that the currency stringency
was precipitated for the purpose Of
depressing the price of cotton, some of
our southern exchanges tried to laugh
at us. We do not admit that there has
been a better explanation Of that un-
necessary panic to this day. But was
that theory any more unreasonable
than the theory that the Federal grand
jury's indictment of Hayne, Brown
Scales, Patten and others is for the
same purpose? Which one of our
eral and fair minded it may be, will try
to maintain that there is a scintilla of
equity, justice, or even righteous pur-
pose in Attorney General Wickersham's
action in connection with this indict-
ment? The whole thing as we see 1t,
is that during the past ten years Frank
B. Hayne and associates, have per-
formed miracles almost in lifting the
south out of industrial and financial
a,tn nfN ~
propose to thwart him at any cost,
even to the ruin of the whole country,
if necessary. We do not desire to be
considered hysterical, however. We
have too much faith in the present
good sense of the country to think
that this conspiracy in going to win.
The newspapers seem to be keeping
out of the present campaign to great
er extent than we have ever known;
but it is hardly to be expected that
situation like this is to last to the end.
AS we view the issues as joined, the
principal question is liquor. There
will be other considerations, of course;
but most people will vote according to
their bias, leanings or convictions on
the liquor question, whether for local
option or state wide prohibition.
Messrs. Blease and Mcleod are local
optionists, and Messrs. Featherstone,
Hyatt and Richards are state -widers.
Mr.. Duncan is trying to enlighten the
public on the subject Of graft and gen.
eral corruption in high places. The
principal issue between Messrs. Blease
and Mcleod is as to which has the
most consistent record on the local op-
ton question Messrs. Featherstone,
Hyatt and Richards are unable to agree
as to which is the best Prohibitionist.
According to our way of sizing up the
situation, the two main elements are
going to concentrate on Messrs. Blease
and Mcleod on the one hand and on
Messrs. Featherstone, Richards and
Hyatt on the other, and that the sec
ond race is going to be between To-
cal optionist and a Prohibitionist.
Theoretically, of course the governor
has nothing to do with making the
laws: but custom and tradition have
established it as a fact that the gen.
eral assembly generally tries to carry
out the platform Of the man who gets
the most votes for governor.