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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28

When the South Carolina Republican
delegates to the national convention
We're elected, it was understood that
they were for Taft. 1t seemed reasona-
bly, sure at that time that Taft would
be the nominee at Chicago, and of
course the delegates were for Taft.
Recently the report has come that a
number of the delegates are for Roose-
welt. 1t is particularly desirable for
South Carolina delegates to be lined
up with the nominee, and that they
should shift their position with the
shifting tide Is natural. But after all,
it is hardly fair to say that the South
Carolina delegates are any more
changeable than Mr.. Taft or Mr..
Roosevelt. For instance, some time
back when John Capers was working
so hard to kick the negroes out and
organize white Republican party, he
was advised by President Taft's secre-
tary as follows: The president in
structs me to say to you that the party
as you are recognizing will be recog-
nized by me as the. regular party in
South Carolina. The other faction be-
came alarmed and besieged the White
House until Mr.. Taft promised them
over his own signature that they would
be recognized. And there the matter
stands. The Capers wing has not at
tempted to elect delegates, and the
Tolbert wing will represent the party
at Chicago. Who the South Carolina
delegates will vote for there is no tell
ing. That will depend altogether on
what may seem best at the moment Of
voting; but that the Tolbert wing will
vote for the winner Is practically GER
tain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28
MEASURES NOT MEN.
Takes More Than Mere Prejudice to
Move the People to Action,

The anti -Blease political leaders of
the state have said it over and over
again so many times that they now
appear to really believe that Bleaseism
Is the only issue In the campaign.
Needless of the condemnation under
which we are likely to fall, we take is
sue with this view Of the case. Blease-
ism is not the only issue, nor is 1t the
most important issue before the people.
Bleaseism Is merely symptom, not
the disease, and If the political doctors
give all their attention to the symp-
toms, using all their medicine trying
to remove the ulcer, without doing any
thing to get at the root Of the trouble,
the last state of the patient will be
worse than the first. BY all means let
us get rid of Blease, but If we expect
to accomplish this by having q few or
many SPELL binders going up and down
the state, singing only one song, and
that of the many demerits-personal,
political and official--of Governor
Blease, the job will be difficult and of
little permanent benefit to the state,
even though Blease should be retired to
private life. Unless the men who are
fighting Blease, chief Of whom Is Judge
Ira B. Jones, have something more to
offer the people than a change Of Of
fice-holders, they will find it hard to
arouse sufficient interest to bring about
the change of sentiment so essential
to the we'll being of the commonwealth.
What we need to eliminate Blease and
cure the putrescent condition that
brought him to the surface. Is a con-
structive programme, earnestly, yet
sanely presented. Give the people
something real and substantial to think
about and discuss and they will not
care a picayune what becomes of
Blease or any other office seeker There
are live and important issues that have
been side-tracked or pigeon -holed for
years while the politicians wrangled
over the loaves and fishes and manoeu-
vered for personal advancement. Bring
out these issues and let the people hear
and have something to think about
other than the peurile matter Of Blease
and his personality We all know that
Blease sticks to his friends meaning
those who have worked to advance his
political fortunes-and we all know
who those friends are and have been
1t is not well to ignore or entirely for
get these things, for they show what
unsavory results follow the predomi-
nance of the personal machine brand
of politics, of which Blease Is the lead
ing exponent in this state. but these
matters should be made subordinate
and merely incidental to a fight for a
progressive and conservative admin
istration-a government that will be
conducted on definite lines for the BEN
eft of the whole people and not for the
profit and advancement of the chosen
few, who work for and with the chief
operator of a predatory political ma
chine-Sumter Item.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28
END OF SCHOOL YEAR.

The closing exercises Of the Yorkville
Graded school were held in the opera
house last Friday night, the pro-
gramme as previously published being
closely followed. Something of the
military features of the school were
shown by the prize drill In which nine
boys. selected from the company, took
part. All these showed themselves
well trained. and presented a rather
striking appearance on the stage. Rec
itations by Misses Mary Henley Will
lis, Mary FAINT .Herndon, Loula Allen
and Agnes Hunter held the intense in
terest of the audience, and showed
careful preparation and very consid-
cradle ability on the part Of each. Miss
Mary Henley Willis, president Of the
graduating class, presided over the
class exercises. The class history was
read by Miss Lula Moore Logan, the
poem by Miss Annie Lee Moore. and
the prophecy by Miss Loula Allen.
These papers were well prepared and
we'll read. In fact all the exercises
and pupils; and Mr.. John E. Carroll.
tees. seemed to express the general
sentiments of the patrons when he
said that this had been one Of the most
successful and satisfactory years in
the history Of the school,
President D. B. Johnson Of Winthrop
college, was present to deliver the ad-
dress to the graduating class. but on
account Of the lateness Of the hour, and
the rather uncomfortable temperature
Of the room, gave only few words of
advice to the class, and asked '1eave
to print" his prepared address.
The graduating class, an execution
|ally large one for town the size Of
Yorkville, is as follows: Loula Allen.
Leila Frost Carroll, Mary Joe Drake
ford, Ruth Olive Ferguson, Agnes Chill
ton Hunter, Mary Brooks Inman, Rose
Lois Jackson, Lula Moore Logan, Annie
Sherer, Mary Henlty Willis, Archie
Alexander Barron, John Arthur Flana-
gan, Robert Henry Glenn. Alpheus
Carroll Grist, Grady Mason Mcclure,
Thomas Peyton Moore. Jr., Oscar Cal
vim PlaXico.
A medal was given by Superintend-
ent Witherspoon to Miss Mary FAINT
Herndon for her ability and faithful
ness at the piano in the school exercis-
es during the past year. The medal
offered by the Winnie Davis chapter
Of the U. D. c., for the best essay on
"The Confederate Soldier After the
Civil War;" was won by Miss Rose
Jackson: the medal for the best recita-
tion was awarded Miss Agnes Hunter:
that for the highest scholarship went
to Mr. Carroll Grist; while the one
offered to the best drilled boy went to
Mr.. Percy Berry. Mr.. Oscar Plaxico
received three medals on athletics-all
having been won in the recent state
High school athletic contest in COlum-
|bia
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28

Quite a number of newspapers and
health boards throughout the country
have instituted what they call swat
the fly" campaigns by. offering prizes
to the children or others who bring in
the largest number Of dead flies in say
ten days or two weeks. These contests
have proved quite interesting, as most
contests are: but as to practical re-
suits we think they are lacking. We
remember reading a statement many
years ago-twenty years at least-that
two blue bottle flies can devour the
carcass of horse in less time than
two lions can do the job. AS to wheth-
er this statement is absolutely true,
we are unable to say; but the philoso-
ply of it is quite apparent. And If
the theory of the thing is correct, then
the important lesson to be deducted is
more the matter of preventing the ac-
cumulation of the filth in which flies
incubate than the killing of the flies
after they have been incubated. While
two flies might readily multiply into
a million in a very short time, If there
was sufficient filth to sustain them, if
there was not sufficient filth, there can
be no such increase; in fact, no in
crease at all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28
The Recall Proposition.

About the worst that can be said OF
initiative, referendum and recall is
that it Is more nearly government OF
the people by the people than the pres
ent system. There are people who
naturally object to these propositions
for reasons of either ignorance or sell
fishness, and one Of the usual objec-
tions comes in the form Of rabid de-
nunciation. 1t is this and it is that
they say, and worse than either, it is
anarchy. The following, however, from
the Saturday Evening Post, sums up
the whole matter sensibly and sanely:
A habit Of exaggeration comes natu-
rally to the advocate. If he is a legal
advocate he generally begins by i'm
pressing the jury with the enormous
Importance Of the verdict it Is about
to render-whether it Is a murder case
or one involving ownership Of a $50
cow. 1t Is not surprising, therefore, to
find lawyers describing the recall OF
judges and Of judicial decisions as "the
most momentous issue ever presented
to the American people" No doubt
the lawyers themselves. when reflect
vocates, recognize that this is sheer
poppycock. The courts are now the
weakest point in our political system
BY long sufferance they have assumed
a degree of control over legislation that
never belonged to them; frequently
they use it in the most unintelligent
Injurious way-erecting an arbitrary
irresponsible barrier to social progress
that is really absurd in a professedly
democratic government. The evil is
now pretty generally recognized, which
means, as a matter Of course, 1t will
be emedied-either by the simple
force of public opinion operating di-
rectly upon the courts themselves OF
by some more formal process. The
thing is bound to be done. Whether
it is by the recall or some other pro-
cess is not important. To the pro-
fessional advocate every issue is mo-
mentous. To other people very few
issues are. Probably the presidential
campaign of 1900 was quite important
for the Federalists had run into ex-
cesses that might prove dangerous
The next campaign of high importance
occurred in 1860. Since then. in only
one campaign-that of 1S96-has an
issue of vital importance been pre-
sented to the American people. And
one really momentous issue in fifty
two years is a rather high average.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28

On it's face the outbreak in Cuba
is a demand on the part of the negro
citizens of the republic for political
equality with the whites; but what the
real trouble is, no one can tell. There
are lots of Americans who own prop
erty in Cuba, and time and experience
have shown that this property would
be very many times more valuable un-
der the sovereignty of the United
States People of the United States
who have no pecuniary interest in
Cuba prefer that Cuba remain as it is.
They would rather the Cubans settle
their race problem among themselves
than to saddle the question on this
country, where it would cause very
aggravating complications. 1t Is a
fact that the race question was
not of much consequence in Cuba un-
til Cuba became free and independent
and American influence began to be
felt there. 1t is altogether possible
that the present trouble is largely due
to the efforts of designing Americans
who want to force the United States
to take charge of the situation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28
WITHIN TIE TOWN.

After the dullest all-round week OF
the season, there was a pretty good
crowd in town last Saturday.
The extra features of the Star the
atre tonight are to be the famous base
ball game between the New York
Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics
and also the great automobile race at
Savannah. These features have been
having a remarkable run in all parts OF
the country, and have proved popular
everywhere.
At a recent meeting the Winnie
Davis chapter, United Daughters OF
the Confederacy, decided upon Tues
day, June 4, as the date of their an
nual dinner in honor of the Confed-
crate veterans, and all the Confederate
veterans Of the county are invited to
honor the chapter with their company
on that occasion and to bring their
wives. Dinner will be served in the
court house yard.
AT the annual meeting of the Win
ME Davis chapter, U. D. c., held last
Friday, officers were elected for the
ensuing year as follows: Miss Mary
Williams, president; Mrs. w. H. Fow-
ler, vice president; Mrs. T. P. Burgess,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. T. w.
Speck. recording secretary; Mrs. w.
H. Herndon, treasurer; Mrs. G. w. S.
Hart, registrar; Mrs. S. M. McNeel.
historian.
The publication of an itemized
statement of receipts and expenditures
as required by law, would do a great
deal to put the affairs Of the town in
proper business shape Among other
things it would tell the people exactly
what is being done with the money
they pay for the support of the town
government, and it will furnish basis
for checking up in the future. There
Is no good reason for failure to obey
the law with reference to the publica-
tion Of itemiZed statements of the
town expenditures, but there are a
number of possible reasons why the
publication Is not made.
Last Sunday marked the seventh
anniversary of Rev. E. E. Gillespie's
pastorate of the First Presbyterian
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28

1t was reported in the papers yes
terday that they are going to take up
the trial of H. H. Evans in the Rich
land court today, Judge Ernest Gary
presiding. Evans is charged with
having accepted a bribe of $50 from
Motion A. Goodman, Richmond liquor
drummer. Eugene S. Blease of New
berry, is representing Evans. Verify
the thing looks like a joke. The idea
of the redoubtable Hub Evans ever
having sold out for the contemplate
sum of $50. Surely no jurys will ever
believe such a thing; and If Hub cusses
some blue streaks over the whole mat
ter, he will find abundant sympathy.
But seriously, what the people of the
state would very much like to know is
why they did not prosecute Hub early
in the game while the great letter
writing Fielder was in the zenith Of his
glory, and free to go and come as he
pleased?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28

church Of Yorkville, and in announcing
the fact he gave some interesting fig
ures showing the progress of his work
here. The total contributions for for
eign missions for the year ending 1906,
amounted to 1904, and for the year end
Ing 1911-12 the collections for the same
purpose amounted to $2,063. The total
collections during the seven years ag-
gregated $9,735. The total payments
by the congregation for all purposes
during the seven years amounted to
$36,163, and the total number Of ac-
cessions to the church during the past
seven years was $50. Mr.. Gillespie
announced also, that after giving the
Gastonia call prayerful consideration
he had decided not to accept 1t. At q
congregational meeting held after the
regular service Of Sunday night, reso-
lutions were adopted expressing the
qualification Of the congregation at the
fact that Mr.. Gillespie will continue
in charge Of his work in Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28
mERE.MENTioN,

In the suit of the government
against the alleged Wall paper trust
| in progress at Cincinnati, o., for sew
eral weeks, the defendants have been
acquitted Of the charge Of violating
the Sherman law. .....A congress OF
European powers to end the Turco-
Italian wer has been suggested by Eu-
ropean diplomats. The idea Is being
favorably considered. "A mild cpl
demic Of typhoid fever is In progress
II in Philadelphia, Pa. The Voters
League, a civic organization of Pitts
burgh, Fa-, has made serious charges
against various city officials and de-
manded their designations The city
council has ignored the charges and
the Pittsburgh newspapers refuse to
give the charges any publicity. To
Offset the action Of the newspapers,
the league has enlisted the services
of every preacher in the city and on
Sunday every pastor preached ser
mon emphasizing the moral rotten
ness of the city. Paul Peck, a
Washington aviator, broke the Amer
lean time record for continuous flight,
at q meet on Long Island, Friday,
staying in the air hours, % minutes,
15 seconds {. Marie Purtz, Il years
old, arrested in Pennsylvania several
Germany, where she will face charge
of numbering an inkeeper. Joseph
Sing, a condemned murderer, sprung
the trap that hanged him at Rawl-
ings, Wyo., Friday Colonel Roose-
velt's campaign managers have an
nounced that they will not abide by
the selection Of Senator Elihu Root as
temporary chairman Of the Chicago
convention. -. Governor DIX OF New
York, in London interview, says that
Taft will be nominated at Chicago
but the Democrats will win in No
vember. -. The Seaboard Air Line
railroad recently contracted with the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadel-
phia, for tWenty-six locomotives at an
approximate cost OF 100000. ......
Two Philadelphia physicians were
convicted last week on charges OF per-
forming illegal operations and were
sentenced to the state prison for terms
Of twelve months each. .Prelim-
mary figures of United States exports
and imports for ten months Of the
present fiscal year show that all rec
ords have been broken as to volume.
Estimates for the year ending June
80, place the probable value Of ex-
ports at 100000 exceeding the pre-
vious high record by $150,000, 900.
Imports will probably total $780, ,000,-
600, exceeding the previous records
by $4,000, ,000-. The Twelfth In
lternational Congress Of Navigation,
with representatives from all the mar
atime nations of the world. convened
at Philadelphia last week. 80. .Sena-
tor Isaac Huffman Of Oxford, o., was
convicted at Columbus, O., last week
on bribery charges, in connection with
the Ohio legislative scandal Of last
year. 80. The Imperator, the largest
passenger steamer yet built, was
launched at Hamburg, Germany.
Thursday. The vessel is 800 feet long
and will have capacity for 5000 pas
sengers 80. Revised estimates Of the
Chinese budget show a revenue OF
$207, 100000 and an expenditure of
$403, 900 900. "A Chicago architect
has been awarded a prize Of $3.50
for the best design for the new capital
building at Melbourne, Australia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28

From the communication of William
Whittam, Jr.. published in another
column, it appears that Hon. John L.
McLaurin's warehouse proposition has
begun to attract interested attention
even in England. William Whittam, Jr.,
is thoroughly informed on all matters
pertaining to the cotton industry, and
is broadminded and unselfish in his
desire to see the rewards Of that in
dustry more equitably distributed.
Hon. John l.. McLeurin was the first
southern statesman, or American
statesman, for that matter, to invoke
governmental aid or rather govern
mental fairness to the southern cotton
producer. 1t will be remembered that
while a member of the ways and
means committee of the house some
fifteen years ago, he risked his polit-
ical life by advocating the protection
of American cotton against the cheap
er cotton of India and the long staple
cotton of Egypt. Since no man could
have the hardihood to suggest ignor-
ance in connection with a man like
Mr.. McLaurin, it will have to be con-
ceded that all of his efforts in behalf
of the cotton producer have been back
ed by courage and patriotism the like
of which has seldom been known in
American public life. He got himself
denounced aS a Republican for his
pains, and although the denunciation
was unjust and untrue, he never re-
laXed his efforts. His next big move
was the originating of a propaganda
looking to the development of foreign
markets to increase the demand for
southern cotton with the iGea Of help
ing both cotton producer and cotton
manufacturer at one and the same time,
and many of the improvements that
late years have witnessed have been
due to the forces he was able to start
in operation. The plan upon which he
is now working promises a complete
solution of the problem, upon which
he has spent a lifetime of unselfish la
Eor, and whether he lives to realize
the satisfaction of complete success or
not, all patient and earnest students Of
economic truth are able to cOmpre-
hend the future day when the things
for which Mr.. McLaurin has been
striving so long and earnestly will
come to pass.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28
John Duncan and Senator Tillman

John Duncan and Senator Tillman
have locked horns. Duncan wrote Till
man an open letter and asked the sem
ator to telegraph whether he would re-
ply, advising the senator that if he did
not reply the letter would be publish
ed in the Reporter. Tillman did not
telegraph; but he replied briefly to
Duncan's letter, intimating that Dun
can is crazy. Duncan printed his orig
inal letter in the Reporter, also Till
mans reply to him and reply to Till
man. The whole correspondence is
very interesting, and whether Duncan
be crazy or not, it will have to be ad-
mitted that he has not gotten the worst
of the correspondence. In his letter to
Tillman, Duncan claims that the rea-
son Willie Jones did not stand for state
chairman was that he had told Willie
during the morning Of the convention
that unless he stepped down and out,
he. Duncan, would publish certain
things about Willie that Willie knew of;
but would not like to see in print.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28
Tho Death Most Preferred.-In Uta

Tho Death Most Preferred.-In Utah
it seems, the law permits murderer
to elect death by shooting as an alter
native to the conventional methods
Of hanging or elect-ocution. Strange
ly enough the objection to this meth
cd, which is finding popular express
son just now as the result Of a recent
execution, is based on the claim that
1t Is barbarous and brutal, despite the
fact that it is practiced only when
the victim elects 1t Of his own free
will. Since the beginning Of warfare,
or as far back as we are permitted to
look, death by the accepted weapons
Of battle has been considered the most
honorable form in which the grim
visitor could come. The sole request
that Nathan Hale, Of blessed memory,
would stoop to make Of his brutal
captors was that he might die by the
bullet instead of the rope; and he Is
but the type Of thousands. The true
objection to the Utah method is not
that 1t is too brutal but that 1t Is
altogether too humane to be an ade-
quate punishment for the crime 1t
seeks to avenge.-Waterbur Ameri-
can.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-28

The apparently definite information
comes from Washington to the effect
that when the senate again votes on
the question, a majority of the sena-
tors will say that they believe that the
Illinois man got into the senate by
corrupt means-bribing the Illinois
legislature. If.the case turns out this
way. the result may be taken as an
Illustration of the tremendous power
of a healthy public sentiment. 1t will
not mean that Lorimer has been con-
victed by public sentiment. He was
convicted by the evidence on the first
investigation; but quite a number of
senators who had no doubt of the ac-
cused mans guilt: but who knew that
they were also guilty themselves. be-
lieved that they could vote to keep