Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Lancaster special of June / to
the Columbia State: Fire from an
unknown cause broke out last night
in the Lancaster OIL mills immense
seed house, and for several minutes
before the fire department could reach
the scene the flames ragged furiously
on until the fire department quickly
|extinguished the blaze. A small por-
ton Of the roof was burned. Two or
three hours later in the night, how
ever, the fire again broke out, this
time in the mill proper and before
the fire company could reappear and
in spite of desperate work after their
appearance practically the entire
building was consumed in the flames,
entailing a loss variously estimated
from $4,000 to $4,000, covered by
insurance.
= Georgetown special Of June to
Columbia state: Thursday night
Judge Ira B. Jones made his first ap-
pearance In this city, he addressed
the voters of the county, In the Car
vers Bay section Wednesday, and
came to Georgetown Thursday after
noon. He spoke to about 500 persons
Of whom about 80 were women, at
the school auditorium and was ac-
corded a magnificent reception. The
Judge aroused his hearers to the ut
most enthusiasm. In addition to be-
ing frequently interrupted with ap-
plause, he was given three cheers by
q standing audience at the conclusion
Of his address. After briefly stating,
in answer to criticism In one Of the To-
cal papers which spoke Of the judge
as the "aristocratic ex-chief justice"
that he was not an aristocrat-his
father having been a carpenter and
his mother a dressmaker, but that II
he had been born one he would be
proud of 1t, because most Of the aris-
tocrats that he knew were all right,
he began his attack on "Bleaseism,",.-
He said that he proposed to show tfat
trust the people have reposed In him
when they elected him to the office
Of governor; that he had~ failed to
measure up to his oatn and had
grossly abused his rishts as to the
appointive power, as to the pardon
power and as to tho veto power. He
cited instances to show that the gov
ernor had failed to make appoint
ments according to law and had made
many contrary to law-giving as
specific instances when the governor
judges for Horny county and for
Georgetown, and the Beaufort town
ship commissioners and the Spartan
burg magistrates. AS to the issuance
of pardons, he said there would be
many to wipe away the tears from
their eyes as the governor pictured the
pathetic features Of the cases where
he had granted pardons, but he was
always careful not to make any men
tion Of such cases as John Black,
George Hasty and Wash Hunter-he
scored the governor especially on the
Wash Eunter case, saying that as the
governor had been attorney for this
man 1t would seem that this was one
case in which common decency de-
manded that the matter be referred
to the board Of pardons. AS to the
veto power he mentioned the cases
where the $4,000 was appropriated
by the legislature to purchase anti
toxin for free distribution to those
persons who were unable to pay for
1t, also the case Of the veto Of an item
providing for payment Of some forty
odd dollars to the special judge who
tried the negro for criminal assault
in Florence county. He drew pic
ture of the individual who said in one
breath that he would lead mob to
avenge a crime Of this character, and
yet who withheld payment Of the ex-
pense money to the judge who sat on.
the case In which the crime was
avenged by due process Of law. He
this with the capitol i'm
provement scheme, when the COVER
nor put himself on record as being
ready to approve bill providing
100000 for such work. He stated
that this was no newspaper lie" be-
cause the governor had admitted 1t
under oath and that he had seen the
public. record of such testimony. He
closed with an appeal to the right
minded and right thinking people to
come out on the side Of law and
order and to stand for that upon
which civilization is founded rather
than that which means and always
meant bad government for anarchy.