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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
Dispensary for Chester.

Although The Enquirer does not feel
that it can say anything on the sub
ject that will materially affect the sit
uation one way or the other, it sincere
ly hopes that the Chester people at
the election to be held on the question
next month will vote down the dis
}, nsary proposition now pending.
We very well understand all the ar
guments that are advanced for and
against the dispensary idea, and also
we have a pretty clear notion of the
unspoken inner feelings and sentiments
which influence the people on both
sides of the question.
There are a whole lot Of arguments
for and against the dispensary that are
only from the mouth, and nine out of
ten people on both sides of the ques-
ton fully realize this fact. 1t is un-
necessary therefore, to assert that the
main incentives on both sides of the
question are money and appetite, thirst
for power, desire to benefit humanity,
etc.
AS a rule the appeal for votes in be-
half of the liquor business is made on
basis of personal liberty" having it
so you can get drink of liquor when
you want it," keeping money at home
instead of sending it away" and "hav-
ing spirits handy for medical pur-
poses," all Of which appeals are empty.
In practical operation the dispensary
never fails to tempt people who seek
it's management for the sake of the
money and political power 1t offers,
and actual experience has shown very
few men indeed who have been able to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
Mr.. McNEEL RETURNS.

Mr.. A. McNeel, the ex-soldier Of
Solville, New York who was station
ed in Yorkville in the early '70's, and
who returned on his first visit back one
year ago, accompanied by his son Ray,
has been down again, arriving here
last Saturday and leaving yesterday
morning. His son was with him.
Mr.. McNeers visit Of year ago will
no doubt be remembered by many
readers Of The Enquirer, as there was
full and very interesting story Of 1t
In the paper at the time.
Saturday, Mr.. McNeel put in his time
very much as before, looking up ia
miliar scenes of the days gone by and
meeting and talking with people he
used to know, and people who could
tell him Of his old acquaintances.
Quite an interesting character Is the
old soldier Of the long ago. He Is well
dressed, careful in speech and manner.
and judging from his conversation
evidently man Of fine conception Of
life generally. 1t was a noticeable
fact that he spoke kindly Of everybody
those who had bad regulations in the
old days as well as those who had
good; but his greatest interest appear
Gu 10 lie III the tracing Oh MS IOrIner
comrades and renewing of acquain-
tance with the people he used to know
or the children Of those people.
Mr.. McNeel has been reading The
Enquirer regularly since his former
visit, and he seems to have allowed
nothing to escape him. He was able
to call the roll of those of his former
acquaintances who have passed away
since his former visit, and he made
more particular inquiry on account Of
names he had seen mentioned from
time to time.
~ broke loose last year." he said,
because as told you, had just sue
ceeded in making a final payment on a
blanket mortgage that had been fas-
tened on my farm for thirty years. It
made me feel free and just could not
resist the temptation to seek the old
and familiar scenes Of my young man
hood. I enjoyed that trip so much that
after we got through haying two weeks
ago l told Ray that we must pick up
and go down south again. I am glad
came before, and I am glad came this
time" ...-
When Mr.. McNeel left yesterday
morning his destination was Chester;
but he was not sure as to how far he
would extend his present trip.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
FOR THE STORM SUFFERERS

UP to the present time the commit
tee charged with the work Of receiving
and disbursing such contributions as
may be made in behalf of the people
of Kings Mountain and Bethel town.
ships who suffered so severely as the
result Of the storm Of August has
not paid out any of the money that
has been contributed.
The aggregate of the contributions
so far received by Mr.. James A. Page,
cashier Of the Bank of Glover, treasur-
er of the fund is $557.55, which amount
does not take into account some 5000
or more in the hands of Mr.. c. l. Cobb
cashier Of the Peoples National bank
of Rock Hill.
In pursuance Of the plan originally
agreed upon to try to distribute the
money on as fair and equitable basis
as possible, the members of the COM
mittee are still gathering such infor-
nation as they can; but will hold a
meeting shortly and do the best they
can with such funds as they have on
hand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

for state senator and for two of the
representatives to the legislature. At
the conclusion Of these recounts, the
parties who had asked for them ex-
pressed themselves as being satisfied
with the recount. No contest was filed
with the county executive committee
for any office, and hence this county
executive committee did not order me
to make any investigation Of fraud or
irregularities other than those that
appeared when the county executive
committee was recanvassing the vote.
We did discover some Irregularities in
the Rock Hill boxes. We heard con-
tests over challenged votes and threw
out twenty-one ballots In Rock Hill
No. /, when we found that the num-
Der Of ballots. exceeded the number of
names on the poll list by that number.
The secretary of the executive COM
mittee advises me that he furnished
Mr.. Wilson with nll this data upon
Mr.. Wilson's request, and II seems to
me that this should have been report
ed to the subcommittee IL it was not
done.
"The foregoing is full statement Of
my connection with the matter of the
investigation, and believe shows that
l have done everything that could be
reasonably expected Of me in the
premises.
II am not willing that the report in
the State should put me in the atti-
tude, even by innuendo, Of refusing to
uncover fraud, II there was any, or of
being straddler in this political con-
test. I think that everybody in York
county that knows me knows that I
was supporter Of Judge Jones, but
I am also satisfied that the supporters
Of Governor Blease likewise believed
that they would get square deal at
my hands. irrespective Of my political
preferences.
II might say In conclusion that
while feel sure that there were irreg-
ularities in York county's vote and
possibly quite a number Of people
voted that were not entitled to vote, at
the same time, with the information
that have before me and that has
been accessible, I do not believe that
there was sufficient irregularity or
fraud in York county to change the re-
suit however much I might have liked
for the result to have been different"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

Following the publication of state
ment to the effect that w. A. Lee bit
terly denies that he told John T. Dun
can the things that John T. Duncan in
corporated in his affidavit, Mr.. Duncan
published a communication in the Co.
lumbia Record in which he called at
tention to the fact that the people who
interviewed Lee had failed to ask him
whether he had told Duncan anything
at all. The point of Mr.. Duncan is thai
a man can give a lot Of details ano
when those details are repeated with
more or less immaterial occurrences II
is easy enough to claim that the whole
thing is false. While Duncan's story
of what Lee said is not to be taken as
trustworthy evidence that the alleged
facts existed, still it is not fair to as
sumo Duncan made his story out Of the
whole cloth. Both Duncan and the in
vestigating committee claim that every
reasonable effort was made to get Lee
before the committee in person.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Barnwell Of
Rock Hill, visited friends in Yorkville
on Sunday.
Mr.. Elwood Knox, of Spencer, N. c.,
spent yesterday with Mr.. ]. M. Brian's
family in Yorkville.
Misses Jane, Selena and Annie
Smoak and Messrs. David and Frank
Smoak, of Yorkville, left this morning
for Cedar Springs institute, Spartan
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Ashe and chill
dren, who have been spending several
weeks, with Mrs. ]. r. Ashe in York
vile, left yesterday for their home in
Montreal. Canada.
Mr.. w. F.. Putnam, for some time
past with the Y. B. &. M. Co., has TAX
en- a position as clerk in the Yorkville
postoffice.
Greenwood Journal: Rev. j. H.
Machen, at present pastor Of the Bap-
tist churches, at Troy, Buffalo and Mt.
Carmel, has accepted the pastorate Of
the Baptist church at Yorkville where
he will move with his family the first
Of November next Mr.. Machen has
a number of friends in Greenwood
who will be sorry that he is to leave
this part of the state. He was for
several years pastor of Mt. Moriah and
has been frequent visitor to the city
where his wife has relatives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

assume responsibility for the manage
ment of such business and at the
some time held themselves absolutely
above suspicion Of rong-doing..
The more or less thoughtless voter,
who wants to have liquor where he can
get it when he wants it, soon finds that
he Is getting more than he wants, more
than he can control, and that it Is de-
bauching him. If he has sons, he finds
very often too that 1t Is also debauch-
ing them, and If he has a wife and
daughters he too often finds also that
1t Is robbing them Of most Of the COM
forts of life and of the very joy of liv-
ing.
1t may be nice to have personal lib
erty," there may be satisfaction in hav-
ing liquor within the easy reach of the
all that, but the price to be paid is al
ways too great. ...,
There are those who will point at the
profits" and brag about the revenue
but they look only at the income side
while they ignore the outgo.
We seriously hope that the Chester
people will vote down that proposition
to establish a dispensary. We are in
terested on their account and we are
interested on our own account. We
know that If Chester establishes a dis
pensary, the question will from that
day become more annoying in York
and If York establishes dispensary
the debauchery will go on in both
counties until both counties again be-
come sufficiently nauseated to renew
the old fight for decent sobriety.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

pie who had no connection whatever
with the strike. AS the result Of this
tragedy more troops were ordered to
the city, and martial law was estab-
lished. The militiamen who fired on
people for crossing the dead line were
ordered to be court -martialed, with the
idea of course of anticipating action
at the hands of the civil authorities.
Hundreds of Augusta citizens petition
ed the street railway people to arbi-
trate; but the street railway people
only repeated their declaration that
they had nothing to arbitrate. Upon
the request of a citizen Of Bath. Aiken
county, Governor Blease ordered the
closing Of the dispensary at North Au-
gusta until further notice. Citizens Of
Augusta In mass meeting assembled
! have adopted resolutions commencing
the action Of the mayor in the attitude
he has maintained.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

n.its last issue the Chester Lantern
administers to the Gaffney Ledger
about the severest drubbing that we
have seen one newspaper give another
in a long long time. The occasion OF
it was some remarks that the Ledger
made about the Lantern which remarks
were without any provocation on the
Lanterns part. Just because it is none
of our business, We do not care to re-
produce what the Lantern had to say:
but we are watching with some inter-
est to see whether the Ledger will ac-
cept a challenge to reproduce the Ian
terms remarks in its own columns. We
venture that if it will do so its readers
will be nightly interested. About the
only comment we care to make is that
while what the Lantern has done was
no doubt very unpleasant, it seemed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

Unless there is offered some explana-
ton other than has yet been given tc
the public, it Is an unusually bao
state Of affairs that exists in and
around WAGNER, in Aiken county. 1r
the News and Courier of September 20
there was published dispatch from
Aiken setting forth that because of In.
tense factional bitterness existing To-
cally about Wagner, serious bodily
harm was to be visited upon Mr.. Long
when he returned to the town. There
was no explanation as to the specific
factionalism. Mr.. Long was quoted al
the time as saying that he believed ths
threats came from irresponsible par
ties, as he could not conceive that his
political opponents would assume such
an attitude toward him. But it seems
that there was real foundation for the
threats and the outcome was the bloody
tragedy of Saturday night. That the
case will prove an ugly one in the
courts, there is every reason to believe
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
1t best to get to the negro and adjust
m taro with hin,

1t best to get to the negro and adjust
matters with him.
Mr.. Joseph G. Sassi is now the sole
owner of the Yorkville Monument
works. The property of the company
was purchased from the stockholders
last fall by Mr.. Sassi and Mr.. John E.
Carroll, and within the past few days
Mr.. Sassi has purchased the interest of
Mr.. Carroll. Mr.. Sassi the new owner,
Is native Of Italy, a workman Of ex-
perience and ability and a good busi-
ness man. He has been a citizen of
America for many years. He came to
Yorkville some years ago as an en-
ploye of the monument works, qualified
as citizen and with his wife enlisted
heartily In the best interests of the
town and community. Mr.. Sassi has
many friends in Yorkville and the sur
rounding country who will be glad to
know Of his permanent Identification
with the business, industrial and So
cial life of the town.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

One of the demands in the Bull
Moose platform is for social and in
dustrial justice, which is to be secured
by compelling employers to pay wages
that will enable employees to get fail
living from the proceeds of their la
Dor. AS an example of what the prop
osition means, speakers are citing the
practice of the telephone companies ir
paying girl operatives only enough tc
partly sustain them while the balance
Of their living must come from parents
or other interested relatives. The ar.
gument is that the employer that gets
all the benefit from the labor Of an in.
dividual should bear all Of the living
expenses of that individual. There IL
something in the proposition but tc
work it out to its last analysis on ar
equitable basis is going to be diff
cult proposition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
= Greenville News, Friday: c.

- Greenville News, Friday: Chicora
college, the Presbyterian woman's
college Of the state, will not be moved
from Greenville to Laurens. This was
made certain yesterday when the
Bethel presbytery, meeting at Fort
Mill, voted against the proposed
change of location. The consent OF
five of the seven presbyteries in
South Carolina was necessary be.
fore the institution could be moved
Three Of these have voted against
removal, and one in favor of it
therefore even should the remaining
three vote for the change there would
be but four favorable votes and the
college could not be moved without
at least five. The Pee Dee presby-
terry was the first to vote. 1t met In
Dillon county last week and voted fol
the college to remain in Greenville
South Carolina presbytery which met
Wednesday at Donalds voted in favor
Of the change. and on the same day
Piedmont preSbytery voted against
the change. The three which have
not met are Charleston, Enoree and
Harmony. The first two named will
meet at McClellansville and Spartan
burg, respectively on next Tuesday
Harmony will meet sometime during
the week following. The trustees OF
Chicora decided last summer to leave
the final disposition of the proposed
change to the seven presbyteries
The trustees decided to take no final
action on their own authority, though
at a second meeting they voted to
rescind a decision of the first meeting
which would have moved the college
to Laurens.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

A New Jersey indictment, through g
typographical error, reads: "Wlfully
kill and murder" The learned judge
is going to look up precedents and au.
thorities before he decides whether to
let the prosecutor change that IN" te
an IN" or to grant the defendants de-
mand that the indictment be quashed
1t is such absurdities as that In oul
system that make the layman rage ano
the lawyer prosper and the agitatol
howl for the recall Of judges and ju-
dicial Observation-Disclosures Ameri'
can.
All Of which is true. We have seen
men escape the consequences Of grave
crimes against the people on account
of technicalities that were no more
reasonable. Great damage suits have
been decided on grounds that are just
as foolish. 1t seems to be the rule
rather than the exception. Yet how
long: m. how long?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

We have seen no statement from
which we have been able to gather a
satisfactory idea of the real nature of
the trouble between the striking street
car employees Of Augusta and the en-
ploying corporation. From statements
published by the street railway COM
pany in the advertising pages Of the
newspapers, it would appear that there
is only one side to the controversy and
that, of course, is the railroads side.
But in the news columns Of the local
papers and in the stories sent out by
correspondents, we see statements that
indicate that the sentiment of most
of the business element is on the side
of the strikers. For instance, one story
has it that many business people are
wearing on the lapels of their coats
white ribbons bearing printed state
ments like this: Il walk" Ankle Ex-
press" and the like, and it is a fact
that most of the people are walking,
but there may be other reasons than
sympathy in the case of some. People
who used the cars Friday and Satur-
day were the recipients of anonymous
letters which advised them to walk,
and thereafter they walked. The let
ters, of course, were in the nature Of
threats. 1t is admitted in the dis
patches that sentiment is divided,
which, of course, is usually the case
under such circumstances. The dis
patches of Saturday and Sunday rep
resented the railway people as having
practically abandoned all attempts to
operate that part of the line lying in
South Carolina from Augusta to Aiken
through the Horse Creek valley. The
Horse Creek valley people are under
stood to be in full sympathy with the
strikers, and stand ready to offer any
aid that might be desired of them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Cotton receipts were light last week
because of the wet weather principal
ly; but the local market held up well
with any of the surrounding markets.
The Carolina and North Western
railway people got to the negro who
was hurt at the Madison street cross
ing. recently, first and settled with him,
for about $50. The negro admitted that
the accident was his fault, that he
knew it was about train time, but he
thought the train had already gone by
and was not paying any. attention. 1t
is hardly thought that the poor negro
had any legal claim against the rail-
road company; But the threatened liti-
cation would have cost several hun
dred dollars, and the company thought
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Mr.. Rogers Re-considers.

Rock Hill special Of September 80 to
Charlotte Observer: At the morning
service yesterday at the A. R p
church, Rev. A. s. Rogers, in view OF
the fact that by an almost unanimous
vote Of the members, resolutions were
adopted urging him to reconsider his
resignation, which he had rendered to
them the Sunday before on account OF
some slight criticisms Of his work by q
few members, re-considered and with
drew his resignation, thus settling the
differences that had arisen and bring
ing the church closer together. Mr.
Rogers action in this matter is very
gratifying to not only the members OF
the A. R P. church but to those OF
other denominations by whom he is
held in very high esteem.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

We have had very little interest In
this investigation foolishness by the
Of the executive COM
mittee because We have looked upon 1t
as purely a partisan proposition. If
there was any fraud in the recent pri-
mary, however, and we do not doubt
that there was, we would like to see
it brought to light and punished in
a purely non partisan manner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01
Under the law in Georgia when the

Under the law in Georgia when the
militia takes charge of an "insurrect-
ing" town like Augusta, it has arbi-
trary control over the newspapers
which are not allowed to criticise Its
acts During the rioting Friday after
noon. the evening Herald was ordered
to hold up the issuance of extra edi-
tions. If things continue to go like
that it will soon be so that mere
threat of the militia will be sufficient
to quiet things in Georgia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

Marlboro has had three primaries tc
decide the nomination of clerk of the
court and a fourth has been ordered
Each of the three previous elections
has resulted in tie. That looks some.
thing like ante-bellum politics in York
Political contests would result in ties
and sometimes it took two or more
subsequent elections to work the ties
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

The general expectation is that the
Democratic executive committee at Its
meeting today will announce it's re-
turn to the Democratic party; but how
it expects to square itself for overid-
ing the constitution in it's failure tc
declare the nominees and provide al
the proper time for second race fol
the office of attorney general remains
TO be seen
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

The biggest distillery ever seen in
Cherokee county, was raided last Fri
day night. says a Gaffney dispatch.
by Deputy Sheriffs Watkins and Lock-
hart. The raid was made fourteen
miles from Gaffney, near Kings Creek
station. The distillers had flown; but
over 1000 gallons of beer were poured
out by the officers, who say the plant
was the largest they have ever seen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

Mr.. Roosevelt denies that he violat'
ed the law in allowing the steel trust
to gobble Tennessee Coal and Iron;
but we cannot see this justification
from his standpoint. His excuse was
that he did it to stop panic; but we
do not subscribe to the doctrine Of pal.
iating law-breakers by condonine
their offences.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

The suggestion that Gov. Bleass
might call the bull moose if he wa:
counted out started a little howl, ant
now there is going to be opportunity
to see what the other side is going tc
do. But it really does not matter much
On the contrary, it will probably de
South Carolina good to have. little
more political freedom.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

If there was any way to get at it, II
would be interesting to know how
much money has been bet on the elec-
ton between Blease and Jones. There
is reason to believe that the amount
went up into the thousands in York
county and in the state it very likely
went up into the hundreds Of thou
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-01

We have not yet been able to see any
good reason for the killing of those
citizens in Augusta the other day. The
detailed story of the circumstances as
printed in the Augusta papers does not
show wherein the killing was justih-
able, even from military point of
view