Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-12

arms tenderly about the form Of the
dying boy and looked into the eyes OF
his youngest son. The fierce battle
ragged around him and duty called him
to the front. He kissed his boy last
farewell and leaping upon his chharger
dashed to the very forefront of the
fray, where he led his men to victory.
His name?. That incident is familiar
to US all. Cardinals hero and chief
tain, the idol Of his. peoples affection,
the savior and protector Of his state
Wade Hampton.
The scene changes. South Carolina
Is bowed down under negro rule and
carpet baggery. The people call the
life and demand that he champion the
rights Of his state. The old state was
passing through the most critical pc
riod Of its life. The destiny, Of the
state hung in the balance Like Gin
cinnatus Of old, Hampton answered
the call and immortalized himself In
the days of 80" The fathers and old
er brothers voted and worked that
right government might win; the
school boys on the streets in their
glee and enthusiasm shouted for Hamp.
ton, the mothers of Carolina prayed
for Hampton. Right won the day. The
snip VI stdte udo pdSSeu tne rOckS.
South Carolina was saved. Once more
she stood redeemed, regenerated, and
disenthralled."
Another scene. It was at Aiken.
Senator Hampton came back from
Washington to explain to his consti-
tuency, the stand he had taken upon
an important question. And let 1t be
spoken with cheeks tingling with
shame-they hissed him of the plat
form. Forgotten his service and sacri-
flee; forgotten the days Of "76;" for
gotten the matchless work he had done
for the state he loved. All, all forgot
ten! Men who had followed him
through the streets Of Columbia shout
Ing for joy at the success Of Hampton
and Carolina, now stood shame and
showed off the, stage Of action for a
new and untried man and left to spend
his last days without that manifesto
tion Of his peoples affection which by
all right should have been his. ,aa4
OF course I am familiar with the
plausible excuses which some present
day politicians, possibly ashamed Of
their course In the matter, make for
the event; and what some Of the news
papers sometimes have about 1t; but
dare to express 1t as the conviction OF
my soul that one Of the darkest blots
upon the escutcheon of our state Ii
her treatment Of Hampton. True, that
after the old hero had been called to
his rest the noble women Of Carolina
led in the movement which finally cul-
minated In the erection Of a. monu-
ment on the Capitol grounds In Column
horse, overwhelming as It were the
~ hn ofo 20 hn nd
ed so WELL But that tardy recognition,
splendid as II was In the end, does not
in the least vitiate the point am
making. e Fa ~ F-frr t.''
The call OF the new patriotism is q
call for US to realize the sacredness Of
citizenship and it's duties. "The func-
tions Of citizenship are as sacred as the
songs Of Zion. The ballot is holy as
the Book of Common Prayer" We are
cursed today with the bad citizenship
Of good men. It BODIES evil for the fu-
ture of any commonwealth when It's
citizens will not sacrifice personal in
terests for the common good. 1t has
become the custom for large numbers
Of our best men to shirk jury duty and
then to bemoan the miscarriage Of JUS
tice. At whose door does the fault lie?
Upon whose shoulders must the bur-
den rest? We fail to take our places
at the polls or refu" to let our influ-
ence be felt and IT, IN wall out that in
politics the state Is going to the devil.
Eternal vigilance Is the price Of lib
erty." In republic like ours, eternal
vigilance on the part Of all good people
Is the price Of good government. It Is
said that several years ago in q very
important election In New York city,
an election involving not only the in
terests Of great city, but Of the en-
tire nation, on 9Th Avenue, from 10th
Street to 6Sth, Ia distance Of a mile
and a haif), just twenty eight votes
were cast. My friends, he who sleeps
on watch may bring more harm to his
country than the traitor who goes to
the enemy's camp.
We need the spirit Of our fathers to
stand against the on-rushing tide OF
graft in our country. Some years ago,
in one Of the great cities of this nation
a banquet was held, attended by
q number of prominent business men.
After the repast was over, the band
played America and the audience stood
tears running down his cheeks one Of
the men said, '"Oh, that could die for
my country" Three weeks later that
same man was cringing at the feet Of
justice confessing that he had bribed
an entire municipal assembly in the
matter of railroad franchise ordi-
nance. ...
That was a thrilling story that
Bishop Galloway told Of the titanic
struggle in the state Of Louisiana over
the extension Of the notorious lottery
charter-"that Infamous gambling in
stitution that did 80 much to debauch
the morals and manhood OF the ma
ton. When the legislature met, by
ways and means known to the ingen-
uity Of hell ITSELF bill for the renewal
of the charter dragged its slow and
Shiny passage through both houses,
and was presented to the governor for
his signature; but, thank God; that
commonwealth had a chief executive
whose courage had been tested In the
storm of war. On one battlefield In
Virginia, while leading his brave bril-
gade at the front, one arm was shot on
and buried; on another field one leg
was shot Off; and on yet another one
eye was shot out. When that lottery
bill was laid on his desk, he arose
from his seat and said: have but
one hand; but before would disgrace
it by signing that bill, would have it
torn from my body, carried to Virginia
and buried by the side Of its mate '"
The call which comes to US Is for man
hood of that stamp.
I would like to speak Of the true
patriots attitude toward the disregard
for law and order so prevalent in our
day, but the shortness of time de-
mands that only suggest 1t. II we will
but look around us and realize the
conditions that obtain today we can
not but realize that South Carolina
has never called more loudly for pa
triots. Far to our west lies the course
Of what Is familiarly called "The Faith
er of Waters" From the little lake
Itasca in the state Of Minnesota the
Mississippi takes its rise. On and on
1t flows in its search for the placid wa
ters Of the Gulf. Biologists tell US
that the graf river Is seeking its base
level by elevating its bed, becoming
higher and higher above the surround
ing country. Swelled by mountain
freshets and increased by tributaries
often the maddened Mississippi like a
great ocean torrent sweeps down its
course bearing away on its bosom all
opposition. Its waters would soon
leave the banks, flood the fertile coun-
try for miles around, deprive thous-
ands of home and life, but for the fact
that on its banks great levees are
built mighty dykes constructed to