Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-07

fore or since, 1t ever gave itself over
more completely to the promotion Of
any political cause than it did for the
election of Hampton and the redemp-
ton of the state from negro rule, the
complete files of The Enquirer do not
show the fact. And after the fight
was nearly over with the result still
more or less in doubt; with two gov
ernments in Columbia, both claiming
to be the duly constituted government,
/ and both claiming the right to tax the
people, and many people hesitating
about what to do for fear Of losing
their tax money, The Enquirer not
only urged the people to pay the
Hampton tax; but the then proprietor
of The Enquirer was the first man to
pay his own taxes to Hampton's tax
collector. Not only that, after the
proprietor of The Enquirer had paid
his taxes in full, when it was obliga-
tory to pay only half, and after all
had been collected that could be col
lected, he went down into own pocket
and made a further voluntary contri-
button to make York county's quota
even $4,000.
1t Is easy enough for thoughtless,
careless people who have nothing
not even a reputation at stake, to
lightly make charges about The En-
quirer's past political record. 1t has
been done more than once; but no
body has ever been able to show up
anything discreditable to that record
and back the showing with facts. And
nobody can do 1t now, although the
files Of The Enquirer are open to
those who desire to try. Ordinarily
public opinion does not undertake to
hold the sons responsible for the al
legged shortcomings Of the father. But
we waive that, and accept that law
which says that the iniquities Of the
parents shall be visited upon the chill
dren even unto the third and fourth
generation. If there is anything real
ly discreditable to l. M. CRISIS con-
duct of The Yorkville Enquirer in the
past, the present publishers will glad
ly welcome the penalty on their own
heads But we hope the people who
undertake to make the charges will
accompany the same with something
more substantial than grudges that
have been handed down to this from
the last generation.
Now, as to that stuff about, "(Hon.
]. Steele Brice) from Editor CRISIS
own town." we do not see what that
has to do with it. Surely the editor
Of the Record does not assume that
| The Enquirer is called upon to act as
guardian for Hon. ]. Steele Brice, or
ANYBODY else. We do not think 1t
necessary; but the fact that the Rec
ord has blundered into this matter
again, makes it appropriate for us to
make a little explanation of one OF
the many cases in which we had been
wronged and wherein we had decided
to keep quiet.
After q visit to Columbia about
year ago, the editor Of The Enquirer,
without any regard for the probable
political effect, saw proper to write
letter in which he gave his impress
sions Of the general situation down
there as he saw it, and very much to
the surprise of the writer, Hon. ]. 5.
Rrice replied in long communication
in which he used this sentences:
"As I now recall, you published
Blease's outrageous and false charges
against the commission about a year
ago in your paper without comment,
thus leaving the public to draw the
conclusion that they were probably
true
Although we were quite we'll aware
that Mr.. Brice's memory was at fault,
we did not see proper to say so In
our purposely moderate reply; but
instead wrote Mr.. Brice a note calling
his attention to the error and suggest
ing that he might look over the files
of the paper and see it for himself If
he desired. Our idea was that he
could make the correction himself
IL he desired to do so. In reply he
sent courteous note that was mark
ed Personal" and we let the matter
drop; but now since the Record has
seen proper to revive it, we beg leave
to reproduce for it's special and par
ticular benefit, the following para
graph from an editorial In The York
Vile Enquirer Of January q, 1911, the
issue in which we printed the message
in which Governor Blease made al
legged charges against the Ansel wind
ing-up commission:
although all the acts and opera
tions of the winding-up commission
have not been in accordance with our
| idea Of what should have been done,
we have entertained no suspicion OF
dishonesty, and we entertain no such
suspicion now. On the contrary we
believe this commission has been dis
charging its duties in accordance with
| it's own best judgment, and IN that
| judgment we think it has been honest
and conscientious"
The foregoing is our reply to what
the Record has t say. If we have
lodged anything we are not aware of
| II. we nave tTleQ 10 De lull, idii'
frank and specific. However, any
question that may not have been
properly covered will receive further
attention If the same be made to ap-
pear necessary or desirable. But now
since the Record has been trying for
so long to put us on the defensive
with it's small bantering, we propose
that the hunted shall turn hunter for
just little while.
While at a meeting Of the county
board Of commissioners recently, look
ing after the collection Of bill against
the county, the manager Of The En-
quirer's advertising department, being
this same writer, noted a bill Of the
Rock Hill Record against York coun-
ty for advertising the treasurer's tax
levies. The said bill was for %
squares, s22. The itemization was
correct. The law fixes the price to be