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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21

"Won't you do something about it?"
There are hundreds Of them who steal
because they don't get enough to eat.
I said would tell you how to stop the
stealing. Well, 1 have done it. Give
the girls a fair chance to be honest.
You asked me for the names, Mr. Gil
der. There's only one name on which
to put the blame for the whole busi-
ness, and that name is Edward Glider!
Now, won't you do something about
it,?
At that naked question the owner Of
the store jumped up from his chair
and stood glowering at the girl who
risked a request so full Of vitupera-
ton against himself.
How dare you speak to me like
this?" he thundered.
why, dared" Mary Turner ex-
plained. because you have done all
the harm you can to me. And now I'm
trying to give you the chance to do
better by the others You ask me why
I dare. I have a right to dare. 1 have
been straight all my life. have want
ed decent food and warm clothes and
"a little happiness all the time / have
worked for you, and have gone with
out those things just to stay straight.
The end Of it all is, you are sending
me to prison for something didn't do.
That's why .dare!"
Glider could not trust himself just
then to an audible command. He was
seriously disturbed by the gently spo-
girls lips. He was not prepared with
any answer, though he hotly resented
every word of her accusation.
Cassidy faced about, and in his
Of the girl that set her moving toward
the door, Her realization of what
this meant was shown in her final
speech.
Three years isn't forever" she said
in a level voice. when 1 come out
you are going to pay for every minute
Of them, Mr.. Glider. There won't be
a day or an hour that l won't remem-
her that at the last it was your word
sent me to prison. And you are going
to pay me for that. You are going to
pay me for the five years have starv-
ed making money for you-that too!
You are going to pay me for all the
things l am losing today, and
The girl thrust forth her left hand
on that side where stood the officer
So vigorous was her movement that
Cassidy's clasp was thrown off the
wrist But the bond between the two
was not broken, for from wrist tc
wrist showed taut the steel chain OF
the manacles. The girl shook the links
of the handouts in a gesture stronger
than words.
You are going to pay me for this!'
she said. Her voice was little more
than Q whisper. but it was loud in the
listeners heart Yes. you are going
to pay-for this"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21

An Editorial by Bryan.-One seldom
hears Of the Commoner these days
not the commoner Of chautauqua
fame, but the paper Of that name.
However, Colonel Bryan gives some
evidence that he has not forgotten the
paper that at one time brought him
silver dollars by the cart load. In
last weeks issue he has a signed ed
itorial urging prompt action on the
currency bill and encouraging lobby
by mail. He wants every reader Of
the Commoner to write to his senator
at once making known his Views and
urging immediate action" Colonel
Bryan says the passage of the cur
repcy bill will be enough for the
present session." and after that the
Democratic party will have another
important measure to consider. He
fails to specify. but we suppose he re-
fers to the trusts for one thing. Col
onel Bryan says the party Is going to
carry out the complete program, "for
President Wilson recognizes the full
measure of his responsibility" He
believes the currency bill will be
passed much sooner than some pes
simistic individuals believe."-Char-
lotte Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
GOVERNOR slsAsE ON sulzEa
New York Man Made Mistaks in Keep
ing Things Back.

New York Man Made Mistake IN Keep
ing Things Back.
When asked by the Columbia cor
respondent Of the News and Courier
last Saturday for a statement In re-
gard to the verdict In the Sulzer inn
peachment trial. Governor Blease
said: 49, ,tsr III
"I feel very sorry for Mr.. Sulxer,
in fact. my sympathy goes out to any
man who Is In trouble, and particu-
Iarly when his trouble Is brought on
under such circumstances as his has
been. However, thought last sum-
mer, when some OF the big New York
daiIies were continually harping upon
South Carolina affairs and South
Carolina's governor, that they had
better have been keeping their own
linen clean at home, and when Mr.
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan and other big
Democratic leaders were making
speeches and creating such O great
row over electing this great and dis
tinguished congressman as governor
Of New York, no one for q moment
would have thought that they were
mixed up with such character as IL
seems Sulzer has been proven to be,
and 1t would seem that the present
bosses at Washington are poor judges
Of human nature, as other Instances
have illustrated.
However, think Mr.. Sulzer made
mistake and was badly advised. BE
should have been frank and honest
with the people, and have gone upon
the witness stand and told everything
of his private and public life, from the
cradle up to date. No public man ever
gains anything by keeping any secrets
from the people. Let them know
everything. If you have made q mis-
take they will sympathize with you.
and II you show a proper inclination
they will help you to rectify 1t, and
when you have done right they VIII
applaud. No man need hope to please
his enemies, but II Is his duty to stick
to his friends. and to conceal nothing
whatever from them, in order that
they may be In proper position TO
defend him when he needs defending
II he has made mistake, and In or
der to uphold his hands when he has
done the right.
'If Mr.. Sulzer will yet follow my
letter to him, and trust In God and
the white people. he may come back,
for public opinion Is now on his side
possibly not that he was clean. but In
view Of the fact that they feel that ne
has been most outrageously treated In
the house of his friends. believe that
his removal from office was due large
ly to political prejudice, and that II he
had had a court composed entirely OF
nom -partisans that the possibilities are
he would have been acquitted. am
too far, however, from the situation to
Judge exactly on this, but II that is
the situation, and II Mr.. Sulzer pre-
sents himself before the people Of
New York and shows that he was not
corrupt and that his mistakes were OF
the head and not Of the heart, his
traducers will be routed and he will
be reelected. I consider this en-
tire matter a hard blow to the De-
party Of New York. With
a corrupt leader II is hard for q party
to retain power, and 1t seems that
II he is corrupt, they themselves
made him corrupt"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
CHAPTER w.
Inferno.

Inferno.
The inexorable voice went on in its
monotone, as If he had not spoken.
,"And when you are really sick and
have to stop work what are you going
to do then? Do you know. Mr.. Glider,
that the first time a straight girl
steals it's often because she had to
have a doctor-or some luxury like
that? And some Of them do worse
than steal. Yes, they do-girls that
started straight and wanted to stay
that way. But, Of course, some OF
them get so tired Of the whole grind
that-that"-
I'm not their guardian. can't
watch over them after they leave the
store. They are paid the current rate
of wages-as much as any other store
pays" AS he spoke the anger pro-
voked by this unexpected assault on
him out Of the mouth Of convict
famed high in virtuous reputation.
why" he went on vehemently, no
man living does more for his employ
ees than do. who gave the girls their
fine rest rooms upstairs? I did! Who
gave them the cheap lunchrooms? l
did!"
But you won't pay them enough to
live on"
Il pay them the same as the other
stores do" he repeated sullen!y.
But you won't pay them enough to
live on!"
And so you claim that you were
forced to steal. That's the plea you
make for yourself and your friends"
IT wasn't forced to steal" came the
answer, spoken in the monotone that
had marked her utterance throughout
most of the interview. Il wasn't fore
ed to steal, and didn't steal But, all
the same, that's the plea, as you call
1t, that I'm making for the other girls.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
MARY's LITTLE LAMB
Story Of the Girl Who Would Wrap
Poor in Tax.


Poor In Tax.
News and Courier.
Senator Tillman has sent the News
and Courier the full text Of the dog
gerel which he had read into the Con-
gressional Record on Monday. His re-
marks, introducing 1t, were as follows:
In the tariff debate Of 1889 Zeb
Vance, of North Carolina, read in the
senate a piece Of doggerel entitled, "A
Girl with One Stocking-A Protective
Pastoral" ~
("Composed and arranged for the old
spinning wheel; and, respectfully ded-
icated to that devoted friend Of pro-
tected machinery and high taxes; the
senator from Rhode Island.")
1t is so appropriate to reproduce II
just at this time, when we have enact
ed another tariff law, that ask for It's
republication.
With free WOOL Mary" will have to
forego the Sc per cent and let her wo-
men friends wear stockings on both
legs instead Of only one-something
they have not been able to do In more
than twenty years. / read 1t years ago
and clipped 1t for my scrapbook.
have recently had it looked up in the
81, 1889.
Our Mary had a little lamb,
And her heart was most intent
To make Its wool beyond its worth
Bring 56 per cent. ......-
But pauper girl across the sea
Had one small lamb also,
Whose wool for less than half that sum
Shed willingly let go.
Another girl who had no sheep,
No stocking-wool nor flax
But money enough just to buy
A pair without the tax, -r'@
Went to the pauper girl to get
Some wool to shield her feet.
And make her stockings. not Of flax
But Of wool complete.
When Mary saw the girls design
She straight began to swear
That she'd make her buy both wool
and tax
Or let one leg go bare. ........
So she cried out: Protect Reform!
Let pauper sheep wool free!
If it will keep both her legs warm
What will encourage me?
So 1t was done, and people said
Where'er that poor girl went, .
One leg was warmed with wool and
one
With Sc per cent
Now praise to Mary and her lamb, o..
Who did the scheme invent,
To clothe one-half a girl in wool
And one-half In per cent.
All honor, too, to Marys friend,
And all her protective acts,
That clothe the rich in wool
And wrap the poor in tax.
The correspondent Of the Chicago
Herald of that date, in sending the ac-
count Of it to his paper, commented as
follows:
The reading Of this piece of dog
gerel was received with shouts of
laughter, even Republican senators
leaning back in their seats and giving
unrestrained way to their mirth. AS
for the people in the galleries. they
screamed and yelled frantically, and
when Senator Vance sat down they
kept up their uproarious applause un-
til the North Carolina orator gravely
inclined his head in acknowledgment"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21

Former Senator Nelson w. Aldrich
Of Rhode Island, on last Wedne ,day
night attacked the Wilson administra-
ton currency bill now before congress,
which he declared embodied the theo-
ries Of William ]. Bryan. He denounc-
ed the bill as unsound, Socialistic and
revolutionary, characterizing 1t as IAN
endeavor to secure by partisan legis-
lation the triumph Of the doctrines
and principles which had received the
repeated condemnation Of the Ameri-
can people at the polls" He quoted
from Woodrow Wilson's writings to
indicate that the president in his ear
lier days, had entertained beliefs con-
trary to the provisions Of the bill. IF
the house bill should be enacted into a
law" Mr.. Aldrich asserted, Mr.. Bryan
will have achieved the purpose for
which he has been contending for a
decade" Mr.. Aldrich's speech was
delivered at the closing session of the
national conference on currency re-
form in New York. He made no ref
erence to the so-called Aldrich plan
for currency reform. He opposed many
features Of the Glass-Owen currency
bill, but directed his strongest criti-
cism at the provision dealing with the
issue of government notes and provid-
ing for a central board with suDervi-
sion over the system as a whole. Mr..
Aldrich said extreme pressure" was
being brought to bear on congress to
enact the administration bill and the
reason given was that the adoption OF
the bill was necessary to fulfill prom
ises made by the Democratic party. He
traced the history Of the Democratic
partys attitude on the subject in ear
lier years and quoted President Cleve-
land as saying that "the people Of the
and stable currency" 1.-The theory
that the United States should issue
currency in the form of it's promises to
pay" declared Mr.. Aldrich, 'is a Pop
ulistic doctrine. 1t had no standing as
a Democratic party principle until the
advent of Mr.. Bryan into the party
platform, in spite of the protests and
against the votes of the men who had
been most prominent in the party
councils, men who advocated loyalty
to the policies and principles to which
the party had adhered throughout its
existence. There has been no sugges-
tion that an attempt was to be made
to revive the greenback or to adopt in
legislation rejected theories of the
Populist party. The Democratic can
didate for the presidency was silent
upon the subject during the last cam
paign and he has not, 80 far as am
aware, up to this time publicly ex-
pressed his approval of Mr.. Bryan's
ideas with reference to note issue. The
large majority of the American people
who favor sound money believed that
the question Of further greenback is
sues was settled permanently by the
elections of 1896 and the following
years"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
STATE LIBRARIAN
One Desirable Office that Belongs TO
the Women.


the Women.
Columbia. October 20.--... .siators
have been besieged with letters and
personal appeals from applicants for
the position Of state librarian for
which an election win be held at the
approaching session Of the general as
sembly.
It is understood that Mrs. u. r.
Brooks. Jr, who has served as librari-
an so efficiently for the last several
years. will not be an applicant for re-
election. Mrs. Crooks is favorIte W !
members Of the general assembly and
should she determine to offer for the
position again would undoubtedly, in
the opinion Of many. be elected with
out any trouble. But 1t is stated on
good authority that she viii not be In
the race at the next session.
South Carolina may never give wo-
man the ballot, but there is one Office
in the statehouse that custom has ced-
ed to the gen,ler sex. There were
some rumors scattered about the state
a few weeks ago that mere man was
going to be elected by the general as
sembly for the position Of librarian.
Naturally. this frightened q few Of the
applicants for the coveted once and
the cry Of the ladies was, right away:
Shame on him. whoever he Is" with
out question the ONCE OF state librari.
an VIII fall to woman, as In the past.
To seek to collect the list Of names
Of applicants for the position OF libra.
rian is Herculean task and probably
not until the session Ia under way win
this be possible, but few Of those
who are seeking the Job are known,
Among those who are making stren-
uous campaigns for the position and
who are regarded formidabie appli-
cants are: Mrs, v. g. Moody, OF CO.
lumbia; Miss Marie e. Barwick, of this
city; Miss Fannie Walsh. Of Sumter;
Miss English CT winthrop college; and
others. AS already stated there are
others In the race, but 1t Is hard to
find out the complete list.
The records In the ONCE Of the Sec
cretary of state show that Miss Annie
retary Of state show that Miss Annie
state librarian In January. 1899. and
was commissioned March 2s. 1899.
Miss Lucia Barron Of Manning. was
elected January %. 1901 and was COM
missioned February l. 1901.
Miss Lavinia H. LaBorde was COM
missioned for an unexpired term Jam
uary 20, 1903, according to the records
In the ONCE Of the secretary OF state.
Miss LaBorde, who Is now Mrs. U. r.
Brooks, Jr, the present librarian, was
reelected January 81, 1904 and CONF
missioned for two years March 8. 1904.
March IA. 1905. January %. 1908. JAM
uary rs, 1910 and January rs. 1917. shs
was respectively and subsequently re-
elected.
The term Of office for librarian II
two years and the salary u $500 the
year. :.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
THE ACCOMMODATING SALT
No End to Uses Of Indispensable
-s# Commodity.

-s@ Commodity.
There isn't better friend In the
household than common SALT and one
can't begin to remember the half Of
the things it will gladly do for US II
but given the opportunity.
Salt sprinkled over a carpet after It
is swept will brighten the colors and
kill the germs,
A pinch Of salt in the water will help
to keep cut flowers fresh.
To clean a white knit sweater or
shawl put 1t In -four bag containing
equal parts of -four and salt and shake
well. No washing will be required az
ter this process.
For cleaning enamel bathtubs, etc,
rub with cloth saturated with kero-
sene, upon which has been spread q
layer of salt. Afterward rinse the tub
down with warm, soapy water.
Before washing soiled handkerchiefs
allow them to soak in cold water into
which has been put handful or so
of salt. This makes them much easier
to wash.
Before washing new goods let stand
In salt and water to set the color.
For killing plantain leaves or weeds
keep wetting with strong solution Of
salt and water. Rock salt or table
salt may be used. II preferred. the
salt may be sprinkled on the weeds
and then wet with hose. Rock salt
is the better of the two for the latter
method.
Salt in the bottom Of the shoes in
winter will help the circulation and
prevent the feet from getting cold.
This precaution is quite common and
effective among Maine woodsmen.
A quarter of a teaspoonful in
quarter of a glass Of water taken a
halfhour before breakfast Is a good
laxative and generally beneficial
The hands Of fainting persons are
often rubbed with salt to help the cir
culation.
But Of the uses of salt there seems
no end.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21

his job; that Morgenthau was fooled
by the clever ruse Of an unscrupulous
enemy and that Allan Ryan was in AL
bany several days under. the tutelage
Of astute counsel to aid the prosecu-
ton at the psychological moment.
Suffice It to say that Allan Ryan
came to see me; did not go to see
him and I never asked him or any 9TH
er man to request any one to do
aught for me regarding the trial.
Another thing. Every dollar given
me which deposited to my personal
account subsequently was turned over
by me to the committee in my Office or
to an agent of Mr.. Murphy or to the
state committee.
II want to tell the public the truth
about my financial condition so that
there will be no more falsehoods about
1t.
Before was a candidate for the
governorship was in debt about $70,-
600 and had more assets than have
at present.
Now Owes $4,000.
II owe now as follows: L. NJ. Joseph
thai $4,000; Hugh J. Reilly s26,500;
e. p. Meany $4,000; A. e. spriggs $s,-
500; ogilvie G. Co, $4,000; smaller
creditors about $1,000; making a total
Of $4,000 besides the cost Of my trial
II own no real estate; no mortgages:
no stocks or bonds and no other assets
save an equity in some stock in two
small mining companies.
II had on deposit in the Farmers
Loan & Trust Co., before my nomina-
ton over $1,000; have on deposit
there. now not much more; and that is
all the money possess. Taken all In
al, l am poorer today than was be-
fore the fight for the governorship be-
gan last fall.
Fought Good Fight.
Il have fought a good fight against
tremendous odds for honest govern
ment; I have kept the faith; have
dared to defy Boss Murphy and did
It In the face Of threats Of exposure
and personal destruction.
Had l but served the boss with
half the zeal did the state, William
Sulzer never would have been i'm
peached,
Looking back over It all. am frank
to say that should have been more
careful in some matters last fall, but
/ was so busy in the campaign that
gave no heed to details and trusted
others, some Of whom have proven
treacherous.
$50 far as my administration Of the
governorship is concerned, I have no
regrets. ! have done no wrong, but
my whole duty fearlessly and honest
ly. 49, ss
AT some future and more opoprtune
time ! promise to make a further pub
lie statement and / am inclined to tn.
conclusion that would rather express
my views from the platform, where /
can look into the eyes Of the people
and they can look into mine and Judge
for themselves whether am telling
the truth"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21

with the unmistakable air Of elegance,
and she dared to dream Of great tri-
umphs to come, though as yet she
carefully avoided any suggestion to
Mary Of wrongdoing.
In the end the suggestion came from
Mary Turner herself, to the great sur
prise Of Aggie. and, truth to tell, OF
herself.
There were two factors that chiefly
influenced her decision. The first was
due to the feeling that, since the world
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
WITHIN THE LAW
BY MARVIN DANA
FROM THE PLAY OF BAYARD WELLER

Copyright 1919, by n. K. Fly company.
a. s a ass 4@ sa s%e $e* s%s sse e*s e*s %@i
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
Honest and Faithful.

"As the governor / have been honest
and faithful to my trust. No influence
could control me in the performance of
my duty but the dictates Of my con-
science. have lost my office but /
have kept my self-respect.
II would rather lose the governor
ship than lose my soul; and no gov
ernor can serve God and mammon, the
people and the boss.
IF my undoing shall be the humble
means Of forever destroying 'bossism'
in the state of New York, / shall be
content
when the court determined to ex
clude the evidence of Mr.. Hennessey
and thus prevented my discrediting
the testimony Of Mr.. Peck and show
ing his motive for telling an untruth,
which would also disclose what has
been discovered in the way Of corrup-
ton in the departments Of the state
government, l became satisfied that it
was useless to present myself as a
witness because the defense that l
could make, would not be permitted to
be told by me in court.
II wanted to take the witness stand
in my own behalf-especially to tell
the story Of my troubles with the boss
and to deny the Peck Justification, the
absurd story Of Allan Ryan and to ex-
plain the Morgenthau controversy.
was finally persuaded not to do so by
those who have in view the real well
fare Of the state.
To Save Peek's Job.
Those familiar with the facts can
testify that Peck lied about me to save
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
To Save Peck's Jot

Those familiar with the facts can
testify that Peck lied about me to save
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-30
HORACE GOT HIS MAN.
Harry Evans Came In To Lick the
Editor" But Failed.

! Abba Union: About two weeks ago
! Harry Evans got into an offensive
, miX-up at Buxton that wasn't credit
to any mans reputation. Horace
Barnes, editor-in-chief of the Republi-
can. saw a sensation in the episode
and he gave the story to his readers
regardless of what the consequences
might be. Evans broOded over the
scandal and finally got his courage
screwed up to the fighting point. He
went down to the Republican office
Tuesday afternoon and commenced to
make a rough house. Don McGiffin,
city editor, was in the business office
and Evans struck at him, but as Don
had clear head he had no trouble
in warding off his blows. Evans
started into the mechanical depart
ment. Horace saw him coming and
he exclaimed: Keep out of here or
IN knock your block Off" On he
went regardless of the warning and
Horace picked up an iron side-stick
and swipcd him across the pate with
it, cutting a long cash in his scalp.
At this interesting stage, Gerald
Brown. the linotype operator, butted
In and threw Evans into the street,
and Marshal Coon and Patrolman
Tedford placed him under arrest and
took him to Jail where he remained
over night. Wednesday he was TAX
en- before Mayor Berry and fined
$4,000 and costs for disturbing the
peace.