Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
More of the Same Kind.

More of the Same Kind.
The Yorkville Enquirer is hard up
for something to talk about. 1t doesn I
believe in the practicability or neces-
sity for state central bank and 1t ism
prepared to commit itself to the prop
osition, but merely to be contrary and
for the purposes of controversy 1t takes
that side and makes hypothetical ar
guments for it. The Enquirer is in
spired with some suspicious as to the
probable springs" of the Records con-
Germ" about the state bank idea, and
supposes as follows:
Suppose, for instance, the state
should vote $15,000,000 Of per cent
bonds, with the understanding that
81, 600, 900 are to be used to refund the
bonds now coming due, and the bal
ance to be used as security for per
cent money to be obtained through
national bank especially chartered tor
the purpose, or through some bank al
ready in existence? Surely our con-
temporary will be able to see in this
suggestion the means whereby money
can be loaned on state warehouse GER
tificates at 4 or per cent, and how
these certificates can be used for get
ting additional per cent money. Thls
is only an outline Of one or the ways
whereby a state central bank could be
established, and if we cared to, 1t
would not be very much trouble to go
further and show the Record Some
plausible conditions under which all or
nearly all Of the banks now in the state
would be glad TO have little stock.
After all, il is not the state central
bank that we want. What we would
much rather have would be the state
warehouse system established in all the
cotton states, and laws passed for the
reduction Of the acreage. Give US
these two measures and the money
question will pretty soon solve itself
No. The Enquirer doesn't want
state central bank. 1t doesn't want to
be responsible for the proposition to
tax the people to float fifteen million
dollars in bonds to play at the banking
business II would be content with "a
state warehouse system" but if it will
take cognizance Of the message Of
Governor Blease, with whom it has
been politically allied, it will find it's
hopes in that direction are not promis-
ing since on the subject of the ware
house bill the governor says he "seri-
ously doubts" the advisability OF state
control and most assuredly could not
would place such a system in the hands
Of state officials as eX-offlcio manag-
ers"
A state system without state control
is obviously impossible, and Governor
Blease will not trust any politician but
himself.
AS to the Enquirer's suspicious"
about the Records concern, we excuse
it. 1t has our sympathy for it's moral
and journalistic limitations.-Columbia
Record
Because we have so little respect for
the object, aims, character and meth
DDS of the Columbia Record, we feel
that we have little or nothing to gain
for anybody through a controversy
with it.
That paper, in our judgment, which
Judgment is based upon knowledge Of
certain facts and conditions that are
pretty generally understood in Colum-
bia, has no conscience, no aspiration
for public service, and feels no respon-
sibility to it's readers or anybody else
except it's owners. 1t has said mean
things about The Enquirer on more
than one occasion; and we do not eX-
pect anything else from it on any oc-
casion; but at no time have we felt es-
pecially concerned at anything it might
say, no matter how mean, and for OBJ
YiouS reasons.
BY way Of substantiating what we
say, we have only to refer again to a
notable incident that we have fully
discussed before, and which is still
fresh in the minds OF good people Of
the state who keep track Of such
things.
Mainly because he had to, Geo. r.
Koester sold the Record some four
years ago. Honest, able, sincere and
courageous, but like all others Of his
kind, sometimes wrong, Koester was
then as now one of the most thorough
going newspaper men in the state. He
had established the Record and had
kept it going for years. Outside money
came in to help him." Having too
nit to the control of that help, he sold
out Some new money came in, and
the new editor, James A. Hoyt, was
also a genuine newspaper man incap-
able of ulterior motives or sinister de-
signs. He had no other idea than to
give his readers genuine goods and
deal honestly with them, and he did so.
But it soon developed that the domi-
mating ownership wanted no sentimen-
tai foolishness Of that kind. The ini-
quitous and demoraliZing race track
gambling proposition came along.
Other papers INDUCED in homilies over
the wrong of it. Hoyt went after the
situation in dead earnest. After it be-
came apparent that he was going to
get blood, the dominating money tried
to stop him; but he would not stop.
Then his editorial head was cut off but
the work he had done had accomplish
ed its purpose, and gamblers were run
out of the city.
Decency, right and morality won and
the victory was great; but the price
was heavy. Because of the peculiar
circumstances, the fact that Hoyt was
not able to own and control the paper,
journalistic career that promised
much was sacrificed.
The editorial ability on the Record
dl lHe pleSeHl lllile IS HOl W De ulS-
counted: but it is not of the character
or quality of that involved in the Incl
dent quoted. 1t is in complete and un-
questionable harmony with designs Of
the majority ownership, and if the peo-
pie of South Carolina should be made
to understand exactly what that means
what they would do in the matter
would be interesting.
But what does The Enquirer want to
quarrel with the Columbia Record for?
We have no respect for it's opinions
about anything. We have no conf
dence in its sincerity even when it ad-
vocates things that are good. 1t reviles
us, but we do not feel reviled, and
when it's editor invokes the suggestion
of journalism. we are only constrained
to calculate, bah!