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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21
THE EVE OF ELECTION

The county canvass which has been
stretched over rather more time this
year than usual comes to a close at
Yorkville tomorrow, and the balance Of
the time between the close Of the can
vass and the opening Of the polls next
Tuesday will be utilized by the vari-
Gus candidates as their respective in
terests seem to demand.
on the part Of the public there Is
good deal Of speculation as to the prob
able result Of Tuesdays elections, es-
pecially as to the senatorial and gu
bernatorial races. The speculation is
more marked in these particular races
because of the element Of partiSanship
that is more conspicuously involved.
Two years ago there was great
deal of even betting as to whether
Jones or Blease would carry the coun-
ty: but SO far as The Enquirer has IN
formation, there are no such bets this
year. 1t seems to be generally con-
ceded among the politically wise that
BleaSc will have a majority over Smith,
Jennings and Pollock, and the princi-
pal subject of difference is the amount
of that majority. Some judges put 1t
as high as $50, and some as low as
300: but the most common estimate is
500. Most people on both sides OF the
question will be less surprised to see
the governors majority go over 500
than they will be To see Senator Smith
carry the county at all. 1t is generally
believed that Jennings and Pollock will
receive several hundred votes in this
county that would otherwise go to
Smith; but it is not expected that they
will interfere seriously with results
The party leaders on the Conserva-
tive side generally are for Manning
for governor; and the probability is
that Manning will receive more votes
than any other anti -Blcase candidate
in this county; but strictly on the prop
OsitiOn of personal worth Cooper seems
to he general favOrite, and after him
comes Chas. A. Smith with Clinkscales
next. NJ. l.. Smith will get some votes
and so will Browning: but the four
leaders on that side will probably be
Manning. Cooper, Chas. a. Smith and
Clinkscales On the Blease side there
is also much division of sentiment
Mutually is not expected to get any
thing. The leaders of the faction seem
to favor Richards; but some of them
do not admire him. Many are disposed
to vote for Irby, and it is understood
that in Rock Hill Simms will get
good vote. As to which Of the Blease
candidates in the county will receive
plurality, ii appears to be a toss up as
between Richards and Irby. with the
chances slightly in favor of Richards.
The race between Finley and Ste
vensOn is attracting much interest. 1t
is conceded by everybody that Finley
will carry the county as usual; but very
few think he will carry it by the usual
majority. There will be more votes
against Finley in Yurkville than there
has been since his first election to con-
gress, and common opinion Is that
the vote for Stevenson in Rock Hill
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

We have seen it stated that France
is doomed to destruction in the pres
ent war among other things because
she has banished God from the state
and from the church. This is an i'm
preston expressed by John P. Grace in
an exceedingly interesting editorial on
the great war in Europe. The purpose
Of the editorial seems to be to cheer
and sustain the Germans. We do not
much like to see men try to say what
God is going to do, because they have
no way Of knowing. If it is fact that
France has banished God from the
state and army then it is no doubt a
fact that France will be punished; but
is il a fact. Can France or any other
country Danish God from anywhere
We do not see how. Although France
has succeeded in separating church and
state and abolishing the governmental
support of priesthood, we cannot
conceive that this means the Danish
ment of God, the ignoring of God. OF
even the offending Of God. Although
there are those who are pleased to re-
fer to "atheistic France we are dis
posed to feel that there is as much real
Christianity in France today as when
that country was known as the De
fender of the Faith" We dare say
there is more. There are God fearing
Christians also in Germany. England
Russia, Austria and the other cOun-
tries engaged in this great war; but
we are unable to reason out just how
this war could have possibly been
brought about by or through the sane
ton of Christian teachings. However
while there is much in the whole thing
that none of us are able to understand
no one need fear that God will not
overrulc it all to his own glory and the
betterment of humanity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

We want the public to begin taking
note of lawyers and officials who use
the legal and official advertising OF
which they have the direction for the
purpose of helping or hurting newspa-
pers. Some Of this has been going on
more or less all the time, and especial
ly during the past few years. 1t is
dangerous and insidious way of exert
ing improper influence, and is inimical
of the welfare of the public. Such ad-
vertising as is referred to should be pub
lished in the newspaper best calculat-
ed to reach the people for whom it is
intended. A newspaper cannot meet
the conditions of men who would use
the legal and official advertising at
their disposal as a reward or as CLUB
without disloyalty not to say deliberate
betrayal of the people who look to IT
for honest treatment. A newspaper
should not be allowed to suffer because
of faithfulness to the people who look
to il for honest service. The act OF
lawyers or officials in using official or
legal advertisements in the promo
ton of personal ends is reprehensible,
and should be frowned down. 1t will
be frowned down by all honest people
who understand the situation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

will be larger than for any other oppo-
sition candidate since the race Of w. b.
Wilson. Sr. Some observers say that
Stevenson will receive as many as M
teen hundred votes in the county and
others say that the opposition will not
exceed $50. There Is more talk OF op-
position to Finley than usual; but
where the matter is discussed, there Is
generally some one to call attention to
the fact that previous talk OF opposl-
ton has not materialized at the elec-
tions.
The legislative race is something Of
a puzzle. The anti Bleaseites have out
four men on whom the leaders are try
ing to concentrate all their power and
influence, and the Blease leaders are
trying to concentrate on four of the
: eight others. The factional lines seem
to be drawn more tightly than hereto
fore: but it is pretty generally conced-
ed that neither side can successfully d.
rect more than 30 per cent Of the vote,
and as the Bleaseites have the larger
number Of men to handle, they are at
disadvantage even though they may
have the actual majority that most Of
the leaders claim, from 300 to 600. 1t
is reasonably certain that it is going to
take at least two races to elect four
representatives and the probability Is
that the delegation will be mixed.
fractional lines have been drawn to
a greater or less extent in the case Of
each Of the other offices being contest
ed for and many voters are hewing
squarely to those lines: but in each
case also the personality, records and
experience of the different candidates
are being considered to a greater or less
extent, and the opinions Of the politi-
cally wise as to the outcome Is more
or less confused. With it all, however,
there is plenty to center the interest Of
the public on next Tuesdays election
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

- Columbia special Of August 19, to
the Greenville News: The national
banks of South Carolina, at a meeting
held in Columbia this afternoon, unan-
imouSly organized a state associa-
ton in order that they might comply
with and accept the advantages or the
Vreeland -Aldrich currency law which,
in the main, provides for emergency
currency, issued through Federal su-
pervision The Federal law requires
that every bank that joins must en-
power its president or vice president
with a certain fixed resolution and so
anxious were the assembled bankers
today to follow the exact law in every
detail to avoid delay and correspond
ence that only such banks as sent the
formal resolutions and the proper
representative were accepted into the
fold today. There are fifty-three ma
tional banks in the state, thirty-n mine
banks at today's meeting actually sub
Scribed and organized the state assocl-
alton and many others were represent
ed but their formal signature will be
delayed until papers are prepared. 1t
is thought that every national bank in
the state will join the association and
have the right to use emergency cur
rency if deemed best. The meeting
held at the jefferson hotel was presid-
ed over by w. A. Clark of Columbia.
The banks joining the association to-
day have a capital and surplus of SS,-
3OS, 900 and the remaining banks will
run the capitalization up to close ten
millions. This will be the primary
backing of the emergency currency
that will be issued in this state. At the
meeting today, the following officers
were unanimously elected: President,
r. Goodwin Rhett, Charleston; vice
president, J. Pope Matthews, Columbia;
treasurer, w. 4. Clark, Columbia, The
executive officers are members of the
| executive committee together with
Gilbert NJ. Berry of Columbia. j. w.
Norwood of Greenville, and Chas. D..
Jones of Lancaster. 1t was the indi-
Gated sense of the meeting that a ma
jOrity of the executive committee
| should live in Columbia 50 that there
would be the least possible delay in
| having any matter attended to and in
| this way J. p. Matthews, w. A. Clark,
John Il. Melton and Gilbert Nj. Berry,
as members of the executive commit
| tee, will be Il quorum of the committee.
| G. J. Shannon, president Of the State
| Bankers association, will become a
member of the executive committee,
vice Jones, as soon as his bank quail
| fieS and joins the association. 1t will
be noted that every national bank in
the cities of Charleston, Columbia,
Spartanburg and Greenville, with the
exception of the First National bank
Of Greenville, has joined the associa-
ton and this particular bank is eX-
pected To join later as soon as its pres
ident returns To Grcenville. The COM
mittee worked all the afternoon and
| this evening To get all necessary papers
| i'm shane to he immediately fOrWa rQed
to the department ut Washington, and
as soon as they have been passed by
the treasury department, the South
Carolina association will be given au-
| thOrity to get To work and take the nee
eSSary steps toward the issuance of
emergency currency" needed To move
| and hold the cotton crop.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

MEM ADVERTISEMENTS

John l. Barron, Sec.-Gives notice
that all children must be Vacclnated
or must have been vaccinated, be-
fore entering the Graded school.
Kirkpatrick- -Belk Co.-SuggestS that
YOU get ready for school, and has
everything needful for proper equip
ment, coat suits to shoes.
Lyric Theatre-Gives its programme
of pictures for next week. war
picture in three parts, Tuesday.
Thomson Co.-Says for you to pay fol
price. Made-to- clothes, in
all styles. ranging in price from
$3.50 to $45, guaranteed to fit.
sam NJ. Grist-Asks you about insur-
ing your mules and horses against
loss from any cause. He sells poll
cies of Standard Live Stock lns. Co.
]. Il. Crawford Ginning Co., McCon-
nellsville, wants a first-class engi-
neer.
]. G. Sassi, Sachem-Gives notice of
postponement of meeting of Big
Chief Tribe, No. 6l, /. .. K. M.
Hugh G.. Brown, Sheriff-Gives notice
of sale under tax executions. or GER
tain personal property, on salesday
in September. during legal hours OF
sale.
Yorkville Motor Car Co.-Announces
that the price of Michelin automo-
bile tires has not been raised on ac-
count of the war, and solicits your
orders by letter, wire, phone. and
will give you prompt service.
J. ]. Keller & Co.-Want you to know
that they are prepared to furnish
YOU with lumber and lumber pro-
ducts, hardware, paints. oils, var
nishes, etc. Red cedar shingles.
Wilkerson Nero. Co., and McGill Bros.
On page four give you further in
formation about the good qualities
of GenascO ready roofing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21
TUESDAYS ELECTION

The primary election takes place or
next Tuesday, and The Enquirer will
as usual, endeavor to publish the re-
suit as soon after the polls are CLOSED
as possible.
Because Of the length Of the ticket
the count promises to be rather slow
and it will probably be late hour be-
fore the results are known at the larg'
er boxes-more especially those oi
Rock Hill Nos. l and 2.
Arrangements are being perfected
with friends at the different precincts
to telephone or otherwise send in the
results of the voting as soon as they
are able to do so, and those Of our SUBJ
scribers who have been accustomed tC
receiving their papers on Tuesday
afternoon may take this to mean q
postponement until the next morn
ing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN

Since Tuesdays issue of The En-.
quircr, there have been two meeting:
of the county campaign, one at Hick'
ury Grove and the other ut Blarsville
and both largely attended, because o
the efforts of the good people of the
respective communities to add extra
attractions. At Hickory Grove there
was a barbecue and ut Blairsville &
picnic.
The speaking routine was very mucf
the same at Hickory Grove as it ha(
been at Glover, Bethany, and Smyrna
except that DR.. j. H. Saye devoted his
time mainly To Mr.. HutchisOn. and Mr.
Hutchinson was more vigorous and Sc
we're against the alleged bOssism OF
McSsrs. Mellow and Brice. DR.. Saye
called Mr.. Hutchinson fence strad-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

act allowing foreign built ships to reg
ister under the American flag and the
necessity for moving the crops OF the
United States is so pressing that eN-
traordinary steps were decided upon.
1t is planned to organize a company
similar to the Panama Railway COM
pany, controlled by the government
for the actual operation of the ships
after they have been purchased. The
president conferred with Secretary
McAdoo. Senators Clarke and Sim
mons and Representatives Under
wood and Alexander on the entire
shipping question The war risk in
surance bill was approved at the meet
ing The president was told that
il would be impossible to move exports
until the government stepped in and
he finally consented to the scheme.
No offers to sell ships to the govern
ment have been received, but it was
the general understanding that owners
of many vessels now tied up in Ameri-
can ports will be glad to dispose of
them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

primary grades, and there are men and
women of wealth and proud ancestry,
who do not measure up from any
standpoint to certain others who have
no prouder claim as to birth than that
their parents were honorably married.
Thousands and hundreds of thousands
of people all over this great land OF
ours have realized that if all men are
not absolutely equal at the ballot box
the fault is theirs and theirs alone, and
the one strongest sentiment in the
hearts and souls of these is contemp-
tuous resentment against snobbish
would be superiority on the part OF
others. Men who desire to rule must
first learn how to serve, and they must
learn after that the attitude of a ruler
in this country must be that of SYM
pathizing brother rather than of an ir-
responsible deSpOt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

In ancient times the pope might by
a word have stayed the slaughter; but
now he is impotent," the dying pope OF
Rome is reported to have said yester-
day. That is correct and we'll it is So
In ancient times there was as much
vicious corruption in the Romish
church as there is elsewhere now, and
the probability is that the pope would
have not stayed the slaughter. 1t is
certain that the popes were responsible
for much unnecessary bloodShed in the
old days. The pope could by word
have stayed the fanatical loss of life
involved in the crusades if he had
wanted to, but he did not. 1t was prob
ably very we'll that he did not because
the crusades undoubtedly resulted in
the advancement of civilization and
contributed remotely to the decline OF
the temporal power of the pope. We
are not at all inclined to prejudice the
pope in this matter. We believe Plus
Y was as good a man as ever sat on
the pontificial throne; but like all the
others he had wrong and mistaken
view of his relation if not to the church
to the real Head of the church. That ne
was honest in his view, we have no
doubt; but that he was mistaken we
are firmly convinced.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

There is one idea in Senator Till
mans recent address to the people Of
the state that strikes us with very
great force, and to which we would call
especial and particular attention. And
that is that people who are forever eX-
pressing impatience and contempt for
the illiterate and so-called vicious ele-
mcEtS will do well to cease their abuse
and get rid of the 'hOlier than thou
idiOCy." which seems To assure them.
There is very little difference between
whit" men Of the Caucasian race, re-
";rdl"sS of wealth. position. ancestry,
Cultur" ANA the like. 1t is we'll enough
to remember that in this country of
ours the pauper of today may very
easily he the millionaire of tomorrow,
and the millionaire of today may he
the pauper of tomorrow. There are
men with college diplomas and univer-
Sity degrees who have not attained the
intellectual development of men whose
school opportunities were limited To the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21
Following the lead of The Enquirer

Following the lead Of The Enquirer
quite a number of newspapers through
out the state have published copies OF
the club rolls. This information has
been of especial value to candidates
who desired to send literature to the
voters.
There are 4,570 dogs in York county
according to the figures of Auditor
Love. Bethesda township leads with
ISL and Fort Mill has fewer dogs than
any other township, only 336. The fig
ures run like this: Bethel, All; Be-
thesda, ISL: Broad River, 366; Bull
locks Creek, 46O: Catawba, COS; Ebe-
nezer, $50; Fort Mill, 1886; Kings
Mountain, 655; York, $50.
Mr.. Max G. Bryant, n member Of the
enrolment committee of Rock Hill
club No. /, prints n card in the Rock
Hill Record in which he says he is
willing to make affidavit that at least
co per cent Of the people whose names
were signed on the club roll by him at
their request, could have signed their
own names had it been absolutely nec-
essary for them to do so. He says
that he signed the names Of the parties
ut their request, generally because they
were nervous, or not accustomed to
writing with pen.
With today's instalment, the publi-
cation Of the York county club rolls is
completed. Because this list would
make a most excellent directory, we
have had in mind the idea Of publish
ing it in more convenient pamphlet
form; but we are hesitating because OF
uncertainty as to whether there will be
sufficient demand to pay for the labor
If we can get orders for 100 copies at
25 cents each, the publication will be
a go. otherwise we will consider the
matter further. Correspondence and
orders are solicited from those who are
Interested
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

dler, and Mr.. Hutchison told the au-
dience that if it believed he would not
say at Yorkville what he had been say
ing at other places to come and see.
There were no feathers on his legs, he
claimed-they had all been picked of
and at Yorkville he expected to prove
the fact. Both DR.. Saye and Mr.
Hutchison were applauded. Mr.. Cher
ry read n letter from DR.. ]. l.. Spratt,
stating clearly that DR.. Spratt stood
by the Brice Mellow caucus, and that
he had withdrawn only because Of the
demands Of business, etc.
At Blairsville, yesterday. Mr.. Hutch
son was cheered enthusiastically, and
when Mr.. Cherry started to read Dr.
Spratt's letter, the people told him
that they did not care what DR.. Spratt
said, what they wanted was to hear
the letter that Mr.. Brice had sent his
nominees for the legislature.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

We have but one objection in the
world to compulsory education and that
objection arises out of a belief that II
is absurd to think of attempting to es-
tablish additional school facilities that
will cost hundreds of thousands OF
dollars. until arrangements have been
made to secure the hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars aforesaid. Believing
this as firmly as we do, we are not Sc
riously impressed with any of the argu-
ments we have heard on this subject as
being based upon other than politlcal
demagogy or dense ignorance or ele-
mentary business principles. We do not
hesitate to say that we want to see
universal education, and we want to see
the state of South Carolina prepare
herself along these lines. But people
who most need education are the people
least able to pay for it. The people who
need to be compelled to go to school
for the good of themselves and the
good of the state cannot pay their way,
and the expenses must be derived from
other sources. Every reasonable man
ought to know that there can be no
compulsory education until after there
has been a revision of the tax system,
and talk of that kind in the meantime
is more or less foolish. When political
leaders begin to argue for thorough
overhauling Of the tax laws along lines
that will make every individual con-
tribute to the burdens Of state in pro-
portion to the income he has derived
under the protection Of the government
and the property he possesses when
we hear legislators seriously discussing
the justice of levying properly gradu-
ated income taxes and inheritance
taxes that will make the strong help
carry the burdens Of the weak, then we
may know that compulsory education
is coming. But until we do begin to
note signs of the nature described, 1t
NAV be assumed that compulsory edu-
cation talk is little more than the
merest clap trap.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-21

- Winnsboro Herald and News. Au-
gust IS: Hon. d. +. Finley. con-
gresham from the Fifth district, and
candidate for reelection, spoke to a
crowd of WinnsborO and Fairfield
men at the court house here last Sat
urday morning. Mr.. Finley was not
able to be here when the other candi-
dates for United States and state Of
fees spoke. so he took the opportuni-
ty offered him on Saturday of giving
his platform to the people of Winns-
boro and Fairfield. and pointing out
to them the things he has done and
assisted in doing during the time he
has served as our congressman. There
were a goodly number Of voters in
the crowd which heard his speech,
quietly, and followed 1t with every in
dication Of interest.