Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10

We do not believe hat the mayor
Of this town is a "four-f1usher;" but
If anybody charges him with being a
dummy hand" it is not ours to at
tempt denial.
There have been no more notes." but
the practice of using the towns eve
nues to support a private enterprise
for private gain, without giving value
received, goes merrily on.
The Enquirer is au~thoritatively ad-
vised that it was in error in stating
that the recent death Of w. L. Sandi-
fer was due to epilepsy. The deceas-
ed was never subject to this disorder,
we are informed; but 1t Is thought
that death may have been caused by
appoplexy.
The people Of Sharon and beyond
are very much Interested in the. pro-
posed new road between Sharon and
this place. They insist that the road
is absolutely necessary for the proper
transaction Of business, and they arc
going to have it IL it possible to get 1t.
A true story Of the history Of the
liquor business in this town-how the
business was voted out, how illegal
tracfie developed in the drug stores,
how s~o-called doctors made money
selling prescriptions, and how certain
completeness were built up out Of the
traffic, would make an interesting So
cial and economic chapter and explain
how many strange things that now
exist ever became possible.
From the best information we can
get, nobody ever did vouch for that
petition on which the town council
called the election by which the name
of the town was changed. The petit
ton was referred first from one to
another, then taken up without any
duly authenticated report and passed.
The petition was never legal, any more
than numerous other things that are
done in this community.
With the backing Of the National
Guard Of North Carolina, Capt. w. A.
Fair Of Lincolnton, Is making a siren.
uous effort to cur the location Of
an army post at Charlotte. II there
is anything in The proposition to
strengthen The present army organi-
Zation, it is going to be necessary TO
establish a number of additional posts
and the convenient location of Char
lotte with reference to territory and
railroad schedules, makes 1t chances
very good.
We would not have our readers to
think that the action Of the mayor
and clerk OF the town council in using
the public of the community
TO support their newspaper interests,
has the endorsement Of all the people
of the community who may have sim
liar interests. Amongst the, others
are many VINO recognize the dishop-
csty and inclpient corruption involved
in such a policy, and who have no
sympathy in such procedure, either
for their own benefit or the benefit Of
others.
The travel to and from the moun
tains of western North Carolina is
about as heavy this year as usual; but
it Is a noticeable fact that on an aver
age the people are not staying go long
and they are not spending so much
money. Where ordinarily visitors re-
manned two or three weeks or a month
in n place they are now stopping
only three or four days or a week. 1t
is a ommon thing for automobile
parties to be content to run from one
hotel to another and to hold their ex-
penses down as nearly as possible to
board and gasoline. The grocerymen,
souvenir dealers, jewelers. and the
like, are complaining that very little
money is being spent in their respect
i've lines.
The recently published paragraphs
about the borrowers Of The Enquirer
has had a certain effect. There have
been a dozen or more reports on the
subject, most of them from subscrib-
ers; but there has been more direct
evidence in the sale of extra copies,
principally to negro messengers. These
messengers would bring in their nick
els and ask for copies, and generally
upon inquiry, say who the papers
were for. The lesson Of the circum-
stance is that the little bits Of people
who, unwilling to pay for a good
thing, are nevertheless reluctant to
deprive themselves of the enjoyment
thereof, were actually conscious OF
their smallness. For such as these,
there is still some hope.