Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-03

ton and an elaborate and extensive
advertising campaign covering a period
Of several weeks, the management or
the occasion was expecting q large
attendance Of people from the outside,
anticipations in some instances run
ming up into the thousands: but as to
this, there has been general disap-
pointment; the total number Of visi-
tors on any one day having hardly
aggregated more than five or six hun
dred.
But what has been lacking in the
matter Of outside attendance, has been
largely made up from the inside. The
home people have shown great interest
and given the exercises the full SUP
port Of their attendance as well us
their money, and altogether the occiL-
] sion has been well worth while.
The chautauqua, more particularly
that portion Of 1t which included leo
lures has been well worth while. The
musical and dramatic performances
have all been Of unusually high class,
and very much enjoyed by the large
and appreciative audiences in attend
ance; but the various lectures, mary
of which are more or less compreheit-
sively synopsized, have probably been
of overshadowing Importance.
Wednesday.
Chautauqua and homecoming week
was ushered in Wednesday morning
with addresses by DR.. d. w. Daniel,
director Of the chautauqua, Governor
Richard /. Manning Of South Carolina,
and Hon. E. J. Watson, commissioner
Of agriculture and emigration Of the
state. The chautauqua tent In which
L. 90, -,al a. ,.Aat ~ Nha
other exercises Of the occasion was
held, was comfortably filled when the
exercises were begun about IL O'CLOCK
with prayer by Rev. DR.. E. e. Giles
pie. Mayor ]. C. Wilborn presided
and in a brief speech he stated his de-
sire to extend a welcome to every mar,
woman and child present. He intro
duced Prof. Daniel Of the c%hautauqua,
who in a short speech, stated the
purpose Of the ~chautauqua, saying that
it had as it's object the uplifting Of
the citizens and a desire to promote
community spirit and municipal pros
perity.
The speaker said that there were in
this town as in every other town, many
people who were kicking because the
chautauqua had come here. He adj
vised his hearers to get rid Of those
people who were forever kicking at
everything that was calculated to ad-
vance the best interests Of the COM
munity, saying that a kicker was In ev-
cry case a man or a woman who had
never done anything for his or her
community. There are those, he con-
tinued, who will say that the chautau-
qua takes more money u of a town
than 1t brings into It; but l tell you
that / would not take q nickle out o.
your town unless / thought l had left
more than I took away.
Prof Daniel eXcoriated the politician
who attempted to array the country
people against the town people by tell
ing them that the town people did not
want to associate with them. II thanl;
God" he said, that our present gov.
ernor hasn't done It." In illustration
Of his statement he related how, when
a boy living in Laurens county, he
would go into a grocery store to
get a drink Of water when coming to
town, because he had been taught to
believe that the town people did not
want country folk to drink their
water. This was the work of the
demagogic politician and he hoped to
see the time when class prejudice
would be no more.
He believed that II every mar in this
town would do his best and would en-
deavor to work for the advancement
Of the community with due regard for
the truth and the light, this would be
the best town in the state.
Governor Manning.
Governor Richard /. Manning was
next introduced to the assembly, re-
ceiving much applause as he appeared
before his hearers. He was deeply
moved by the cordial welcome which
was accorded him by his fellow citi-
zens. Il come to o In a spirit OF
fraternal brotherhood" he said, land
l feel that l have come to a town which
stands for what / am working for
the best interests Of the state"
have many friends and some pecu-
liar ties here, said the governor, who
paid a tribute to the old Kings Noun
tain military academy which was an
der the direction Of Col. Asbury Cow
ard. That was a grand institution,
he said, which turned out some noble
men for which credit is due to its
noble manager. The institution has
gone and has been succeeded by an
institution of which I have the honor
Of being a trustee and which depends
largely upon his town for Its sup
port-the Church Home Orphanage.
He paid a tribute to DR.. c.. Fred Will
liams, superintendent Of the state
hispital for the insane, whom he said,
had made great sacrifices to take up
the position and who vas making
good" In his magnificent work which
was not only for the benefit Of York
but the other counties Of the state.
The governor spoke Of his recent
trip to Boston where he attended the
conference Of governors, telling Of the
delightful and warm hospitality which
cold Boston extended to the visitors,
Of the unanimity Of governors Of all
parties in gladness of the fact that
Woodrow Wilson had the reins Of
government in this time Of war in
Europe, and had thus far kept the
United States out Of the strife.
My fellow citizens, we are living in
a time Of change, said Governor Man.
ming, in speaking Of the rapid progress
which was being made in the matter
Of education in the state. We can't go
on as our forefathers did. Times have
changed. We must change. Schools
are going up. Special taxes are being
voted in the different counties Of the
state to further advance the cause.
York is well to the front with the 9TH
er counties in this regard. Out Of SO
school districts in the county, 48 have
voted special tax levies for school
purposes.
Continuing his remarks along the
line of educational progress, the gov
ernor said he wanted to see the time
when every school district in York
county would come under the compul-
sorry education law. We are al ex-
%travagant people, spending more h
we earn in many cases, he declared.
Still, il we want good service we must
pay for it. 1t is my duty to call at
~tention to some painful facts. South
Carolina stands 47th among the states
in illiteracy. According to figures
compiled from the club rolls in the
last primary, one white man in every
five in the state cannot write his
name.
The speaker urged his farmer friencs
present to raise more foodstuffs in or
der that they might be able to meet
a situation like the present. We hold
the record for the production Of corn
and cotton on an acre; but we do not
make half enough corn or other food
crops for home consumption. We can
not brag Of our progress, he declared,
while such a condition exists.
1t makes my heart burn, said Gov
ernor Manning, when l tell you we are
not taking advantage Of u .oppor-