Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-15
EDITORIAL VIEWPOINT

no such bOX In York district.
(To be Continued.)
EDITORIAL VIEWPOINT
What Various South Carolina News
L Papers Think Of Various Things.
A certain distinguished gentleman
In the course Of public talk referred
to me as the bright theological edi-
tor" If he meant the phrase as slur,
am going to forgive him. II he didn't
mean 1t as a slur he lost agoldenop-
portunity. In either case he has given
me a peg on which to hang paragraph
or two. People expect preaching from
preacher. They often resent 1t II 1t
comes from a layman. A preacher Is
often q man apart. II he have faults,
they are blurred to public vision by
his secluded life. He is public
figure only in the pulpit. On the
street the atmosphere Of his calling,
and frequently the cut Of his clothes,
decency and likewise shut him out
from much that Is jovial but whole
some. A newspaper man, however.
rubs elbows with all the world. II his
has been metropolitan he has
seen hell with the lid off. He must be
and is ali things to all men. II he
have vice, faults. failings. these are the
Of the public. He has no Sc
clusion-certainly no atmosphere Of
And yet he wishes to make
his calling and his opportunity for
publicity something bigger than a
means Of making money. He wants to
do good. What greater good than to
reiterate the doctrine Of love and point
men to him who is a shelter in time
Of storm? Fountain Inn Tribune.
Contempt Rewarded.
The recognition Of Carranza is prob
ably the best thing that could be done
under the present circumstances, but
It will not tend to strengthen Ameri-
can prestige in Mexico. Most Mexi-
cans hate the gringoes, as they call the
citizens Of this country. And COM
bined with the hate is a contemptuous
Of American courage and
character. Carranza Is not undisput-
ed ruler Of Mexico, and possibly never
will be. 1t was predicted that recog-
milton Of him would unite all other
against him and give them
It remains to be seen wheth-
er this prediction will be verified.
But, If American recognition Is worth
it seems strange that it
should finally be given to the Mexican
leader who has paid least attention to
the wishes Of the Washington govern
ment. Should the topsy-turvey con-
ditions in Mexico continue, as seems
not unlikely, why should any Of the
leaders pay any attention
to advice or suggestion from our
national administrations -Greenv1lle
News.
Preparation.
And speaking Of preparation we
might remark that now Is the time to
prepare. We are too prone in seasons
Of prosperity-and the price Of cotton
us to admit that this is
fairly prosperous fall-to put off until
times Of depression the preparation we
should now be making. Sufficient
unto the day Is the evil thereof" may
be Biblical but it Is hardly business.
Those who save when times are good
are not so much affected by later de-
preston. Il we see the boil weavil, or
any other evil, approaching US 1t is far
better to prepare for 1t too soon than
too late. Study now the situation that
will inevitably confront US one or two
years hence and many Of the evils OF
that situation will be mitigated II not
entirely averted.-Winnsbor News and
Herald.
County to County Campaign.
The proposition to abolish the .coun-
ty to county campaign is up again;
but there is nothing to it. The cam
paign will go on. Why not? The
state will have campaign anyway; II
the candidates don't speak at the same
dates and places, they will be running
hither and thither over the state In
mad and desultory attempt to meet
the. people face to face" The county
to county campaign Is simply a con-
venient arrangement to accomplish this
purpose for the candidates and the
people. II the abolition Of the custom
would result in less politics there
might be some reason to advocate It;
but it will not-rather the reverse.
Mark this prediction: The county to
county campaign will be here several
decades yet.-Newberry Observer.
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