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

a man criticising President Wilson II
| this matter / want o to ask thai
critic, what he would do to relieve
the situation that Wilson has MOI
done?'
There are two plausible defense:
of their complaint which / have heard
continued the speaker. One Is that the
president should call an extra session
of congress and put an embargo or
exports. That couldn't be lone. Tht
northern and western congressmer
would never vote for 1t ecause theli
people are getting rich on exports OF
wheat, corn, mules and beef.
The other argument which Is a lit.
tie more plausible is that the United
States, a nation which stands FOL
peace, should not furnish arms to kill
people abroad. / tell you the milleni.
um has not yet come and the time OF
war is not over, continued Mr.. Leve
in his defense Of the administration
We know not when we may be in a
Should we refuse further shipments
abroad and were drawn in war some
time later, other countries woul re-
taliate by refusing to furnish us with
arms when we needed them
Congressman Lever paid tribute To
President Wilson, to whom he referred
AS the UldH III liz "IIll 4RooSS va
has more foresight and courage thar
any other since jefferson. In dealing
with Germany on the submarine ques-
ton, he had achieved the greatest di-
plomatic coup of a hundred years.
Quite bitter was his eXcoriation OF
ex-President Roosevelt, who he sad,
was "gallavanting around the country
telling people what he would do If he
was president" Thank God he amt
and never will be again, he declared
Those men who with blasphemous
hearts attack Wilson ought to get on
their knees with their little family
circles around them and thank God
that he has given them Woodrow Will
son in these troublesome days.
Congressman Lever was Literally
applauded when he concluded his adj
dress.
Today's Exercises.
Today was Town Boosters Day in
connection with the celebration and
the largest crowd Of the week was ex-
pected to be present. The unfavorable
weather is supposed to have kept
many away who otherwise might have
been here.
Both the Tirzah and Hickory Grove
bands are present and they have beer
entertaining the people with lively mu-
sic. A contest between the two bands
to be held this afternoon is one Of the
chief attractions Of the day. The To-
cal mills are closed down and large
numbers of the operatives arc joining
in the celebration. A basket dinner
was held in the old Rose hotel building
shortly after l o'clock. A number OF
the stores were closed during the hour,
1t is said that the balloonist will
make an ascent at 5 o'clock his after
noon and the celebration will come to
a close with the fireworks display to-
night.
The public exercises were begun
this morning shortly after IL o'clock,
the chautauqua tent being comforta-
bly, filled. The mayor presided and the
exercises were begun with an invoca-
ton by Rev. j. H. Machen, pastor of
the Yorkville Baptist church. This
was followed by the singing of Home
Sweet Home" by a choir directed by
Mr.. M. L. Carroll. The programme an
nounced that Col. Asbury Coward,
Robert Latham, editor Of the Charles
ton News and Courier: w. F. Robert
son, secretary of the Greenville cham
Der of commerce.; and William Banks.
editor Of the Columbia Record would
make addresses on the subject, Boost
ing the Old Home Town" Col. Coward
was the only one OF the announced
speakers present. He received an ova-
ton when he began his speech and his
remarks were heard with interest by
his audience.