Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-05
EDITORIAL VIEWPOINT
What Various South Carolina News
Papers Think of Various Things.

What Various South Carolina News.
Papers Think of Various Things.
A legislator from Marlboro county
intends to introduce bill in the leg
islature when it meets again prohi-
biting the shipping into South Car
olina Of any more liquor whatever. The
bill will have no exception-neither
a gallon a month nor pint-nor a
drop. We believe he is right. The law
would be plain and simple and more
easily enforced than any other that
can be devised. Liquor Is not a neces-
sity, but curse. Thousands Of in
dividuals have ''cut it out" with great
benefit to themselves; why may not
a whole state?-Newberry Observer.
The Bigger Navy.
The country seems to be Of the
opinion that we should have a bet
ter navy and somewhat larger navy,
and there Is reason to believe that
congress will be responsible to the
country's will. We may confidently
count on larger expenditures along
these lines during the coming years.
But there Is danger that congress may
go at the thing backward. Before 1t
Is decided how much money Is to be
spent on the navy and the army, con-
gress should know where the money
Is to come from. The first thought
should be as to how the money Is to
be raised and that may prove to be
very sreious problem. There viii be
defict Of something like $4,000, 900
during the current fiscal year. II Is
estimated, owing to the war in Europe
and the falling OF in imports. This
deficit must be provided for. first of
all, and then congress must determine
how much more money can be raised
before deciding on how much can be
spent. The people at large, we think,
had rather hear some discussion as to
how the money Is to be raised and less
discussion as to how it is to be spent.
Anderson Daily Mail.
A Lesson for Americans.
Thrift, which is regarded as one Of
the chief virtues OF the Dutch people
has not been affected by the war.
savings bank and about 100000 others
the near 100000 inhabitants-in-
cluding men, women and children-of
the Lowlands no fewer than 1,s77,-
100 are depositors in the postoffice
savings bank and about 10000 others
in the agricultural loan banks and
private savings banks; making al
together nearly 100000 depositors,
or over one in three Of the entire
population. The war raging all around
does not appear to have diminished
the saving power Of the people to any
appreciable extent, II at all, for at
the end Of July this year the total Of
the deposits in the postoffice savings
bank had been reduced by only s2,-
217,S36 as compared with the same
date in 1s14-namely. s71,347.ss0 as
against s73.s55,s ,s42. It Is thought that
most 6f the reduction was brought
about by depositors withdrawing their
savings for investment in the new
government loans, which return a
higher rate Of Columbia
Record.
Beating the Government.
There Is no reason in the world why
the United States government in
other words, the American public,
should be cheated out of the several
hundred thousand dollars owed to 1t
by certain Americans to whom Il :,
money was advanced when the sudden
outbreak of the war left then strand
ed in Europe. Secretary McAdoo has
given notice that he intends to pro-
creed against all such persons who are
in position to pay the government
what they owe 1t but who have failed
or refuse to do so, and 1t Is to be
hoped that he will take the prelimi-
nary steps without delay. 1t is possible
that only preliminary steps will be
necessary. Indeed, 1t is possible that
the mere announcement Of the names
Of these people will suffice-and that,
according to a Washington dispatch,
has already been made, list Of nearly
$500 names having been issued by
the treasury department yesterday.
A little judicious publicity ought to do
the business. Nobody likes to be ad-
vertised to all his acquaintances and
friends as one who does not pay his
debts and the kind Of delinquency
manifested in this instance is es-
pecially discreditable to those who are
able to pay, as most Of them are. The
government came to the aid OF these
people when they were in a pretty
awkward predicament; and their re-
fusal to make good the loans advanc-
ed to them looks like dishonesty rend-
cred all the uglier by ingratitude.
Probably there are cases in which fall
ure to pay has been due to some legiti-
mate cause, but these cases are beliey-
ed to be few and it has been limited
pretty broadly that most Of the de-
linquents have no legitimate excuse
whatsoever. To all these good dose
Of publicity should be administered
and, IL that fails, Mr.. McAdoo should
have recourse to the law.-News and
Courier.
New Brand of Whisky.-Boone
county farmers are now keeping a
watch over their silos as they do over
their apple orchards and melon patch
es. It's all because a new brand Of
booze has come to light in this dry
territory. The grand jury is to meet
soon and all cases Of intoxication
coming up in the minor courts are be-
ing carefully Investigated. The pris-
oner is not permitted to get away un-
til he tells where he obtained his IL
quor and in what quantities.
In local justice Of the peace court,
Jno. Ellis. farmer, had to explain how
he became so drunk before he came to