Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-24

Heace NE" enort Is maoe TO ne
peat the Operation.
ITho following was prepared for the
editorial columns Of the last issue of
The Enquirer. but having been crowd
'd DUt of its proper place, Is being
printed here To avoid the possibility or
rts h"ing crowded out again.l
(, ~ not pleasant To criticize those in
authority. and due allowances must be
uldc for the scliiShncsS Of human ma
turc. 1t is necessary. however, i'll 4
public government that the people
should b" kept informed OH public af-
fairs and that their servants should be
held to strict accountability.
The producers Of this country have
Ch"vrfully responded to every call up
"n their patriotism; they have given
their young men TO fight on foreign
soil. they have bought Liberty bonds,
paid heavy income taxes and support
al the Red Cross and Y. VI. G. \. with
out stint. but they will ticrccly resent
being deprived by gamblers Of the just
fruits of their toll.
cents f,"r pound and was bought up by
middle men who sold it through gov
crum~nt aid in Europe at profit OF
about xan. uG per bale. The cotton pro-
,lur,r. lost about s40O. 900. 900 on that
crop u seems to us and We believe
that TIM" viii show Il gigantic consplr-
;ry in New York and Liverpool to re-
peat ON It large scale the performance
of 1914.
II * evident now that the south is
gnrni: To fruStratc its accomplishment,
hut undoubtedly some of the insiders
have made Il killing" provided they
can get out of the market and take
their profits.
When the government report was
made in October. it showed that there
would he another short crop and cot
ton prices III once went to SO cents
pound IN New York. The December
report not only confirms that made in
October, but shows Il further decrease
of $4,000 bales
cotton advanced to SO cents pound
in OCtuhcr when war was in progress
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