Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-14
as many newspapers in America as
there are now.
BIease at FiIbert,


ON Angus, 3rd. 1917. the Yorkville
t.ruliir.r. as reprinted by the Co.
lu,nhi, state. reported former gov
.rnor of South Carolina, now CanGi-
da,- for United States senator ne
Saving in speech nj Filbcrt, York
.niint,: They talk about free
imerica. ] don't care what kind of
an America il is when | am dead and
zone. Neither does your boy" On
lime 3rd. 1918. the Charleston Ameri-
can printed speech made 10y the same
man 4 few days prior at Hudson's Old
Niil. Clarendon county. in which he is
, reported as saying: They say l said
,u.r. cat f'ilbert) we did not care
what kind OF America we had after we
are. dead and gone. They knew they
lied when they said it," The Yorkville
E.nuuirer is Il newspaper OF veracity
~. 40 not agree with its politics. but
"a, do not hrliev" IL would miSquOte
ANYBODY. The enquirer Is probably the
most influential newspaper in the state
vhich lends it's support to the former
Governor. The former governor made
a grave hlunder when he said he did
ro, care what kind Of America we
have after hr is dead and gone. but in
so saving he served the people OF the
slate in that he revealed TO everybody.
his friends included. his true charac-
ter He is now trying TO get out of it.
and il appears that he is willing TO
sacrifice on" nf his influential support
,rS in the attempt. What does The
E.uu,Iirrr have to say about il? Does
The Enuuircr stand for this kind Of
thing? II il does. We are much sur
uris,d. knowing as we do the charac-
,cr of newspaper The Enquirer is
ls;iinb"rg Herald.
Pretty Shrrwd political squib this.
ami one of manyOf the same kind that
has hcen going the rounds 10 these
many months.
"rh" YOrkvillc Enquirer is a news
paper of ,cracity." Thank You, it tries
To be. II would not misreprescnt any
body through fear favor, reward or
hope OF reward.
Mr. lBlc;iSc used the words quoted, or
SiIi,stdntially those words. at Filbert.
on the occasion in question, or he
would not have been SO reported: but
surely the Bambcrg Herald does not
assume that the Iorkville Enquirer is
able 10 compress a four column speech
into Il column and half. In looking
hark over the speech as reported. how
EYER. We find this. which the Herald
has not seen proper To reproduce:
DO not misunderstood me. We are
now in this war and it must he push
al to a successful conclusion. The
might of the nation must he thrown
toward bringing il to an end at the
..arlicst possible moment. And let us
| all pray God that il may bc brought
| To a successful end before a great
InumlpCr OF our young men are killed
| on the battlcfirldS of Europe. We are
| in IN" fight and We must fight IL 10 the
| finish with all the power Of our great
nation"
In order To emphasize the parts Of
the speech they did print. both the
State and the Herald undertook to en-
phasizr the fact that The Enquirer is
~ Blc;lSc supporter"
We have reported Mr.. Tillman at
I'ihcrt. also M"ssrs. Lever, richards,
MCI.atlrin and scores Of others. and we
have tried TO report one as fairly as
the other.
The testimony that the iorkvillc En-
qliirer is paper of vrracity sounds
pleasant: but We would not give much
iur The vcracity OF IA newspaper that
would he influenced in its report Of a
SPEECH by its liking or disliking the
SPEAKER.
II the Yorkville Enquirer Is Blcase
or BlcaSc, We simply do not
know it, that is all. We are aware
that just as Tillman says he tiled Nc.
Laurin and Blease together" with the
idea OF hurting them and benefiting
his own side. different individually
have tried to tic The Enquh -
| f5fease together for the purp0sar-E
jurinS both and henetiting themselves.
| This paper belongs only to the pub
fishers and the politicians understand
that fact about as well as the public
Understands il.
Mr.. Blrasc says he is coming TO
| Hortl illc 10 discuss this Filbert speech
nciurc the people of York county, and
when he comes. The Enquirer will do
as ii did in tn" case Of the Filbert
#pceCE--rcporl him as completely as II
can.