Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-16
TRIcKsTsRS IN A CORNER

TRIcKsTsRS IN A CORNER
Liqht on the Personnel OF the State
Executive Committee.
In the beginning it was disloyalty
to the government. Having no claim
upon the support Of the people OF
South Carolina and wishing to con-
tinue in their outrageous rule of the
state government the antics centered
upon this issue of patriotism. Fortu-
nately there was sufficient time be-
fore election day for the people to do
some good. hard thinking. After a
thorough investigation and discussion
Of the so-called issue OF patriotism IL
WAS almost If not unanimously decid-
ed that every person in the state like
those In other states. Is patriotic to
the extent that every individual L.
ready to give his life in the cause Of
America. When 1t was found that the
Washington administration was con-
WINGED of the patriotism Of Blcase and
every one of his followers the bottom
dropped completely out of the only
thing upon which the hypocritcs had
hopcd to make a stand. Long before
the antics realized that the country
was actually laughing at their hyp-
ocricy it was known that there could
be no patriotic issue since patriotism
was the common attribute of every
man and woman. And so the issue
died natural death while live boys
from the Reform homes marched in
greater numbers to the battle front.
The next move was to ride rough
shod over the rules Of the peoples
primary and open the lists to admit
additional candidates. The thing was
so filled with danger to the we'll being
of the commonwealth that even the
nerve of John Gary Evans failed him
when the time came to talk about It,.
The News and Courier with its usual
hatred for honor and fair play. made
a desperate effort to smash the whole
fabric OF the system upon which rests
the safety of the Democratic party in
this state. Calmcr heads soon put the
quietus on both the News and cour-
Ter and Evans and the idea of opening
the lists went the route OF the patri-
otic issue"
But this left the matter the same
as 1t has been all along. The ridicn-
.lQus cae ABA 1%; NOD ss aalx
to add votes to the already tremen-
dous Blease majority.
But something, they argued, had to
be done. SO they appealed once more
to the man said by the Columbia STATE
to be the arch h-corruptionist. Jag
gerry" Evans prepared resolution
calling upon Blcasc and McLaurin to
withdraw on account of disloyalty to|
the Democratic party He forgot that
no such question was raised when
these two candidates filed their plcdg
cs. He forgot also that the voters Of
South Carolina are we'll able to de-
eide such question for themselves.
person would think that Evans, who
is said to be Slick" would prove
himself worthy OF even that uncnvia-
bile title. Ii there is anything in be-
ing slick" he fails to show just
where 1t is to he found.
OF all men Evans should he the last
to speak of party loyalty. Every pei
son in the state Is familiar with his
record. He was chosen by the party
to bc governor. Was ne loyal to the
party? We should say not. Read the
files of the Columbia state II you
want TO know something of this "ob-
noXious" chairman OF the executive
committee. Ii there is anything in
the line Of corruption that he was not
accused of, we would like to hear
about it, Now he acts as spokesman
for his new friends and wants to
pass upon the party loyalty OF MIR.
Blease after that gentleman submit
ted without q whimper, to being rob-
bed out OF his last election as COVER
nor with Evans as chairman OF the
plrty's machinery. The whole thing
is so outrageously disgusting that the
wonder is that Evans with his repu-
tation blackened by the State cannot
see 1t for himself. He above all men
has unmitigated nerve to venture an
opinion concerning any man. One
would think that in his declining
years he would make an effort to part
ly redeem himself in thn eyes Of his
fellow citizens by dcvoting his re-
naming energy to living down the
black charges brought against him
back in the SOS.
Now. TO make matters worse he has
forced himself into national commit
teeman. When this foolish talk about
party loyalty comes TO an end as II
will in short order, we will probably
be comforted with the suggestion that
we prove loyalty to our obnoxious"
national committeeman.
However. South Carolinians are
loyal to America and loyal to the
Democratic party. The Reform side
OF the party stands ready to defend
our country abroad and at home. This
is n settled fact and will not be dis
puted by any except trickster poll
ticians like Evans and the few who
are desperate in their desire to con-
tinue control against the best interest
of the state.-Charleston American.
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