Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-08

rived from the sale of the stuff will
never do you any good even II you aC
get SIS a quart for it, he said. He told
of a commodity in which land rev
wears ago sold for So an acre and which
was illiterate and impoverished, man,
ufacture of moonshine being one o.
the principal industries. But the people
finally took stand against IL, gooc
schools and churches were INTRODUCED
and today that community Is one OF
the most prosperous in the state.
1.-The records" said Governor cooper
"show that we have more illiteracy y
South Carolina than any other state
with the exception Of Louisiana, and
the governor of that state has assured
me that we have more than he had
It is my hope that every patriotic cit
izen will make war on illiteracy. =.
eff you build good roads IN YORK
county you will have less illiteracy.
These obscure, uneducated men OF the
land who went to France and won i'm.
mortal fame for their country should
have a chance in order that they
might acquit themselves to become
leaders in time of peace as well as war.
Road building and educational develop
ment go hand in hand and am not ex-
pecting York county to attain the
prosperity that should be hers unless
she builds good roads. Remember Hall,
Dozier and McCelvey. Go over the
tor. Put your county IN the front
ranks Of the state in the matters OF
education and good roads construc-
tion."
Congressman Stevenson
Advocacy of highway from the Tow
country to the mountains OF North
Carolina to come through Chester and
Yorkville and by Kings Mountain bat
tle-ground, the abolition Of all grade
crossings and clear explanation and
defense Of the proposed League of Ma
tions, were the principal features Of an
address delivered by Congressman
Stevenson. who followed the governor
and was listened to with rapt attention
by his audience.
he said. Two big roads have passed
her by The route to the mountains
Of North Carolina through this section
is the best; but the roads must be put
in good shape in order to command the
great traffic from the sea to the noun
tains Travel from the southwestern
country and the Pee Dee will come by
Chester and York if good road is
constructed from Chester to Kings
Mountain. It is the most attractive
and histroic route.
Declaring that most railroad cross
ings in this and other states were no
thing more than death traps causing
a great loss to life and mentioning the
fact that only a'few weeks ago q pro-
mipent York county citizen lost his life
at a grade crossing, Congressman
Stevenson declared thai all such cross
ings should be abolished and urged the
people to take steps to make the rail-
roads construct their crossings either
over or under the public highways.
For q good many years, he said, / re-
presented a large railroad and most OF
the damage suits in which that rail-
road was defendant were the results
Of accidents and deaths at grade cross
ings.
Recently rode from Washington to
New York over the. Pennsylvania rail-
road. There was not an open crossing
the entire distance. All Of them We're
built either over or under the pubic
highways. The overhead and subter-
ranean crossings. he said. would cost
the railroads heavily but they would
prove cheaper in the end.
In a brief explanation of the matter
of federal aid for road building, he
said that the Federal government was
willing to give dollar for dollar in the
matter Of construction Of local high
ways and that it was up to the coun-
ties to take advantage Of this federal aid
by making provision for the building OF
roads. He pointed out the fact that
good roads would prove economical
not only in the matter Of marketing
the crops but in hauling fertilizer to
produce those crops, a still greater
saving because of the fact that fertiliz-
er was hauled at time Of the year
when the roads were in very bad con-
dition.
Discussing the league Of nations,
Congressman Stevenson said that the
question is now being agitated as TO
whether or not it Is worth while to try
to provide against another war such as
that through which the country has
Just passed. There are, he said, a class
of people who want no such provision
because of the fact that they are en-
gagged in the manufacture Of munitions
Of war and want to keep on selling
munitions. But the balance of the
people want to see the possibility OF
another such world conflict fade for
ever. :,
Quoting statistics to show his audi
ence the cost of the world war to the
United States in human life IN the
short time in which the country was
actually engaged, he said that 55,0OO
men were killed in battle, while 67,o0O
died from various diseases. The wound
ed include 100000 manned and disabled,
for whom the country must provide. IL
isn't all the disasters Of war for men
to be killed. The intellects Of thou
sands have been snuffed out and II you
.a,,1a soa tho condition of some of the
poor fellows that L have seen you
would more readily realize that II
there Is anything to prevent war II
should be resorted to. These manned
men say that warefare should be STOP
ped for all time in the future If posi-
BILE.
The cardinal principles Of the Lea
que of Nations provide for the settle
ment Of disputes by arbitration, the
decreasing of armament by all nations
government control Of munition plants
and the abolition of all secret treaties
Some of our northern brothers In
congress are much exercised over the
question on account Of speech made
by a Republican member In which ne
drew the color line, saying that since
all nations had an equal vote IN tne
League, the colored races would doml-
nate the WOrlQ. l. lOlu lueHl lioI wv
were not worried about the colorec
people dominating. And still this same
Republican gang who voice objectlor
on the possibility Of negro domination
having recently come into power II
congress, have turned off nearly all tht
white elevator men and put negroes II
their places. Among those turned ou
were an ex-soldier and old man. 1t !:
the Republicans who are coddling th'
negroes and. trying to make voters o.
| them.
There are only few mixed races IN
cluded in the League Of Nations ant
there is no question but what the white
race will dominate. The league VII
undoubtedly prevent war in future
Suppose some nation involved in con
troyersy refuses to accept the Yerdlc
of the court Of the League OF Nation
called to arbitrate and declares war
Under the league constitution the othe
nations are bound 10 sever all relation
with that nation and she would be un
able to stand. 1t was the blockade o
| Germany that was largely responsioi
| for her downfall. If the league
adopted it will be unnecessary Tor TN
United States to keep in existence
huge war machine and millions or dol
lars will be saved to the tax payers
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