Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
Tuesday, February IL, 1919.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

-Four passengers were killed and
twenty were wounded when a trailer
car on the Piedmont and Northern
railroad jumped the track and went
over a ninety foot trestle at Chick
Springs last Saturday.
kirkland Banks, a son Of Senator
J. A. Banks Of Calhoun county, killed
himself in the home Of his father at st.
Matthews last Friday. The young man
was only "a years old, and was pro-
fessor in Cornell university. He had
been home for few weeks on account
Of his health; but was apparently en-
joying the rest. No member of the
family had any idea that he had con-
templated doing himself violence.
Perry Burnett and his daughter,
Lila Burnett, lost their lives in the
burning Of three-story brick building
in Spartanburg last Sunday morning.
The building belonged to T. B. Ross.
Columbia State, Monday: Cole L.
Blease addressed between 400 and 500
negroes yesterday afternoon at the
Sidney Park A. M. e. church in CO.
lumbia, when memorial services in
honor Of the late Theodore Roosevelt
were held. Mr.. Blease was introduced
by DR.. ]. H. Goodwin, negro physician
of Columbia. DR.. Goodwin was pre-
sented to the audience by Henderson
Mobley as a physician of credit to the
race and also as a political aspirant."
In introducing Mr.. Blease, DR.. Good
wyn addressed the negroes as fellow
citizens" "I may live in country
where all privileges are not granted
me, but that does not say l am not
citizen. I don't want to be circum-
scribed in any way" he said. Mr..
Blease was the greatest power South
Carolina ever produced. He had acted
the part of a man while CHIEF eXecu-
tive. The negroes could get hearing
and hundreds Of the race had been I'D
Grated, for which act alone the negroes
ought to hold him in high estimation.
Mr., Blease was still aspiring, and
Goodwin believed that South Carroll
ma would further honor him. The ne
groes had but few friends, but Mr..
Blease was one and the best one they
had. Mr.. Roosevelt was characterized
by Mr.. Blease as the greatest American
the country had yet produced. Inc
ex-president could not be killed politi-
cally because he had a character. The
war with Germany would never nave
been necessary II Mr.. Wilson had 1ol-
lowed the policy he laid down 1or Mr'
Roosevelt in a book written Dy MT.
Wilson while president OF Princeton
university. Mr.. Roosevelt had asked
negro to dine with him, but that was
not to be mentioned In the same
breath with the conduct OF a man re-
t4 office SOuIn
Carolina. The Wilson administration
was largely a duplication OF the
Roosevelt programme in the exten-
sion of federal encroachment or states
rights. The Democratic party had
taken over the railroads, the tele-
graph and telephone lines, ana was
Regulating the food and clothing sup
niles. If the policy was continued, the
time would come when 1t would De
federal crime "to spit upon the sloe
walk" The War Between the Sections
was fought to preserve state rigneS anu
not to perpetuate slavery. Mr. Biease
advised the negroes to stand py sheil
leaders. An editorial In the eIaee
Thursday morning of last week, CON-
menting on the negroes delegatins
their ministers as political agents 10
register the negroes, had amused MT.
Please very much. The speaker ao-
t5sed his audience to follow their lead
ers and not let what appeared In the
State prejudice them against their sir
preachers. During the course OF ms ms
speech, Mr.. Blease reiterated. .1Jais ms
friendship for Bishop Chappelle: he
INV friend and I'm his friend, throTsn
thick and thin," the speaker said. me
negroes generously applaudeo indhs Any
points Of Mr.. Blease's speech. AZ 1tn e,e
conclusion of the speech Blsnop C he
pressed pene | his warm admiration for
Mr. RIease for whom he had voted ana mo
whose & friendship he greatly priced. w.
Boyd Evans of Columbia, occupied o,e
nIaee on the rostrum with Mr.. Biease,
Neeroes on the stand We're: Bisnop
Chappelle, DR.. n. F. Hagood' pastor sSSn on
Sidney Park church; DR.. Gooo"sh
and Henderson Mooley.