Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-10-28


THURSDAY, OCT. 2S, 1920.
Tho Columbia State gives it's read
ore sample OF highbrow informa-
tion in the way 1t spells the name OF
tho deposed king of the Greeks. Con-
stantine. who trusted to the length CT
his legs rather than to the loyalty OF
his people when he hurriedly betook
himself to Switzerland one fine day
in the spring of 1917, in response to
the demand OF the allies that he quit
tho job OF being king. "Konstanti-
nos The State has it, Wonder II
that's the way they spoil st up In
Laurcns county.
Terence McSwiney. lord mayor OF
Cork succumbed to his self-lrnposed
hunger strike Monday. af.cr having
gone without food for 70 odd days.
is Is claimed. In Ireland McSwiney
is looked upon as n martyr and may
ho canonized. In this country many
look rpon his death as - plain case
OF suicide and tho country Is Gpt
to soon forget him. Most grownups
in this country lost interest in Nc
Swiney some time ago, but the news
papers were justified in publishing
the daily bulletins from the Jail IN
which he was confined because 1t
furnished tho school boys and girls
subject for speculation.
Some people evidently have not yet
walked up to the fact that war prof
iteering and good stealing are going
out OF fashion. A shoe dealer adver-
tiscs In daily paper which circu-
- lates in this section mems shoes ut
$50 per pair. The South Caroiinian
who will pay $40 for n pair of shoes
with cotton selling at n price be-
low the cost OF production. ought to
be detained by tho authorities for
mental inspection. And the dealer
who would charge an unreasonable
profit on shoes or any other article OF
human consumption ought to he put
in Jail for gouging.
Willie Hays. young famhoyant
hlowhard manager of the Republican
campaign, is expected to issue n pre-
election boast next saturday night.
so that the wcak-minded may have
all day Sunday for 1t to soak In.
claiming everything In sight and then
some moro for the old granny his
party has nominated for tho presi-
dency. Such boasting will influence
those who wish to be influenced by
II. Democratic Chairman White also
Is expected to issue n statement Sat
urday in which he likely will say
that the forces OF right await the out
come Of tho election with confidence
in the good sense OF the American
people.
McAdoo Is all right, Palmer Is all
-. An ~, lNi. 80,
who were put up at San Francisco
for tho Democratic NOMINATION. but
mot one OF them could have ma ie the
heroic fight Cox has made for as
grand cause as sword ever pleaded
or trumpet proclaimed. This paper
Is confident that the patriotism OF
the American people has been arous-
ed to the extent that Governor Cox
will be triumphantly elected: but
should the campaign of lying. de-
bauchery. misrepresentation. deceit
and cowaN!ly attack upon him he
successful. we predict that he will be
tho Democratic nominee four years
hence. when the country will have
so tired OF tho mongrcl government
that tho election of Harding assured
, he will be overwhelmingly elected.
The Fort Mill Times looks back with
pride to tho fact that II was the first
and only South Carolina newspaper
that urged Governor CoX's nomination
prior to the San Francisco conven-
tfon.
The editor of the Fort Mill Times
first became acquainted with the poll
tics OF the Washington Star more
than n quarter OF n century ago. The
Washington Star OF that far day was
Republican as the Washington. Star
OF today IL. What that paper says
therefore about the presidential race
is from tho Republican point OF view
and for that reason should not be
diSquieting to Democrats. Recently
The Star has been selling to various
newspapers. among the number the |
Cha nrlotto Observer, n weekly syndi- |
Gated letter purporting to be an i'm |
partial review OF the contest between |
Governor Cox and Senator Harding. |
As n fact however. tho letter Is any
thing but impartial and the man who |
reads II and imagincs he Is getting |
an unbiased report OF the political |
situation ought to pinch himself to |
learn whether he is still awake. The |
Star is for Harding for president and |
its preference for the Republican |
candidate Is reflected in its syndi- |
Gated letter. Last Sunday II was stat |
ed in the letter that there had been !
noticeable trend in certain States |
toward Governor Cox during the week |
ending with the day on which the |