Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-29
THE FILBERT PICNIC

Filbert picnic held at Filbert, yester-
day and Of this number probably 1900
heard the speeches Of Hon. w. T..
Stevenson, member of congress, from
the Fifth South Carolina- district and
Hon. Cole L. Blease, former governor
of South Carolina. Congressman
Stevenson spoke for about an hour, his
speech being largely an attack on the
Republican administration and in
excuriation OF New England politicians
whom he charged with both new and
renewed schemes to throttle the farm
ers OF the south and west. GX-Gov-
ernor Blease attacked extravaganza i;
the state government and read figures
from the records showing the increase
in taxation in various departments
since 1914 when he left the governors
office. He spoke for only thirty min
utes. Referring to his famous Filbert
speech of 1917 four years BEFORE he
declared that he had no desire to bring
up events Of the past and that he
claimed to be no prophet, but called
upon his audience TO testify as to
whether or not what he said four years
before had come to pass
The crowd at Filbcrt which was not
nearly so large as that which attended
the picnic there in 1917, was, neverthc-
less n l;pge crowd, and it WAS quiet
and well behaved The several spec
i'll policemen employed for the occas-
ion handled traffic in expert manner
and there waS no call for thelr SER
vices to handle any disordcrly cases
because nobody NTa:; disordcrly. There
was practically nc liquor in evidence
and no untoward incident occurred to
mar the pleasure of Tic day.
There were Il number Of refresh
mcnt and amusement features On the
grounds and there were some OF the
people in the crowd who had money
To spend. Put the most Of them didn't
and cnteIprisinS nruprict""S "I var
iouS schemes calculated to separate
people from their shckels didn't get
rich.
Aviator Sicbenhauscn of Yorkyille,
came up with his plane late in the
morning and few over. the speakers
stand in the woods while the former
governor WIS speaking. He disturbed
the attention Of Il few people; but the
ma iority appeared to nc more inter
csted in what the speaker had to say
regarding the increased burden oil
litNilioii tiiii l'iES "tiS i't 'iS '''N
machine.
THE crowd came 90 E'ilbcrt late and
left carly after dinner. Many of the
picknickcrs drove down to Iorkvlllc
To attend the l;ocI; FIi!l-Amcrican l.c-
giOn BASEBALL Silnr and many others
went on to their respective homes.
The TiiZah band furnlShed the
music
II was Il crowd representative OF
every section of York county, however,
and there were people present from
counties adjoining. There WAS plenty
OF dinner for H., which was spread
around the no. t. Of W. l.. Pursicy and
in the yards surrounding the resi-
,icnccS of other citizens Of F!lbcrt.
There w;lS no Shortage Of Tried chick
tn: but plenty for all.
The inCriin" WAS callCu TO- order IN
The little stand awaE down in Purs-
les Grove about II o'clock by cH-
Senator j. f.. BeamgIiard ot Clover:
The exercises uf the day were opened
with prayer by Rev. y. n. flemrick'
pastor Of the Glover and Union 15ap-
list churches. Senator l'camGii;iru
thrn introduced Hon. Clint T. Gray
don. we'll known young lawyer .;
Columbia with the announcement thar
MIN Gra yClon would introduce, the twc
speakers ni tho morning. This Alr'
Graytiun did in Il happy manner, ths
arrangement being that Congressman
stevenson would speak first to be int-
lowed by Ex-Governor Blcasc. Wine
there was some applause Tor both
speakers il really wasn't very hearty
and certainly not prolonged for elther
Congressman Stevenson. e..
Prefacins his address Ivy comment
| ing on reports coming: from the | nj
| ted States Public Health Service that
there WAS IN epidemic Of pellaSra III
| South Carolinia Which was on the m
! crease as tEc result nr the starved
condition OF the people. Congressman
Stevenson disclHimcd the reports. say
inw that while it is fact that Sout!
| Crroiinu and the south have been sui
rcrin- and arc suffering bcca,sc Of thf
linarcial depression and the low price
of cotton there is still plenty 10 c;il
| in the state.
On July !. past, said Congressman
Stevenson. made 4 speech at CheS-
! ter and discussed agricultural prob
] lens. Later learned that many reO'
pIr who heard me considered it very
| pcSsriatic speech. But tndhy, L III
II little more optimistic than Mas
| thirty days ago for Il nHmbcr OF rcn'
sons. Among them is because oi inc
fact illa, we haze at last penetrated
HE hide Of Tie Federal Reserve boal't
! and have gotten them 10 promise IL
tm,Sen Up with lanncy which may 10
obtained j.? member banks III "i'h"'
That .hesc member banks might lo;li
| il II lie farmers.
Explaining ihe Federal Reserve SyS'
;cm an,! its mode ul operation to hls
! icai.crS. Congressman Stevenson "N-
| Ilain"I thut il WIS necessary ipr TN,
sysicm Ia tighten nj mn credits %n't'!
! ;imr ago hernI!Se u:irr Iii" law "lr:
! dollar uf ciiyr"nry issued hy ;l!" l'c-
serve ifr:sr,I must hr backed by !"
cents IN g"id. DURING The period nI
! inrialiun the Federal Reserve bank:
had i.'>:lcd so much I'nD"T, Thar tEt
gold reserve WIS about nil rlcd%r'i
;InI Il WAS necessary 10 tighten zip lrS'
| reserve rates 20 IL :; discount
I;ut. hrt ,icc!,rcd. Tie ID reserve
| has been but; lii TO Sii"iI Il pG!At i'i;t>
! There i* now in tn" treasury nl tiii
! United s;;rira III rrnis; in gold for ""r'l
| dollar in currency issued Ii tir Fed :
rral Reserve banks ana there iG 10
reason why money should not ScS
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