Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-06

Both wheat and oats are falling in
the fields because of the unfavorable
weather for harvest.
Although there is some cotton to be
seen along the Southern railroad be-
tween Chester and Columbia: most OF
the fields through which the railroad
runs are planted in corh.
According to dispatch to the Char
lotte Observer, about $4,000 people
heard Rev. Baxter. McLendon on Sun
day, the last day but one of his evan
gelistic campaign at Kannapolis.
Political interest is developing over
ffhe county as usual and, discussions Of
the various candidates are as standard
as discussions Of the weather.. AS yet
however, Mr.. Voter has not disclosed
any special enthusiasm-not as much
as is to be expected of him later on.
Of course>there are some women,
like lots of men, who do not know how
to vote; but the man who assumes
that none of the women know how to
vote is badly mistaken. The women
are to be relied upon to get at the
heart of political situation with
about as much facility as anybody
else. - : Il =. -.- 81.
? The YorkviIle Enquirer has not
been dipping into the present munich
pal campaign in Yorkville for very good
reasons, the principal reason being
that it knows that it cannot be of
service under a condition where it is
so easy to obscure real issues, under
smoke screens of misrepresentation.
This has been done quite frequently
and quite successfully in the past
thirty years, and generally to the more
or less serious hurt Of the community.
AT the opening of. the present cam
>paign there were no real issues worthy
of the name. 1t was merely matter
of turning personal prejudices and
.grouches in the direction desired by
those who were trying to shape things
to their own notion without exposing
their hands as to present purposes or
ultimate motives. AS we see it the
town has some very important prob
lens to fight out, and if the people can
their merits, there will be no reason
to fear the result of thcir decision.
But here as elsewhere, time and ex-
perience have shown that there is no
such thing as properly handling such
questions as confront this community
without the help of two or more
clearly defined parties operating
through primary election machinery,
and for anybody to attempt an honest,
open and aboveboard fight in the alb
sence Of such machinery is worse than
foolish. The magnitude of the ques-
tions require that the people work
through parties rather than allow
themselves to be worked by individu-
ais. The issues we have in mind are
very clearly understood by a very
large number of people, and during the
past few weeks there has been much
confirmation Of the Importance Of
these issues; but to publicly state
them at the present time and under
present conditions would be obviously
unWse il not unfair. As things stand,
about all we feel like saying now Is
that we hope every man and woman
In the town will vote according To his
or her best judgment and that what
ever the results of tomorrOW's cleo
ton, whoever is elected will establish
by ordinance primary system under
which present and Subsequent issues
may he settled in future elections un-
der the very democratic rules of the
Democratic party.