The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-06-21

who know nothing about him and so his
election depends on bis combination
qualities and bis combination qualities
depends on his political smartness and
rascality. Now and then we have-m
upright, honest man in congress and in
the legislature, but their name is not
legion. There is not much in politics
now but Office and the spoils Of Office. I'll
bet two dollars that man can't tell the
difference between the platforms of the
parties. Both of them will so dodge the
tariff issue that it can be construed to
suit anybody. Both will deal in glittering
generalities, and have plank to catch
the foreign vote, another for retrenchment
and reform, and another for fostering and
protecting American labor, and after the
two platforms are built the great food.
gates will be opened and the sluices of
slander be poured out and the nation will
seethe and fret, nhile the politicians
sing:
"Double. double, toll and trouble,
Fire burn and cauldron bubble"
What an awful turmoil is before us
The politicians can fall out with each
other and fall in again, but the people
are the monkeys who burn their paws in
pulling the chestnuts out of the fire. /
don't care much about national politics
now, but I do want the republicans to
nominate q good man-Gresham for
instance-so that if ne should lose Cleve.
land We would have good man in his
place. Blaine is out of the way, and if
ne can escape the venormous claws of
John Sherman, We will all be happy.
All 1 want to know about northern man
is whether he has kindly feelings toward
the south and her people. That is the
talisman-the open sesame to the south
ern heart. But if he is a friend to In.
gals, he can't be friend to us. l
rode out in the country yesterday and
saw dead dog near house and man
standing by with gun. "Did you shoot
him ?' said l, and he said yes. "Was he
mad ?" said I. "Well, can't say exact
ly," he replied. "He has been frothin'
at the mouth and so we tied him to that
tree, and DR.. Young come along and we
asked him what he thought about it, and
he said be didn't think it was straight
out case of mad dog, but he thought be
had the Ingalls, and we had better kill
him. "What's that?" said I. "I don't
know" he replied. "The doctor said it
had broke out on dog in Washington
and was powerful bad thing"
! 1 am affaid 1 have been too hard on
the politicians and ought to apologize.
On the whole they are right clever set
of fellers when they have their own way
and get all they want. My folks are
securing, and washing windows, and
cleaning up generally today, and they
cooked no dinner and had 8 cold lunch,
and I had to eat out doors on plank,
and so I am not calm and serene and had
to abuse somebody.
But we are all happy in Cartersville
now. The schools have closed and the
children are to have rest-a good long
rest, and that gives the parents rest. No
more school books at night. No Latin,
no arithmetic-no hen and half laying
an egg and q half in day and half
no 70 nor 2x7, no bookkeeping nor COM
positions. We all had big time at the
examinations and the concerts, and
every mother was there to feast her eyes
and her ears upon her own dear children
Many young heart beat tattoo and
many an old one throbbed forthe sue.
cess of her child. And there was a
success all round. Never did scholars
show more diligence in study or better
mark in department. 1t was a success
for teachers and parents and children, fol
it is q fact that child can not succeed
as q scholar without the parents help
and encouragement. know 8 mother
who is calm and serene, for her child got
prize in music and another in Latin,
and now this mother moves arouud with
consequential ait that seems to say, u
knew she would get it-of course ! did
and she is my child, too" And
"she hunmeth quiet tune,
| Tn this leafy month of June"