The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-09-22
Republicans in Mourning.

WASHINGTON, Sept, l3.-There is
profound sadness in the Republican
camp over the result OF the recent elec
tions in Vermont and Maine, two OF
the strongholds of the grand old party
at least what is left Of it. Friends o,
the Administration actually INSPIRE
sympathy when they refer to the sub
Ject. They cannot account for it, but
they attempt to explain the great re-
duct1oD III the Republican majorities
In an illogical, rambling sort of way
that conVlnces their hearers that they
IhaI they 40 not mean what they say.
liere in Washington it was expected
that Gar" Reed, after going to the
Minneapolis Convention and making a
pubic exhibition of his enthusiasm
for Blaine, would command the best ef
forts OF the discarded ex-Secretary of
State. The result, however, shows that
Mr. Blaine neglected to register, and it
is presumed that many Of his followers
were equally remlss in this particular.
Some OF the exaSperated and disgrun.
tted Republican Office holders are fool
ISL ~ ril TO resort to the last extrem-
ny OF All Il, "ate' POLITICIANS "nd
charge tnat the Democrats hau the
larger corruption fund in Maine.
y distinguished Republican who has
retired from actual politics and makes
his home In Washington, when asked
what he thought Of the situation re-
piled thaa rs a Republican he could not
derive much encouragement from the
returns. He picked up a copy Of the
New York Tribuue, which in big head
lines stat ed, "Maine Again Leads the
Way" That reminded him. he said, of
the little boy who had Il fight with a
playfellow and in describing the en-
counter said he got the other fellow
down and held him. He neglected to
state, however. that he was underneath.
That about sizes up the condition Of
things in Maine and illustrates how
"Maine agaiu leads the Way."-NeWs
and Courier.
Cotton Seriously Damaged.
The crop Of cotton. from all indica-
tiOnS, will ho failure. Capt. A. T..
BroWD, in charge of the State weather
bureau in Columbia says that all his re-
ports indicate that there WI be but 20
per cent of an average cotton crop
gathered this year. The crop got along
beautifully all through the early part
of the season, but recently from one
cause and another it has fallen way be-
hind. Below is the weekly bulletin of
the bureau Of the condition of the
weather and the crops for the past
week:
This has proven very disastrous
week to the cotton plant in large area
of the State. Drought with was DAYS,
cool, cloudy, deWless nights have com
blned to bring abonta complete relapse
in the cotton crOp-withering and
blighttng all young pods from blooms
to half-groWn bolls. In many sections
rust has attacked the plant and strip
ped it not only Of its leaves, but most
of the young fruit, leaving it injured
beyond recovery. Picking has progress
ed satisfactorily and with favorable
weather for the next month, most of
the crop will have been gathered.
The farmers continue to harvest the
rice crop, Excessive rain on the 9th
and high winds, together with higf
tides for the past few days have greatly
lnterferred with rice cutting. Land
cannot be drained. Much Of the ric,
harvested at the time was damaged b,
the rain of the 9th.
Corn and all other crops are in fin
condition, except the pea crop, whlc
has been injured by wet weather.