Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-05-05
DENNY BUDGET.
Our Correspondent Handles the
Extremely Evenly" Papers
Without G Gloyes-He Shows
'em up and He Does
'em Up.

DEAR ADvERTIsER:-Well, the
Austerlitz of Edgefeld is over and
we suppose the triumphant Till
man victory has been read with
.avidity throughout the State.
That the home of the "Blinker"
has given him a good "send off"
uone can gainsay:
We are not surprised to see the
peace and harmony papers claim
ing that the hand primary showed
the crowd Every evenly divided
on the sheep and goat candidates;
neither are we astounded at the
declaration made by Tillman pa
pers that the hand primary showed
nine-tenths to be Tillman men.
But what did surprise us-yes;
almost stun us-was to see one of
the Edgefeld papers SO far lost to
county pride and honest instincts
as to proclaim it to the world in
an apparently boasting way that
two of Edgefield's brightest stars
and most brilliant sons could
muster but "thousand, perhaps
less" to hear them as they met in
wordy war. This statement of
course was an unintentional equiv
ocation, and was merely made for
political effect; only made to have
the State at large believe the peo-
pie of Tillman's own county have
SO far lost confidence in him and
respect for him that only about
one thousand people including
women and children went out to
hear him. My dear brother, you
forget that it was reflection on
Sheppard also. 1t is a very slim
showing for the Ex-Governor if
there were only one thousand
nresent and we deduct Tillman's
9-1O. There you are, Mr.. -Shep-
pard, with only one hundred fol-
lowers at the great campaign meet
ing on your native heath. See?
Why, the game wasn't worth half
the ammunition.
The editor of one of the other
county papers in commenting on
the resolutions adopted by the
members of the Huiet Democratic
Club, said, "The Denny Democra-
cy didn't expect anything" Well.
the reason is plain enough why
"they didn't expect anything"
After waiting and hoping and
"expecting" for fourteen long
years of ring-rule and getting
nothing, how can the Editor Of
the Monitor blame "the Denny
Democracy" for not expecting
anything?" With decade Of
crushed, mutilated hopes, anx
ieties and "expectations" staring
them in the face from such menta
giants as Hampton, Thompson
and Richardson, seriously, would
they not have been mighty foolish
to @expect anything. from s.
J "weak," insignificant" "idiotica
sort of fellow as Ben Tillman?
The second Quarterly Confer
, ence for Saluda circuit was hel,
i on Friday last at Bethany. Pre-
y siding Elder Campbell wa
promptly on hand and preache'
one of his best sermons. AS
presiding officer he was courteou
e and buainess-like. Financial
t the conference reports exceede
the most sanguine expectations.
). The closing exercises of th
Denny High School, under tn
excellent supervision of Prof. N
y w. Peurifoy, will take place o
Friday evening, May 18th: ]
systematic training and persister
+ practice bespeak anything we ca
r predict a complete success.
A very delicate operation wa
+ performed recently by DIR. j. {
= Kirksey in the removal of a tumc
from the under side of the uppe
e eye-lid of Mr.. Jas. Ridlehoover
eye. Although the operatio
). necessitated the almost "turnin
$ wrong side out" of the lid yet th
patient stood it finely and is doin
: well.
e DR.. J. w. Kennerly, of the M
Willing section, was thrown frol
e his buggy a few days since by
y runaway horse and, though M
:. dangerously hurt, was conside
i + ably bruised up.
: Measles are prevalent in/tl
Coleman's Cross Roads commun
ty. Several new cases recent
- Fun for the patient and toll f
the physicians.