The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-12-13
Squire Fewell Discusses Hogs, Poli-
tics, etc.

| esquire CtWcn OhCu5soo AAo6o Ve.~
tics, etc.
OF all the good times of the year-the
time most enjoyed by q majority OF tho
people, believe hog. killing is the best.
Some say spring is the best time, the most
| lovely, some say summer, and some one
! time and some another, but like hog
| killing time the best. Some of our neigh.
bors have killed and so have we, and tell
you 1t makes things look better about the
house, and the 'old 'oman" don't have to
study so long to know what to cook for
dinner, for 1t is easy enough to 60 and get
some ribs or sausage and fry. 80 you see
it eveng up our coDjugal relations and
brings about sort Of armistice or COM
promise that nothing else will do, and for
that reason am in favor of hog.killing
time, especially when bacon and lard are
neighbor, Mr.. D. Edward King, who is
always equal to the emergency, supplied
| few Of US with pigs last fall. and it
would surprise you. Mr. Editor, to know
how much fine pork that one litter of pigs
has furnished this neighborhood. Mr.. @.
j. Murphy killed two weighing, respect.
iyely, $50 and 3l4 pounds. Mr.. II. r.
Jones, two, each weighing 306 ]. W. Lee,
one, 307 pounds, w. F. Lee, one, weigh.
ing $50 pounds, and Mr. King, keeping
one himself, which weighed 320 pounds
all the above weights being net and aggre-
eating 2253 pounds. And that was not oil
of the pigs, at that, for some of them were
killed last winter. These pigs were about
| fourteen months old at the time they were
killed. believe that 1t Is sign Of better
times ahead to see and hear OF 30 many
| fine porkers being salted down.
hod
Government to back us In our efforts to
be self.supporting we might conclude that
our time for better living was at hand,
but with all this willful waste and ex-
| travagance now going on both in the Leg
islature and Executive departments,
don't zee any very great bonanza before
us-not soon, at least. predicted three
years ago that four years Of Tillman rule
would put us in worse condition than
D. II. Chamberlain left us, and stick to
| 1t vet, only I am afraid We will be worse
off than I al pa 9.
I have betors me paper called the
Governors Message to the General Assem-
| bly, which doubt If it can be duplicated
| by anything that has been written before
purporting to be State paper by States.
man (?). What o contrast between 1t and
the Message of the President to Congress
In the former you find nothing but vitu-
peration and abuse, while in the latter,
which is not 80 voluminous in words, you
| find nothing but reason and suggestions OF
| the soundest Judgment, indicating that
there is thought behind 1t, backed By rea-
son and common sense, the result OF 8
| careful study by one of the most powerful
minds now in America. What grand
words are those of the President when he
| says: "The recent repeal Of the provision
of law requiring the purchase OF silver
bullion by the Government as feature OF
our monetary scheme has made an entire
change In the complexion Of our currency
affairs. do not doubt that the ultimate
result of this action will be most salutary
and far reaching. In the nature of things,
however, it is impossible to know at this
time precisely what conditions will be
brought about by the change, or what, If
any, supplementary legislation may, in
the light of such conditions, appear to be
essential or expedient. Of course, after
the recent financial perturbation, time is
| necessary for the establishment OF busi-
ness co 1fidence. When, however, through
this restored confidence the money which
has been frightened into boarding. places
is returned to trade and enterprise, a eur
vey of the situation will probably disclose
safe path leading to a permanently
sound currency, 8bundantly sufficient to
meet every requirement Of our increasing
population and :businesa. In the pursuit
Of this object we should resolutely turn
away from alluripg and temporary expe
dients, determined to be content with
nothing less than lasting and compre-
hensive financial plan. In these circum-
stances am convinced that q reasonable
delay In dealing with this subject, instead
of being injurious will increase the prob.
ability Of wise action"
Now this sounds like It had some COM
mon sense. But Just listen to one of these
Third. y.free.silv0r. .Tillmanites. he
can tell you what we need now and what
Congress ought to do without waiting to
see what effect the repeal bill has on busi-
ness. MI Cleveland acknowledges that
it is hard to tell, or at least he can't ex-
actly see what will be the outcome when
be eays: I'm the nature of things, how.
precisely what conditions will be brought
about by the change. or what, If any, sup.
Elementary legislation, may, In the light
of such conditions, appear to be essential
or expedient." I. be had consulted Mr..
Latimer, or some ofthe other Third Party
members in Congress-, or had subscribed
for the Peoples Advocate. published at
Anderson, he could have solved all OF
these vexing financial problems. But, to
my mind, that Is one OF his best qualities
and not fault. If q. man don't know
thing, love to see him have the manhood
to say so, and If he is In fault like to see
him acknowledge 1t like our great and
good General r. E. Lee did when he said,
after the battle OF Gettysburg Has lost,
that it was all his fault.
can cay one thing for our Governors
Message that 1t has the least information
to the amount of words used, of any pa
per that have ever read. Being filled ur
with abuse Of Judges, Courts and Corpc-
rations, it has no room for any reasonable
biv. I reckon he will have the Legisla
lature to repeal OF reverse the decision of
the Supreme Court in the railroad cases,
so that Congress will have to make changes
In the laws relating to trials by the U nited
States Courts for this State, or Empire, as
you might say. Il does look like that If
Governor Tilltnan had any reasonable
followers they would become disgusted
with the way. things are going and turn
away from him, but the majority of bis
followers still stick to him. Like q mis-
treated wife, the more she is abused the
closer she will cling to her tyrant hus.
band.
Notwithstanding all this, still have an
abiding faith In the Judgment of Mr..
! Cleveland and his advisers and the ma
jority in Congress, that our financial situa.
tion will be straightened out aud business
vii be on q regular boom by another
| twelve months, and maybe We will have
| Democratic State Government instead OF
the monarchy we now have. There's no
telling what day will bring forth.
We went up to tho city-our city Of
| Auderson-last Monday, Saleday, and met
| quite number of our old friends, who we
were proud to meet, among them John T.
Green, cne Of our old schoolmates. John
Ia little older than sm-he was when
we went to school together. But tell
you John was mighty good to US smaller
fellows and reckon he's that way yet.
love to meet up with these old cronies
with whom we have spelled together and
ciphered together (but John couldn't
down me In "fggers" If he was the big.
gest) and played roley hole and town cat
and bull pen and fox chase together. It
makes US feel young again until we start
| off walking, and then our old stifened
| Joints remind US that we are not so young
as we used to be, aud despite all the kick
ing and squirming we can do We are on
the down bill side Of life, and are appa-
rently travelling a great deal faster than
we did coming up on the other side. l
would love to meet all the boys I used to
associate with at school. It is like meet.
Ing some of nv old army comrades, II