The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-28
LAURENs, s. c., Aug. %, 1894.


good gnd innocent q fellow as ever
wore shoe leather and q financial fadist
OF the finest feather, in an alarming
letter to "Men OF Carolina" warns
them against the dangers that threaten
their liberties and especially against q
certain young STRIPPING lawyer. The
Coils warning ONE after the horse
has been stolen. The cry OF "Catch
the theft" m from a rather sus-
picious quarter also. UP at West
Point not long since q colored cadet
was found in his quarters bound hand
and foot with cords and pretty we'll
hacked up in his person. Investiga-
that the victim had himself supplied
the cords that bound his writhing
limbs and that the stripes were self
inflicted.
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After oil, fellow citizens, It's the
c~leverest office-grabbing scoop Of the
ages; beautiful, beautiful! We're it
not tragical, the biggest practical joke
on record. Tho trouble lies in good
having always prescribed the
practical joke. We must be pardoned
II we enter into the spirit of the time
and join in the universal litter. One
hundred and twenty-five has been our
%avoirdupois for a third of q century,
but we are now in danger of grow
Ing fat:
Obesity,
And two fifty,
Our fated destiny.
Yes, friends, let all the defeated
laugh and be Of good cheer. The neat
ness OF the trick takes away the least
SAVIOUR of ugliness.
DIR. Pope w%ithdrews from tho con-
test t6r Governor The Reformers
!, proved too much for him though he
was handy with his weapon as q Giant
ireformer. Young David now has his
sword. So closes the career of another
politician of poetic temperament, who
had his dream of imparting purity and
honesty to party. , We have been
laughing at him occasionally and scold-
ing him some and now we make
amends to the man who refuses to wear
q masters collar.
1t is q grave responsibility to hold
Office. A good man who loves his State,
county and people, assumes Office for
their sake; he does it with fear and
fp0rN1,lf~~ Th@ 1~@ .~ 49,
scientious citizens are needed. Cast
your vote this day for your choice even
when you think you have only a choice
OF evils. CATER the ball is over" hav-
ing failed to vote you may see where
your ballot could have done incalcula-
BILE good.
1t is pleasant to read tho great speech
OF Joseph Barnwell to Democrats in
Charleston on Wednesday evening last
and to know that there is one mar left
in the State able to discuss with force
the state of the country and the issues OF
the hour. Weonly regret we have not
the space to give our readers the ben
eft OF it. We present in another place
q specimen of the educational litera-
ture OF the campaign just closing, a
-faipasPeeimen, to which our fellow cit
liens of Lancaster have been listening.
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Gen. Farley in his 'Epistle General
says that he will not recalcitrate
"Once a reformer, always q reformer.'
In We olden days q plain old codger
who was O captain of the melish in
formed his good wife that he was a
candidate for General. The good wo-
man protested and wanted to know
the reasons for his ambition. His suf-
ficient answer was: "Once u gineral,
always q gineral."
In the late lovely campaign by the
crowned heads of South Carolina Gov
ernor Tillman twitted Gen. Butler
upon his encounter with Tom Watson
at Prosperity. In convention, Georgia
negroes and Populists during last week
nominated Watson to represent the
10th Georgia District in Congress.
Mr.. Frank Moon, q sober sided Re-
former and farmer, OF Newberry
county, kicking against ring rule, de-
clares himself a candidate for Cover
nor He avoids the cut and dried pri-
maries and will fight it out in the No.
vember tussle.
The State authorities arc getting up
q case for the Supreme Court to test
the Constitutionality of the Dispensary
Law. An extra session of tho Supreme
Court is asked to hear the case. That
court seems to have little rest since
Tillman came in.
The Supreme Court with McIver,
MCGOWAN and Pope had q light job.
In the absence OF concrete cases they
entertained the country with q moot
case, to the authority of which Judge
Pope courteously bowed. He and
Judge Gary a bow in harmony now.
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To the Attorney General of the