The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-09-18
f'LAURENs, S. g.. Sept. IS, 1894.
4 Anti Humbug.

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mf3S2Sa large class of honest men
In the United States, tired and dis
gustcd with corruption, ring rule and
trusts declared themselves outside
OF party and having the balance of
power elected a democrat President,
these hundred thousand voters being
republicans. At the close OF Cleve-
lands first torn he burnt the bridges
behind him and declared for tariff re-
form. He was then beaten by the
ring, who were terror stricken at the
idea Of honesty. But Cleveland per-
sisted, and in.1892 was renomir ated
upon a platform Of honest money and q
tariff for revenue only. A few hun
dred thousand honest men voted his
ticket and the country was saved. The
republicans in four years had Quilted
the treasury, brought on al unexam-
pied panic, destroyed half the property
in the country and to use a figure,
scuttled the Ship of State. Fortunately
the South has suffered less than other
parts of the country, largely due to
her lack of great industries and armies
OF laborers to be thrown out of employ
mont. But Cleveland alone, in the
teeth of Southern traitors and dema-
gogues in his W party, has succeeded
In bringing back prosperity and hope
for the future. South Carolina alone,
OF all Southern States, indulgcs
through the mouths Of blatant dema-
gogues, filthy abuse of Cleveland. The
average South Carolinian is to be
pardoned, however. No country in
tho history OF the world has been so
afflicted as South Carolina with char
latanism and demagogueism. Cleve-
land knows that o silver dollar, O.
greenback dollar, a silver certificate
or q gold certificate IS not worth it's
facsor> purport unless it will command
o gold dollar. C%leveland's administra-
tion has boon directed to the problem
OF affording to tho people o sound cur
rency. A deprecated currency, or an
inflated currency, as you please, would
help all of us who are in debt and Alb
dullamites generally, but it would be
dishonest and wreck the country. If
you have q silver dollar or q silver
certificate in your pocket you can now
got for it a gold dollar and a gold dol
lar is worth it's weight in gold all over
the world. But lot it be understood
that we are to have free unlimited
coinage Of silver, inaugurate the pol.
icy and present tho silver at Uncle
Sans cashiers desk and you will get a
silver dollar in exchange. The Gov
ernment has no gold except that the
people pay into the treasury. The
demagogue harangues that Govern
ment Bonds command a premium.
Very true, but because the interest is
payable in gold. Again, If a govern
ment %repudiates its bonds and they get
into foreign hands, the merchandise
OF the citizens of the repudiating coun-
try is seized wherever found in for
cign countries. The North very truly
holds to tho theory that without Cleve-
land at the helm, tho Southern dema-
gogue would have ruined the country.
And if we listen to the populists in
South Carolina, who call themselves
democrats, we would be in the category
ofthose VINO would cut our w throats.
II there are any democrats left in
South Carolina, it is time that they
AhoulsP assert their Independence of
bogus democratic spoilsmen and stand
ON the Chicago platform, which de-
mands that all money should be as
good as gold and as good as the gold of
all other countries. Cleveland is q BIZ
metallist. We have bimetalIism, sill
yer and gold, but adopt free unlimited
coinage of silver aud in your natural
lives you will mover see o. yellow dollar
unless in an old stocking. You had
better step back to the democratic
platform, %repudiatc the political pi-
rates Of this State and cease to listen
to the populists and humbugs who sug-
gcst new ways of growing rich and
''paying old debts" 1t is ridiculous
that you should be fooled and cajoled
into giving them your offices.