The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-21

The County Campaign meetings
closed in the Court House in this city
on Thursday last. 1t was SHINY at
tended-frazzled out. The candidates
spoke in the campaign, candidates for
the House OF Representatives. down to
Coroner. The aspirant to the office OF
Treasurer gave his qualifications, bas-
ing them on his belief or nonbelief on
what he called Reform AS q qualil
fication for Auditor he was required to
state whether or not q Constitutional
Convention was wanted. We still
think that these and like questions
were fit and proper for Legislative can
didates, but still think also a mans
views on Constitutional Convention or
no Convention immaterial as to his fit
ness for Auditor or Treasurer. In this
we may be wrong, and for some noble
purpose invisible to this blind anti and
all his associates, the reason of the
thing may be there all the same. Not
all of us can see into everything.
hSh aIS 'VllDSo III IlCdNCu anu
earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt OF in your Philoso-
ply"
All that is left, is to make up our
tickets as best we can and vote for
men best fitted for the offices. For
the financial and business offices there
are many candidates and the county
wants business qualifications.
X X Il
There is nothing so charming as to
have ones neighbors sympathizing with
us in distress; it is pleasant while
mournful to the soul. We condone
with Ellerbe, Tindal and all those who
are yet to feel the stroke of Joab. In
advance we condone with many who
are to lose the offices. Remember, they
are not ours by any right; they are the
gift of the people. At last, it is not so
bad; and it might be worse. A knot
of good old ladies in the wal times met
and compared their troubles. One had
lostafathcr, n adear husband an 9TH
Ell q brother, and they wept. But these
were light ~misfortuncs. One dear old
lady consoled them, with: Your dis
tresses are great, but not like mines:
wait till you lose q "nigger" and you
will know what it is to suffer. 1t might
be worse, friends.
*x*
AS we suggested in @ former issue
oil is lost, lost. Every Democratic State,
South, North, East and West (even
unto Texas and the pillars of Hercu-
les,) endorse Grover Cleveland. South
Carolina stands as usual unique, alone,
cursing and damning poor Grover.
Governor Tillman carrying tho State
in his breecees pocket stands tiptoe
looking out for light to break in the
West. When the "Sun do move" as
the Rev. Richmond darkey would say
then we may have the light from that
quarter of the great circummundine
circle.
P~artisanship will pass away; COM
mon sense will eventually rule among
the white people of South Carolina.
They will all get together. Remem-
Der this and be charitable. Extreme
zeal and partisanship are out of place.
Vote for true men; vote for efficient
men: vote for business men; vote for
men who can think; vote for men
qualified to discharge the business of
the Office to which they aspire. Put
passion aside.
Whaley, Reformer of Charleston,
and other Reformcrs whaled Reformer
Keester of the Register at Columbia
on Wednesday night in the lobby of
the Jerome Hotel, Columbia. Then
Larry CAN'T wiped up the Register and
all the Reform brotherhood with the
Same Whaley, making him temporary
chairman of the suggcstcrs.
Judge James Aldrich at Aiken de-
cides the ~Dispensary Act of 1893 un-
constitutional. This is in the teeth of
Judge Tillman's decision. Judge AL
uflIcn Is ~ SOOu Illlman Judge n
there is no fms to his use of the Pres
idents english.
At the speaking on Thursday last
the candidates answered the catichism
questions as a rule categorically and
all worthy of the first honor. 1t is q
pity there are not offices to go round
and so many good fellows must take
back seats.
w. H.. Zimmerman in q letter to tho
News and Courier, says Ycldcll is
~"eminently due" endorsement by the
Reformers, considering his "loyalty,"
amid very trying circumstances.