The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10
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3SH3aE 8lOtf lA0 RtWAk9 AUQL IGuuH u
fcatch thetides at the flood. Q y !
n The. c~oneti9etiopal convention Ii nov
I'm Session and one of the questions foi
IfbeGonve9Hon to- Settle is the new coin.
tyaf6attefY We arein favor Of Smaller
ones for many reasons political, social
HfaiiHious and educational reasons alliin,
duce us to favor this matter. Prom What
we can learn one OF the obieetionsif hot
the main 9neda what to do With the Dfd
court houses. We believe fiat obisction
4ean be,easilylaG daaisiaetorily removed.
InaGoayersation with a prbtnihent &hd
intelligent citizen of AbbeyIte few
days since -bes advanced the following
\ ,plRn which seamSbt0tmeet the difficulty
fexaetlynjr,Les ths convention determine
the Rreaiofttha .Gpuntias, say fifteen or
twenty miles EqaaFa, iCn9t more than
twenty or less than fifteen miles. THEN
let, q commissioner DO appointed, to de-
lIYide the State into .douAties OF, the pro
lpsr, areas Let tbatbegin by laying or az
each court house aGounty ofthe proper
area 8iththe court house az" the centre.
i Mhepthiaistdene,alL the Balance OF the
Statewill be nnocupied territory. Then
Let ell thelState bel divided into counties
ot,the, proper area and leave it to the
peopla OF each section to determine the
locotion OF ltheicouftghouse.fy we ad.
vance theridea and leave IL 70 wiser
heads to work out the details This plan
will leave such established court houses
intact, and will result in having counties
OF uniform ,shope and area.
uuuhereI been a GprotgaGted meeting
at ,Bethabara Baptist church for the
past week, also n meeting at the Metho-
dist churchinsthistown. The preach
ing atJthe Methodist church. WAS done
by, the pastor, Rev. 'J.pAI Campbell, as
sisted b ytRev. SD. Vaughan and Rev.
w P..Meadowe, Presiding Elder Of the
Charleston district. Ul E w.
Mr.. Meadows and family, are at Har:
ris' Springs recuperating from the effects
of excessive heat and mosquitoes in the
city by the ~ nnad yctt ..,lyr
- The telephone is now in operation to
Harriet Springs and we talk to each
other as though face to face.
We nave received "a copy OF the
"Mountville Item" published in our sis
ter town of Mountville, by. Messrg. Ewt
art and Cluck. 1T is a handsome, neat
shoetin' it's mechanical make up, aud is
newsy and ebrights ajWe welcome this
new venture in tho field of Journalism
and most heartily wish IL success. ..,.a
n' Mountyille is moving in the matter OF
an Oil Mill. tn#2 ia .,....
With'the cotton factory at Cross Hill
and the Oil Mill at Mountville this sec
ticn will be well equipped to consume
the cotton grown in this part of the
county. a.. ..ui" rnNt. ,
These enterprises present a fine OPP.
Dortunity for'investment! Oil Mills and
Factories pay fine dividend on their
capital. - ui "a. u"-ta -i ...., .f
Ftp. McGowan, Esq, and Col. L.. w.
Simkins were in our town a few days
Dsinceon legal business. .r.,fI .
A.Letter From Miss Cuninqham.
To the Hons. j. il. M. Irby, "A. J..
Smith, j. II. WhnrtOp, r. j..
Henry, and all of the members
elect Of The pending Constitu-
tlonal CongresS:,
Embarrassing this better to YOU
upon Equal Rights for women, a
subject that is rivettihg tho atten-
ton Of all civilized countries, I do
not appear before you us a petition
or sueing for 4 favor, but as u WON.
an asking in her own name and in
that Of many of her sisters simple
JUSTICE for herself aud them.
[ appeal to you Individually and
collectively, as men soon to lend
yourselves 10 the high and Iespon-
9iblh task Of framing d new Consti-
tutiou for the time-lonOred State
Of South Carolina, Of which I am q
small part and being; that ia con-
s!ructing that document, which IS
to become not onlya matter OF his
tory, but a matter OF life or death
to the good character Of our State
government, that you will grant to
wnmou ali tho privileges and i'm
munities under the law granted to
men.
While all Of sou may not approve
Of admitting them as political allies,
not n Of you can deny or d~isprOve,
logically their-legitimate telaim to
suchrec0gnition. The divine right
OF Kings is nOt questioned, and the,
divine right Of women is a fact even
more stubborn and logitimate. IL
is not necessary for me to enter
into II long and detailed disserta-
ton putting forth our reasons for
believing that such is our preroga-
tive, for it is az cleart to my mind, as
IL is to all unbiased and unpreju-
diced thinkers, as the pure ether of
heaven upon a clondless day is fair
to the occult faculties Of even a lit
tie child.
This new Constitution that you
are tonhawe the supreme gift TO
make Involves in IFS composition
not alone the Integrity of the men
of our state, but also the integrity
of your mothers and sisters and,
wives and'daughters, and for them
l earnestly request equality unde.
filed by reservation. If women
choose to exercise their, power to.
vote, why should men rafuse them
admission to- the polls ?ag In closing
theldoors of elections against them.
the act is overtly unjust and cow
ardly. And I conjurc you to free
the men of this State from the i'm
putation, and yield to us what you
know in your heart of hearts Is as
much ours as yours, representation.
In naming tho members from
Laurons i champion them as fellow
citizens to plead orr causN ias' that
County has been the birth place Of,
my pStffhpt 1anceStorss since Tho
days Of the Colonies, and rs J. pay
taXos within 'its' borders, and feel
that | have theBaihe right 10 voice
In it's affairs rs those men Of my
family who reside within its.limits.