The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-05

"aout the year of Grace 1879, when
est John Patterson got ahead of
by the back steps. If anybody
8 to know the particulars Of hat
nture they may apply too l.. Tom
iward, of Rockt9a, airfeld
ty, South GRroffna. -
The present Democratic Congress
q agree upon no financial policy for
the relief of the country. The verdict
Of our incompetency vas rendered in
November. 1t was based upon, the &C.
tion of a mongrel Democratic House in
their wild craze to put the country
upon q silver standard. The Eighty
five Southern Democrats were fools to
think that they could drive the mighty
hosts North and West to take for their
bonds Silver ~dishonored by all the
world. In the meanwhile they refuse
to follow Cleveland and Carlisle and
have no settled policy of their own
Like Collins ram they will neither
lead nor follow, and the result is we
are n a fix. Gold goes abroad by the
steamer load, confidence in our Gov
rnmen is lost, it's faith and credit are
Indirectly assailed and we are fast
passing into the category of Mexico
and the Central American States.
Are we continually to prey upon one
another? The story of the Kilkenny
cats Is a lesson in point.
**
Alexander Hamilton Gum went be-
fore our Legislators and got q charter
for a ten million dollar bank to be es-
tablished in Columbia. And now this
Gum OF large calibre is in trouble in
far Off London complaint being made
by a lady of that town. He deserves
The sympathies of us far off foreigners
for his grand conception and magnifi-
cent Intentions. We respectfully refer
him to Cleveland, Carlisle g. Co. The
deep, deep sea is forever drinking in
the waters OF the great rivers but is
never full: like unto it is the financial
stomach OF Wall Street, but Gum might
gorge 1t and the perpetual drain on
our slender resources might stop. Our
Legislatures spent some hundred in Civ
ing him his charter. "What fools we
mortals be-"
An intelligent friend Of the ADvER-
TIsER has been travelling as far as
Texas and visited various communities
and peoples. We interviewed him as
to the financial conditions where he had
so%journed. He states that so far as he
had seen we here in Laurens County
are fully as we'll off as any of them, if
not better. Verify, misery loves COM
pany. and let us all take consolation,
grin and endure, build a factory, give
employment to the poor, help prices
for home products and hope for better
times in the--very near future.
s**
Ii there were any Conservative party
In this State, its vocation is gone. The
Reform party has made arrangements
to conserve everything that has not
been conserved. Those who collect the
taxes, .,iiG appropriate them through
and by the Offices are the true conser-
vatives. There Is nothing left to con-
serve but horses and mules worth
thirty dollars per head, lands at two
dollars per acre., and the taxes, q mil
lion and a half, which, as we have said,
are conserved by those who divide them
out as Office holders. What is there
therefore to be quarrelling over after
ne question of the offices is settled for
wo years? There should be peace and
harmony, even If hominy is scarce.
Senator German, addressing the U.
Senate: ~ this Senate that
Ps not take account OF the storms
brewing outside"
Very true, very true, Senator.
The Senator, continuing: y this
senate, which has never yet bowed to
"sdemagogue."
fst wait a bit, Senator, wait a bit.
Ward McAllister the purveyor of
e# York's four hundred is dead. 1t
may be said Of him that it has been
said OF him that he was not a nunky.
A bright Laurens lady wanted to know
who would order the funeral.
In Georgia about fifteen hundred
,ople will pay the income tax; in
nth 0aroiina about seven hundred.