The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-07-16

1t is now q settled fact that the Com
sentative Democrats OF Anderson
County will not go into the primary
election for delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention, This, we think, is
wise and proper, for I'm the end they
will be better off. II they have made a
mistake no n will be to blame but
themselves, and WI believe they will be
able TO bear the blame, IL IL is neces-
sary. They are tired OF ring rule and
one-man power, which has brought no
good to the people, and thore is only
one way to get rid of such and cease
bearing any of the responsibility
for it, and that is by staying of any
Of Irby's primary elections in future
The Conservatives went into Irby's
trap last year in good faith, and very
body knows the result. They were
looked upon as intruders by the Re-
formers, who went off to themselves
into another primary and tried to force
their nominee down our throats. 1t was
an overdose for the Conservatives, and
we believe they now have enough
Backbone" Of the Tom Dixon concep-
tion to enable them to resist any more
doses.-Anderson Intellingcer.
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We have all the while suspected the
Greeks when they brought gifts. 1t is
a nice game of Tillman, ct al to>have
Joe. Barnwell and Lamb Buist to play
second fiddle in making a Constitution
to their taste. We only doubt our
theory when we speculate that any
sane crowd would hope to fool a Char
lesion politician. We may be all
wrong however, and in such case, the
reader will readily pardon our diagno-
sis. The Constitution may still be in
the clouds aud the Charleston States
men may be called on to play tho role
of BONA FIDE Solons.
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The Directors of the State Lunatic
ASYLUM at Columbia are much puz-
zled; the institution is more crowded
than in the past and the cry is. still
they come. The Directors have de-
termined to build another house and
buy more land. Why not build a sort
of Chinese wall from the Atlantic
over about Horny along the North
Carolina line, to the Georgia frontier,
thence an abattis to the Beaufort
coast and turn everything loose ex-
cept the Supreme Court?
a delegation to represent Laurens
is suggested by ''many citizens" in this
paper. 1t composes partisans on both
factions. but q satisfactory representa-
ton a be had from the field named,
balancing the forces. The ADVER-
User has all the while wanted peace
and harmony. We are in the position
to accept "Hobsons choice'-take them
as they come.
#.*
One of our contemporaries in q neigh
boring county speaks of the Primary
as fundamental democracy" The fact
OF the business is, somebody will lay it
to the door Of poor old Thomas Jeffer-
son before long. Like the township
idea 1T is pure yankee and as close kin
to republican methods as tweedledom
to twcedledee.
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Teachers who fail to attend the sum-
mer school at the South Carolina Col
lege now in session are losing the
golden opportunity of their lives. The
lectures are by the ablest Professors in
the State, of a high order, interesting,
instructive, beautiful.
The Charleston News and Courier
with its usual enterprise has brought
to its aid all the improved mechanical
appliances for printing and the paper
wears a metropolitan face. We extend
our cordial congratulations upon signs
OF prosperity and progress.
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If the geographical nomenclature of
old Agefield has not been changed
they have a precinct called Plum
Branch. Tillman has set up q rival in
Plum Run.
Three babies and all three little
girlies at frankie Clevelands House:
Esther, Ruth and; evcry moth
ers' son and daughter of us engaged
in filling the blank.
What has become of the June bugs?
1t Is aid that very few, or none,
have cen seen in the country this
summer. 1t is thought by some that
the severe weather OF last winter is re-
%sponsible for their disappearance as
we'll as for the disappearance of the
blue birds. Wadesboro Messenger
and Intelligencer.
That's a fact c~otemporary. I have
not seen a June bug this year.--Che-
raw Reporter.
But how about the Bug-Juice,
Decentralization Advertiser.