The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-10-15
Big Bugs.

Col. Larry Can't, of the Headlight,
rints an elaborate interview with our
Senator, Col. Irby, upon the
5asion, as the Senator now sees it, in
sth Eerolina. Tue burden of the
fhg is the adjustment~of suffrage by
3e observation-disclosures now engaged
Bon that work; the Senator undertake
& to dissect the scheme reported by
Apator Tillman and now under dis
ssion by the convention, the press,
Ia politicians OF the whole country,
nth, south, east and west. The Senior
Inator denounces the Tillman COM
Httee plan and in some other regards
lis with the great leader with UNI
$yed hands and bare knuckles. AS
have before said, while ali of us,
the latest %posterity, are interested
he settlement and permanent set
9nent OF this issue, it is one in
ling exceeding difficulty in the face
khe 14th and 18th Amendments of
= Federal constitution. The business
he convention and its leaders is to
t It., now that the convention is
ed for that purpose, without refer
to factional divisions that have
In the State. We must look at
as they are at this moment in
b Carolina. There is nothing OF a
VS. weight dividing the white peo-
n South Carolina. If there be di-
Ia in the future the issues must
lin the future. What is wanted at
juncture Is for our ablest men to
heir heads together, and without
cling over details to hatch out
BIT scheme possible to meet the
pncy. Senator Irby, by the ne
this interview, Is placed at
s disadvantage in his tangle
Zaatofegillman. While he makes
laeS he is sa6stantially made to
sr as h.. ing backSes on the de-
Se, and it is bad Politics, for a
ban ever to allow hfpsaH to be
Ito the attitude Of a kicker
the criticism will be made:
AhILgbY>wes a<party to the calling
convention; he has allowed him
be made o member Of it; he and
Intelligent member knew before
that the leading idea in the
ment was to adjust the suffrage
and now that a committee after
weeks incubation has reported a
lure there is this urse only left:
ter the plan and to perfect it as
possible, or in case the plan is
" impracticable, then to have an
as q substitute and by cold argu-
satisfy the convention and the
ry that you have solved the prob
md have a wise and satisfactory
bn. All the people in South Caro-
ire now together, Conservatives
eformers, earnestly considering
luton of dangers to u future
and happiness. and in the con-
Mtheconservatives and not q few
efy able and patriotic men are
ng fast by the Reformers in an
purpose to secure the happiness
osperity Of the State So that,
lture to urge, that the only prac-
ling to do is to take the Tillman
ttee report, better it with bet
its, or present a scheme entirely
at the convention and the coun-
| accept. Merely to kick, buck,
Id paw the ground will not meet
Urgency presented. We are not
hing Senator Tillman's- scheme.
only urging that in a bad case,
''3 tbe~aoctors meet to consult,
fy's prescription must be taken;
bnes' suggestion is not a RENE
Smith must submit his; it won't
leak up in q row and leave the
Ito die. Then let such men a
Sheppard, Henderson, Irby
r leaders put their heads to-
md without passion make the
sur grave predicament, and
best makeshift of a Consti-
Il is practicable. In the
letNno man pretend to q
Be regard for the poor or
white man. He is q poor
has not sympathy for his
han who has neither goods nor