Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
THURMoND GAINED.
Appreciation of lis Fight for the
Bond Bill.
And Edgefield Says "Well Done
Thou Good and Faithful Ser
Vant.n
Columbin Register Ian. goth.

Columbia Register jan. Soth.
About half hundred friends
and admirers of Hon. J. VIM. Thur
moud met in the psrlors of Mrs,
Adams on Main street last night
and presented him with hand
some cane as a mtmento of his
strong fight and final defeat of the
bond bill. Mr.. Thurmond was es-
corted TO the parlor by Hon. j.
Dudley Haselden, who was also
very active in the fight against the
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Judge C. P. Townsend presented
the cane, and in doing SO made the
following short speech:
The pleasing duty has been i'm
posed upon me this evening by the
members of The House of Repre-
sentatives who voted with you
against the memorial of Samuel
Lord, in the House to-day. 1t is to
present you with beautiful cane
as token of their appreciation OF
your valuable public services as a
member of the House, specially as
member of the committee ap-
pointed at the last session to inves
tigate the bond question. They
feel that you have been a faithful
servant of the people-a watchman
on the tower 10 warn them of
danger, aud that, by your unwav-
ing devotion to the public interest,
you have greatly entitled yourself
to the plaudit of your constituents
"well done, good and faithful SER
vant," as we'll as to some memorial
at their hands for your distinguish
ed public services. A conscious
ness of duty we'll done is the usual
reward of u public man, but, when
his constituents and friends su-
peradd TO this their acknowledge
ment of his public services, it is a
double reward--an incentive and
Inspiration to higher and nobler
deeds. You have proved yourself
worthy of the confidence reposed
in you by your constituents, and
have nobly done your duty to them
as we'll as the entire people of the
State in your heroic efforts in
their behalf on the bond question
It required manhood and pa
lr:otism on your part to differ with
those appointed by the House to
act with you on the investigation
OF this bond question. 1t required
ability and boldness for ycu to
stand up on the floor of the House
and support as you did the minori-
ty report, but you bavc been amply
rewarded for this heroism, for you
saw the house to-day by a d. cided
vote adopt your report, and place
u2on tn. record its solemn judg-
ment that you were right. Your
friends Wish to emphasize this dis,
tlrgui.hcd compliment by adding
another substantial one in the way
o. haudS&me present. This beau,
tltll caue is their compliment
Fake it, and use it to grace and
dignity your handsome person
and 70 strike down any one who
may eser attempt to mar your pub
lie record or private character
And, als,, remember hat old age
will creep upon you. and when it
does, use it as a staff to support
your feeble frame, and ever let il
remind you of the General Assem-
bly, of 1896, when you so faithful
ly represented your people, and Sc
gloriously won this token of es-
TEEN, confidence and gratitude from
your friends III the House. That
your future life may be one unend,
iug and unchangiirg day of sun,
shine, happiness and prosperity
aud your public life in the future
may be as brave, unspotted auc
successful as in the past, is the ar
d-nt wish of your trields of h.
} House of 1896.
THURMoND's RESPONSE.
Fello.o Mem5ers of the House O
Representatives,