The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-22
AUREN s. c.. Dec. %, 1896.

the wars OF the United States did not
sayour Of sadness for the South. Dur
ing the Napoleonic wars the United
States managed to keep clear Of the
scrimmage, the Yankees did the car
rying trade for this continent, got rich,
Invested in manufactures and now we
are bowling about their monopolistic
wealth. The South largely fought the
Mexican war, got al empire as the re-
suit, and In her insistance that the
territory should be free to
Southern property, she lost her liber-
ties and the accumulations OF two hun
dred years. The South wants wealth
and peace, and the arts of peace alone
bring wealth, comfort and civilization.
"A war with Spain means o war with
some European power at her back, two
thousand millions Of debt to the United
States and even II we should acquire
Canada and Cuba this end can only &C
crue to the benefit Of tho great n
featuring States OF the North. The
''cankers OF a long peace" ordinarily
would be benefited, but it Is probable
that in the progress of the lasthalf CEN
fury these have learned better than to
offer themselves food for gunpower.
The Coxyites a hibernate in Florida
and in summer luxuriate in the shades
of the palaces OF Northern plutocrats.
The South wants no war-she has no!
q man to spare-she Is now inviting
good honest emigrants to develope her
waste places and to enrich her fields.
OF course, 1t Is natural, that our syn
pathies should be, in the Cuban troy
bles, with the socalled patriots. The
Spaniard Is not q lovable character,
and thousands of Cubans have taken
refuge upon our soil-the base of theft
supplies Is here and naturally we would
Joy in their winning. But we want No
war with Spain and England, or Spait
and France and italy. All Europe
would be opposed to us on account of
our Monroe doctrine contention i
Again we don't want to encourage al
fight in which we have neither blood
nor money to spend. We are not
cowards-neither are we niggardly
Now, unless we are ready to march, or
put up our money, we should in COM
mon decency shut up. If there were
any way to squelch Call, Morgan and
Mills, gentlemen of the Bob Acres
stripe, we would be more than de-
lighted. Cleveland seems to have his
head level, is taking things easy. and
we have every confidence that he will
avoid serious complications. Washing
ton advised against foreign entangle-
ments. One view however Is worth
while taking. This country is getting
mighty big for It's breeches. Should
we get into a big war and be soundly
drubbed and lose in the windup New
England, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois, it
might teach us humility and mend our
manners. Be kind enough to look at
both sides Of the question. The ter
ritory we mention would kelp out
Canada nicely. The Spainiards too
would have to be compensated; they
would appropriate Florida and Lou
isiana. Mexico, first counin to Spain,
would recoup her lost territory and
whore would we be "at?" Let every vot-
or who can spare a two penny stamp
write to his Congressman to keep us
out of trouble. We have reconsidered
since we wrote about the old vets being
hungry for the pension roll. But there
Is this; there is always consolation.
Altgeld q come down South and
rejoice with Tillman, Marion Butler
and Tom Watson that Wall Street,
Tammany, and the Goulds have been
reclaimed by England and Lombard
Street where they right fully belong.
The c~onfederacy is established and the
dream Of Jefferson Davis q reality.
"Hurrah for the bonnie blue flag"
Nv
Hon. Hillary A. Herbert, Secretary
OF the Navy, has published a satisfac-
tory letter in answe to criticisms of
the war ship, Texas. He explains that
the ship is altogether satisfactory and
f1rst-class. Herbert Is o native South
C~arolinlan--a Laurens boy--has sus-
tained himself nobly as q member of
Cleveland's cabinet-and will retire
full OF honors and respected by all par
ties OF this great country. We are proud
that he did not run up a white flag
In the face of the Tom Watson crowd.
He Is not of the stuff that Morgan of
Alabama and Daniel OF Virginia are
made Of.
W.
President Cleveland returned to
Washington with a carload of ducks
Gov. Atkinson, Of Georgia, has six fat
~'Pessums for Christmas. The Brer Rab-
bit State keeps up with the procession.
Tom Watson, Sam Jones, Bill Arp and
'possums and Eaters are an aggregation
not to be "grinned at"
*x*
Another man has been killed nv the
whfskey constables. This was over in
the ssndhills of Chesterfield. By the
year of Grace 1900 the labors of the
census statistician will be largely
lightened.
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President Cleveland was down in
Georgetown last week bent on exter