The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-21
LAURENs, s. U. July q, 1896.

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The "bolting" idea Is 60 sanctifed
now that true-blood Reformers should
be ashamed to dig into the ribs of
brother candidates about what they call
Haskellism. Teller took the advice of
Tfllman and awayh he went and Tillman
Is q friend of Teller, while Tillman
put up O first-class argument in favor
OF his own going In case Free Silver
should fail to go. Now all good Re-
formers swear by Tillman and there
should be al end OF scolding about
boilers. Now, Democrats (~socalled)
In this State have but one candidate to
choose from in the matter Of Comp
~troller, a State Treasurer, Secretary
OF State and Attorney General. So the
good orthodox voter must swallow
these slated gentry for another term,
good, bad or Indifferent. There are
other instances OF such Washingtonian
worthiness that none dare oppose the
aspirants. For the lofty places--the
positions OF Governor and Senator,
however, there is in each case q trium-
virate OF giants before us. We have
returned thanks before this, notably
for Whitman, but surely we are blessed
in the matter of a field full OF a~spirants
for Governor and Senator. While or
dinarily there might be complaint
that we have not the State to choose
from, the severe rules by which we are
"cabinned, cribbed, confined" to the
two fields Of illustrious competitors
should give no body unbrage. They
will prevent wabbling. And then
where there is only one to choose from
the voter indeed is saved all trouble,
the choice indeed, as it were, being
made for the voter. We should be
thankful for this. We would still have
further reason to thank somebody If
the Senatorial and Gubernatorial can
didates could be sifted down to one by
some convenient slight Of hand, and
the voters saved the trouble of making
O choice. Besides 1t would eliminate
the issue Of a higher grade canvass and
strand the entire circus aggregation.
We regret that we are not in condition
to advise so economical q procedure
Retire all but one candidate and
see how thankful the whole country
must be. Put the machine to work
and RAE the field to one thoroughbred
and let us have a walk over.
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Mr.. T. Cunningham is q candidate for
the Office Of Clerk of the Court for
Chester county. On Thursday last he
gave O great barbecue, to which the
entire public was invited. Four thou
sand pounds Of barbecued meats were
served, and six thousand participated,
Up among the Tar Heelers, Zeb Vance
acting as Solicitor, prosecuted q sinner
Tor the larceny OF an OK; the evidence
was overwhelming, but the man was
acquitted. The great North Caroliniar
asking the foreman about it, re-
ceived answer: "zeb, don't you know
that every man on that Jury got a part
of that beef" The moral is plain ant
the other fellow who is running fol
that Office should have his congratuia
tory remarks in readiness.
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The law of g%ravitation is memorable
and invincible. Per consequence you
will not see the pending campaign with
the pending personnel assume a more
elevated and %elevating tone. The only
gravitating will be recorded as the
campaigners gradually recede from
sea level and approach the crest of tine
Blue Ridge. Fortunately they cannot
level that by assimilation.
And now a chorus of sympathy goes
up for poor Ben Tillman on his ''bust'
at Chicago. You may kill q cal
with your sympathy. Men should be
made Of steiner stuff, but they are not
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The Populists assemble in National
Convention at st. Louis on tomorrow.
They will swallow Bryan and Sewall,
with a platform of their own.
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And now Senator TIllman's apologists
say the galleries were packed with
Gold Bugs to hiss democrats. Bryan
was not Kissed; therefore what is Bry-
an, my honeys?
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The first result of the Chicago nomin-
ations Is the "bustin" Of the great Pea
nut combine.
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Nobody would risk Tillman's coat-tail
AT Chicago. 1t was "bob.tail" without
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