The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-05-12
The Democratic Constitution.

tion year. When elected said execu-
tive committee shall choose it's own
officers, not necessarily members
thereof, prior to said election: Pro-
vided, that any officer so elected who
Is not O member of the committee
shall not be entitled to vote ON any
question, except q chairman, and then
only in case Of q tie vote. The State
executive committee shall meet at the
call OF the chairman or any five men,
bers, and at such times as he or they
may appoint.
There Is some doubt with us whether
"oficers" includes the chairman of the
committee, but we are inclined to
think 1t will be so construed. II Till
man rules the roost and has monopoly
OIL The strutting, growing and cutting
his wings at the May convention, then
1T Is likely he will choose his w
chairman and Senator Irby will not
manipulate the ''machine" for the next
two years. The convention meets the
2Oth instant, noon. It will devolve on
Senator Irby, present state Chairman
TO call the body to order and set the
machine going. Then the music will
commence. Tillman heads the delega-
tion from old Agefield, a sort of Cos
hen, the staple product of which fat
land is--the State Office holder.
Gov. Evans has returned from Wash
ington and has had a talk with q
state" Reporter. The Governor is
delighted with his own prospects and
the outlook for himself and Senator
Tillman. About Tillman he is reported
as saying:
Tillman was not q candidate for the
presidential nomination, but If the
party demanded his services he would
of course make the fight for silver.
Well, what party, pray; We pause for
reply. Not q candidate, but only wait
ing for the lightning to strike. Again;
what was that travel to the setting sun
Tor, and speech making, and leaving q
seat In the Senate and the country to
suffer for the absence of so much wis
dom. Not a candidate, Ell; pray, what
is q candidate. There are two kinds
OF candidates. Plain honest candidates
who In plain terms say what they
want. Sly, insinuating dogs-who lie
low watching for the center of the
storm and put themselves conspicuous
ly, loudly and dangerously where the
lightning will find them--who cry
from the house tops--"here are we."
**x
President Craighead, of Clemson
College, goes to the Democratic Con-
vention as a delegate from Oconee.-
There was no such thing in the rotten
days Of South Carolina. 1t must now be
rotten, rottener, rottenest. We sim
cerely regret to see this. Every reader
OF The ADVERTISER-every man will
regret to know the fact. The profess
sors of our colleges, even those sup
ported by private patronage have
rarely entered our political scraps
clemson we al favor-Clemson the
poorest taxpayer helps to maintain.
All occupations have boys at the Col
lege. We want them as boys at least
free from the filthy scramble of parti-
IAN politics. Craighead gets the big
gest salary in the State except our
Governor. Oh "what a fall is here,
my countrymen." Pity, pity, pity. We
do trust he may decline or resign, for
common decency's sake. However,
times and tastes change. Oh-co-nee!
you should have known better.
NIX
In . tho nriuofa hofflao 90 5.f 49,.
m is beaten, opportunity may come
Tor revenge and paying off scores.
And, "Revenge is sweet, especially to
women,
Pillage to soldiers,
Prize money to seamen."
But In popular governments when |
the popular will is against you the
only refuge Is in philosophic submission. |
There Is no use or sense in Kicking
There Is one refuge; the wind may
shift-and again land you in a COM
Portable harbor. But, but, but; as sure
as fate nine in ten who venture upon
the rough arena OF politics, sooner or
later must face their Waterloo.
*x&
The contingency of a Tillman dele
CATION going to Chicago is imminent. |
Another contingency is that a silver
plank will not be adopted and the
Carolina contingent is booked to fly
the track. In view OF these possibilities
and facts the conservatives at Colum-
bia should make haste to prepare a re-
solution that the delegation abide the
action ofithe party, at chicago. This
resolution would be improper had
thexe been no threat. This course is
open to reformers likewise-but we
are advising the conservatives. All
can be revolving the matter. n such
o resolution be voted down--then-
~
PickeIs county "leads all tie rest"
her democracy" resolving that the
State should send no delegation to
Chicago. This course is the logical
sequence OF Tillman's advice and
threatened course. 1t is better than
secession. There was q captain who
on the v of battle suggested to his
men that there was likely to be q fight;
they might be beaten and have to re-