The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-04-07

sometimes 1t Is q very grave matter
In q grave yard in England upon a
modest tombstone Is the following in
| scribed 70 q lawyer named Strange:
"Here lies an honest lawyer; it is
Strange Now strange things come
about In spite of us. Here we have dis.
| patches from Washington that Tiilman
is worried" This has a weird sound.
He has been talking for three years,
as ne is talking now. There is nothing
new In his declared purposes; upon
every occasion; upon every stump he
has denounced the democracy OF the
country. But note; not a protest, not
q note, syllable or whisper of dissent
has gone up never so family from the
thousands Of his following--not a word
from the hundreds of organs that
daily and weekly have echoed and
trnmpeted the acclaim that has rent
the air in his praise for all these years.
How Is this? Here now on the very
v of the day when all his glories are
to ripen we hear the rumbling OF grum-
bling, dlssonant sounds, and dallying
doubts. At the very moment and in the
very nick OF fruition: When it comes
to the sticking point!-can it be, can
1t be, that SO great an army of friends;
standing firmly, steady In the ranks,
splitting their Threats and tossing
their caps so wi Idly are now as comes
the order to move forward-as the
minute guns proclaim to move on the
works, there shall be faltering and re-
celebration all along the lines.
"But yesterday, the word Of Till
man) might have stood against the
world: Snow, lies he there, and none
so poor to do him reverence" Strange
indeed are the vicissitudes of this
world. y
Benjamin Is all wrong to want to dis
rupt the Democratic party and we are
not with him, but the poor ~inoffensive
circumambient air that we breathe
every day should not have been beaten
and battered out of all proportion when
many times aforetime he has batter
whanged the democratic party.
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Irby's committee assemblies to-day at
Columbia to call a State Convention.
Whether it will be for Irby or Tillman
Is the question. 1t is two to one that
it will simply order a convention, and
the reorganization Of the clubs for
that purpose-and straddle all the
pend ing issues. Imagine a giant OF
bigness to hold the Court House be-
tween his legs and you have the pic
ture.
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The card published in this issue OF
The ADVERTISER over the signature
of Mayor Calvert should address itself
to every interest in this county. We
trust Supervisor Adair will be able to
secure a good delegation of farmers
from Laurens to attend at Spartanburg.
Laurens should not lag behind in hav.
ing her splendid natural sourc re.
presented at Chicago.
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A report was started that Governor
Evans was opposed to a primary to test
the popular will as to the next United
States Senator. Gov. Evans declares
tnat'he is in favor of a primary and has
favored the primary all the while.
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The appropriation by the Legislature
to support the South Carolina Military
Academy is short about So, 900 and ben
efic iaries willhave to advance $50 each.
Such was the action of the Board of
Trustees, which convened at Columbia
during last week.
*x*
Secretary Smith and Congressman
Crisp are discussing the financial pro-
blems in Georgia. Speakers and Au-
ditors have the sympathy of the coun-
try.
Westward, the Star of Empire takes
its way. Even New England sees
eight in the West" and Mckinley is
the rising luminary.
The Election Committee of the House
Of Representatives will report in favor
of Col. William Elliott, the sitting
Democrat against Murray, colored Re-
publican and contestant.
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The Press and Banner says, that it
does not get the Congressional Record
since Wade Hampton went out OF the
Senate. And who does?
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THE ADVERTISER and the Weekly
Atlanta Journal one year for mt price,
one dollar and a half, cash.
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