The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-29
IL GdUgrtiser
\ 3 s. O. Dec. 20, 1896.
Democracy.

SCENE to be In these latter
DUBIOUS and new tangled notion.
elrocracy. In South Carolina ant
be South, democratic doctrines
been held and boosted for O cen
The Carolina idea of democracy
Il Q demand for what is known as
tEe democracy-a government by
iiob, every man and woman exer.
zsp equal unqualified voice in the
eHo OF the State. This Is no
Carolina idea of democracy. II
Pr has beehive trust it never will
Those whoexercise the suffrage are
real Governors of o State. In this
X ESQ qualify the suffrage that on
hose OF sufficient intelligence exer-
~ and are thereby governors. This
#sxpediency--looks to the greatest
}d OF the greatest n%umber-this is
southern idea Of democracy. The
3er or the Governor must be able to
q or write or understand the pro-
Ions OF our constitution. This is ex-
3itency whereon all good govern
1nt is founded. We are not a pure
3nocracy. Such has never existed
practically ought not to exist
cause criminals, idiots, paupars and
deplorably ignorant ought not to
ercise the functions Of Government.
29uorance and pauperism should not
10 the State. But this conclusion is
2 founded on an abstract right. 1t is
2anded, as we urge on the doctrine OF
s pedtency-the greatest good OF the
featest number. There has been
|uch discussion recently of the State
ppropriating public money to public
}hools and State Colleges. the right of
estate to appropriate taxes to the
airport OF the public schools and to
aintain such institutions as Clemson,
pc South Carolina College, the Cita-
1el and Winthrop. This is absurd =
me State has settled It's policy of pub
! school and the support of higher
|ducation. To take any Taxpayers
Money for education ia pure socialism
kept upon the generous principle of
We do not want q gov
'rnment of ignorance. So the higher.
of learning are the cap
tone OF our system. If upon the
principles of abstract right you I'M
to apportion where the public
money should 20 you would break
own at the first step. There is no
'rithmetic by which you can calculate
worth of one citizen more than an
to the State. So that upon sound
principles Of government we expect
% radicalism Of our coming Legisla-
are and fully count upon the General
assembly promptly RELOCATING to the
ear the revolulionists in the State
rho would administer our affairs upon
p Ideas Of wild revolulionists who
sould destroy, instead of build up
not the ancient landmarks.
was the extreme exemplar
l populism In the United States and
was'the chief instrument in estab-
shing the University of Virginia,
ad was proader of this achievement
han of being the President of this Conf
Have done, done with radi-
alism, demagogism and socialism.
~
w. ). Bryan delivered q lecture at
.ttanta on the evening Of the 23rd in
,ant-the first of q series to follow In
anuary. The subject was "Ancient
and blinked at the fea-
Tres and issues of the recent cam
aign. A long lecture staring a reader
the face--a full page of an ordinary
ewspaper-is a little demoralizing,
dt we tackled it and found it entirely
ORTIZ. the while. His style is simple,
,rspicuous, logical to the last, and this
as a sample clearly pioneers a
ries that will lie worth the money
I'd the time tibet they must COST
here are none OF the earmarks of
pm Wisconsin IL the address and
@ prospect is thatiMr. Bryan's series
lectures will be a g 1t is a
.ngerous experiment however for a
who has the reputation OF an ora
r-the lecture platform as q rule is
ore frigid Ohan a glacier and the
ixed audience facing him OF no
lgher temperature. Bryan would do
to rest until 1900.
w
There was some question whether
ne constabulary slaughtered Sims in
E:eenville Or In that great democratic
ounty Spartanburg. The honor was
owever awarded to Spastanburg and
he iailer of that county stood their en-
ertainers Till the Governor OF South
could be heard rom. Seven
tiles contended for the honor of the
of Homer.
stockholders Meeting.
The annual meeting OF tAe Share
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