The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
LAURENs, $. O., Sept. %, 1906.
Our Liquor Traffic.

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Jones, Banker, is Chairman ordered
an official Investigation. That inves-
tigation was held at Columbia, cover
ing the working hours OF last We'd
nesday. Gov. Evans and his brother,
b. b. Evans, Dol. Nixon, the Commits
sioner, Secretary of State Tompkins,
j. w. Nixon and w. T. Nixon, SONS of
the Commissioner, and Scruggs, (what
a name) Secretary OF the Board were
called as witnesses or volunteered
According TO Scruggs, he traced re-
bates as having reached the pockets
Of the Nixon boys, 90, 669.45. to w. T.
Nixon and $690.6 to James. One Of
the Nixon 'boys" got a diamond pin,
which he is wearing, and Col. Nixon a
pitcher and two cups. Whether they
were Of silver or gold or such as the
sweet Hebe or delicate Ganimede
handled in the days of nectar does not
appear. One striking feature OF the in
vestigation was the watching each
other like hawks on the part of Gov.
Evans and "his" Secretary of State,
Tompkins. Really, little was de-
veioped except as published by Gov.
Evans in his little book Of revelation
on the eve OF the Primary Election.
Enough however was brought out to
leave room for speculation rs to much
~looseness and possibly great rascality
in the conduct OF this moral branch of
the States business. Nobody will be
surprised. The system is honey
combed with rascality. The doors in
Wiling to fraud are as wide open as the
blue vault Of the heavens. BY the
way, Nixon himself is made of heroic
stuff. According to his own showing
the agents OF the great liquor houses
tempted him with brides day in and
day out. Yet his virtue was such as
would shame a Cato. The Board of
Control was represented by the Attor-
ney General Of the State. Col. Nixon
had as his bottle holder and champion
an acute and learned gentleman of the
Columbia Bar. Owing to the great
dignity of the parties interested, the
proceedings were marked by the most
delicate and gingerly n of all
concerned, the exquisite tenderness of q
pink tea function characterising the
bearing Of the lofty personages. Ii
Hung Changes bruskness has not af-
fected the oily courtliness of our State
house Columbia gentry. With the saw
DRY developments indicated as above
the high court called to investigate the
eHasiai p%urVeyors OF the dear delightful
xxx Rosy adjourned without day.
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The Office Seeking the Man.
Some half dozen or more eminent
gentlemen are named for Judge Earle's
silken gown. 1t is a blessed thing in
deed that it is so easy with us
to fill offices-and then, you know we
nave the offices, including the Dispen.
sary. "We have the ships, we have
h money, we have the men, and by
lingo, we'll fight" or something"
#*m
The News and Courier with its char.
acteristic enterprise published on
Tuesday, the 10Th instant, its annual
exhibit of the Industrial condition OF
the city of Charleston for the year
ending August 31st. 1t makes a fine
showing for the old city with bright.
ening prospects for the future, all OF
which every good Carolinian hopes to
see realized. Against all odds, in the
teeth of obstruction and petty tyrany,
by o distraced State administration
the people of Charleston work, pros
per, go forward and maintain IL .
highest civilization.
~*#
The Charleston Post startled the
"State" newspaper, the estate"
nudges Mr.. Can't the electoral
nominee and Mr.. CAN'T explains.
His sympathies were aroused for
the Populists. 81 argued that it
would be nothing but just and fair to
give the Populists the Vice Presi-
dency in return for their support, If 1t
could be done according to party
usage" Thus the electoral nominee
comedies to party "what was meant for
mankind"
#x#
Now that we have settled our own
little family quarrel our readers are
invited to turn their attention until the
ID 81 November to bigger game. AT
present we can only direct their
optics to Bryan and sewell, and Tom
Watson, Mckinley and Hobart, Pal
mer and Buckner. We hav'nt the list
complete at hand, but will endeavor to
supply the deficiency at an early day.
#*x
Senator Tillman has been badly
treated by the National Committee, in
being assigned to the coal miners
and MolIyfMcGuire regions OF West
Aagn Fer ,lvania. They won't UNI
is classics, o what he
Che stables OF King Augeas,
bnness Of Denmark and other
Reading, Pa, Senator Tillman,
eaking to q large audience, de-
Hnounced President cleveland, when
he was hooted by the crowd and had to
be taken down and carried to another
stand q half mile away. The Buck
Tails have forgotten how to stand fire.