The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-04-21
AUREN s. O.. April 81, 1896.

State organization; State organizations
constitute the National organization,
as the National Democracy. Thus you
are the National Democracy, don't you
see, If you belong to q club. The re-
cent futter among the socalled leaders
about "bolting" in case the Chicago
fraternity should not resolve to our
liking has induced us to examine into
the past History of this little frisky
State OF ours In her bearing towards
the National Democracy. More than
that, the recent utterances of one OF
u socalled leaders, in which he makes
Q sweet candied morsel Of the party Of
"our fathers" ringing the changes
most lovingly and luxurjously upon
the house of Sour fathers" again and
again dwelling upon the savory phrase,
o fathers" has inclined us a bit to
upeNfth the history of the conduct Of
The fathers" in the recent past tow
ards the good old Democratic parity
Again and again the leaders (~socalled)
OF to-day are fond OF bolstcring up
their boosted democracy with invok-
ing to their aid the good old ".Jack-
son" type. In fact they are evcry day
swearing by their jackson princi-
pies in backing up their invincible or
Theology. Now one would suppose that
they were standing to Jackson when
they stand to the fathers and VICE
VERSA, n this leads us to look u lit
tie into the manner OF the fathers
towards the aforesaid Jackson and the
National Democracy aforesaid. You
will remember old STAT Jack Fallstaff'
how he twitted Prince Hal and Poins
Whitehall you this backing of your
friends?" In 1882 when Jackson needed
their votes these "fathers kicked clean
out OF the traces and cast the eleven
votes Of the State for John Floyd of
Virginia, leaving the National De-
mocracy to win without them. Jack
son at hat time was applying the lash
with a cat Of nine tails over the shout
ders OF the young Carolina iillcy and
the National Democracy was laughing
at her antics. Then again in 1886 "our
fathers" still feeling their oat and full
OF coltish tricks kicked way over the
dashboard and threw away her eleven
votes upon Mangum, of N. c., refusing
to vote for the regular democratic
nominee, Van Buren,, of New York.
thus doing all she could to defeat the
choice of the regular democracy
These are sample capers of the cavcrt-
~ inp South Happ1inn narpnnrnt;, ;,l>
within the memory of the present
generation. Jackson, in fact, was de-
nounced by the "fathers" of this State
more bitterly, than any leader in re-
cent times. We think the Gathers"
were excusable; because they were
right and not that we would cite those
occasions as presidents for kicking and
boiling. In the meanwhile the South
Carolina politicians of to-day had bet
Ter leave Jackson out Of their big
talks, read history a little and pay less
attention to ward politics and to ward
political methods. In the meanwhile
with the first of May will begin the re-
organization of the socalled demo-
cratic clubs in this State. We are to
consider what we are to do by that
time. Party feaity is q good thing
But 1t some times happens hat q ma
jority swerve from the true principles
OF an organization and would carry q
minority into an enemys camp. 1t
would be fealty, and no desertion to
abandon the leaders in such case and
rejoin the true colors. If the bearings
of the boat indicate that she is being
piloted towards dangerous shoals and
rapids, the thing to do is to jump over
board in placid waters and swim to Il
healthy harbor.
Let all true democrats and conserva-
tives watch closely the drift Of events,
keep cool, be in no hurry, but be ready
to do the right thing by the time
the primaries are ordered. We
trust all will go we'll, but don't hurry.
The following is taken from an edi-
torial in the Laurens Free Silver
Democrat:
"yVe say it with shame and mortiii-
catl0n, but we warm the silver demo-
Gratis of Laurens county, both reform
ers n conservatives, that if they
would leave an Inheritance from inan-
cial oppression to their children, let
}Irby severely alone. We know what
we are talking about, we have never
X yet deceived the reformcrs of Laurcns
county or of the State, and at the pro-
per time we will let them know moro
of Irby's trickery than ever he him
self has ever dreamed we know
We suspect that the mutual revela-
tion of the Free Silver Democrat and
Senator Irby will be of interest, alb
s0rbing interest. When these two
brilliant authsfities get down to the
task of telling what they know of each
other ut will be necessary to fumigatc
1Lsaurens county three times o day.
Not on the earth or in the waters be-
meath are there two doughty cham
pions like the Free Silver Democrat
and Senator Irby. The fun in Lau-
rens will be fast and furious this sum
mer.-Charleston Evening Post.
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Union Tines.
Mr.. Josiah Crudup hi sold his inter-
lat t. Al a.. a.ao 90 NJ, ~ 49,. 4 Lf IJ,,