The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-28
LAURENs, s. c., July %, 1895.


LAURENs, s. c., July %, 1896.
Not long ago that notorious docu-
nlent, the Shell manifesto appeared,
She authorship OF which was an
aounced by THE ADyERTIsER as Till
MANS. THE ADVERTISER knew that
TJ!man was the only man In South
Carolina that could or would have writ
ten the paper. Tillman has since had
the honesty to acknowledge the father
hood. One Of the predominantly promi-
nent principles proclaimed in the
document is that Of rotation in Office
Six years have passed since the pro-
mitigation Of that famous or infamous
paper, according to taste. During
these six years Tillman, Irby, Y. J..
Pope, Hemphill, Of Abbeville, Ellerbe,
Norton, Zimmerman, Nixon, Cooper,
McSweeney, Barber, Ira Jones, Harri-
son, Earle, Wiley Jones, Eugene Gary,
Ernest Gary, FL. l.. Farley, J. Gary
Watts, =. Gary Evans, and some hun
dfeds and may be thousands have
held the offices of the State notwith-
standing the doctrine Of the aforesaid
"manifesto." These above named are
they who, in all probability, are in
tended to be covered into the family
group SO graphically depicted in the
happy and euphoniously descriptive
language of the classic Whitman as
"papssuckers." II we understand the
unapproacheble and invaluable Whit
man, he would have the doctrine of the
manifesto" carried into practical
operation and q rotation in Office put
into effect in his little ~rottenbor-
ough State Of South Carolina. We have
been thinking seriously about it. We
have turned 1t over and over, revolved
1t, and resolved 1t, and now leave the
conclusion of the matter to our many
discreet and c%onsiderate readers
There is nothing like authority, the
Views of wise men and sages to back up
our opinions. and even Senator Tillman
may need bolstering up in this doc
trineTof the rotation in Office" as
urged in his now well known She'll
manifesto" The reason for the doc
trine may be that money has a COR
rupting tendency and after q spell, men
conclude that the Office belongs to
them, they cease to be honest in office,
and in plain English proceed to violate
the 9th commandment. Now to the
ancient authority. We quote an old
fellow called Aesopus, a Greek, who
wrote about three thousand years ago
on the subject, and since that time
men have not changed, and the lesson
taught by this Aesopus is still put into
the hands of orr youth for their in
struction and example. A fox had
been run down by hounds and badly
handled, torn and lacerated, but man
aged to make his escape, more dead
than alive. Taking refuge under the
shade Of o friendly Dough, a humane
wolf found him covered with a great
swarm of flies who were eargerly suck
Ing his blood, and begged to be allowed
to drive them away. W%hereupon, the
fox protested, saying, let them alone;
they are now full; their hunger salts
fled, and II driven away, a new and
hungrier swarm would fasten on him
and he would not have O drop OF blood
left. The lively reader will readily APP
prehend. the dangerous doctrine of
Senator Tillman in his Shell manifesto.
M
'Oh that mine enemy had written a
book" In the teeth of this exclama-
tion, aged forty centuries, the youth
full Duncan, aspirant to U. s.. Sena-
tor, writes an epistle to Senator Till
mar. The Senator seizes the oportu-
nifty with avidity and answers the in
nocent Duncan. 1t was one of the Mac
beths who urged-"Duncan is in his
grave The Senator writes q let
ter. endorsing Evans, his former as
eSociate in the Bond business-and
takes occasion stoutly to endorse that
gentleman. This, as this world now
goes settles the business. Duncan
will likely inquire as he arouses him
to his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. am l at?n--
Others in more ancient and home like
phrase of the child-like Duncan will
inquire--"Does your mother know you
are out:9"
#x*
Judge Earle, who is canvassing for
the United States Senate, Is q man OF
imposing and dignifod porte and pres
ence. But 1t don't count in these times.
Gov. Evans, another ~canvasser, adj
dresses, describes and alludes to him
as-"sonny." 1t is 'sit down, Sonny"
keep cool, Sonny"-retire to Jeri-
cho, Sonny, until your hair grows.".-
Thus 1t goes. The style of the thing is
amusing, stunning, but clearly up-to-
II we had any interest in Earle
I'd advise him to sretire" to
essghtfnl shade where ambro-
blow, and cool his ambro-
''Oh for a retreat in some
ffhess," or something like It.