The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-10
Citizen had best ignore all colleagues
In his next excursion to the city by the

To recur; we are with the solons on
the candy and cigarette questions. We
would not be u~ngrateful, much of the
time OF the Legislators has been nobly
absorbed. Now that they have retired
to their homes we have to thank them
for their pure candy bill; for their bill
to secure pure milk, butter and cheese;
clearing the way for Sturgeon to the
Mountains; for their noble generosity
to Charleston in giving that city half
the Dispensary profits-also for the
Hon. Mr.. Crum.
The Legislature adjourned at GAS on
Saturday evening last, after q session
of fifty four days. The Romans had o
charitable maxim, to say nothing OF
the dead except 1t is good. We are
moved by that noble precept. We have
only to say, 1t was probably the mar
rowest body that ever met or adj
journed. If what Is left OF the Demo-
cratic party in this State survives,
then 1t has the nine lives Of O cat. 1t Is
simply this. The whole people in this
State had fairly come together in har-
mony when the constitutional conven-
ton adjourned. The bitter persecution
OF Charleston by the recent Legisla-
ture will be resented by every manly
a in the State. All these will know
what to expect, If they refuse to pass
under the yoke of humiliation. We
have nothing however but kindness for
the Solons and await the future with
that courage, that no political earth
quakes, cyclones, pestilences, plaques,
famines, can intimidate. We part
with the "citizen" with the best of
wishes, and so with Skinner, War;
and Crum.
At the windup, numbers resigned
their seats, their time expiring next
January, to accept lucrative offices to
which they elected themselves. Many
new offices have been created.
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The Advertiser as q Reform Organ.
Gen. Hemphill, the Clerk of the
State Senate, leading reformer, and
owner and editor of the Abbeville
Medium, writes to his paper. This is
what he says. and he only joins with us
in our fun and laughter. The General
puts 1t in a way that you must shake
your sides, and no question can be
raised as to the farcical position in
which we were placed at Atlanta and
must now pay the piper. Hear him:
The House is a Jekyl.and-Hyde kind
OF body. 1t faces two ways in MANY
cases. At the last session the legisla-
ture refused to appropriate anything
for an exhibit at Atlanta. After the
adjournment Gov. Evans thought it
would be a good thing to have a elbow
out" at Atlanta to show of the "mel-
lsh" and some off the resources of the
State. So he went ahead and got up a
lot OF phosphate rocks, sharks teeth, a
lew ears OF corn, q sack or SO Of rice, q
portrait Of Ben Tillman, al enlarged
photograph of John Gary Evans, some
~dispensary whiskey, two small carron-
AIDES used at Ninety-Six in the Revolu-
tionary Wan and q few samples of to-
bacco raised in the Pee Dee country
n had q show anyway. Gov. Evans
took a big staff with him and they
were all dressed up in uniforms and
looked as terrible as the ''whiskered
pandours or the fierce hussars.n THEW
were mounted on O lot of draw horses.
with feet about the size of O. peck
measure, and were the "observedo OF ali
observers" as they entered the EXPOSE.
tion grounds and all the statues therein
turned on the pedestals and "smole q
smile at the Kaleidoscope pageant
Gov. Evans rode a white horse that
once pulled a street car and he looked
straight ahead with solemn visage.-
me staff followed on the dray horses
ana swung to the pommels of their
though q yard full of drums and brass
horns could not put the cold Ripsn ont
OF a walk. After the Exposition closed
the collection of articles exhibited was
shipped to Columbia and stored at the
south Carolina College. The sum OF
S0OOo was spent in making this dis
play. Gov. Evans and Treasurer
Bates stood for that amount. A meas
ure was introduced in the House 20 paw
the $4,000 and to take the burden OF
the shoulders of Evans and Bates. The
House swore by the "Seven Jupiters."
speaking ~figurately, that it would paw
no such amount as it was unconstitu-
tional to spend money in that way.-
There was a wrangle and debate and
before its conclusion the House faced
the other way and voted to pay $4,000 for
the debris of the Exposition and then
the State would own the slay OUT
which could be sent to Chicago next
Fall.
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The Grand Jury OF old Agefeld re-
port a beautiful state Of reform in that
county. A partial investigation re-
veals $3,24S by county officers stolen,
when the Jury tired and investig gated
no further. The manner of the steal.
ing was an old trick. A number of tax
payers names was left off the Auditors
duplicates, but the tax was collected,
receipts given, and the amounts not
charged against the collector. There
were other devices and tricks that
were vain, reminding Of the heather
Chinee. The Grand Jury recommend
that the parties be sued for the several
stealings, seemingly ignoring that
large brick establishment on the banks
OF the Cangaree and that ring-streaked
n striped suit that Uncle Sam in the
Sunday papers is constantly bringing
to our attention. Give us q poupd of
cure and at the same time an ounce of
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