The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-29
LAURENs s. c., Sept. 20, 1895.
what Does 1t all Mean.

mean something. The Heather,
Horace, eighteen and a half centuries
ago expressed in classic phrase, but
freely translated-I hate that low vice,
curiosity. Lord Byron, a democrat Of
democrats, o despiser of the aristo-
crazy, and the best hater OF the GEN.
fury endorsed the sentlmept to its
fullest extent. Now when Bryan struck
Philadelphia a week ago, a city COM
posed to q man and q woman of dyed
In the-wool republicans, not so cultured
as Boston further East, but a city
where every man, woman and child
speakes Latin and is iippant in O half
-dezen tongues, the rush, the crush, the
avalanche, the swell, the tidal wave to
hear and see Bryan has not been ex-
ampled In ancient or modern times
Of course, therefore, 1t must be con-
Guided, that these cultured people.
strong In all that makes men and wo-
men feel their consequence, cultured,
happy, rich, would not be moved by
such q low vice, and miserable mo-
tive as vulgar curiosity. 1t becomes
us, therefore, as intelligent creatures
Interested In the passing events, in
VIII u is going on around us, to divine
In time, what is the meaning and
Significance Of tho grand outpouring of
the great populations Of the great
cities to see and hear the phenomenal
"Boy Orator" We've been %philosophis-
Ing upon it, turning 1t over and over,
and have arrived at the sage conclu-
sion chat 1t must mean ----- some
thinr. 1t is q pity to have to wait to
see But a thousand or moro years
ago some wise men-or otherwise
suggested as tending largely to the
happiness OF humble mortals whsSSan't
shape events t. -vheifr wishes, the
-~SGG9nsoIitary virtue of PATIENCE
: unquestionably there has been nothing
comparable to the popular reception
accorded this young Nebraska booster,
but whether he is to go into the seat Of
Washington on q cyclone, remains to
\ be seen, and still we advise patience,
and q temperature of about 10 below
zero with u readers, while Hanna
and Jones are employed in manipulate
Ing the cards. We must perforce wait
until the November ides to see which
way the elastic and uncertain cat may
jump. But beware of great expecta-
tions from the Government. It be-
hooves every man to set his own house
In order, to keep note Of the laws of
success and prosperity, remembering
that economy and industry alone will
pull us through happily. Remember
Ing these simple principles, you a
kick the government, defy fate and
fortune and laugh at what they call
hard times. You a kick any million.
are, plutucrat, bond clipper or railroad
wrecker into the next township, If
you nave your own turnips, potatoes,
corn, butter, sweet milk, crisp bacon,
chicken and hominy, and to use the
lingo of the day, by "Jingo" we will do
1t. The new President can't be in
a%ugrrated until 4th of March next, and
Congress don't meet until LIST of De-
cember, 1897.
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Bismarck says in a letter that the
United States can maintain free and
unlimited coinage of silver, that it
will hold its parity with gold at 18 to /,
and that Europe will be brought to the
same ratio. Bismark Is "a statesman
out Of a job," old, old, old, out of date,
Ia back number and four thousand
miles distant from the matters he is
about. Great stress is being
facts are a Ssrh~isisletter, but these
psF D1x1T. Should, free silver
President get his feet una.. tho Whit
House mahogany, a silver Sel.ta ho,d
and Y Silver House go in aud tn, NO.
posea silver legislation be had, va sn.o
as u gun, the metals can't be kept>N a
party and we are on a silver basis VIII,
adepreciated currency. But he cry
will be-"let her robin this State.
r. M. Wallace. Of Sumter is the
cane idate Of the Republican Regu.
lars for Governor OF this State. Samp.
o Pope is the candidate OF the Lily
Whites.
Bat here is what the Newberry Her.
aid and News has to say:
We have it from good authority thai
the two factions OF the Republican
party i'm this State will come together
at the election In the support OF DIR
Pope for Governor, as Mr.. Wallace
will not stand for election; and alst
tina the two electoral tickets will b.
withdrawn and the Republican supper
Civ n to the gold ticket-Palmer ant
Bnckner.
W.
Anent the point as to how the vot,
OF South Carolina will go for the Vic
Presidency, we are reminded:
Falstaff-What said Master Dumble
tom about the satin for my short cloak
and slopsp
Page-He said, sir, you should pro
y cure him better assurance than Bar
dolph; he would not take his bond an,
yours; he liked not the security.
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There lie considerable talk about th
Legislature when it meets In Januar
e2ering an investigation OF the Dill
hanularitias I'm Columbia