The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-08
LAURENS, S. c., juno 8, 1897.
A Chorus.

bility Of the dirty row in Columbia, or
young Watts, the Adjutant and In
spector General. 1t is very true that
Watts Office does not provide for a
staff and q string Of Majors and Cap
tains, but the times do, 1t is the fash
ion. We are a population Of Colonies
and Captains without commands. 1t Is
true that he Is no reviewing officer,
but If tho commander Of the troops,
Col. Jones, rendered him that honor,
her 1T was an elegant courtesy and
nodoubt was appreciated. Ordinarily,
the Colonel's quartermastcr Tin old
militia days he was more familiarly
known as ~dog-poltor) should have pro-
Vlded the parade ground. Ia q milit-
airy aspect the officer in command OF
the troops Is entirely responsible. The
policeman was a monster in obeying
any bodys orders and if did he should
be dealt with accordingly. Watts
should not be made to shoulder all
the responsibility. According to his
statement he acted rs the facts seemed
to him to warrant and he had q right
to assume that the militia was entitled
to the ground. Col. Jones, as the
commander Of the troops is really the
responsible party. But these are
monstrous military times and Generals
and Colonies arc not to be held down
to ordinary rules Of conduct. Some
thing must be allowed for big feelings
In those who wear epaulettes and
cooked hats. In war times a Major
General sent his Chief of Stan, a Ma
Jor,'on some business to the War De-
partment. h Major invited all tho
staff to accompany him and carried
along a half dozen couriers. AS they
entered the department with so much
parade, the "curled darlings" of that
splendid bomb proof rose en-masse to
salute, thinking that it must atleast be
Jeb Stewart, If not Jackson, hat came
IN with so much pomp. What would
this world be without fuss aud feath-
ers? Give them a ch anco.
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AS was expected the dispensary sye-
TEN OF the State is as good as knocked
In the head. Whiskey or other liquors
may now be shipped into the State and
sold in the original package, q sealed
bottle, demijohn or cask, the federal
laws being complied with. The State
Dispensary will undertake to 90 on
dispensing with the constables. 1t Is
necessary to dispose Of a Jtock costing
some hundred thousands dollars. 1t Is
a serious matter for the State. The
liquor problem is and always has been
a most serious me-. We were OBJ
posed to the Dispensary for many
reasons-foremost, that we thought it
dangerous for a State t. enter into
such business or any business, corrupt
Ing In tendency as necessitating a vast
horde of officials, and because SO op-
posed to he genius of our people that
1t needs to be enforced with blood. But
while all this is so the State went INTO
1T and we rs good citizens are bound TO
help the State out Of her predicament,
30 far as we are able to do SO. There are
plenty OF ~pig-headed people to re-
1o1ce at the discontinue Of the State
by reason OF the decision of Judge 81
monitor. Every good man we hope
Will aid in suppressing any illegal traf-
Tic IN liquor. Let every citizen and
officer be on the alert to prosecute any
case of disorder resulting from the
sale OF ~hiskey. The Legislature con-
Venes In January, and with the xper-
c OF other and older communities
Will be able to meet the situation. A
high license system, confined to mum
1clnQ1itjaa with tho ioo,,o lf4
over the supporting district is probably
the best solution. Prohibition does
not prohibit. But the situation result
Ing upon Judge Simonton's decision
has not yet developed and there will
be time to consider the solution of the
problem presented. Pending an APP
peal, which is not probable, Barber
must be getting tired. the decision
stands. We trust hat the pig-head-
edness on the side Of the gratifed will
not be Offset by b~ullheadedness on the
part OF the mortified. Pride OF opin-
Ion mnst have a fall.
Since the above writing It Is an
nounced that the whiskey co%nstabulary
will be retained.
Xxx
LII primary were tomorrow we are
OF the opinion that McLaurin would be
q sure winner. But the ups and downs
OF a Senate Tariff debate may present
stumbling blocks. Our readers will
remember our suggestions OF last
week, wherein protection leanings
were limited. The Northern papers
are now claiming McLaurin for their
W kit OF %hsh-ftting in like a sardine.
Where South Carolina will stand in
September, there is no guessing, but
we strongly suspect that she will be in
touch with Texas and other sound
anti-tariff States-if any are left.
~**
The young m~arriagable women of
New Jersey State are up In arms
against q law, the Lloyd law, which
seeks to prevent them from rushing
hastily into the arms of their sweet
hearts. The law provides Eve days no
tice Of an intended marriage before a