The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-01-26
W. W. BAIL. EDITOR.
LAURENs s. c., Jan. 20, 1897.
OUR SOLONS.

installations, holidays, elections and
Saturday half holidays very much i'm
pede Statesmen in their important
functions. The following are pending
subjects before the Legislative body:
concealed weapons; the sinking fund;
@ counties; %terrapins and fish; phos-
pilates; the State colleges; Scuba
hbre"; insurance; t~elegraphs and x
press; roads, common highways. In
this connection, the boys in several
counties, under an apprehension that
ut sixteen they were required to work
the highways, went forward and did
the work or paid the communication
They now want this money returned
and others to be paid for their work.
This Is right, but the counties should
do the reimbursing. Josh Ashley, of
Anderson, thought the boys should have
the money back into their pockets. In
q debate in the Senate upon the pro.
position to elect township commission
ers by the people, Mr.. Henderson q
distinguished Senator from Aiken said:
"He believed in home rule" $50 does
the writer, but he has to scramble for
it, The President and Clerk of the
Senate are to have new gowns not to
cost over $4,000. This is very rea-
nab and the gown is q graceful ac-
coutrement and covering a gentleman
from head to heels puts a hunchback
on a dead level with an Apollo. Then,
1t Is an old Roman fashion, classic,
and forms an object lesson for the
youth who are indulging Sartor
Resartus. Mr. Ragsdale, Fairfeld's
Senator, wants the constitution
amended so as to give the election of
Supreme Court and Circuit Judges to
the people. This would be a radical
change, but 1t is in the line of trust
Ing the people, and our people are as
competent to select Judges as they
are to choose legislators. Ragsdale is
on The right road. But we are not
nailed down to this opinion.
From the News and Courier OF Fri
day, proceedings in the House:
"When Mr.. Anderson's bill to repeal
the law requiring q license OF emigrant
agents at certain times came up there
was unexpected opposition to it. Mr..
Goodwin, of Laurens, made q vigorous
protest against the bill on the grounds
that the farming interests needed pro-
lection. He urged that the agents Of
ten took away laborers when under
contract n when they were most
needed on the farm, and then he
wanted to protect the negroes against
the false representations of the agents.
he knew of a farm being depleted at
the height of the season."
In the debate on the proposition to
exempt graduates" of the South
Carolina Medical College from exam
nation before the State Board, DR..
Smith, Of the Medical committee said:
DIR. Smith, of Laurens, said that no
reflection was intended, and loving
his alma mater as he did he would not
care for such a back handed reflection
on the State College. He had letters
to show that all the graduates of this
State College in Charleston have not
passed the examination of the State
board. He did not want it to appear
hat the College graduates were afraid
OF the examination"
Circuit Judges Ernest Gary and D..
A. Townsend were reelected without
opposition to serve our years.
The following were nominated to be
Penetentiary Directors: J. II. Cunning
ham, of Chester: J.. II. Wharton, oil
Laurens; j. Fl. Blackwell, of Williams
burg; John d. Cornwell, of York: John
G.. G%uignard, of Lexington and j. M.
Whitmire, of Greenville.
The three first named we're declared
elected upon the first ballot. Colonel
Wharton, OF %Laurens, is admirably
fitted for the place.
The debate in the Senate on Cuba
reminds Of ] a line in Hoods great 81
remembers" cit was a childish igno-
rance If there is a school boy in the
land who don't know that the question
of Foreign relations belongs to the
Executive Department of the Govern
ment, to diplomacy, and the best diplo-
macy, then we should either stop or
double our public school appropria-
tions. Cleveland and Olney, through
Bayard and other foreign ministers,
may guess the effect Of our interfer-
ence, on the great European Powers
Mayfeld and other stalwart Senators
might handle q machete gracefully,
and we advise them that "Three
Friends" and "Dauntless' are anchored
within t~wenty-four hours of our great
capitol and 81 90 Per Diem. A Mr..
Harvey's Bill against mad dogs passed
the House. The Bill is in strict line
with "Harvey's meditations." A Lau-
rens friend Of ours, On a visit to Green
Vile encourtering the popular bower
age OF that city bought a rattle snake
from a North Carolinian at one dollar.
With the morning came sober rehec-
tions and our Laurens friend sought out
the Tar Heeler and gavo him q dollar
10 take the reptile back. This sort of
interstate intercourse should be inter
dicted. All In all we observe a DISPOSE
tion towards healthy legislation in both
bodies and there is every encouraging
symptom for our taxpayers.
Only forty-threo more days OF Cleve-
land.-The Carolina News.
"Ebber you mind, bubber, Ebber you
mind" The frying pan is I'm DANGEROUS