The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-03-23
LAURENs, S. G.. Mar. 20, 1897.

Ajax Corbett and Hercules Fitzsim-
mons settled the matter Of the isticuff
Championship on last Wednesday. 1t
was ar easy victory for the Englisher
and the stars and stripes trail the
dust. There has been q mighty in
terest in the meet and as we were all
toughs a thousand years ago, this in
terest 10 only evidence of the natural
brute instinct in man. The State of
Nevada and her people? are possibly
excusable for allowing the scrap to take
place. The State is four times as big
as South Carolina, the population only
$4,000 and II this population is properly
distributed, there was no body to be
corrupted by the filthy exhibition
Carson City, where the fight took place
Is known as the home Of one of Neva-
da's Senators, and the presumption is
fair that the remainder of the adult
population OF the State are office hold
ers and especially SO If they have the
~dlspensary law. When the condition
of things in Nevada are understood
the State will be excused. The three
thousand shoulder hitters who invaded
the territory on st. Patricks day were
surely masters OF the eituation and
could have captured the entire popula.
tion and made servants Of them, II
they had so chosen.
Senator Tillman frequently cited us
the glorious example Of Georgia, the
LAND of crackers and h~orn-snoglers
and Thomas Watson. And now comes
a native Georgian, (of the Judge
Longstreet description), who sues two
whiskey constables Of this State for
$4,000 damages. The "cracker' came
to Charleston in January to be mar
ried to a belle of that city and there
the groom had o brother who gave a
feast. Knowing how it was in good
old South Carolina the Georgian en-
pressed to his brother, brandies, wines
and beers of the most approved brands
for the feast, which the hard hearted
constables unb!ushingly appropriated
on arrival. And now the constables at
the order of Judge Simonton, are in
DURANGO vile, and our young Attorney
General preparing for another season
at Washington.
Under the enlightened leadership of
one OF u Piedmont dailies the i'm
preston has probably gone out and
might stick that Cleveland's ducking
excursions cost this Government a vast
sight OF money. 1t might be inferred
that a "ma Of war; was used at q
cost OF some thousands per diem and
that the big issues Of bonds had
thing to do with these occasional in
cursions into the bays and inlets of
Virginia, where ducks do most abound.
With the incendiary purpose of re-
moving this impression we hasten to
print the following, which is credited
to the New York Times:
Mr.. Martin, member OF assembly
from Barton county, Mo-, living at q
considerable distance from any of the
navtgable waters of this Republic, NAV
be pardoned for the ignorance he dis
plays In the resolutions prepared and
introduced by him c%ondemning EXPIRES
1dent Cleveland for the "confscation"
OF the lighthouse tender Maple and for
the Indulgence of his unholy passion
for duck shooting sat the public ex-
pense." No Lighthouse tender ever
visited Mr.. Martins farm and gave
him the opportunity to become ia
miliar with its business habits and
mess CUSTOMS. We take pleasure in
Informing Mr.. Martin, therefore, that
Cleveland's duck-shooting trips do not
cost the government a penny. The
lighthouse tenders would have to make
the same trips II he were not abroad,
c'sely as any other other visiting pas
senger would do. 1t would be quite
unnecessary for President Mckinley
70 take immediate steps to recover
the said government boat aud return
1t to its proper station" The Maple
has no proper station. She is q rover
OF The seas and sounds. Presently
she will return to Washington and
almost at once she will set out again,
with new stores OF oil and wick. I'm.
doubleday other persons not of the SER
vice will be aboard of her, on invita-
tion, paying their share OF the mess,
like Mr.. Cleveland, but the Missouri
legislature will pass no resolutions and
the three headed dogs OF hate will
give no yelp.
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Ct. Walt Whitman, of Union and late
candidate for Governor has written q
clever letter to the News and Courier.
He urges that with a tariff for protec-
tion, manufactures will develop suf-
iciently in this country to supply the
homo demand and no great revenue
Will be derived upon imports. That
day Is fast approaching. If this is
sound, then the republicans, and the
George and Ben Tillman democrats
will be knocked O deal cleaner out
than Jim Corbett was on the 18th inst.
We more than half believe with the
Union statesman?
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Now that Carson City's attractions
are over, our attention may be turned
to the battles of Mr.. Bryan and the
Attorney General OF this State.--
Litigation may be soon expected, in
Judge simonton's Court over the re-
cent Dispensary legislation.
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The South with the present Congress
is likely to get extraordinary tariff,