The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-22
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Mr.. A. ". Holmes mas lust re-
turned frouI Due West where he
went to hear the greatest man of
America speak othe biggest crowd
ever assembled at that place, he
said, the next President, William
Jennings Bryan. He said he lis
tened to him for an hour and thirty
minutes, though it seems but a
very short while. He says Bryan
IL no doubt the finest orator he
ever heard or expects to hear and
wished that every farmer or other
wise could hear him speak. He
also said Others made their little
talks, to compare with his, though
not expected, rs he was the speak
err OF the day. Well, we would not
object 10 Bryan, but it will be
along day when Bryan is Presi-
dent. William Mckinley is the
President and if we have war with
spain we may eve hear Of Will
liam Jenning again. | expect |
would have more respect for these
big ofirr-hOlders if they would
give me some big Office. KNOWING
mat will never be IS my only rca-
son, | guess, One great objection
| have to Mckinley is that he
doesn't respect II Southern mans
feelings. The Post Offices down
South could be filed by good
respectable white men, but to
show the bad feeling that exists
from the North to the South he
Will place a black negro in these
offices to wait upon white ladies
and perhaps not to be treated as
ladies should hp. l never did hear
while Cleveland was President of
MN putting 81 negro in Office tc
wait upon Northern white ladies.
and while the negro might have
been a good Democrat he would
have .lau more respect for their
feelings.
Mr.. Editor, 1 see every indica-
ton points that we will have war
with Spain, but let your humble
writer say in plain English, I am
not going if there is any other
chance. | am very willing for
those boys that General Gary
Watts has been furnishing uni
forms and guns to go upon the wa
ters and fight to their hearts con-
tent for Cuba aud when it comes
that old South Carolina has to be
protected am at your service, |
heard an old comrade say a few
days back that he was itching for
a ] told him that / may be
itching, but not for war, for | can
imagine that war is anything else
but pleasant.
Mrs, Cora Wharton and Master
Walter, of your city have been Wis
iting relatives in this community.
Mrs. Kate Holmes, Of your city,
is visiting her son, MI. A. II,
Holmes, also Mrs. Clatworthy, of
lonea Path.
The farm work is going along
very nicely. a good many are
ready to plant cotton ana some
have already planted corn, while
others have not put in one pound
O! acid and cotton seed meal or
guano. Well, there IS plenty Of
timo if the spring rains don't pre-
vent us from pioughing. Last year
first furrow was RIM on the
S!h Of April, and | never did see
much cotton made TO the acre.
Wheat and oats are "out Of sight"
aud bid fair TO make Il good Weld
If nothing happens to prevent
Fall oats are exceedingly fine.
Miss Carrie Farr went back to
her home in Clinton last week ON
account Of being unable to carry
her school. Mrs. A. "a. Holmes
will teach while Miss Farr is all
sent. We hope to see her back
soon.
Miss Matte league, the charm
ing daughter Of Mr.. II. s. league,
or Maddera is visiting her many
friends in this vicinity.
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