The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-15
LAURENS, S. c.. March Is, 1898.
The War Cloud.

stout stimulus to the patriotic impulses
OF the country. Tho accident Of Cen
eral Lee, n Southern soldier, and re-
preventative Of an illustrous Southern
family representing q republican adj
ministration at Havana gives addi-
tional impetus to the patriotic pulse Of
the South. We are not out Of the
woods and there may yet be war. We
want to emphasize that in no con-
ceivable way a a war benefit Il
section. War upon n large scale might
and probably would seriously iniure
US. War is SYNONYMOUS with waste -
especially OF breadstufs, clothing.
wagons, iron, coal, shoes and animals
The West would be vastly benefited
and enriched. Bacon, beef, mutton,
lard, canned goods, flour, oats and
corn would be inflated enormously, ID
all these at IL expense. Cut off com
mercial intercourse OF the South with
the West, beyond the Tennessee and
there is not enough provisions in the
South to keep body and soul together
for a month. The sugar bagatelle Of
Louisiana and the liliputian rice inter-
est OF the State would be benefited
Our geographical position to the strug-
CLING and suffering Cubans excites our
sympathies. Materially. we are OPP
posed to war, sentimentally our cry is
still for war. In only the tendency to
stimulate the production OF breadstuffs
at the South could war help us. It has
been said that God helps those coun-
tries that he attiicts with q barren
soil. 1t drives the population to the
seas. 1t was so with the Athenian
maratime Power OF ancient Greece
that people dominating ancient civ
1liZation. 1t was the case with the
great Italian cities, leading the civ
llization Of early modern times. Great
Britain is an overwhelming example
OF to-day. Our Yankee brethren have
them: they can keep the enemy
Off our coast. We have tbs rich deep
soil, genial showers and a glorious sun
for seven months in the year. If the
war cloud Is not o dispersed. let us
at least produce our own breadstuffs and
have our smoke-houses full in our beau
tiful land. In the meanwhile il n war
comes on q large scale We can spare at
the South n hundred thousand men for
the field and not miss them and thev
are ready to give a good account of
themselves. 3nt, no hurry. AS Gen.
~ q M Nfnn ;.,.i=t, 49, S@,& -. 80,
to her raterial interests. "Put money
In thy purse"
LATER: The latest reports SAVIOR OF
war. Our Government is using a
giants strength in preparation by day
and night. We still believe this tire.
mendous display Of energy and
Will have its effect and bring the Span
lard to his senses and that war will be
averted. If 1t transpires beyond ''rea-
sonable doubt" or II the ''preponde-
rance of the evidence shows that, the
Spaniards placed a mine by which the
Maine was destroyed, then the honor
OF this country demands that thew fight
or pay n at once. 1t seems that the
evidence points to a 'mine." In this
contingency 1t is probable that fifty
millions would be demanded OF the
Spaniards. The Spaniard is a proud
parsonage, Is low in funds, and a fight
is not improbable. In this event the
rush will be go mad, that when the call
comes for troops, you must hustle to
get a place in the picture.