The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-21
OUR LEGISLATURE.

VI.
6rning The result Of the work done
1lii be known in April next when the
DuDllC printer has done his work. IT
y13is suliiclent that we now say that very
H tttie legislation was done Of a general
- cope affecting the whole State. Local
~ lPC on as 10 counties having or yot hav-
&8 ing dlspensarics was killed;thc hundred
"A Onousaho appropriation to public
- schools in addition to the constitu-
hai tax was killed: biennial sessions
slaught ered:wG believe the county
Rccrs salary bill went through: thg
10 complete the State House is law
good picking will 70 low: many
IS OF more or less CONSEQUENCE
ere stranglcd in the closing wee
|z3llall hOurs. No great harm is done
we nope much good. All in all the
'"oo no IS iairly getting along and there
'lts no quarrel with our Representa-
Ytives. they. were, we hclieve, honest
ahu patriotic, and did their best for
4 Inelr constituency. Nobody will be
g"9dge farthiug of their small nav
- a az thank them for their patriotic
son Friday last the officials under
th the ne" ulspensary law were elected,
hI,, TIv '"E houses voting in joint assem-
\ ppIIy;; for Commissioner b. III. Theus.
a. IL; Crum, A. G. Lyles, S. w. Vance
ana w. b. Black were nominated ;Tbo
z saiary Is $4,000 and Il nice crumb and
&3nepresentativc Crum had almost -
Ealk-over. The three directors orn
~, Williams, II. III. Evans and A. n
s IL. Dukes. 1t was a sort of happy
ailalr, the elect except VIII
Th ralns pelng members of the House.
~ !hey remembered the scriptnrai in.
"A Junction.-he is worse than an inrdol
u VINO does not take care Of his own
U nousehold The ADVERTISER however
"A Vahes occasion to remark that il has
- ,ioueu with appreciation the course of
snese members, and no scandal need
4 pe aPprehended under this board -
uuo Evans Is well known to many of
j oui reaueTs, having resided here and
4 Ma maS hot long ago Mayor of this city
ne led IN the race by three lengths
n an easy winner. He married n Ian,
rens lady and that accounts for hi
easy victory.
1 NV
J DIspleasure at the course of Senator
John L.. McLaurn is faintlv disclosea
Some OF his friends, particularlv tbn
q newspaper friends who "whooped him
up when he was candidate in The
primary OF 1897, show symptoms of
uo"nrlght nausea at his apparent
oehd1hgs towards the Republican n
party. There is no reason for their
utIaCoihiorI. Mr. McLaurin has been
!"holly consistent. 1t was pointed out
J Ia Cnat campaign that Mr. McLaurin
was the pet Of Speaker Reed that bn
mad acquired pull with the republi.
can leader and that his record i'm Con.
Sress was rich with evidences of 70
publican tendencies Mr.. McLaurin ho.
fulfilled the predictions of ntellionnt
watchers of his previous conduct. IJc
rs: Is not TO blame. He is plastic, due
tlle and workable person undoubtcdiy
Duo everybody knew that when he was
elected. For Mr. McLaurin to havf
been unfriendly to the republicar
party would have been TO betrov hie
ancient allies. He was under ohiign.
ClohS 20 the republican party, TO foo
the people of South Carolina was thn
part set for him to play. lie found
lnem, led by profound and astute news.
papers. nc easy mark They danced
20 republican tunes in 1897. NIcLaurip
is a BIRD OF the same feather now as
then. He was always fun Of vain
trlcKs ana qua!:lt COnceits and aIwavs
person OF marvellous political ver-
satllty But he is the same Mel Taurin
VINO sworc, for example, TO his iIclitv
10 John Gary Evans, at Edrefleld in
July 1877 and dcnic it with fierce in-
qlghation three weeks later. Mr.. Mo
Laurln Is faithful now to his own no
cullar standards, fanciful doublings
ana devious turnings. His claims for
reelection are vastly stronger than
ever they were for election and If his
Chums OF 1897 oppose him now. il is
they, not he, who have been unfai,b
IL Is glowing, shining fact. more
ever that McLaurn is one of the most
uselui men in Congress to the NIcKin
icy auminlstratlon. He is a republi-
10
Mr.. Hanna. But he is Jeffersonian
Jacksonian, democrat of course. If he
were not, he would be utterly cast
out, so lar as his state is concerned ~
He retains popularity in South Caro.
nna lie has only to call himsali q
democrat and his foiblcs are winked at
Dy ms constituents. We all know his
true character, but so long as he onlv
voIes WIN the republicans and calls
hlmseli democrat, he is perfectly
agreeable to South Carolina. He conia
not be more of Mckinley lieutenant
In isct than he is and has been. but
let MN dare to call himself republi-
can In candor and common horestr
Iand In his heart we suspect he womb
IKE SO 10 do), and what this proud old
state would do to him would ba y
plenty. 20
A fellow of infinite varietv {, Mu
Xxx
Gold Democrats are now advised to
HIuhppolo bryan the Presidency
inoy seem 10 that there Is not a
naan ems cn"lce Tree silver as ap.
Pearances now inulcate, hut that rs to
is still plank in the democratic
w1gWam; Just as a Chinese magnate
wears his peacock feather. All the
democrats, and democrats socalled
ana otherwise, seem TO be turning in
to this road and havinr no particular
currency bearing, BUTTS leading in the
direction OF the White Honsc r.
should be remembered in the while
that all roads lead to Rome.
Xxx
Rushing Bryan.
When pretty, fresh and blushinp
maiden flashes upon q ncighborhood
suddenly the gallant and caIlow Youth
are lavish in their attention and call
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