The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-29
Tillman and HickS0n.


on Saturday and debated with Senator
Tillman the liquor question. ri Imam
presented his side first with CalmnCss
and force. Mr.. dickson responded
with very great ability and i'm capital
temper. But the ScnGtOr had twenty
minutes in reply and rcsorted to per-
sonal attacks upon various gentlemen.
We quote from the S atc's report:
I1llman as Il parting shot said: 81. &.
Hemphill, of The News and Courier, n.
G. Gonzales, of The state. j. G.. Car
hngton, OF the Spartanburg Herald and
a B. Williams, of the GrccnVillc News.
have done all in their power to thwart
the workings Of the dispcnsury from
its inauguration and that he believed
that they were the paid agents of the
whlskey trust TO destroy the dispcnsary
in South Carolina
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The Chds Bill came and Tilmun
says it frightened him. He hcdgcd it
on with the Athens ga y law and
fooled the anti-liQuOr members with
the suggestion that it was Il temper
anco measure. Now the innoccnts
when they find the "boys" with pint
ilasks in their pockets - have the
scales lifted from their eyes. They
renew their clamor for their Childs
measure (aftcr being fooled to the top
vi 1hclf pcht)' ana the WhlSkeN lDiSpcn-
sary) men cry out-you are opcpinu Il
closed question The innocence Of this
world is surprising. The lamb went to
lap his water in the brook and the wo
ate him tOhiS bones, because he muddCd
the watorS. But the lamb was far be-
low the wolf on the babbling brook.
In country like ours where the sheep
are not known the innocent lamb frisks
on every lawn,
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There should be educational and t.
erary enterprise. The literature of ne
State campaign ,uSt closed should he
put In permanent form. Here is mon"v
for some admirer Of the disDanGi, o
menagere. Then shall the "Ameri-
can Speakers" with choice extracts
from Hayne and Webster, pale ii cir
Intellectual fires"
We may now turn to international
questions in which il seems that n'n,
tenths OF mankind are concerned. Oaly
the m SCRABBLE little insignificant States
Gas the South American ard McX!cu)
take no chances at the Chinese grab
bag. Blessed are the poor, sometimes.
#z%
Senator TilIman urged that prohih,-
tion won't work-;hat the people (ys,D
will have liquor. Therefore the S,u e
should do the selling. IS this an age Of
logic and pure reason?
The pig-tails seem TO have gotten
enough OF Wcstern Lydditc shells and
the lighting is about over The trouble
will be with the Powers in the grab
game.
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The wise State canv4ssers urge that
the liquor question will rover be set
tied until it is Settled right" But
who will judge"
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The sold COnled."
The annual reunion of Co. f., 4lh
S: .. v, was held at Langs,on's,
church, Saturday, August 18th.
Despite the dust and hot wcatI. cr
quite large crowd was present. AS
we stood around the stand and lister I'd
to the roll call of those noble ard
honored veterans and heard about one
answer to every fourteen names called
1t made a solemn and sad feeling come
to our minds. When we reelected that
In the early sixties one hundred and
forty OF the nOblcst and bravest rA.n-
nood ever known, bid an aifectOna.e
iareWeli TO homes and kindred SacrcGlv
dear to them 10 rcadiust a,d even lav
down their lives for the honor OF rh ,ir
country. which they loved so we'll we
ielt that they surely deserved to be
honored.
Some OF that numbt T. have no mauso-
Soieum 10 mark their grave, some per-
maps were not honorcA by being in
tered and yet others lie peacefully ur-
der marble statues the work OF mans
hands, but there is a monument ercc. ed
10 each and everyone Of those noble
heroes that time itself cannot oblitcr-
ate. Who would dare to say that anv
OF them would have even thought of
dishonoring heir country. Some lie on
different fields OF Northern battle
ground by disease and bullets, but
thcir memory is just as sacredly kept,
as II they had answered to their cnl'.
We could see the Joy that those that
have survived had when they mt ut
this reunion. While they were the
vanquished, yet they deserve no less
the palm of victory. History denies
them their ,laurels they wore de-
nounced as rebels and underwent gno-
m1nious dcrision, yet their very en-
emles, those that out-numbered th m
were compelled to admire their pa
triotism.
, NO soldiers were known better than
the South Carolina vo untcers. They
Went not Tor rewards in money or the
sire of renown, but wholly through
patriotism.
Sometimes it appears that we do not
honor and respect those that so gal
lantly fought for our country. we
scarcely appreciate what they did. r
Had the nnbending hand Of f to
smiled ON them perhaps we could lave
realized 1T, but that does not dclrncs
one lota from their respect Tnev did
sReeeelr very best. failed and all was lost.
We, OF the younger generation should
SHOW our appreciation by making their
reunions as pleasant to them as possi-
BILE, and the Incidents they have to re-
late should be equally as dear to u.
How delighted did they seem while
relating some lively incident in which
they scored points on the enemies. we
should consider ourselves very nn-
grateful If we should let reunion
: pass unattended. Only a few years
and all OF them will have passed 10
the greater reunion beyond, but their
memories will still be cherished and
their dear old war songs will still
arouse p .triotic Inspirations and our
cheeks Ill throb with admiration.
The m >nument that is being er cted
Will thel be fully unveiled, our South
ern History, and the noble and pa
triotic deeds will stand forth lust as
thaV rnally oncnrro6 ;nst,no IN