The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-28
AT Home and Abroad.

AT Home and Abroad.
National Democratic Committee
tt the Raleigh House, WASHING
" ebruary 22nd and fixed Kansas
Mo, as the place and July 4th as
date OF the assembling of the Con-
ION. 'Wcstward the star OF en-
taxes its way and the CITY Sc
l Is central in the mighty CONT
IL nsed to be as goes Pennsyl.
| S" goes the Union but Indiana,
us, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and
iesota are now mighty giants with
< C0riah voices In the sti young
DSIlc' The 22nd and the immortal
Sct were considered bv the
!; w as days to "coni lure" with
|5 Drust the event in November
- SHOW some witchcraft in them
Washington the financial Bill max
tE1i3 gold the standard is settled. Ouav's
3nt 10 a seat In the Senate from
lnsy lvania and Clark's, Of Montana.
ss I'VE questions. Governments for
colonies are being settled and our
}SSi INDUSTRIES and tarin laws need
s handling. II Porto Ricans are
OF this 'utocratjc republic,
slfhe,r goods should como here
4 'S5 duty. But there is a st,onp
cy TO use them as heather for
Sit looks more drearv for them
the tyranny of spain and the last
oi iheSe poor people promises
fTse than the first
he Laurens Advertiser notes that
lyme OF Mcl'aurin's friends, "particu-
10y the newspaper friends Who
y,Nped him up when he was a can
o4fI, Y In the primary of 1896. show
~ jptoms of downright Nausea at his
aren't ben"ingS towards The Repub
ia party ard it goes on to make
3ie sneerinS remarks CONCERNING
ose newspapers. AS the state seems
pe included in this category, we
= say very simply that this newspa.
per supported NlcLaurin in order TO
,eat John Gary Evans, whose cam
!acy menaced the peace and dignity
*4 Che state. There was no ambiguity
4< oout lts position then, and there
SR hall be none now. Much as Mr. Me-.
3aurln has disappointed eypcctation
IN some rcsrcccts, we have no regret
.Ior our action. The Advertiser, which
~ mas SHOWN certain tenderness for
Evans VIII not agree; but we still think
Jonn l0wndes McLaurin decidedly tic
peIter OF the two men from whom We
4 were compelled to chose. The state
Here we have confession, avoidance
ana attack. Without a stalwart
champion we are poorly of in this
= word.
#n#
We had occasion in las. weeks issuo
10 commend the work of the Lepisla-
lure as whole. We still think that
tne Biennial resolution should have
passed. lt may be true that the State
Is gettlng out of a deep rut and mas
struck smooth road to prospcrity.
put economy has been m the past TIE
nonored rule among our public men.
Again, we do not commend the di.
VerIlng OF the sinking fund to buildino
OF state House. a State House
shouid be a thing Of art and beauty
ana the appropriation made will not
answer the end More money will be
asked. And the sinking fund was
already appropriated. But il has been
done.
xxx
Abner Mckinley, brother of the
rresident, made hying visit TO the
Charlotte. His impressions are re-.
ported in New York paper and he
says that Columbia and Charlotte re.
minded him OF Yankee" towns. There
Is snch thing as-"it goes without
saying and Atlanta is probably in
the category. Everybody viii rejoice
In slgrs of progress in our dainty cant
tal city on he Congarce, but there is
sometimes bad flavor about de-
scrlptlve adjectives Says Hamlet:
THRIFT, thrift, Horatio, thrift; the
funeral baked meats did ntly furnish
forth the marriage feast"
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Gen. Bobs is bobbing ND at lasr rs n
Wlnner-beating the poor Beers. If
ne closes the South African cam
Palgn promptly he goes into the comino
century hero. Wellington after q
great career turned politician and
spoiled 1T all. Nelson was more for.
tnnate, being killed in battle in the
arhis OF victory. Alexander died
luchiiy In the midst OF the most sue.
cessiul campaign in history. Caesar
met the dagger of Cfss,us before he
had time to fail as Statesman. Il is
not an easy Ia to extract the claws
of the British Lion.
Hon. l.. w. Simkins, who heard
bryan IN Columbia, asked about the
orator, said:
"He chiefly impresses one as greatly
IN earnest and OF deep conviction OF
the sonndness Of his utterances.
stslwart body, big heart, big mind
and big mouth the mouth of an ora
tor. The News and Courier picture Of
MIN Is true to the life
~.
Inc energy. skill, tact and talent
WIN which the little municipality of
Charieston stole Bryan away from CO.
lumbia after "hasty plate Of Soupn
at Columbia was tactful How things
are done.
Remember in buying your gar
den seed get then, frosb e., oil