Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-04-10
MoLAURIN LANDS GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT.

AS will DO seen from various dispatches
from Washington to tho News and Cou-
rior, published elsewhere in this issue,
Senator John l.. McLaurin has boon sue
cessful In procuring tho promise Of Prcsi-
dent Mckinley and his Cabinet to h.akc
q splendid government exhibit at the
Charleston Exposition, Notwithstanding
the failure of Congress to make an ap.
preparation. Some "details have yet to
DO worked out, but tho exhibit is as
surcd. This comes as pleasant sur
prise, when oven tho News and Courier
and tho most ardent friends Of tho expo
sitiOn had abandoned tho idea of having
an exhibit by the National Government,
since tho failure of Congress to pass the
desired appropriation of $250,OOO. But
this Is another illustration of tho old
saying that there are more ways than
ono Of doing thing, and it has hccl,
duo to the dcft handling of a delicate
matter by Senator McLaurin that "Unclr
Sans" tender spot has been touched
with his smiling approval.
Tho fine exhibit made by our govern
mont at the Worlds Fair at Paris has
been brought back to tho Buffalo Expo
sition, and it will be transferred to the
Charleston Exposition next fall.
And, by tho way, this may not be al,
inopportuno time to say that when i,
comes to working for tho best interests
Of his constituents Senator McLaurin
will never bo found wanting, notwith-
standing great deal of thoughtlcss and
whimsical criticism of his course, re
Gently indulgcd in by somc newspapers
and fcw politicians as we'll, among the
lattor being some who would aspire t.
the wearing Of his Senatorial toga. But
watch our prediction: Senator McLauril
will bo returned to the Senate next year
as his own successor, and that, too
inside tho Democratic party lines, even
though some would have it otherwise
chiefly because they hope to recciv,
political advantages by his dccapitatiol
in tho home of his friends, for whose
welfare he has been wise enough, and
what is more rare to find, brave enough
to stand against tremendous odds
thereby incurring the loss of great per
sonal popularity for the time being unit
tho light can DO turned on, and he cat
have an opportunity of getting bcfor,
the tribunal of tho people and giving til,
reasons for the faith that is in him
And "curly-headcd Johnnie" will do it
too, to their satisfaction and approval
when tho right time comes. Fortunately
for him, and, we fear, unfortunately fol
our farmers, another crop of cotton will
next campaign rolls around, and every
voter in South Carolina who has a pound
of cotton to sell may realize from a sad
experience what the loss of foreign mar.
kcts means to the Southern farmer II
is not, cannot be, question which
affects the cotton manufacturer alone
for unless no can export and sell his
goods, there will soon be Il period OF
congestion and stagnation in the cotton
goods market, and down goes the pric,
OF cotton Such a stage VIC arc now
beginning to experience. Tho cotton
mills are manufacturing at loss, and
many in both the North and the South
arc cnrtailing their production; not as q
ma tier of choice, but of necessity. Ii
does not require any great amount OF
book learning for man of common
sense to sec that the mills cannot long
stand such Il State of affairs, and one OF
two alternatives must soon follow
either the price Of cotton must go down
or the mills must cease to spin Thus
will be seen the direct, vital interest OF
every man who plants seed of cotton ia
the doctrine of trade expansion ms ad.
vocatcd by Senator Mcl.aurn. lIo is
consistent in his reasoning, and there is
nothing in it to hurst the hoops which
unite the few remaining slaves of tn,
Democratic party. There may be con
siderable cringing, breaking and crack.
ing Of dry bones when the grandmas and
grandpas come To swing corners, but III,
dance will go mcnily ON, the wcll.mc
ing old folks will be given Il comfortabl,
seat where they can rest as they tak,
in' the performance and see how dcftly
Johnnie takes ,!r queue" and waltzcS
oil with Oriental glcc, instead of getting
the Boxing which once upon Il tim,
side the flood. But the tide GIBBS and
flows. Watch!
The Best Remedy for rheumatism.