The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23

Sne9 Writes
Physical ConditiOn-Ben TILL
ct. al - Texas Legisiat"re-
6pIe Advised to Plant for Six
znts Cotton Great possibilities
II Texas.
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have been In Texas now ninety days aud
XIV of those days have been spent under
The direct treatment OF not oniy one s oi ,he ,he
best all round Christian gentlemen l nave
mel west of the Father Of Waters. He has
dscountenanced all Trt,pg oi rsadns ssrEus
nature and all deep thihkihg or reaoihs
Some of his measures would appear herioc.
but, though irrable and restiYe, l am forced
reasonable, but best. / have gained IN ninety
DAYS thirty-siX pounds, showing that the
climate and treatment have been perfect 10
INV case, am allowed all the liberties that
the discipline OF the Sapitarium will allow.
am in better kelter than l can remember
since 1876, when rode 1920 miles, MADE lou
speeches, bulldoZed about thousand negroes;
about 500 hot bloods among the predisposed
negro killers, and landed In the Sherlf 9
office, and was given fifteen negroes 10 hans
the first year Of my term. ,,,s s,o,e mot
on the Sth inst. had made my plans 10
write it up and make pen pictures GeS, o. ufoDS sE
OF It's noted cases: we ma ndsg "DocR ec sowes''
out here. After having an interview WIN
GOV Savers and informing him of my inten.
tion my doctor placed an embargo upon IL
at present, Though not liking his decision
too we'll am satisfied he knows his bushes
kneW Gov, Sayers while member OF Con-
press. He Is making fine Governor loI
State where Governor has something 10 90.
You know. in South Carolina ne Is almost
/ notice In the papers that Ben Tillman OF
ot tonr State says he and Bryan are agreed
to the future policy OF tae o} ebe Saav
When such men as Tillman ant Altgeld ana
such mutton heads as Jas: n; Jones are PuI
above such men as Daniels, vest, ana Eli,
no wonder the Republicans are able 10 cleah
Wonder If TIllman and the whiskey trust
are still agreed this the first year OF tne cen.
things done By the Wool Hat, Leader OF
South Carolina was when he tried TO muddy
the water during the last election by chsrg-
ing the editors Of The Columbia state, tne
News and the Spartanburg Herald with being
on the pay roll of the whiSkey trust Inc
idea Of Gonzales. Hemphill, Williams ana
Darlington being in the pay OF the wn1sRey s1sRs
thousand voters in South Carolina who be-
Heve every assertion Old Ben utters. nave
heard Old Ben quote Lincoln, In saying you
can tool all the people dor but voS cant fool
ali the people all the time. Now, Old Ben IS
disproving his own assertion, for during 70 Inc me
last election Gideon's Band had only lS'ooV
ont of $1,000. But am satisfied this band OF
one in Ave will eventually down the Senator.
The Texas Legislature has invited David
Benet Hill TO address them on the issues con.
fronting the nas yyssd the
ablest leader Of the party; alld nd y sosica JCI
paSing the silver sht IN 1,s 1892 1o3, 1Sss whsn aa
tPsn 'sa eass, sR1uns sRsnns of the To people, Hi
him up with his gall and plantation man
ners and had to leave the chamber during 9
the debate. was actually asha 10 aamlL
1 was from South Carolina. I have never
saw before or since q man 30 completely
worsted in debate as Tillman was, unless ~
was Simon Peter Lumpkip az LIED C,eourn Rnrte ai
Dallas. Lumpkin Is from your State. FAR.
field County. He has all the CAB OF Sherin
Bob Ellison Of that County without ms Iact
But when Judge Burke got through with
him there was only greasy spot 10 be louno
where Simon Peter sat. ,,,
Hill has been reported as foIltlcai
Derelect from time TO time. But such men as
Tillman and Altgeld, will find him pooo!pg
up again with all machinery new, and OF tne
latest Improved, and able to travel forty knoIs
You cannot keep David Bepet down, for he
he never admits Of defeat. He Is the aoiest
debater on the American continent today,
Bryan not excepted. . a
make their expenditures on basis off cents.
Texas will plant TOR a four million bale crop,
and will in all probability make It. l nave
seen more cotton plowed under mere tnan you
made on the best acre IL A6beville County.
The scarcity OF labor caused the wheat. crops
10 DO curtailed this fall about seventy-nVe per
cent; all this grain land will be put IN cotton.
Texas has land sufficient, when brought into
enltiyatton, to make all the corn, wheat and
oats she needs, and twelve million bales OF
cotton. This may sound visionary, but ne
who lives to see 1850 will see the assertion
verified.
I am glad South Carolina is going into
manufactures so extensely for she certainly
cannot compete with a section West OF the
Mississippi, In which you cannot give man.
ure away, and In which the livery men nave
to haul ii down on the banks OF rivers and
creeks in order for the first rise TO carry IT TO
the sea. Very truly.
J. Young ones.