The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-08-28
The License Tax.

The License Tax.
Our good neighbor, the Clinton
Chronicle, don't like the license tax
system of that town and talks right
out in meeting:
"The present license system is un-
Just, Reconstructed, lily executed and
displays absolutely no intelligence in
its preparation. We understand that
it vas borrowed bodily from Laurens.
Ii so it is no credit to the Laurens law
makers. Clinton has no use for such a
crude law and it must go. Even if it
is rctaiped as law, it will mover be
practically operative, or universally ap-
piled; and for town to take taxes from
one man and not from another is hardly
better than robbery"
We are not prepared to tackle so big
subject as the tax system, but beg to
say Tor the benefit Of our cotemp0rary
that the system was not original with
Laurens. We don't like taxes in any
1orm We arc with the IriShman who
being told to answer as to how he would
be tried (by God and my country an
swercd that she did not want to be
tried atal, atal, yer Honor"
Let us not weary Of well-doing, cs-
pecialy when it contributes to our own
wcll-being. The Winsboro News and
and Herald noting the proposed in
crease in the capital stock OF the Lau-
rens Furniture Factory emphasizes the
Importance Of "small industries' to
towns. y man must fade and shrink
into nOthingness, because he must not
Continue to grow. But a town need
not cease TO grow, because new enter
prises add TO lis youth and vigOr, for
young and old men should put their
heads together to devise something for
the benefit Of the city and then put
their capital, energy and intelligence
together for its conduct BY the way,
when it was proposed to have the
streets Of a town in England paved
with wooden blocks, Sidney Smith sug-
gested, that, the city council put their
heads together.
When you go to the circus the fellow
who twists himself into q half dozen
shapes and knots is big end OF the
show. lie is contOrtionist. The Nc
Laurin Press twist it into Tillman VS.,
McLaurin--really the title should be
McLaurin advs. the peoplc--in palmer
terms the people against McLaurin.
We should call a spade a spade, a pitch
FORK pitchfork. No good can come OF
describing Il spade as an instrument
used for uplifting q part of mother
earth and tossing it into q convenient
carriage for conveyance to a neighbor-
ing part of the terrestrial sphere.
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Not Bit OF Harm.
There is disposition to criticise the
fact that Gov. McSweeney's refusal TO
accept the Senatorial designations has
not stopped big campaign and much
political powwow. But what matters
it? 1t is holiday time with everybody
and II anybody enjoys political ha-
rangue, why let him have his fill. Be-
sides, it is kind Of charity and all OF
us enjoy and feel better for dong good.
Tho politicians and political asplrants
want to talk and be heard of all men,
and 1t would be cruel not to turn out
on occasion and hoop them up. So
the complaint OF too many political
meetings. is premature and not these
meetings, for those who enjoy them.
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Interest flags. Peace in the Philip
pines, ana South African troubles
about ended, and China resting in
peace. little chronic trouble down
in Central America and the Panama
Railroad threatened.
We have on hand the cup contest for
September, the matter if Hannah or
Teddy will be the next Presidential
champion; with the Democrats, II or
not Free Silver; the Georgia Governor
ship, and the man or mon who have the
tightcst grip on Tillman's coat tail for
the succeeding Scnatorship. So much
peace, que: and order in the world
mark indeed a charming situation
while we watch our cotton "put on"
-our watermelon patches
x.s
j. C.. OTIS, OF Galfncy, Is announced
as a candidate for the United States
Senate. He Is reported to be friend
of Senator Tillman. Query-Does that
settle it?
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