The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-02-27
The GrCCmNille DNiIY News.

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Compelled from regard to his health
Mr.. w. II. Wallace retires from the
~editorship OF this, The leading journal
OF the Piedmont region Of South Caro-
lima. Nr. Wallace was a Conscientious,
scholarly. experienced and jud cious
editor. His retirement is a distinct
loss To tic Press of the State and par
tlcu IrlY To Western South Carolina.
He l. succeeded by MIR. }. A. Moroso,
q young gentleman of talent, bred at
the feet Of GAmalicl, and already of
large experience We lOok to see the
News hold to the high standard Of in
dependence and excellence which has
invariably characterised its editorial
conduct.
Somewhile ago there was trouble in
Greenwood county, one of the Tolberts
being n candidate for congress-, cul-
minating in a rio, at Phoenix. when n
white Democrat was killed and FOL
bert badly sho', who was a Republican
ca dldate for cvngreSs. Six negroes
were kille' dead and wO young men
were way laid and shot, bur not Sc
riouSly. "A emb of the Tolbert
family ut McCorm ck's, the p0st-mas-
ter OF the tom, was forced to leave
the community. Peace has ,eigned
however for more than two years. The
Nice rm'ck o.bcrt returned to his
nome n Few days < when q troop of
white men visited the town and shot
Iolb 1T t" pieces. This was all wrong.
There are white republicans i'm every
town IN the state and the necessity for
Sn OllnS th"m out Is not at n aDpar-
emit. our registration laws entirely
protect IL aud for the present at least,
our civllZatInn Is safe. The dominant
and railing white men Of South Caro-
lima are not alarmed at the presence of
republicans and their associations with
negroes.
The general assembly just adjourned
managed to get rid OF Il good deal of
money, but in our opinion there was
no waste. Thc provision for a state
geologist was in the line of progr, IS
and Development of our recOurCes.
the nice poirt is now the cleo
zion OF a competent person to To-
cate any minerals thai may lie con-
cealed aud hidden in our hills and val
leys and 10 show where they can be
developed TO the enrichment OF n
people. We must confess frr "a fancy
Tor following in the ruts of our grand
parents, for raising wheat, corn, pigs,
poultry and cotton. but we would like
to see the wealth Of the bowels of the
earth brought TO the surface and made
available.
%x*
The people Of South Carolina are
not Stihgy towards the schools. Up to
$500 TN" constitutional school tax was
two NILS "nd n dollar poll tax. The
constitution of 1885 gives to he public
schools three mills. The poll tax, and
besides \ share OF the dispensary earn
lngs. Again many school districts yoie
special taxes for the support of the
pubic schools. TIL Clemson, Win
throp, the South arolina College, the
Citadel and Il half dozen other great
institutions in the State there should
be no lack of accomplished teachers to
guide the young idea how to shoot
with all thes" advantages there should
be plenty OF learning 10 the state i'm a
very short time and the complaint of
Pope, the poet, "a little learning is a
dangerous thing, Drink deep or taste
not the Pierian spring. ought not to
apply TO conditions in South Carolina.
&xx
Anderson and Labor Contracts.
Judge Benet at Anderson found q
specimen OF an agricultural labor con-
tract used in that county which brought
out a most elaborate lecture to the
Grand Jury If that contract is the rule,
then the lecture was pat to the point but
we bake IL hat the specimen in the
hands of His II nor was the exception
and hardly proves the rule. We rather
think that His Honor should have
done the subject In a doz n lines, in.
stead Of inhulging a vOluminous ha-
ranguo. There IS danger of the in
tense humanitarianism Of our North
>ern friends accepting a Cross Roads in
Anderson for the good Cd State of
South Carolina. There should be little
parade over a mares nest.