The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-17
NO ECHO IN THIS.
''SenatOr McLautin Will be Returned
to the Senate Next Year as HIS own
Successor"


to the Senate Next Year as His own
Successor"
The keowee Courier, which ranks with such
excellent newspapers as the Carolina Spartan,
the Bamberg Herald, the iorkville Enquirer,
the Newberry Observer. the Manning Times
and other weekly newspapers OF the same
kind, has this, among other things, to say OF
McLaurin:
And, by the way, this may not be an inop-
portune time TO say that when 1t comes 10
working for the best interests OF his constitu.
ents Senator McLaurln will never be found
wanting, notwithstanding a great deal OF
thou ghtiess and whimsical criticism OF his
course, recently INDUCED In by some newspa.
pers and few politicians as well, among the
latter being some who would aspire 10 Inc
wearing OF his Senatorial toga. But ,cotcIt
our prediction: Senator McLdurin CH oe re
turned to the Senate nert gear as his o"n success
sor, and that, too, inside the Democrduc pa,ty
lines, even though some would nave ~ OtneI'
wise. chiefly because they hope 10 receive p Pc,
home OF his friends, ior whose welfare ne mas
been wise enough, and, what Is more rare 10
find, brave enough TO stano againsC tLemen
dous odds, thereby incurring tne loss ol great
personal popularity for the time being until
the light can be turned on. and be can nave
an opportunity OF getting before the tribunal
OF the people end giving the reasons Ior ihe
faith that is in him. ana "curiy-aeaaeu
Johnnie" will do 1t. too, to their satlsacllon
and approval when the right time comes.
Fortunately for him, and, we fear. unfortu-
nately for our farmers, another crop OF cotton
will have to be reised and sold before our next
ampaion rolls around, and every voter 10
south Carolina who has pound OF cotton 10
sell may realize from sad experience from
sad experience what the loss OF foreign mar
kets means 10 the Southern farmer. 1t 1s not,
cannot be, a question which affects the cotton
alone, for unless he can export
and sell his goods, there will soon be perioo
OF copjestion and stagnation In Inc COTTON
goods market, and down goes the price OF COT
ton. Such stage we are now beginning 10
experience. The cotton mills are manufac-
turing at loss, and many In both the Nortn
and the South are curtailing their pIoductlon;
not as a matter Of choice. but OF necessity. IL
does not require any great amount OF "oook
learning" for man Of com mon sense 10 see
that the mills cannot long stand such statt
of affairs and one of two alternatives must
soon follow: either the price OF cotton must
90 down or the mills must cease to spln.
Thus 1piU be seen the direct, vital interest," o. eo'
e1u man. ,Vho plants seed Of cotton, in the doc'
tyine of trade expansion as advocated by Senator
McLaurin. He is consistent In his REASONING
and there 10 nothing In 1t to burst the hoops
which unite the few remaining slaves OF tne
party. There may be considera'
BILE pging, breaking and cracking OF ory
bones when the grandmas and grandpas come
to swing corners, but the dance Will 60 merrl.
ly on, the well-meaning old folks Will be given
a comfortable seat where they can rest az they
take In" the performance and see how deftly
Johnpie takes the "queue" and waltzes OH
with Oriental glee, instead of getting the
Boxing which once upon time was stored
up for him by a few on this side the flood
But the tide ebbs and flows. Watch!