Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-23
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

some people ought to be operated
on with a crosscut saw for prolap-
sus of intellect2
"Mr. a. G. Latimer is preaching
against the prevalent buncombe
in which certain politicians in
dulge against Republicans.'-
Yorkville Enquirer. Perhaps it
1T is not too much to hope that the
people of York county, as we'll as
the county Democratic executive
committee, will ere long learn that
there are only four Democratic
newspapers ia the county-the
Yorkville Yeoman, the Rock Hill
Herald, the Rock Hill journal and
the Fort Mill Times.
The Yorkville correspondent of
the News aud Courier claims that
the soil and climate of the Nile
valley are absolutely necessary for
a staple like Egyptian cotton, and
that it cannot be pro6tably grown
there. And it goes without say
ing that the Yorkville correspond.
ent of The N. and G. knows as
much about the matter as any
man in the United States, Mr.. A.
w. Brabham, of Bamberg county,
who is successfully growing his
third crop of the staple, to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
AS the senatorial campaign pro-
crosses one fact becomes more and
more apparent to the attentive
newspaper reader, and it is that
MIR. Asbury G. Latimer is the
weakest candidate in the field. SO
far he has failed on every occasion
to measure up with the other can
didates. Messrs. Johnstone and
Evans have tossed him about in
such way as to leave no doubt
IN the mind of any thinking citi-
zen that he does not possess the
intellectual qualifications necessa-
ry to fill the senatorslip credit
ably. 1t is said that Senator Till.
man remarked not great while
ago that "Latimer is damn fool" "
If the senator did make such a re-
mark, it is possible that he had in
mind the statement Mr.. Latimer
is said to have made to the effect
that members of the cotton spin
ners' association meet in Charlotte
annually and fix the price of cotton.
Up Salt rivers breezy CLINE;
Better luck another time
when you aspire to place you
are qualified to fill, Mr.. Latimer.
From the daily papers it is
learned that among the names
OF the beneficiaries of the artifi-
cial limb fund appears that of
Adjutant General Floyd, who lost
an arm i'll the civil war. The arti-
ficial limb fund, as is we'll known.
was created by the Legislature for
the benefit of Confederate sol
diers who lost limb while in the
service. The act creating the fund
does not expressly state that only
those who are too poor to buy
limbs for themselves should be the
beneficiaries thereof, but this was
clearly the intention of the Legis
lature. Then, wherein the Justice
OF Gen. Floyd participating in the
distribution of the fund? 1t can
not be truthfully stated that he is
in, need of State aid in this con.
nection. For four years he has
held the Office of adjutant and in
spector general, at an annual sal
airy of 81 800; besides, he is pros
porous farmer. Gen. Floyd is a
candidate for Congress in this dis
trict, and before the campaign is
over he will probably face many
needy old soldiers who are entitled
to part of the fund, but who have
not received it. The Times there
fore suggests to Gen. Floyd that
he turn the 800 he has rana;raL ~.