The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-03-12
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many mas certainty Deen entertained
royalty during his visit to this country.
There has been nothing short or
meager in his reception. Money has
been lavishly expended and all prep
erations were made and carried out on
a colossal scale. The Prince has shown
himself to have q lot Of sound sense,
and besides 10 a jolly good fellow. The
last few days Of his visit were spent in
New York. One incident Of the pro-
gramme arranged in his honor was a
concert by the Arion Society, winners
Of the Kaisers medal year before last.
At this concert "Old Kentucky Home'
and "Dixie" were specially rendered,
and at his request. He expressed the
opinion that he had never heard bet
ter or sweeter music in his life. We
believe the Prince was sincere and that
his remark was not intended to be
taken as fulsome iattery. Whether or
not his Highness' visit had q political
purpose In view, certain it Is that it
has done much to establish warmer and
moro friendly feelings for our brothers
who keep "Die Watch on dem Rhein"
over In the "Faderland That he en-
joyed that beautiful melody so dear to
all southerners, "Dixie," is sufficient
to make him we'll thought Of by all
Southern people. Well, the prince
evinced the fact that he has a good
eye and a long head, and II he had an
X to grind, from all appearances, he
succeeded very well.
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The Democratic party is by no means
dead. Advices from Washington would
indicate that the campaign this fall in
several States will be the hottest in
many years. The leading Democratic
members Of the house are busily en-
gagged IN making preparations for the
coming contests. just now there seems
to be much d%issension in the Rupubli-
can camps. A strong and growing
low tariff element in the West and
North West threatens to cut loose
from the high tariff faction Of the East.
Then there is a general and increasing
dislike to the Administrations policy
towards the Philippines and a distrust-
ful sentiment in regard to the Trusts.
1t seems that the Democrats hope to
profit by this family row, and the sem
timent which they claim Is adverse TO
the party in power. The Republican
majority, they assert, will be easily
converted into q minority. This po-
litical representation may be all
| rt0hf h,f fhnrojc noonu tt,lf~ &-;xyf
cup and lip" When the big bosses
call on the voters to rally around the
G. o. P. standards, and some coin OF
the realm is scattered around in places
of vantage to aid in the ~harmonizing
scheme, all conflicting interests are rele
| gated to the rear, and the party as
sumes a solid phalanx.
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The last few days, veritable Spring
weather, we take as hera,ding the
balmy days to come. But do not
imagine for one moment that all Of
"winter's icy chill'' is a thing OF the
past. There is still in store for us a
few days more of trough" cold wealth
err. That, or rather those ills that
human flesh is heir to, which we term
spring fever, we must yet experience.
However, they r preferable to pneu-
monia, grippe and other diseases not
found anywhere else but in Materia
Medica.
The many friends of Capt. w. j.
Cathcart in Laurens regret that it was
not in their power to help him yester-
day in his contest for the mayoralty Of
Columbia. II he is not elected it will
be for the very common reason that
few constituencies elect the best men
for Office.
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The visit of the Grown Prince to this
country was for a time nearly over
Swallowed by the Tillman-McLaurin
incident. Public interest in the latter
having subsidized, the Prince Is more
than aver on the National horizon.
He is undergoing a course in dining
and wining with the multi.millionaires
of New York. 1t is hoped his Imperial
Majesty WILL live through It,.
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Chairman Richardson, it is said, will
retire and make way for a more ag-
gressive man. He has been extremely
conservative, and a change of front
may result in sweeping Democratic
victories.
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Anderson Is to have a Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollar Irvine Mill. Why did
not some wide awake young man In
Laurens think of this thing?
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