The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-08-06
CONCERNING THAT MEETING.


Col. VIM. Elliott, of Beaufort, has q
character and a record hat will stand
what Bobbie Burns calls "sharpened,
ely inspection" Col Elliott belongs to
that type of men whom the majority
of South Carolina voters in recent
years have been steadily driving out
of politics. He belongs strictly to the
Hampton, Hagood, Simpson and Kerr
shaw class, he is a survivor of that
incompatible group whose manly vir-
tues were such 81 have seldom been
~equalled in South Carolina or else
where. Would that the people of
Laurens County knew him better.
Col. Elliott is n Of those ARE men
who is most ya'ued by u people when
South Carolina had a Black district she
had a place for William Elliott. Other
Democrats were not hungry for it.
And but for VIM. Elliott South Caro-
lima would have had q black congress-
man for 10 or II years in all Likelihood.
You favor white supre macyn did you
say? Why, for 2 years William Elliott
has done more hard fighting for white
supremacy than all tho other public
men in South Carolina together, In
fact he is about the only man of prom
hShS0 w JILL IilO v lOE u WnlUo
mans government has had any real
meaning since 1876. When Col. Ill
lott told you people OF Laurens Thurs
day about the contests he has had down
in that rice plantation country he told
you the truth-only he didn't tell you
the 50th part of it.
Mr.. Latimer commenced by shouting
that he was the only farmer in the
race and that will win him many
votes; because of the politician farm
ers. Of course the farmers who a9e both
honest and intelligent, as most of them
are, know they are just as good and no
better than those who make their
bread by other honest methods. By
the way, The Columbia State calls at
tentlon to the fact as shown by the
census that the cloth woven in this
state sells for more money than the
raw cotton produced. This will help
to stop the jaw of the politician farmer.
lie can no longer say that the cotton
farmer Is the producer of most of the
wealth. The spinner is the creator of
wealth just as the farmer is, True, If
the cotton were not raised, there would
be non to spin. But we imagine If
the farmer had to go naked, mighty
little would be raised. However, the
politician farmers contribute power
fully to the vote crop and Asbury Lati.
mer will come in for his comfortable
share. He had plenty OF friends here
Thursday-many OF them not politician
farmers who will vote for him because
they think he is the best man-as
they have a right to think.
Nevertheless, the kick of a mule
wouldn't have hurt Latimer more than
the Newberry lawyers point that Lati-
mer's business policy of getting
things from the Republicans was a
mild sort of McLaurinism. Mr.. John.
could get more from the Republicans
than any man in the South. Nobody
believes Mr.. Latiper would sell out 10
the Republicans but there are those
who think 1t will take a man SO much
bigger than Latimer as Tillman is TO
get much from the Roosevelt admins
~tration without paying the price.
George tombstone spoke brilliantly.
But 1t was rather painful. There's lit
tie enjoyment in the sight Of q mouse
shaken by q cat. And Johns one was
Stalking Latimer aud evidently mere
ly toying with him at that. One
wished to yell in schoolboy fashion:
why don't yer hit a Teller of your
own size? Why don't yer tackle Evans
stone had as many friends in the crowd
as Latimer. Rather more.
But Evans had more than either. He
spoke of his friends In Laurens and his
old time boyhood relations with the
county. 1t struck n responsive chord.
Even some OF those who have fought
HIM hardest and are not apologizing,
just as he Is not apologiZing, are ready
to weigh his claims and frankly ack-
nowledge his merit.
There are those who have ''come from
the ends of the earth" in q political
sense, to meet John Gary Evans and
grasp his hand in candor aud friendship.
Others will refuse to discern anything
but evil in him, who will not forget.
The severest test he must meet will
come when the opportunity 'to get
even" offers and his highest impulses
will call upon him to let 1t pass. Will
he safely meet it? The signs answer
yes. He bore himself In q mannc
that NUT have commanded respect
when a few thugs tried to insult him
at the meeting in Charleston-where
some bitter memories linger. Meet
ing the test and remembering that the
world is big and the years long, his
time for mastery will come too. His
chances OF election are good. Here
he had every reason for encourage
ment The majority of the crowd APP
peared to be Evans men. So the cheer
ing indicated.
Mr.. Hemphill and Mr.. Henderson
both made clean, clear cut and able
speeches. There was no demonstra-
tion in favor of either, but both made
friends. Indeed, nc one of the six
capable and justly prominent Caro-
linians in the Senatorial race can
speak without making friends.
SKATERS ALL RECORDS.
Twice in hospital, F. A. G~ulledge,
Verbena, Ala, paid q vast sum to doc
tors to cure q severe case of piles,
causing "a tumOrs. When all failed.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve soon cured him,
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