The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-07-23
LET'S TALK POLITICS.


While not ali the people of the county
were here Friday, the crowd was large
ly made up of influential political work
ers. The speeches were really adj
dressed therefore to many more that
heard them.
Col. Jim Tillman made rather q Bit
ter attack or the Journalists" of the
state, excepting only Mr.. j b. Nor
ment. His remark about them ''being
organized in a scheme" to delude the
people was sweeping, he excepted
none, and whether he SO intended or
not, it was a charge imputing baseness
and dishonor brought against every
newspaper, big and little, Tillmanite
or Conservative, ii South i,ar0iina, ex-
cept the Columbia State and the News
and Courier.
Fridays crowd was a Talbert crowd
by a clean majority. Everybody CON
cedes that. Tillman had friends and
they cheered him Justify. Ansel
too is popular in Laurens. Undoubtedly
the speech of Hayward attracted more
attention han did that of any other.
Even those who are not going to vote
for him listened to him as though they
would not miss u syllable he had to ut
ter. 1t is rare that a man gets the at
tention of an audience and holds it as
Hayward did 1t was the deep, burn
ing, truth convincing ring of sincerity
in his voice and name that literally
chained attention.
Col. Talbert's speech was on q high
plane. 1t was bold and there was no
lodging in it. Those of his views not
strongly and with no attempt at "whip-
| ping the devil around the stump
Colonel Talbert's views on negro edu-
| cation are popular in this county but
Col Tillman answered him rather eff
fectively when he said that the white
schools are already getting more than
their proportiOnate share. If Col. Till
man knows what he is talking about
when he makes this assertion of course
it knocks the wind out of Col. Talbert's
argument on that point. However,, this
is a small matter and really cuts little
figure n way or another in Talbert's
campaign One need not vote against
Talbert even though he disagrees with
i him in that matter.
THE ADVERTISER gives to it's readers
to-day it's own report of the campaign
meeting. The report is condensed but
it takes up three columns. Few other
county papers have given such reports
| u UISoSs ANloOOo VI hSIh law IhaNiC up
their reports from the daily papers but
THE ADVERTISER had it's own reporter
present, to make an ever fuller report
than any daily paper made.
After The ADVERTISERS first page
went to press a typographical error was
found in the report of the campaign
meeting. Col. Tillman said he knew
the people would not allow Capt. Hey
l ,,,a.1 30 rrn {-kD ~ntDD L., kh@ nDrn - N t~z
ship OF Mr.. Gonzales. The word mot"
was left out by the printer.
THE ADVERTISER has received the
following
JACHIN, S. G. July IL.
AS | have once written to The
| County News an article from this Of
flee and because L told the truth about
our Supervisor and our old neighbour,
the Editor refused to print it.. Now
he says the County News is for what is
right, but still he cannot print The
good side OF the question about Mr..
DrummOnd.
We noticed in the editorial after our
article was written "that he would not
publish letters boosting any candi-
date?" l was not boosting Mr.. Drum
mond. l told the truth. Mr.. Drum
mond is an honest man In every re-
spect.
Now L propose to stand by our old
Supervisor, because 1 know him of old
and know him to be a gentleman. The
people of Lanrens county stood by
him two years ago and then why kick
about it and we believe the people will
| stick again this year for him.
Don't find fault with our Supervisor
because he has had a very bad term to
serve On account Of the heavy rains.
AS I have said heretofore l believe
he has done all he can for the good OF
our county and believe he will continue
to.
A FRIEND.