The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-25
J GIVES HIS VT VS.
JOSHUA HARDsTRoNG ENJOYED
THE SENATORIAL ORATORY,
And Tells What He Thinks of the
Candidates and the Financial and

And Tells what he THINKS OF the
Candidates and the Financial and
Tariff Questions.
Yes, I was there; and l enjoyed
hearing the various kinds of oratory
exhibited by the several aspirants
for the toga.
One gave vent 20 the sentimental
variety,-and by the way sentiment
mas always moved humanity; another
displayed the business kind; another
depended upon satire; yet another
drew water from the deep well of
statecraft: still yet another oiled the
feeting moments with mirth; even
still yet another conjured up kale-
idoscopic combination of words with
out practical meaning;-and the
trained politician was there, him OF
many battles, chary of promises, but
keen of thrust with the rapier OF
prejudice and passion.
The choice of the people Will de-
mend entirely upon their humor;--
and it is beyond power to account
for the humor of people.
A bitter battle will be Waged
against him who on account OF mis-
taken judgment failed to vote in an
election for the Democratic candl-
date; and yet no word is heard con-
cerning him who bolted the Demo
r attic candidate and voted an indepen-
dent ticket. But consistency is a
level that but few have polished.
Col. George Jchnstone is said oy
bis friends to be the greatest orator
and criminal lawyer in South caro-
,ina-it all depends upon the point
os view and to what extent you can
nersuade your friends to talk ABOUT
YOU. With less opportunity there
are men in Orangeburg VINO can
easily measure sword with Col. John-
stone. The Colonel correctly stateo
the two great and only issues upon
which the American people divide ID
oninion.-fnance and taxation
These have existed since the founda-
tion of our government; are para
mount to-day; and we will pass TO
that undiscovered bourne leaving
our children perplexed with the same
problems. These questions can neV-
or be settled: and it is well for us
that it is true. More anon.
But the olonel did get the good
old Democratic doctrine badly mixed
wwhen. he complained about paying
twety-six dollars tariff on a suit OF
clothes. The Democratic party favors
a tariff sufficient to defray the leg
itimate expenses of government, and
insists that this tariff must be levied
almost exclusively upon luXur,es
such as the rich use. Now Col.
.Johnstone is luxury; his forty-eisht
dollar suit of clothes is a luxury that
only luxurious gentlemen like Col.
Johnstone can afford; and 1t is in
sisted that the tariff is entirely too
low on that suit of clothes; it should
have been at least forty dollars (and
even then the Colonel would not
have worn fig leaves). If we can
elect Bryan we will raise the tairff
to forty dollars on the Colonels suit,
and reduce the farmers jean from
two dollars to fifty cents,-that's the
dollars to fifty cents,-that's the
kind of talk we like to hear.
Col. Lumpkin made the best speech
we heard in the lot on the financial
question. We saw Col. Lnmpkin
gracefully retire from the field with
his brow well laurelled,-but not
vet, Moss Easterlin, the sage OF
Snakeswamp. was there; with his
historic hickory stick he waved Col.
Lumpkin to the front and demanded
further enlightment upon the fin
ancal question; Col Lumpkin prompt
" disclaimed any knowledge of this
question and declared he had only
been saying what somebody else told
him. Bravo.
We can only explain Mr.. Grace's
presence in this race upon the as
sumption of mistaken identity. When
the procession came along Mr.. Grace
evidently thought it was the bunch
that wanted to make the State
Legislature hdeous next winter with
statutory monstrosities and promptly
Joined the band. We fear he will
not entirely recover this side Of the
primary.
Ed Smith was there too. This is
not strange, for he has been every
where we have been for several
years past, and we have heard of his
being at all the other places put to-
gether. Following this fine of logic
it would not he strange to sec him in
Washington before long. Eds en-
planation about that fifteen cent cot
to makes mighty interesting reading:
but what's the use talking about it;
1T don't look good in print.
Mayor Rhett made a good speech
without doubt. We learned long
long time ago that nobody knew
about the financial question:: It is so
big that very little OF it can get in
one mans head. We draw we'll
developed sigh OF relief when we
consider that even II Mr. Rhett is
elected there is no probability what
ever of his financial bill passing