The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-09-03

!; Who would have thought tnat bar
ney Evans would have gotten the
vote he has. .t .sss,
25: zone of the many surprises was
the large vote B. B. Evans got for
Attorney-Genera Who can explain
rit?.
I. Next time Mcleod runs for a; State
ioffice he. ought to ask to be delivered
from his fool friends, who did MIN
no little harm in the first primary.
The reelection of Messrs. Gram
ling and Kennerly as cotton Welgher'
over so many worthy candidates IS
a tribute to their efficiency us public
servants.
We extend our coincidence to
those candidates who failed of nom
ination in the primary. 1t may be
best that they failed to have their
wishes gratified.
s Orangeburg ought to handle
great deal more cotton than she does.
Can't we offer, some kind Of induce
ment for the farmers to sell their
cotton in this market?
The race for governor in the sec
ond primary is between Featherstone
and Blease. 1t will not be a walk
over for either of them, as both OF
them have a very strong backing.
Teddy Roosevelt is the greatest
egotist In the world today. He can
say more good things and practice
less of them than any man that has
ever attained prominence in our pol
tics.
The good will and trade Of the far
mers is the, best asset ,Orangeburge
has. Let US do all we can to in-'
lduce more Of them to bring their.
cotton here and do their trading.
with our merchants. -
Teddy has got his eye on Big Biu's'
Job, and no subservience on the part
OF Big Bill will prevent Teddy from
reaching out for it when the time
comes for him to do so. Now, Just
watch this prediction. ~. 3. b
The election OF DR.. Odom and Mr..
Connor. to the House of Representa-
tives by the handsome vote they re-
ceived in the first primary over 50
many competitors is a complement
to those gentlemen. We salute them.
* president Hoster, Of the National
Brewers association, says: tProhibi-
tion is losing ground and the move
mont has reached it's height and is
rapidly receding." It seems strange
that he is the first one to find all
this out.
s, Recently a wealthy man paid
great price for special car in which
he might travel with his dog from
one side OF the continent to the 9th
er. It is to be hoped the dog aP-
preciated the favor. He is one sof
our Tariff Barons.
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The Branchville Journal says it
hopes we now see where it stands
ard what it thinks. The weather is
too warm and life too short for us
to attempt to fathom the thinks
Of paper who '.thinks" local OPP
ton means county monopoly of sell
ing whiskey. Excuse us, neighbor.
The Great Northern railroad has
detailed a man to act as special
"spotter" on the drinking habits of
the men employed. It is his business
to become thoroughly acquainted
with the habits Of the employees of
the road and to maintain general
superyision over the main operators
personal habits.
If the women who were arrested
for gambling at Narragansett pier
recently had been the wives of the
jhumbelr class their names would
have been published to the world,
but s.s they were rich society women
their names were suppressed. Why
should there be this difference. II
one is an offender so is the other
and no partially should be shown.
The fading flower and falling leaf
of autumn are not proof of failure
but of accomplishment, and promise
of that which is to come. So men
in the autumn of their life are not
to think life heceforth is but Of lit
tie use because they have given their
best and. must make way for young
er men. Their years have been
spent in fruitful labor thereby MAX
ing possible the achievements Of men
who are to follow them.