The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-04

;;;tecnl, themselves devote sufficient
energy, time and judgment to make
the device work. Teddy is right fcr
once! and we commend what he says
to the voters Of this county.
Congressman Elberbe says sever
Al thousand. men requested him 70
vote against free lumber. That may
Re 60, but they MAY be men repre-
senting the trusts. He ought 10
Publish their names so as his con-
stitutnts can see who they are.
AS the farmers OF the State sup
bert Clemson College entirely, their
Sons should be the chief beneficiaries
&c the free agricultural scholarships
that have been establish ed there.
That is why we think free agricul-
taral scholarships should he estab-
iished in tie preparatory department.
- The cotton mills of the United
States corsume only "a per cent: Of
The, cotton raised in this couotry.
whifs the cotton mills OF other
countries consumes sc per cent OF
Dur cotton. This explains why the
Price Of cotton is fixed abroad. This
is a very poor showing. but We are
improving in the amount Of cotton
our mills take.
The State Farmers Union Will
ineuorilize the Legislature TO ih-
cfease the number Of agricultural
scholarships at Clemson College.
This is along the right line. Every
dollar spent by the State on the
agricultural education Of her sons is
most wisely spert. The agricultural
scholarships a. Clemson College,
Should be at least doubled.
Commissioner Watson makes the
statement tha. while the United
ssates imports $4,000. 1000 worth Of
cotton manufactured products for.
the, use Of her people. she exports
only sS1.S7S.56S worth for the use
Of people abroad In the face Of the
fart that nihe-tenths Of the worlds
cotton is made ia the United States
this statement does not reflect much
UPON us as an Industrial nation.
! Col. D. o. Herbert did tie State
r. great service wien he introduced
the hill in the legislature establishing
the agircuit scholarships in
Clemson College. and it must be
gratifying to tdat gentleman to haye
what be did by the introduction and
passage Of his bill endorsed by the
Farmers Of the State. who will
through the State Union ask that
t8e number Of scholarships be dou-
bled.
AS scieutific fact it is interesting
to know that as the result Of many
and painstakiug experiments changes
can be made in the size and color
of the. stripes on potato bug. But
the average gardener who wages
constant warfare against the bug all
through the glad summer time would
be far more Interested to learn that
science has evolved an infallible plan
for eEterminatiIg the pest for all
time to come.
:Ttos. r. Watson says he would
rather not see the sun rise than to
see Hardwick reelected to congress
from the tecth Georgia district. And
yet no man has done more to bring
about the reelection of Hard wick
than Thomas L. Watson by his in
tolerant utterances. AS we see it
from this distauce. Watson had bet
ter have some blinds made to shut
oNt the rislrs sun as Hardwick is
going to be reelected.
We think it wculd be good thing
to e:sta blisIl hundred of more agri-
cultural Scholarships in the prepar-
atory department OF Clemson C%lle:e
for the benefit of boys in the couM-
try who have no high schools at
home and cant afford to go eff to
one This would enable many Il
bright, farmer boy to get an agricul-
al education and he blessing to his
county and State. We make this
suggestion to the candidates for the
Legislature.
They use some choice epithcts III
the campaign over in Georgia. Thos.
d. Watson refers to 7. w. Hardwick,
candidate for congress in his dis
trict in the Following lured langu-
age: ca burglar. a t!i:af. dishon-
esq gambler. habitual drunkard. j
two-faced hypocrite-a congressman
who. in eight'years. couldn't do any.
thing but increase his own salary
On the sly! Infamous little scoun
drel!" The weather is too warm for
that kind OF language.
The News and Courier has little
hope that The turning down Of Bryan
means a cessation Of Rryan's med
diiag with the Democratic party,
says the Greenville News. which