The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-13

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rad Democrat, Orangeburg, S. @.
Life would be brighter and more
congensal if people were more appre-
ciative and responsive.
EverJ Representative who calls
himself q Democrat should toe the
mark en- the Democratic program as
agreed on.
The greater the difficulty conquer
ed the greater is the honor of con-
quest and the influence upon life
which it brings.
A pair Of New Jersey lovers were
arrested for quarreling on the way
to getting married. Perhaps they
thought they were already married.
The British house of lords con-
tinues TO squirm in trying to avoid
the surgical operation that threatens
to cut the tail off just behind the
ears.
Temperance reform, like all other
reforms, has it's ebb and flow, but on
the whole it is making steady pro-
gress tc the very great benefit OF all
who accept it's principles.
The goodness Of some people is al
together negative. The most that can
be said OF them is that they don't
do harm. They need to supplement
that with a goodness that is positive.
Z!or. City in Illinois does not
seem 20 be we'll named. Rival fac
tions and the unloyely names they
call each other indicate that peace,
goodwill and holiness are consplcu-
Gus in their absence.
'It appears that Senator Simmons
of North Carolina is being opposed
for reelection by man who prom
ises to be the same kind Of Democrat
in Washington that he IS at ONE.
How delightfully."- old-fashioned!' ex-
claims the Dallas News.
Of course, you will say, "I certain
" cannot help it, Yet you can.
What you lack in urage-courage
that springs from consciousness OF
right. You ought to be able to pro-
test in your own town, in your own
city, against things that are wrong.
CDR. Mary Walker has worn trous-
ers for so years. 1t would be in
structive to know how long a pair
of trousers last the Doctor and why
and when and where they wear out. ="
We are shocked at this paragraph
from the pen of Brother Ball, the
brilliant paragrapher of The State.
Senator Martin, the d emocratic
leader in the Senate, voted eighteen
times with Aldrich on the tariff bill,
which the democratic party is pledged
to revise and reduce. Yet some dem
ocrati: newspapers calls Mr.. Bryan's
efforts to have somebody elected who
is in accord with the platform Of tho
democracy "dictation.'
The Spartanburg Journal hits the
nail On the head when 1t says the
people Of this country will never get
what they are entitled to until we
get rid of lot Of old fossils in the
United States senate, who pose as
conservative Southern Democrats, !"
the political difference between whom
and the standpat Republicans could
not be discerned with mlscroscope.
Whatever profit a farmer makes
is the result of honest and intelli-
gent labor. There is nothing Of wat
cred stock about it nor combina-
tion to stifle competition and unduly
raise prices. He competes in the
open market and so far from impos-
ing upon his fellows he is far more
likely to be imposed upon by MIDDLE
men and others who control prices.
To the average man the Holy
Synod of Russia seems to be one of
the unholiest institutions extant, for
it is cruel and intolerant in the eX-
treme. The refusal to allow Jews to
adopt Christian given names is born
of a spirit that is in direct opposition
to that of the Christ whom the Snyod
processes to love, serve and obey.
How true it is that under the Rus
sian skin you find the Tartar.
Perhaps it is true that men can
not lie made honest by legislation.
But proper legislation rightly en-
forced can make it decidedly unpleas-
ant and improbable for a man to
be dishonest, and that would be no
small gain. Already this is done to
some extent, but something mora il
needed to reach business defaulters
and political boodlers who escape
through the meshes Of legal techni-
caIitjes.
1t is to the great advantage of
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