The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05

) Whitewash on his Christmas stocking.
5sIr we: had all. the money That has
been sent oal OF the county for Whis-
ke.y during the past month we: would
be considerably better of than we
are.
1T lis all nonsense for the Demo-
cratic leaders to talk Of redeemins
campaign pledges unless they put
men in office who can be trusted to
raaeem those pledges.
when IL comes to the tariff, every.
Senator or Representative elected as
aFDem ocrat,, should be made, to toe
the mark, or go where he belongs,
which is In the Republican party.
Gov. SAnsel will leave the executive
offce in few days. In his rettre-
ment he will carry with him the best
wishes Of all the people Of the ST.. g.
He las made a safe and sane CHIEF
magistrate.
a. Gov. Blease,, we greet you. In
Few days yo1 will enter upon the
duties Of the highest Office the peo-
Die OF South Carolina can confer on
you. May YOU confuse your enemies
: by making nne OF the best governors
the State has ever had.
y..is What to do with the old cruisers
Charleston. st. Louis and Milwaukee,
whether to overhaul them or not, is
puzzling the naval authorities. The
recent sale OF: the .s7,20o,o00 Detroit
Tor $50, ,O0o;was probably:a profitable
bargain in the sense that 1t pre-
vented further expenditure on an
obsolete vessel.
With rare exception the city man
who turns farmer thinks that farm
ing is a very simple matter and that
what he does not know al ~; It
4 (which is usually very little) is not
Torth knowing. And that is the man
&:wr1o after some woeful experience
gives up IN disgust and says that
EARNING does not pay.
.sceS$i we are glad that the attorney gem
eral is going to punish the trusts by
imprisonment rather than fines.
Bryan u.gested that plan fourteen
years ago, but the Republicans
claimed that ;t.acould not be done
under the Sherman law, and asked
for further legislation. But the last
election seems to have wakened them
up.
IA very funny cartoon is from the
Dss Mc,nes Re-ister and Leader. A
,IlSsconsolate, lonely little boy. un-
kemDt and unwashed, Is sitting on
the doorstep. Several rough. ragged
little fellows are peeping through the
cracks Of :he fence. One OF them
hays: ''Ain't you never going to
ccnme out and play no more. Theo-
dore?''
The real Democrats of New Jersey
anve found brave leader in Wood
row Wilson. Only man OF the
higbest courage and honesty would
have taken his political life in his
hands as Mir. Wilson has done in
Sighting the senatorial ambitions OF
James Smith. .Ir., who Is put forth oy
the trusts. Wilson looms up as a
presidential possibility.
City men who take to farming usu-
{ ally are not very successful. That
is not the fault OF the land bat OF
the man. II the city man who goes
to the country would only recognize
that farming IS one Of the most
scientific cc "ocat!ons and that he has
much to learn and something to un-
lear,r he won!d in all likelihood sue
ceed where he now fails.
The Florence Times gays: 1T
seems 70 vs. that South Carolina
needs a lot OF things a heap worse
than size needs an additional SUI
preme Court Judge" 1f the Times
would nterview Judge. Woods, or
some other member OF the Supreme
Court. AMI I'M ont what amount Of
work the Justices have to do. We feel
sure it would change its mind.
No one in New Jersey has found
housc-rlcaning more profitable than
has Mss ia S!moIso1. CT Sussex.
who got $4,000 in brief hours
work. She was cleaning closet in
The DeKav homestead in Vernon.
when unler an old wash boiler SIZE
brought to light the treasure. There
was $500 In gold AMI tho roniainde
I'm bills OF large denomination.
A so-cai1,d count has managed 10
get Gcai OF nneviabie not0riety in
Chi"a"n. bnt i,e is neither better or
worse Than Lhc average foreign inl-
penun;ous no;'i"n,nn hat comes
across to :iarry American dollars.
Tie Irnrip4i ,ii-7ereuce is liat