The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-23
G"EEK NEETS GREEK.
Youns,. sep,. 70, 1s1.

I'lSHSe aIl0W me space in your val
uablc paper to answer AUST katc's"
letter which appeared in this weeks
issue OF The Advertiser.
She says that in our last state
election there is cause for real iubila-
ton because Bleasc and his coat tail
swingcrs have been retired to private
liic much to her great Joy. She is
glad that Senator Smith, the farmcr's
friend, has been reelected.
We'll, it is really amusing to see how
little it takes TO get some of us wo-
men folks so thoroughly excited. I'm
asination seems to play an important
part with some OF us. Egotsm is the
principle part Of some of us.
Aunt Katc seems to be very much
like the phariscc who stood and
prayed thus with himself, God |
thank thee that | am not as other
men are, cXtortioners" etc
1t is much more honorable to go
down in defeat with a clear conscience
OF duty we'll done than be elected to
Office by questionable scheming. :
Thanks to Pollock and jennings"
nothing! Blcasc's defeat was caused
mainly by the war scare and the ad-
vantage the INSCRIPTIONS Anti-Blcasc-
ties took OF 1t to rc-elect Smith. Some
OF them were ready 10 use any diaboli-
cal method within reach to carry their
point.
Some OF them proceeded thus: "Iook
here Ncighbor Blcascitc, the governor
is not popular with the president, and
fear he couldn't help us much if
elected to the senate; besides he
would be a new man at tho business
and under the circumstances we can
readily see that very little could be
accomplished. Now, Smith is the
man. He understands the situation
calamity
Well, lot Of farmers had begun to
get nervous over the low price Of cot
ton, and were taken in by this seem
ingly plausible argument. Not that
they had turned against Blcase, but
did this to tide them over for the
present.
Probably Senator Smith could assist
the farmers of South Carolina mater
tally if he would; but why doesn't he :?
II he has and is helping the cotton
situation, why do the pcoplc-bank
crs, merchants, and all have to resort
to the "Buy-a -balc-of-cotton" move
mcnt and various other ways OF re-
relieving the situation Oh. well.
that's easy enough, Smith is drawing
his salary of seven thousand five hun
drcd dollars year, and is there for
six more years.
Well, | guess he will be seeing the
hand writing on the wall If he doesn't
fulfill his duty.
Oh to be sure, the governor and his
coat-tail swingers are a very dirty set
for the good Pharisccs to look at. Oh,
the unrcasonablencss of some peoplc-
They will ask favor OF tho governor
and then curse him for granting fav-
ors-to someone else. Take for exam
pie: There is man in this commun-
ity who has a negro laborcr, and not
long since this negro was convicted
of dealing in whiskey and given a
time sentence. AS the white man
wanted the negro's labor, he got up a
petition to the governor to have thc
sentence changed to fine. The man
Is an anti, and instead of heading The
list with his name, sent the petition
to Blcascite to sign
When war was threatened between
Uncle Sam and Mexico Governor
Bleasc Immediately telcgraphed Pres
ident Wilson that he was ready to
lead the South Carolina troops against
the MeXicans If necessary. Did he
say II will sit back and send my men
to fight the McXicans"? No, lie said q!
Will lead them myself" He would
have to resign his govcrnorship to do
this. That is patriotism.
Swinging to cOat-tails! Well, what
OF it. As soon as Hon. II. a. Cooper
was defeated for governor, he pledged
himself to support Manning, and be-
licvc Prof. "linkscalcs did the same.
Now these are both worthy gentlemen,
and If there is disgrace in swinging
TO coattails know they Wouldn't have
done it.
Aunt Kate seems to be very much