The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27


Sumter
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Nay we all have, during 1894, a happier
and more prosperous gear.
We hope Congress will give US happy
New Year by passing the tariff bill, and fixing
the day 70. its going into effect at no distant
date.
It is probable that the lien business will be
greatly cureailed duriag the coming year.
Live a, home aud practice the strlc'est
economy is she motto for '94.
Cotton seed continues to 60 out OF the
coun,ry. In few weeks fertilizers Will
begin to come in, but all that will be brought
in capnot replace the cotton seed. The lack
Of cotton seed has much to do with short
crops
The new county government law appears to
he the best enacted By the Legislature. Tbe
section that gives the Governor the power to
appoint the Township Commissioners is the
feature ,ha. we do not like. Why not allow
the people TO select these commissioners at the
primary election as they now do the Tr'a'
Justiees.2
Congressman w. Il. Brawley has been ap-
poipted to succeed Judge S:mouton as United
STATES District Judge. The appointment
gives entire satisfaction to the Conservatives
Of the State, and is equally as unsatisfactory
TO the Reformers. Judge Brawley will ill the
Office with that distinguished ability that has
marked his entire career, both public aud pro-
fessioual.
The schedules on the several roads entering
here are very favorable to the business OF
Sumter, aud our merchants should oeg1n
with the new year to push into the territory
open to them Sumter is a superior market,
and all tha, is needed is that the inducements
be shown the people in the surrounding coun-
try. Sumter should continue to grow, and
effort is all that is needed
The new law for the government OF toe
speciai school district of the City of Sumter
has feature that Is Objectionable on practical
grounds. The law provides that four CONF
missioners shall be elected every two years.
This makes it possible that four men ea,irely
unacouain,ed with the needs of the schools
may be elected, and the schools would suffer
injury by reason of their ignorance. Had the
law provided that two Of the four commits
sioners be elected every two years, the ohjec,
ton would not be so serious. We fear, how
ever, ,bat the law will result in much injury
TO the schools aud little satisfaction to the
people at large. The schools will be brought
into politics aud the educational interests will
be overlooked aud neglected in the contention
engendered
The dispensary business received another re
buke from Judge Simonton on last Thursday
in the q. s. Court, when Theodore S. Gail
lard, C. B Swan, r. & Pepper and c. B.
McDonaId, whiskey spies. were ordered to be
arrested and held to bail in $4,000 each. The
proceedings were in the nature Of n suit
brought by Ansnie Cantini, an alien and n
subject of the kingdom of italy, for Sic, 900
damages The constables on October 3rd
last entered fhe store on Tradj Street aud
searched it for liquor, which they failed to
find On the same day they entered his resi-
dence. 50 King Street, maliciously searched
the premises and carried away number Of
cases of vine, the private property of plain
tif. not offered for sale, and imported before
the passage Of the dispensary law. The plain
tiff's wife, who WAS eocierte ae the time was
frightened, sad from the fright suffered a
miscarriage
The Legislature has adjourned after accom-
plisbing abont as much harm as possible, and
we are thankful for the adjournment. Per-
haps, had the session continued longer, other
and worse laws may have been enacted. The
name affixed to this Legislature by A. B.
Williams, Of the G7eenrille Necs is 80 sppro-
pirate that it will always be known as the
June Bug Legislature. 1t buzzed and ham,
med and went this way and that; but Till
man had string fastened to it aud it went no
farther in aoy direction than he willed.
When be pulled the string it came down aud
did his bidding. IF at any time it appeared
to have an opioion, Tillman pulled the string
and the majority was speedily convinced that
it was much better to stul,ify itself and obey
the dictates Of the string holder. We trust
we shall never again see Legislature so SER
vile, so bitter, 80 partizau, so dead to shame,
so dead TO the interests Of the whole people.
so viciously beat on achieving factional ad-
vantage. and SO determined to get public pap
at whatever sacrifice of public and personal
decepcy The record is written, and it is dis
graceful enonoh IN o-atifv even the most bit.