The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

1t LIZ. d. w IN. ClOkeS uuOcttdheo W
get into Congress as the representative
of the re~-organized eth District he will
lind it no easy task He is not popular
oyer this way-uot ever with the Re
fawmers
The Refawm campaign meeting at
Lexington last week was anything but
enthusiastic. There were exactly sixty
eight persons present. Eilerbe made
his debut as a candidate, but forgot his
speech aud sat down.
Columbia is to have a 6rst-class
winter aotel, which will be situated In
a suburb. to be named Shandon- The
suburb will be Oh the line OF the electric
zc.rs. and no attractions will be omitted
cthas will draw Northern tourists.
nTb;s soaods like progress.
DR.. J. William Stokes after having
been defeated by Judge lzlar. has
decided to console his wounded vanity
soy oodiesting the election, We do
mot wonder, however. for two defeats
IN the same distric. within two years is
,ca,cnlated to make even a chronic Office
seeker sore.
The disgusting trial Of an old gray
headed lecherous congressman from
Keo.ucky. ". C. P. Breckenridge by
name, Who has been sued for breach OF
marriage contract by a Miss Pollard
also of Kentucky. is uow all the 60 in
Washington Columns of filthy details
are wired all over the country daily.
and the impression liable to be created
Is. that average newspaper readers love
20 revel in 6ltb and gloat over the
TASTY.
W. D. Evans, the Alliance candidate
for Governor, will not withdraw from
che race as the kefawmers predicted,
bat says he is in to the finish. This
announcement ~appreciably lessons the
1850. of tho TiNmanise candidates.
The only man who has developed more
strength With the Alliance faction. 10
ehe pas. than W. D. Evans IS Congress
man John l.. McLaurin. Therefore
the. Tiumanites should make haste to
bring him out. for he might be able to
walk oyer Evans again.
The Camden journal, n OF the
oldest newspapers in the State. has been
>sev;ved by ex-postmaster 6. 6. Alex
-ander. iss former proprietor and publish
er. The contents Of the FIRST issue, if
construed as a guide to what shall
follow, indicate that the paper will
stand for good morals. aud the advance
c,ens Of the interests Of the State and OF
Kersbaw County. We are pleased to
Welcome the old Journal back to u
. exchange. list, and wish it a long and
prosperous career.
Col. William Wallace has been uom,
mated by the President as Postmaster
At Columbia The Senate has not con-
6rmed it yet. and there is a great deal
of opposition manifested to the appoint
,u,ent By some Of the Columbia people,
tor political reasous, we presume. Col
Wallace was a brave old soldier, and a
man of auquestioned integrity of char
acter. He has not recently stood in
altogether with some of the influential
political leaders. we are informed, aud
hence this opposition. There is no
allegation Of iooompesency or other
personal objection against Col. Wallace,
and we suppose he will go IN.
The Gayden murder has aroused the
~spiri. Of lyoohiog in an extraordinary
aud omioous manner. Men Of educa-
,ioo, intelligence aud social refinement,
ordinarily law-abidiog and law-respec''
ing, have been going through the
country endeavoring to lay hands upon
aud threatening to lynch PERSONS "ho'
in all probability, had no more to 90
With the murder of MIR. GaydeO than
themselves. A party trying to head OF
Weeks at Eu.awville and take him from
the Sberif's custody; another about to
~.h oolored man named Mcleod at