The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-26
RD1qoRIAL NOTES.

EO1JOh1Ah NOTES.
We are sincerely glad thas the at
tempt to cripple the Citadel aud South
Carolina College has been defeated by
the Senate
This State is going headlong into
tha, condition of democracy that is
worse than. aud but prelude to, a
dictatorship maintained BY physical
force. This ssstemens may be laughed
at but i. is trre
There are already candidates for the
position Of Chief Of the Metropolitan
police force of the City Of Sumter.
How will the taxpayers relish levy
in taxes lor the purpose Of maintaining
a force Of mercenaries, over whom the
citizens Of the city have absolutely DO
control !?
The Atlanta Coastitadion has already
extended an invitation to the South
Caroliaians who will leave the State in
consequence Of the outrageous tyranny
that rke Reformers purpose to exercise
through the agency of Metropolitan
police ioiquisy.
Wha. do the Reformers purpose do.
ing with those excellent and virtueus
persons who turn an honest penny by
selling liquor ia the country? Deny
ing that liquor is sold in the country
will not convince anyone to the cou-
trary The question is before them.
The refusal Of the Legislature 10 make
the office Of State Dispeaaer electi1e 81
the Legislature, diaplays subssr-
viency to the tendency to ceDtralise
power ia the hands Of the Governor
that must be very pleasing to Mr. B.
B Tillman.
Col. ). Harvey Wilson aud Mr.
Manoing have the backing Of their
constituents 10 the stand they sook
against the Mesropolitaa Police bill.
Col. Wilson's speech was highly COM
plinented by bis audience and all the
papers
Fashionable New Yorkers will hasten
South to spend the remainder of the
winter as soon as the holidays are over.
They go at such pace during the sea-
son that the semi-retirement afforded BY
the Florida resorts is necessary to re
euperation. They dance in Florida
during Lent that they may return to.
New York to dance shrough the post
Lenten season.
We are satisfied that more liquor
twice as much at the very least-has
been sold 10 Sumter county outside Of
the limits Of the City Of Sumter than
within the city siaee the dispensary Law
went into effect. And we have good
reason to believe that Sumter County is
not an exception. Uader such con-
ditions, would it not be in keeping
with the Metropolitan police law to de-
clare martial Law throughout the State?
The Democrats in Congress who are
bitterly opposing the Carlisle financial
plan are enemies to their party aud to
the masses of the people who so sadly
need some relief from the burdens that
bear them down into poverty aud dis
tress. We are impoverished by the
inequalities of the present financial
system aud these men. actuated BY
raucor aud spite against the heads Of
the administration appear to prefer that
their people suffer rather than be given
relief BY those whom they hste.
The people of Georgetown cxempli.
fed to President Cleveland What South
ern hospitality is, aud if be did not
approciate the warm and sincere cour-
tesY Of that historic old town he is NOT
the man We believe him to be. Had
the State been canvassed from border
to border 40 town could have been
selected that is more thoroughly impreg.
mated with the spirit and traditions of
hospitality than Georgetown. and right