The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-28
Ep1PoRIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Cotton continues low in price and the
indications are that large crop will be
planted throughou. the cotton belt. The
prospect for the cotton planter is not
encouraging.
Bovden debating to Dictator Tillman
is. no doubt, horrifying spectacle to
those Who revere that Grea: and Good
Man aud delight 10 deferring to bis
superior Judgment.
The cotton seed oil mills in South
Carolina have been uniformly prosperous
during the past two years. Some OF
shem have paid dividends to the amount
Of ffty per cent to stockholders. There
are few investments that pay such
dividends.
Fertilizer factories pay we'll when
intelligen,ly aud honestly managed.
One Of the leading young business men
Of this city, who has familiarized him
self with the subject. told US fews days
since that he is satisfied that.a fertilizer
factory would pay handsomely 10 Sam
ter. and that be would put money into
one.
The dispensary profits belonging to
Florence and Columbia have been con-
fisca,ed to support the army Of dispen-
.sary spies. The officials Of these cities
have not beeo sufficiently Jealous in the
persuis of blind tigers to satisfy Gov.
T;llman and he seizes the profits IN
retaliation. He will have to seize every
thing in Sigh. if anything like the
promised reduction Of State taxes is to
be realized from the sale of dispensary
liquor.
The great snowstorm and blizzard of
Saturday aud Sunday was very exten-
sive and severe. It sent temperatures
down to IS below zero in parts OF
New York aud New England. The
Whole Atlantic Coast from New Eng
land to South Carolina is snowboand.
Georgia. Mississippi. Tennessee. North
Carolina. South Carolina, West
Virginia. Louisiana. and doubtless
other States north and west. are all
covered With the beautiful snow.
Many people we're caught unprepared
for such a spell Of weather. and there
has doubtless been much actual suffer
ing. Temperature mas ranged very
low at many points. making this the
coolest spell of the season. Although
We have had it quite severe enough
here, we may consider ourselves
fortunate in comparison with some of our
sister States.
The Democratic party, as represent
ed in Congress, is composed of
discordans aud unruly mob, without
we'll defined and united purpose. The
democratic voters knew what they
wanted and voted deliberately, believing
that their demands would be granted
without delay. Instead of Congress
going to work as unit to relieve deep
ly distressed country, it has presented
wearisome spectacle Of pulling and
hauling and little or nothing has been
accomplished. The democrats are
playing ioto the hands of their enemies
and the enemies Of the whole people.
We fear that the present administration
will be the last Democratic administration
for many a long day. Asd if this
should be the result the present Demo-
cratic majority in Congress mast bear
the blame, for by their lack of purpose,
lack of broadness, lack of patriotism they
will have wrought the destruction of
the party they were elected to represent.
There is yet time for something to be
done, and We are still hoping against
hope.
Convention. or no convention, the
campaign is to be opened without
further delay. The restive racers for