The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Constitutional Coventlon Will
undoubtly increase the poll tax to So.
A Constitutional Convention at ST.
600 per day will be an expensive
luxury.
Brayton is stumpiog the district in
Jchnsson's interest; aud it is our opin-
ion that the largest Republics vote ID
years will be polled.
Reform that rejects the Australian
ballot law and favors property quall-
fcation for suffrage is not reform but
tyrannical discrimination directed
against the misfortunes Of the poor.
Where will the children Of the poor
be educated when the free schools are
destroyed by the Constitutional Conven-
ton removing from the Constitution
the two mill school tax?
If the business men of Sumter do
not build warehouse for next season 8
tobacco cropthey villregreti it. Onrtrsde
is being diverted to Darlington and Flor
ence already. aud more will 60 every
year.
The success of the Carnival was very
gratifying to the Watchman and South
ron, 6rst because it was large adver-
tisement of Sumter and our people,
second because the Carnival was the
development Of an idea first advanced
by the Watc Imam and Soathron.
The Rock Hill Herald says !:
"Goyernor Tillmao aud Senator Irby
will speak at Ridgeway next Saturday.
It is probable they will be met by
Major Woodward and Dr.. Sampson
Pope. If SO. lively meeting may be
looked for !"
The jury which sat in judgment %
the case of Bladdon the dispensary
Constables murderer. was composed of
ten I'illmanites aud two Conservatives.
Since Gov. Tillman processes to be un-
able to understand the verdict, he should
call upon the ten to explain.
Gov. Tillman does not profess to be
fool. but. if taken seriously. one would
conclude that be wished to create some
such impression when he psoclaims his
Inability to understand verdict OF man
slaughter against one of his coossab'es
for shooting running man in the back.
The promoters of new counties should
be required to file copy of the map Of
the proposed new county with the
Clerk Of Court Of each of the counties
from which territory will be cut otf. 1t
would enable interested parties to ind
out how they weuld be affected, without
going to Columbia.
The Reform Campaign Committee
metin Columbia Monday night, chairman
Irby, j. A. Sigh. Willie Jones, c. NJ.
E6rd, O. r Lowman and D. E. Keels
were present. Chairman Irby said, in
speaking Of Dr.. Pope's candidacy
.,hat Dr.. Pope would not receive l0,-
600 votes in the State. He said that
he did not believe one county would be
carried by the independent candidate.
EIe didn't koow what the man was
after %
The orders of Chairman Irby that
the Constitutional Convention "No'
ballots sent here are not to be dis
trbuted, is another big h banded piece
of business Why were they printed
if not to be distributed is this just
another job to swell the Golfers of the
weak but willing? Of course the
cficial organ job Office will be paid for
having printed the BALLOTS. 1t would
be interesting to know how many of
those ballots were printed and paid for,
and will not be distributed.
Every democrat should look up his
registration certificate and have 1t ready
for election day There should be no
chances eakeu, for there is too much at
stake for any democrat to fail to vote.
That Constitutional Convention must be
defeated, aud we must vote for Stokes
agaiost Johnston In the Congress
sional race white men will have but