The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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proposing to abolish the three days Of
graoe should become = Ian.
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The argunensa before the Sgptene
Court ID tie Butte gistrasioo.case. are
long and tedious, aud this ia about the
best that can Be said Of them SO far.
The Floseoes Hssssagsr .isthes to
known what we have against South
Caroiiua's little sin General. John
Gary Watts Nothing whatever. The
worst thing abouts atss is the COM
pany he keeps 10 order 20 get aud
retain Office
We are sincere in the hope that Col
Earle will be elected Judge, if Judge
Norton Is to be displaced by . refofner.
Col. Earle is better lawyer than any
Of his associates in the ranks of reform
Who aspire to the honor Of displacing
Judge Norton, and will make a better
Judge thaa any Of them
The new county bills are being intro
duced 10 the Legislature at rate that
would be astonishing we're We not so we'll
acnna;;nted MN that intense loBeing
the mary xoula-be od6oe- holders look
forward to the formation of new coun.
ties. 70 them it seems to be the dawn
Of better times
Itsis settled almost beyond . deabt
that Judge Fraser is to be retired to
nake place for Attorney General
Buchanan. whose service to the reform
ring in good and i'll report. as we'll as
his relation to Boss Bea, epsilles him
to JOB. Itsseems t6afsa service pen-.
sion hassbesn adopted in South CARR
lima.
Oates was inangurated Governor Of
Alabama on Saturday. without the
sligh,es. disturbance. Kolb was pre-
seas in Mopigonery, With about II sros
huodfsa bllovefs. it isaaid Hs made.
.pesrb ffoua .agoaia the ss1ss's.
bat created But fittls excitement.
Kolb HAS made his throw and lost, and
will soen sink into obscurity.
The fact tsa. the exclusion of
American cattle and beef from Ger
many is due to tue legislation in favor
of the Sugar Trust by the last Congress,
is not calculated to win friends for the
democracy. even though it is we'll
known that the party was nossrespons'-
BILE for this legislation. but the Doodle
Senators who betrayed the party.
The divorce and ..yaller dog ques-
tions are again before the Legislature.
These two come up year after year With
unvaryiog regularity, and it is about
time both were disposed of in rational
manner. Laws prohibiting the dog
nuisance and permitting divorce, for
cause, would be sensible additions to the
statutes Of this State.
Mr.. Sturkie has bill before the
Legislature that will strike the blow
at the lien Law that will flush it. His
bill provides that the party giving the
lien shall 10, be allowed to give lien
on one-tbird of the crop The law is
about dead of its Own weight, and many
merchapss have decided to quit the
business altogether. on account of the
losses they sustain every year. and this
bill of Mr., Sturkie's. should it become
Law. will kill the lien business dead.
Il is an evident intention to cut down
the salaries of the sheriffs and clerks of
various counties. Already several bills
have been introduced that will have
this effect. We have long been of the
opioiou that the fees received by these
officers gave them salaries much too
large for the services rendered; aud
the proposition to reduce the remuoera-
ton BY making them salaried officers is
good one. Either reduce the fees or
give these officials a salary aud have
them turn all fees into the county
treasury.
4 bill has been introduced iu the