The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-25

justice OF the reduction; which il denies, and
SAYS it could not afford to sue and wait for
the full amount The full amouat Of the bill
was S434. The public can Judge asto thar.
The next thing worthy of attention was the
statement made in our article, that in the re-
measurement of the report the last sheet was
not measured. The Herald asserts empbati-
cally that it was measured. As before stated,
the re-measurement was made BY SIR A. G..
Flowers, of the ". & s. Office. We do not
propose to handy words with the Herald on
tha, matter. Our statement was made on in-
formation from Mr.. Flowers himself, without
suggestion or solicitation. he Saw and ap-
article, and be further asthorizes Us to make
the assertion again.
That is all we know about it. 1t is q
question beween the individuals concerned.
The writer of this was not present and did
not know that the measurement was to be
made by Mr. Flowers, nor that it had been
done until informed of it after it was over.
We think these ara all the points made by
the Herald but in view Of the position in
which the Herald mas seen fit to put us, we
will now notice several matters that we did
not choose to take up in our article last
week.
In the article copied by US last week, the
Herald, referring to the re-measurement of the
report by Mr.. Flowers, said:
s'He found space to the amount Of S25 as
compared with the last years report. When
it is remembered that the report this year was
much larger than that Of last year, the space
can he easily accounted for. The balance
$3.50 was for heads that we're snot IN the re-
port of last year, but the Commissioners re-
fused to pay for them. The space Mr.. Flowers
found was between the headings. The report
was set in smaller type this year, consequently
the body part of the report made less in pro-
portion.
This may be good dust TO throw ioto the
eyes of people who don't ksow, or don't care
to kuow, anything about such matters; but
it is in fact the veriest nonsense, and as an
explanation or argument is worth less than
"ihe (blank) space Mr.. Flowers fouod be-
tween the headings" TO the amount OF
$25. .00-blank space with not word printed
on it, put in in blocks of one and two
inches, but charged for at so cents an inch.
Now can anybody understand how "the
space can be easily accounted for "when it
is remembered that the report this year was
much larger than that Of last year" That
is, the S25.e0 worth of blank apaca bow
could the additional length of the subject
matter account for the blank space put in to
be measured at so cantssAn: i1ch2 Can the
intelligent reader comprehend that very lucid
explanation of the Herald.
Again, what is meant By the statement ::
s.The report was set in smaller type..this year,
consequently the body part of the report
made less in proportion p If last years
report measured $50 inches and cost $275,
bow is it possible that the body part Of this
years report made less in proportion, when
the Herald. bill was for 868 inches, S434 :?
Certainly Mr. Flowers could not have found
all the heads and spaces.
In view of the statement of the Herald as
TO small type, We gould ask il the Herald
viii venture to make certificate to back mp
that statement. The part of the report 80
far as we have examined, that is set in the
smaller type {Brevier) is double loaded Tor
spaced) between tie lines, which makes it just
the same as if set in the larger type Long
Primer.)
1t isl fact that the matter of this years
report is greater than that of last years
report by something over one-6fth; but the
''less in proportion" works the other way
when you compare last years report, $50
inches $275, With this years report 868
inches $434.
Now in view of these facts j, appears to US
that the closing words Of the article of the
Herald quoted las, week will not be inappro-
pirate:
= 1.-THE public can new judge as TO who was
right and who was wrong"
..'How much longer are the people of this
county going to pay the piper for senseless
Investigations? 1t is question for them to