The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Prohibitiouisss and the tiger have the
floor.
Tillman or Butter? We still want some
thing better
The City Democratic Executive Committee
should order a primary for candidates fol
members of the Board Of School Commis'
sioners-
NSouth carolina had more factories like
the Gafney Mills aud decidedly less politics
It would be much more attractive to outsiders,
and more pleasant to home-folks-
a very interesting story begins wsth tols
issue. Now ia the time to subscribe. We are
going to make the Watehmaa and Soaah7on a
better paper than ever this summer.
Every Democratic Club in the county
should ~reerganise at once--before June lst-
and appoint a committee to see that every
qualified voier. at It's precinct is registered.
We have received an invitation to be pres
ent q, che laying of the corner stone OF the
Woman,s College at Rock Hsll on the 18th,
and greatly regret the impossibility of attend
ing.
An article on ssSilver Coinage" written oy
W. A. James, Js., in reply to the article OF
Prof Xeans Davis, pnblished last week, viii
be found on the sixth page to-day. It shows
that Mr.. James has given study to the
subject.
We greatly fear the unregistered Demo-
cratic voters of Sumter County will realize
their mistake when it Is beyond repair.
Failure to register is worse thaa a mistake, it
is criminal neglect.
Al least a hundred new military companies
have been organized since the Darlington
trouble. This eagerpess to arm for the paor-
poss Of shedding the blood OF fellov-citizeos
is q sad commentary on the times we live IN.
Attention is directed to the article by ar.
Dabbs oa the subject Of convieis and their
employment. H~isproposit;on to confne them
to the Improvement of the public highways
is in lifeline of reform that will doubtless
NEE: With general endorsement.
Prof. D. B. johnson and the Winthrop
Normal College girls will attend the cere-
monies attendant to the laying OF the corner
stone of the Womaas College. Prof john
Bon Will beahe most suitable man TO preside
over and make a success of the College.
The Eeen.en meaps well, but it sets our
teeth on edge when it beginssto talk about
bicycle tracks along the road-sides. We
hayen't forgotten the mud holes III the middle
Of the road We joited through the last time
we took y trip across the country. We
should be glad to see every road suitable for
bicycles, bo, not a bicycle track alongside the
roads.
The people Of Breckenridge's district are
worked up to the fighting point. The
preachers have Published a card urging his
defeat, while his friends gire him an ovation
and yell themselves hoarse every time he
speaks. Il is to be hoped THAI the old rake will
be defeated. There is surei, some respectable
man in that district qualified to fill the place
in Congress.
Coxey's Army of the Commonwesl did not
number 100, 600 when it reached Washing
ton, neither did it create any remarkable i'm
preston. The anarchists are making every
effort, however. to ,nro to account the condi-
ton Of unres, brought aboat by the industrial
depression and would delight to see the
thousands Of unemployed organized into
incenaiary and blood thirsty mobs. They
..oped many things from this Coxey move
men. but SO far have been disappointed.
The various o66ce-seekers and their imme-
date friends in the refawm faction are
exhausting themselves inyenting epishets-
strictly parliamentary of course-to apply to
each other. The last Cotton Plant contained
several pointed remarks concerning CAN'T and
the Laurens Herald, both Of Irby's gang.
McLaurin, John Gary Evans and others are
coming 10 for a full share from their oppo-
nen,s. All of which is very amusing from
such patriots, who desired nothing save the
good Of the dear people.