The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11

GEORGETOWN. S. c., July 6-The
people of the county are not taking
much stock in politics. judging from
the attendance here to-day. It was
small, the smallest at any Of the meet
ipgs and little real interest was dis
played.
The applause for Butler was more
voluminous than for Tillmau, but then
it was weak and forced. 1t was not
spontaneous and was given io the most
mechanical manner.
The Senatorial speeches were not up
to date and the gubernatorial racers
again furnished the fun.
About one hundred white men we're
standing in Screven street in front Of
the court house at 10 :07 o'clock. when
County Chairman Josiah Doar intro
duced Judge Hill Of Spartanburg On
the opposite side of the street were
sixty or seventy negroes. A majority
of the white men present we're town
people and Conservatives. but this fact
didn't bother Judge Hill, and be as
suited the old ring with all the vigor
and power in him. He also jumped on
Cleveland and slugged everything 10
sight not Of the same political persua-
sion as the Reformers.
When Judge Hill finished, Chairman
Doar asked the crowd into the court
house. aud next introduced Superiuteu-
dent Of Education May6eld. who spoke
fifteen minutes on school questions. en-
tightening the audience by his discus
sion. He said the present public school
system of this State is all right, and all
tha. is needed to perfect it is more
money. The last Legislature passed an
Act giving each school district the
power to levy an extra tax to run its
schools from FIVE to nine months in the
year. Many Of the school districts
have already levied this special tax and
are improving tteir schools. Mr.. May
field thought this the best plan to up
build the common school system of
South Carolina.
Abiding to Mr. Whitman's plan to
abolish the South Carolina College aud
the Citadel, Mr.. May6eld said the Re
form movement has struggled to keep
politics out of educational work, and
all the people are united in the sentl-
ment that politics should never be
allowed to enter this field. Mr.. May
field contended that the South Carolina
College aud other State institutions are
not hurting the denominatiopal colleges.
as claimed by Mr. Whitman. He
pointed out that all these colleges have
continued to prosper aud increase in
from year to year. Mr.
May6eid vas accorded strong applause
when he closed with au appeal for unity
at least in school work.
G Walton Whitman said, when in-
reduced, that no man had been more
misunderstood and misrepresented on
school matters than he Mr.. Whitman
said he was not opposed to higher edu-
cation. He had struggled hard to get
some of that education himself. He
was not opposed to the South Carolina
College per Sc. but was fighting it be-
cause he was opposed to institutions Of
thas class in general.
Mr. May6eld had made some state
meuts at Horny which called for a per.
sonal explanation. One Of those state
ments intimated that be (Whitman)
was deficient in lack Of knowledge of
school figures. He thought he knew
about as much of arithmetic as any
man Mr.. Whitman said be wanted
the Office and was willing to take it at a
small salary.
There is one thing which can be said
of Whitmap's speeches There are al