The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-05-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

least.
Japan seems destined to be fully
victorious in every respect sad will tri-
amph ever the jealous opposition of
Russia. japan is a marvel.
Adlai Stevenson has the best chance
of securing the nomination of the Dem
o~erat;c party if it declares in favor of
free silver.
Clemson College is the center Of the
cheese aud butter making industry in
the State. We are free to confess that
this beats a dude factory.
President Cleveland is the most
thoroughly denounced man 10 America.
He has been Denounced by everything
from the Farmers Alliance to the New
York Legislature.
I: is said that Governor Tillman
thinks Of running for the vice.presi-
depcy on bis war record-the Darling
ton war. He may get as close to the
Office rs be did to the Darlington war
have telegraphic connection. Spartan
burg Herald.
The two boys who rau away from
their homes in Virginia to help the
Cubans fight. aud we're arrested in
Havana aud seos home to their
parents, no doubt think that the day
Of romance has passed away. They
should be thankful that they were are
rested before yellow fever had a chance
at them.
England has consented to withdraw
her marioes from Corioto. Nicaragua,
upon the guarantee Of San Salvador
that the $4,000 will be paid within
two weeks. To say the least of it, EGG.
lani is eogaged in a dirty business.
Nicsragu. iosulted England. 10 the
person Of a consular agent. therefore a
salve of gold must be applied to Eog-
lands wounded honor.
The North Carolina Republicans
favor Thomas B. Reed for the Presi
dency. They prefer him to Mckinley.
on the ground that Reed is a bi.uetal-
list and Mckinley a gold bug. Reeds
record proves him to be opposed to sill
yer aud the Tar Heel Republicans will
have to hunt up some other excuse for
supporting the mau from Maine
Mr.. NJ. F. Dryer and Mr.. Croker.
Of New York. are big men 10 England
because they happen to have a good
string of horses. New York's -Four Hun
dred will make a fool of itself over these
men when they return, although in the
past they were not supposed to exist, as
far as the Four Hundred was con-
cerued. Crooking elbows With the
Prince CT Wales and other heavy Eng
lish sports makes a world of difference
10 the social standing Of a New Yorker.
The Atlauta Exposition will be
greater than all the expositions pre-
%viousl7 held, save the Worlds Fair
alone. South Carolina was not repre-
seuted in Chicago By an exhibit OF
the products and our Of the State,
and it is very gratifying to kno" that
en- effort will be made to have the State
properly represented 10 Atlanta. The
extent of the exhibit will determ lne
the benefit the State will receive from
the Exposition.
The trade Of the tobacco planters OF
Sumter, Clarendon, Florence, Darling
ton and Williamsburg Counties will be
a big thing this fall. If Sumter does
not have a warehouse our merchants
will get none Of the trade With a
warehouse Sumter will get toe lions
share. What is needed in Sumter is
not one warehouse but two or more.
Just think Of the thousands of acres OF
tobacco tina. vii! be grown 10 the i've
counties mentioned, it becomes evident
at once that the warehouses IN this
State cannot handle the crop. The
money paid out for tobacco on the floor
of a warehouse located IN Sumter will,