The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The hold of Spaip on Cuba is gradu.
ally weakening aud We may expect to
see Cuba free within short tine.
Carlisle may want to be President,
but We hardly think be would select
such rouad-sbous way of announcing
his candidacy.
If the new Constitution is to be car
ried TO the Convention in some ones
eoas pocket, it ought to be shout COM
plete by this time
The new Constitution will be very
volaminous document if one fourth the
suggestions already made are iocorpo-
rated in it.
The trouble between the cotton
planters of Wedge6eld aud the cotton
pickers is unfortunate, and unless
speedily adjusted will cause serious loss
to both parties.
This talk about a third term for
Cleveland is all nonsense, aud it is sur.
prising that SO many influential papers
are giving so much space to discussions
of the pros aud cons Of the question.
The business condition Of the coun-
try is said to be improving steadily.
Let US hope that the Improvement is
substantial and permanent. We have
had too much Improvement that was not
perceptible already.
A new woman-that is a bicycle
woman attised in bloomers-appesred
in Richmond. Va. the other day and
created sensation on the streets. One
old gentleman took out bis glasses and
discovering that she was old and ugly.
exclaimed, "How shockiug"'
The suggestion Of the Ne~s and
Courier that the tobacco counties OF
Son. ID Carcliua make an exhibit at the
Atlanta Exposition is excellent. 1t
should be acted upon, and We believe it
siil be. Sumter Gao send specimens of
as Zoe tobacco as grows. and it will be
well if those who are interested in the
growth aud sale of tobacco begin at
once to prepare an exhibit.
There is no feeling in Sumter against
other tobacco markets. None what.
ever. Sumter sees that tobacco is q
good thing aud has determined to get
all of it that she can. And it will
come TO Sumter, on account Of quick
sales aud the highest market prices.
The Sumter Warehouse will pay all
that tobacco is worth. sod that is the
sort Of market the farmers want.
There is general demand through
ont the State that the new Constitution
shall guarantee the maintenance and
liberal support Of the public school sys-
TEN. This dem.od is so general that
the Convention cannot ignore it. II
the Convention should cripple the pub
lie schools. out Of ''pure cussedness. .
there will be such furor in the State
that the meu who sit 10 the Convention
will heartily wish they had never heard
of such a thing as Constitutional
Convention The people demand good
public school system aud they will have
it, even If they have to smash the new
Constitution to pieces after It is made.
A story comes from Augusta that
Senator Ben Tillman got mad Oh ao-
count Of the railroad ticket agent re-
fusiug to violate orders by accepting bis
check in payment for tickets. He re-
marked that such a thing would not
happen iu South Carolina. The story
may not be true, as Tiilmau is not
fool.
The Charleston Pos: has been soli-
citing yarus. 6sb aud otherwise. Yes
terday chat paper published the prize
yarn of the season. but did not appear
to realize its achievement. Read the
folloving extract from a story about
Theodore Roosevels's Grizzley: "The
bear was slowly approaching him, with
h;e ovos vide oman showing two rows