The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-27
EDITORIAL NOTES

The augusta Chronicle says that
Sumter is one of the few Carolina
towns that furnishes a good Item daily.
Capt. Tillman's interview completely
o~yershadows the address of the lrby
Committee. That address will not be
heard Of again.
The large number of dogs in the city
aud the few licenses paid lie q matter for
investigation. Let's have a Lexow
Committee, or some such thing 10 Sum-
ter.
Hawaii has gotten rid Of Queen Lii,
and calls for the d~ispensary. We have
ha, no experience with Lii. but if she
is worse than the dispensary the Sand
wiches are not to be blamed for Kidding
themselves Of her.
J The eagerness Of foreign aud Amer!-
! can capitalists to buy United States
bonds proves that the credit of the
country is good, even though the gold
! reserve gets down GEAR the vanishing
poiat every now aud them.
The Legislature of North Carolina
has capped the climax, and a new word
is needed to fully express our feeling
of disgust. After refusing to adjourn
for Washiogton's birthday, a resolution
TO adjourn out of respect to the death Of
Frederick Douglass prevailed. Wash.
ing.oa repudiased aud Douglass hon
ored-What next?
The political condition at a glance {:
Irby VS.. Tilmao; McLaurin vs.. Irby
aud Tillman !; She'll vs.. ct al; Tindal
aud Ellerbe vs.. Tillman, Evans ct al ;
Farley aud the Forty-where are they
at? McLaurin vs.. Evans /; Evans VS..
Irby; aud the coat-tail swingers ali at
sea.
Senator Irby has drawn his knife on
the illman- Evans combination. and
aaless a truce is patched no the lines
of battle will be pitched 10 a new place
Ills Summer. The political situation
becomes more complex each day, aud
the man who eudeavo.s to keep track of
events. must be prepared to revise bis
estimate every other day or he will get
lost aud lose track Of what is going on.
Meabe,s of Congress have been most
vigorous 10 denouncing President C'eve-
land for his conduct in Office, aud they
have been exceedingly bitter In con-
demuiog his financial policy. Never
theless, when President Cleveland turn
ed the financial question over to them
Congress failed absolutely to do any
thing. Cleveland has done something.
He should have, at least, credit for
having done what be thought best under
the circumstances. Congress should
keep very quiet along this line.
TIE propositions laid down in Capt.
Tillman's interview are too i'm portant
to be hastily rejected or accepted. The
S~,ra;gatout faction must consider the
ccadisiors confronting them before any
decisive action is taken. We are con-
froated By entirely different conditions
from mere factional issues over which
we have been fighting for Jour years,
and we must meet the changed coodl-
;;ons. Once for ali we are free to del
clare that We would rather be under the
rule Of a clique OF white men that 10
rule oy allyiog ourselves With the ne
gro Those who would rule by the ne
gro will soon 6od themselves ruled by
the negro. And this We are not pre-
pared to countenance. Tillmanism is
bette: than the Radicalism that this
State once endured, if We have been
correctly Informed concerning Radi-
calism
We see the matter clearly now. aud
an inquiry made by a negro served to
clear our mental vision. Col. Dargan
must make his choice aud make it
promptly. Will he lead the negroes or
will be remain With the white people
aud as a good citizen use his endeavo:s
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