The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20
EDITORIAL T

The Constitutional Convention may
not grant female suffrage, it probably
will not, but the movement is on foot
in South Carolina.
When so many good men-the dis.
pepsers are all said to be good-are
short in their accounts, what is to be
done about the matter {
Railroad Commissioners Evans evi.
IDENTIFY feels his oats. See how be
rears up on his fore legs aud lets drive
With his heels at McLaurin aud OAR
gan.
The Womeo Sufragis,s will stump the
State dur,og the summer for the pur-
pose of arousing a sentiment 10 favof
of incorporating female suffrage in the
new Constitution. South Carolina is
in for a merry old time this summer.
The Northern visitors in Florida are
in a most %uoenviabie position. They
left the North to escape the rigors of
winter, aud down 10 Florida they have
suffered more severely than they would
had they remained at home.
The Senate finance committee has re-
ported favorably a bill 70: the free coin.
age of silver. The repeated issue OF
gold bonds has made thousands Of con-
verts to the free silver doctrine, and at
this time we believe the South is three
10 one 10 favor of free silver.
The Governors Guards. Of Columbia,
in refusing to enlist 10 the r%e-organized
militia takes a stand with the Sumter
Ligk: Infantry. As we said in refer
ence to the action of the Sumter Light
Infantry. the refusal is the only correct
position that the volunteer troops can
assume. To take an oath to obey auy
rules that may be made would be a sur
render OF personal liberties aud rights,
and folly of she worst character.
AS will be seen from announcement
10 the local columns, Col. Dargan will
continue the discussion of the Constl-
~tutional Convention on Friday night
He is anxious for some Que to meet
him. Here is an opportunity for some
trne-blue Reformer to demonstrate his
devotion to the movement. Since
Manager SchweriD has surrendered his
lease of the Opera House the public is i %
need Of some mild and not too exciting
amusement
The House Of Representatives spent
a large portion of Friday wrangllog
oyer whether the CLERKS to members
should be annual or seasonal employees.
This is 90 doubt a very important and
serious latter and the fate of the coun.
try hangs ou the issue. 1t would be
more to the purpose, however. if the
present Congress were sent home to
to hang UP in private life for an indie
finite time.
Attorney General Barber says, in re-
ference to the Agricultural Hall case,
that, eve are going to hit in a new
place. The State is rot yet ready tc
TURF over the property to Mr. Wesley
and become bis tenants, nor are We
ready to vaca.e the property This
looks like a high handed piece of bust
ness. The courts have decided thai
the property belongs to Mr.. Wesley,
and the State cannot invalidate his
claim by holdicg DO to it.
The United States never appeared
less able to successfully manage its own
affairs than at present, nor was there
ever more talk of undertaking to inter
fere more extensively in outside mat
tiers. One crowd Of political statesmen
are demanding the annexation OF Haw-
ali, another demands the construction
Of the Nicaragua Canal and the declara'
ton ola protectorate over Nicaragua
another is anxious for the annexation Of
Cuba, ever though it would be neces.
sary to fight Spain to accomplish the
end desired, aud there are others whe
want Canada. Now, what these mel