The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Gov. Culberson has proven himself
more than match for the crowd that
proposed to make money out Of the
Corbest- -Fitzsimmoos prize fight in
Texas: but he vas fortunate 10 having
the public sentiment of the state united
in opposition to the fight. Prize fight
ing will uot be tolerated by the insell;-
gent people of this country. notwi'h-
ssandiog that majority read with
eagerness the detailed accounts of the
mills after they have been held.
Prize fighting is regarded as brutal aud
degrading. and 20 community desires
the reputation Of permitting aud coun-
tenauciog the so-cailed sport.
The decision Of the Constitutional
Conyeptiop to take recess until the
18th inst. nay be wise and may the
means Of ecououiziug time in the end.
bu: it has the appearance OF turning
hack after baviug put the hand to the
plow.
The resolution that Robert Smalls,
the colored delegate from Beaufort
proposed 10 the convention. debarrlog
from Office holding auy white person
who should cohsbis With person OF
negro blood, aud legitimatiziug the OF
spring Of such cohabi,ation was Just a
little more than the Convention could
stand. go it was killed. 1t would not
be a bad idea. however. for the Legis-
iasufe to adop. some very stringent law
along the same line, for the 'ntermlS'
,are of the two races will prove the
direst curse this country has ever en-
dured.
When all has been said and done.
there will be no great difference be-
tween the new Constitution aud the Que
uuder which we bave lived IN receot
We. :. The Constitution of 1868 is
.aS uodel by which the new Coost'su'
eior is being framed.
The proceedings Of the Convention
from the day of assembling until the
pre sent time proves that there is
large me asure OF conservatism and
erea. 6eal of souud common sense dis
sributed arsoog its membership. The
fears that the Convention would be an
unressonable body Of rampant radicals
have been proven to be absolutely 40
founded. and there need be 90 further
anticipa,ious that constitution OF rad''
cal and oppressive provisions Will De
framed We were not of those
w..o were filed with dismal fore
haainps. for We believed that
no body of men that could be elected 10
this State would frame a constitution
.ha. would be injurious TO the citIzea-
ship Of the State as whole. Inc
members of the Convention know that
all of us will have 20 live uoder and be
governed by the constitution they are
framing, aud they are naturally ANXIOUS
70 frame constitution best suited to
the necessities OF the State.
Denmark is another of the towns
that is ambitious to become county
seat and possess Court House. The
citizens of that town are already at
work and believe that they will sue
ceed in this endeavor. If all the new
county schemes succeed there will be
Offices for all the Office hunters-ai-
most-until a new crop is raised
But it goes without saying, that, with
the multiplication of Offices, the office
seekers will multiply at a geomet;lca'
ratio. Well, here is success to all
of 'em.
Ybe reports Of the committee on
education, both majority aud minority,
show that there is fixed purpose to
literally support the public school sys'