The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-21

ming mate.
Capt. Kee:s aud his candidates did
do little better IN the general election
than 10 ae primary. They received in
the oeighborhood Of one hundred white
votes. The remainder Of the votes
received by Messrs. Keels. James and
DuPre wsre negro votes, beyond doubt.
and it is to be hoped that they are
gsati6ed that they were SO popular with
the republicans.
Mr.. J Z. DuPre will, of necessity.
pursue the even tenor of his way as the
Sage of Pisgah. He will not be cru
ELY forced from his loved sylvan retreat
amid the hills, to perform the ouercus
duties of delegate to the Coustitu-
tiooal Convection We congratulate
the Sage that he has not been forced
into position that ne said be did not
want.
One hundred and sixteen repre-
seuts the white vote Of the Keels
ticket. The three gentlemen who re-
ceived this vote, or less, have nothing
to be ashamed Of. They are defeated,
but not disgraced would that the same
might be said for the others on the
ticket.
The pitiful Spaniards who cannot
subdue what they protest is feeble up
rising Of outlaw negroes and half
breeds are boastfully talking of calling
these United States to account for cot
preventing Cuban sympathizers iu this
country from assisting the insurgents.
When Spain calls the United States,
the show down will be the biggest sur
prise she ever experienced.
The gracd jury presen'meot 10
Edge6eld reveals that there is great
deal of rascality and downright koavery
10 the administrator Of the public off,
ces of the county. The reform wave
in 1896 appears 20 have turned the
rascals in instead of out. There was
no such rottenness under the old re-
gime, aud diligen, search was made for
proof of the charges made on the stump
by reform Office hunters Aiken and
Edge6eld have been found rotten to
the core 10 oeicia! circles under the :e-
form dispeusatiou, and the tall. is not
yet aalf :old
The latest freak of Atlanta society is
circus to be run for limited num Der
Of performances during the Exposition.
The Constitution says there will be a
beautiful bareback female rider from
the swell society circles. It that airy
parsonage bares her back in addition to
abbreviating her skirts. Dr.. Hawthorne
will have another attack of the new
woman rabies
Tillman is still Democrat, so be
says, bn. from the way he is dickering
with Populists, Probibitionists aud
Third Partyises of all sorts. he is keep
ing mighty queer company for simon
pure Democrat. That Presidential bee
is buzziog loud in the senatorial bonnet,
and it will be no great while. if things
20 right for him. ere the pseudo-Dem-
ocratic chrysalis shall throw Oft all dis
guise and issue forth s'unfettered and
free," well-developed Third Party
butterfly. There are few or 20 insects
of genus Mmscae on Beu. when il,
comes to sbrewd and nervy wire-pull-
ing He ever plays bold game, aud
will bear watching. Therefore watch
Ben"
Ten years ago the cultivation of to-
bacco on an extensive scale for market
was declared impossible. aod the man
who proposed it was derided as vision
ary. if not an absolute fool yet to-day
tobacco is one of the important crops 10
central South Carolina There are
other valuable products that could be
grown in this section with equal or
greater profit than tobacco, aud before
another decade has passed we believe
that the cultivation Of grapes and straw