The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-28

These gentlemen are rot as we'll known
in public life as Judge Fraser ADD Gel.
Lee, but they are worthy associates and
;n their bands the interests and honor
Of Sumter county are safe. Ii all The
counties we're but represented by such
men as Sumter county has elected, we
would bave 20 misgiving as to the out
come of the Convention. The new
constitution would be an instrument.
broad, clear and just in its bearing upon
all classes Of citizen.
Clemson College has been a bone of
consentiop in this State since long be-
fore the corner stone was laid. and
present prospects are thas 1t
will continue to furnish cause OF dis
pute for sometime to come. The stu
dents are dissatisfied, the faculty quar-
rell among themselves and the trustees
have a stormy time at each meeting.
Why Clemson is beset by so many dltii-
culties is an upaeswerable question. uD-
less i. be that the experimental stage
has not yet been passed. Perhaps there
may be some political driftwood mixed
up ip 1t, and this will have to be gotten
rid of before the college will give salts
faction. A searching investigation
should be speedily made-ard the
cause of the trouble located.
Very frequently we have people come
to US and ask why we do DOT stir up
this or that thing. aud tell US how it
ought to be dooe. The case in point is
the appointment of cotton weigher
We have expressed ourselves on the
subject at sufficient length already
and can see no use in uaggipg at one
thing continually without saying any
thing new. The proper course to be
pursued by those who would have the
newspapers stirring the cotton we'gher
necessarily is to get together and induce
the other business meu who are inter-
ested in cotton to agree to the appoint
ment Of a weigher A newspaper can
briog subject before the public, and
when this has been done it has dis
charged its duty. A cotton weigber
FOR Sumter would be great advantage
to the market and would be source of
satisfaction and great convecience to
all parties who buy or sell cotton, but
all the papers in Sumter cannot appoint
one. This is matter that rests with
the cotton mep.
The Port Royal and Western Caro-
lima R. R. ia to be sold. and it is ad-
mitted that great benefit would result
to Charleston could it be controlled and
operated 10 the interest of that city.
Charleston could buy the road, but she
won't. Charleston could do a great
many thing, that she don't. aud there
fore the dry rot has all bat taken the
city. The humidity of the climate has
had saving effect, perhaps. otherwise
we are at a loss to understand the par
,ial preservation Of the city. We form
our opinions from what We have read at
various times in the Charleston papers
which we believe is reliable information.
The Atlanta Exposition will interfere
seriously With all local fairs and other
attractions OF the same character
throughout this section of the South,
1t is not to be expected that local fairs,
carpivals, festivals, or whatever they
NAV be called, vii! receive the patron
age they are accustomed to receive
while the Exposition lie so near at hand
and when the expense of spending a
week ip Atlanta will DOT be very much
greater than to spend the same time
attending some one of the minor at
fractions. Atlanta vii! attract all the
sight-seers who car afford TO spend a
week or more on pleasure trip this fall
The enforcement OF the registration
law according to the strict letter CT the
statute is not fraud no IN after bow great
hardships it may work 20 the Individual
voter and II ia useless to attempt to