The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-09
The Republicans are already making

their plan TOT au aggressive Cam fdisu
in the South. They count on carrying
several states in the next Presidential
election, but it may happen that as
great revulsion, of political sentiment
, may occur as did between the elections
of 1892 and 1894. We do not believe
the Republicans will have an easy time
electiog a President in 1896.
The Atlanta Constructors editorial
opinion that Secretary Carlisle is a
puppet of Wall Street bankers, and the
story Of its Washington correspondent
that the Wall Street crowd has de-
manded of Cleveland the dismissal Of
Carlisle do not tally. One must be
wrong, but if the confding public
waits for the greatest Southern news
paper to admit that either is, the wait
will be very, very long.
The reports of the butchery of the
Armenian Christians by the Turks are
too horrible for belief Should it be
proven that thousands of these people
we're murdered with the conuivance Of
the Turkish authorities, the Powers Of
Europe would be justified in taking
possession of the Turkish territory and
declaring the dominion Of the Sublime
Porte at an end
There never vas az editor or re.
porter who had no. friends who per-
sis'eutl: advised him 70 Jump on"
this person, that official. or the other
institution. giving as an excuse that 1t
was for the present good Of the com
munity and the salvation of posterlty.
Observation has taught Us that the less
such advice is acted upon the better
it is, for personal grudges are, nine
times out of ten, at the back Of the ad-
vice
We see in the Georgia papers. men
ton of packing house that is to be
established at Valdosta, aud also of a
pork packing establishment that has
beer in successful operation in Dalton,
Ca, for several years. This is diver
si6ed industry of the right sort, aud al
though we could wish that these estab-
lishments were in South Carolina, the
next best thing is to have them in
Georgia. If pork packing is paying
business in Georgia, it will DOT be long
before South Carolina will 60 into the
business also. Of the Dalton packing
house the Dalton Citizen says: "Dsvis
& Son nave been making all kinds Of
sausage. head cheese, reodering lard,
packing hams, shoulders and side meat.
Right now they have over 100. 600
pounds io their immense refrigerators,
besides shipping daily to Albany, Val
dosta, Augusta. Mobile, Savannah,
Brunswick. Selma and Charleston.
They are butchering from two to three
hundred head week. aud what is par
ticularly pleasing, they are home
raised Their keste-rendered lard is 10
such demand they canuot meet it,
Several tons of grapes are shipped
from Williamsburg County every year.
aud the shippers receive returns that
pay them handsomely. No grapes are
shipped from Sumter County, although
grapes flourish wherever they receive
the least attention, and we have never
known total failure Of the grape crop.
The Delaware and Concord varieties,
which are the most popular IN the
Northern markets, are peculiarly
adapted to this climate and bear pro!'-
fcally under the most adverse circum-
stances. A vineyard begins to produce
grapes in paying quantities the third
year and continues to do SO for FIVE to
eight years. After that time new vines
should replace the old ones; but by
setting out new vines between the bear
ing vines the grape crop can be made
continuous year after year. Some
years ago commission of the United
States Government visited this County
for the purpose of making a report in
reference to the adaptability of the