The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

House of Lords seem to be very remote
possibility at present.
There ia not much chance for Jacob
S. Coxey to be elected Governor OF
Ohio. bus We bet be would DOT allow
an army of tramps and buns to trample
on the grass around the State capitol
should he become Governor.
The Sheriff Of Edge6eld, makes an
explanation of bis part in the Dargan
row, but there are some points that be
does not exactly clear up. Of course
all people have made allowances for the
other side, as it is never safe to accept
one side without question.
According to ex-Congressman Murray
Douglass and O'Bsar. the attorneys
employed by the negroes to fight the
registration law ia the United States
courts. have already received 1902 06
seaving balance due them Of $98.
The refusual Of the Charleston Co..
servatives to agree to division of dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention
throws lot of cold water on the Re-
formers who were beginning to think
they were carrying everything their
owo way. We believe the Charleston
Conservatives acted rightly. for the
Reformers have exhibited no desire nor
intention Of dividing where they are
sure Of success. They are willing to
divide in doubtful or Conservative
counties, but 10 Reform counties that is
saother thing entirely.
The negro commissioners to the
Atlanta Exposition have issued an ad-
dress to the negroes of the United
States urging them to make every
effor- to have large aud creditable ex-
hibi.. We do not know what the
negroes Of the North can do. but those
of the South can. if they make the
effort. place an exhibit 10 Atlanta that
~yill be a revelation to the world. The
PROCESS of the Southern negro in every
line Of effort, industrial aud education
al, has been wonderful since the close
of the war. This development aud
progress of the race is no. realized nor
appreciated by majority of the white
neole. but it is an indisputa5le fact
nevertheless. The negroes have an
opportunity. 10 the Atlanta Exposition.
of showing to thousands, who are now
ssnoraut. what they have accomplished
and are accomplishing.
Florida is to-day the most prolific
of sensations of all the States in the
Union Not day passes without some
sensation. horrible OF otherwise. is
telegraphed all over the world as hav-
,no occurred in Florida. But the
la,ess surpasses all others iu iuuqueness.
No one ever beard of judge being
aued for damages for issuing legal
process agaist party to case in
court. Bu. Florida furnishes such an
instance. 4 Jacksonville special gives
the particulars as follows:
Jos. w. Wood has entered suit for
s25, 900 damages against Judge 4. NJ.
Call, Of this circuit. for issuing; I. b.
Simkins, sheriff Of Jefferson County,
for serving, and w. P Ward for apply
ing for wri, on behalf Of Mrs Joseph
W. Wood to require Wood, who is be-
ing sued for divorce. to give bond to
guarantee his remaining within the
jurisdiction Of the Court.
The views announced by Senator
Irby do not commend him to us as a
suitable man 70 have an influential
share in framing the new Constitution.
To abolish the South Carolina College
and the Citadel would be disastrous to
higher education in the State; extend
The homestead exemption to $500
would encourage dishonest debtors to
defraud theic creditors to elect judges
by popular vote would drag the judi
eiary ;nto politics aud, if such thing
we're possible, make it less respectable,
.orr;1o tbon - re RI tho rulip r,