The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

john q Ioman, who made $500,
900 last week on the decline 10 cotton
, says that cotton is now cheap enough
and will probably go higher again, as
the crop we'll not exceed six and halt
million bales.
Senator Marion Basler. declares HIM
self for the organization of silver
party. The Democratic party will lose
thousands of votes if it does rot make
bi-metalisn the strong feature of the
next natiooal campaign. and Buffers
silver party vii! become reality
The present system Of baling cotton
IS wasteful, dangerous, aud out of date.
Ie has got to 60 aod that speedily. The
progressive giuoer who will first put up
press for packing cotton according to
the Bessouetse process will be bene-
factor to the cotton planters Of Sumter
:ounty aud will deserve there ward of
all the patronage he can accommodate.
The death of Mr. John A. Moroso
eity editor of the Neus ord Courier,
will be regretted by every one who
knew him He vas gifted newspaper
nan. aud the work be did during the
twenty-five years Of MS connection
With the State press was marked by
unusual excelleuce. He found his
vocation early 10 life and made it life
work. DOT laying aside bis pencil until
the hand of death vas almost upon bis
brow. A place 10 the sress fraternity
of South Carolina is vacant that cao
mot be filed, and to supply it will be
difculs
Mr. Moroso did his first newspaper
work as Charleston correspondent Of
the True Southroa, and uot on the
Samter Watchman, as stated in the
published sketch Of his life. The mis-
taSs in this particular is. perhaps,
naturas. siece the True Somhron and
Sanster Vatchmaan have been cousoli-
dated aud have continued under the
management of the then junior member
Of the frm of Darr & Osteen, who
established the True Soathron
Miss Sturgeon. of Louisville. KY.
is progressive uew woman. She has
entered suit against Dr.. Whetherby for
breach Of promise aud has threatened
to kill him if he marries another
woman. The doctor is not to be COZ.
demned for breaking his promise to
marry pe.ficoatea terror Of this kind.
He ia rather to be congratulated on his
escape
With prospective shortage Of $780,
0o0 tons io the supply of commercial
fertilizers for the rext crop year the
farmer who sells cotton seed at the pres.
ens price is cutting bis own throat.
The shortage in fertilizers has been
brought about By the organization of
all the manufacturers. aud shis orgapi-
zatiop ordered all the mills to shut
down for three months last spring. thus
decreasing the output one fourth.
With aoy cort of demand next spring
the price o: fertilizers will 90 up kit
ing.
Congressman Talbe7t is pretty
good talkes himself, but does not jeem
to be possessed with the idea that be
must consume the time of the Couven-
ton 10 listening to the sound of bis
voice. % the contrary. he has eutered
frequent protests. against the useless
waste of time that several members Of
the Convention are causing by their love
of hearing themselves talk. Mr.. Tai
bert is right, aod We hope he will coo-
siuos to protest Perhaps he may sue
ceed 10 shaming some of the wlnd-bags
into keeping quiet and thus expedite
the work of the Convention and bring
the session to an eud before Christmas.
Unless there is some method of stopping
those automatic mouths. there is 90
telling when the new Constitution will