The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-06
EDITORIAL T

Whathas become Of Dr.. Samps Pope ?
We are curious 70 hear his opinion OF
the situation.
A negro died in Columbus, Ca.
yesterday from the effects of eating pea
nuts and drinking waiskey. Perhaps
he got possession of aaask of OBe 4.
The Alabama Populists are getting
ready to raise some sort of mischief.
The harder the times the more the po-
,litical field is stirred.
The Young Mems Business League
is the Invest thing that has had its
abode in Charleston since the cyclone.
1t is moving, Charleston right along
Gov. Evans went North with Senator
Tillman, and all With one accord said,
..he has gone after a wife," But now
he is returning ana his fairest compan-
ion is Ben.
The Conssitpsio0al Convention is
crowdiug out the Atlanta Exposition.
This is to be regretted. Public atten-
ton conld DOT be too strongly ce0tered
f aEs-. n -
upon the Exposition.
Individual government is playing a
very prominent part in shaping poiisi-
cal opinion just now. Every MAI is
thinking for himself what is best to do.
Princes, counts aud such luxurses
come bigb, but the american miaisoe.
aires must have them. A three million
dollar article, ssch. as Miss Gould
acquired, should be Of a very foe
brand and warranted to wear we'll. !,
The Southern Tobacco Journal has
a very complimentary notice OF Samter
aud the advantages the city possesses
for the establishment of a tobacco
market.
The debt statement issued by the
United States Treasurer shows q de-
crease Of the public debt Of $34.0SS,-
337. This is gratifying, but rather in-
~explicable 10 view Of the fact that SO
many bonds have been issued recently.
The f%fty-third Congress completed its
work yesterday and passed into history.
I. began its duties amid great rejoicing
and sanguiue expectations, it adjourned
by Limitation amid still greater %rejoic-
ing that it bad run its course and could
disappoint no more expectations.
The worst feature Of the political
situation is the total abseoce of conf
dence of one faction in the other. The
leaders do not trust each other, Dor do
the people as a rule c%oofess to any great
amount of confidence in the leaders.
A Catholic riot in some of the impor-
taps countries of South America would
have created no surprise, bot in Savan-
nah, Ca. it was a shock to the entire
country. We have no doubt the peo-
pie who participated in the riot are now
heartily ashamed Of themselves.
Larry CAN'T talks as if Spartauburg
county belongs to bin in fee simple,
but that does not signify that he is tel
ling the truth. We recollect when be
talked IN the same strain Of tie State of
Georgia.
Just as We anticipated, the Railroad
Commission Of rock-ribbed, brass lined
and salary drawing reformers. did
uothiug for the farmers who demanded
a lower rate Oh fertilizers. They
simply postponed until too late any
action.
The Senate has passed an act appro-
priatipg more than 5000, 900 for the
payment of the French spoliation
claims and nearly $1,000, $50 to pay a
claim Of toe Southern Pacific Railroad.
1t must be great fun to be a Senator
ard appropriate money in sach grand
sums.
Hon. " l.. Wilson is a representa-
tive democrat. and has worked as hard
for the country as any man 10 1t, there
. 80 Do-tooetor Conor.1