The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The members of the CONSTITUTIONS
Convention have voted themselves a
per diem of 81. This is little enough
aud will scarcely pay actual expenses,
but it is hardly consistent 10 them to
do so, for they accepted the duty.
knowing tha. they we're to receive bat
50 per day. TIE Convention is not
such au ecouomicsl aud inexpensive
institution as the people we're assured
it would be.
The Security Construction Company
Of Charleston is getting down to work
in earnest. The City Council has
granted the company important and
valuable laud, as soon as thirty miles Of
road shall have been completed.
The butchery of Armenian Chris
siaos BY the Tueks continues With una-
bated ferocity, the press reports say.
If there is any Christian spirit in
the composition Of the governments OF
Europe. Why do they not take immsdi-
ate aud decided measures to put an end
60 these horrors, eveu though the dis
meubermeut of Turkey and the blot
tiug of that country from the map
should be the result? 1t would be far
preferable that Russia should control
the Bosphorus than that thousands OF
men. women aud children should be
butchered BY fanatical religious savages-
The Cberaw aod Darlington Railroad
is corporation with something very
much like soul, else it would never
have placed Mr.. J. n. McIver on the
pension list for life, after he volunta-
rily resigned the Tressurership. on
account of failing health, at the meet
ing OF the board OF directors the other
dav He had served the road as Treas
ar for forty years, faithfully and
siE iently.
The Convention has given one phase
of the dispenssry system a black eye
by refusing to permit imprisoo nent il"
the Pen,teutiary for contempt of court.
The Convention is in majority OF
cases right on important matters; and
this was illustrated very decidedly in
the provision providing for the punish
mens Of officers who permit prisoners
in sbeiv custody TO be lyrched. The
provision giviog the legal representa-
tives Of lynobed person the right TO re-
cover 50, 900 damages from the county in
which the lynchipg occurred will serve
also to check lyoehing, FOR io this
money loving age. even mob will
hesitate before fastening 900 debt
upoo their county. One of the most
convincing and powerful arguments in
favor Of lyUchiug bas been the econ
omy of it. as is compared With the
heavy expsuse of trial aud conviction
10 accordance with the laws; and this
being nov nulli6ed, the disciples OF
Judge Lynch must provide some new
argument in favor of swift and speedy
Justice at the eod Of piow line, with
a conveniec, tree limb as galows.
Gov. Evans and Senator Tillman
will bave the opportunity to observe on
Thanksgiving how South CarolioiaOs
give thauks when they arrive in dis
pensaryless State. This reminds US OF
the deep disgust aud soulful regret thai
filed certain ardent Reform editor
and dispeusary advocate when ne
learned by experience that the saloons
d really close at 10 O'Clock P. NJ IL
Atlanta. The expression of bis face
and the really pathetic tone of voice 'r
which be related bis non. discovery o.
an open salooo. or even blind tiger
will long liager 10 memory as an 'no'
dent of such rich aud real humor tha'
it will serve as an antidote for the blues
Gov. Egaus aud others who. iperchance
may want night cap of chemically
pure after 10 p. N. should be warnec
BY the woes Of the man from Gar
olina We have volunteered to chronicle