The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

pie of South Carolina in the terrible
and unexpected afliction that has be.
fallen them.
The reports from Cuba that race
war has broken out in the insurgent
ranks and. that the whites on one
side and the negroes on the other are
Staying each other with savage fero-
city, sound like they emanate from
the Office of the Associated Spanish
Liars.
In the West the republicans are
coming over to the support OF the
democratic ticket in such large mum
bers that the boiling democrats will
not be missed at the election.
Attorney General Barber is a can
didate for re. election, but as he has
no opposition has as not yet been
drawn into the muck and mire of this
rather disreputable campaign. He
has made an efficient and industrious
officer and has discharged his duties
to the satisfaction of the public. As
no one could be found to oppose him,
we believe that he should be relieved
Sof the disagreeable and altogether.
useless task of campaigning the
State with the circus.
Bryan is a genins and his desermina-
ton to have the notification exercises 10
Madison Square Garden, New York, is
q proof of it. Vino would have thought
of departing from the time honored
custom of receiving toe notification
commis,ee quietly at his home aud going
into the heart of the enemy's camp. save
genius? Bryan will force the fighting
from the star, and the Republicans and
disafecsed Democrats will have the
hardest fight on their hands they ever
thought about
Mr. Duncan aud Mr.. John Gary
Evans out class circus advance agents
wheo it comes to claiming everything
for the star attraction Of the aggrega-
tien they represent The claim that
-Tillmau made Bryan the nominee is
the mos. absurd thing that has been
brought forward Bryau's reputation
of Tillmsn aud bis narrow. partisan
speech had much to do with ie6ueo ociog
che convention 30 nominate bin, aud it
NAY be that Messrs Duncan and Evans
refer to this when they claim that Till
man made tue nominee.
Judge Earle asked John Gary
Evans several pointed questions at
Lancaster last week and reinforced
his inrerrogations by informing Evans
that he was personally responsible
for asking the questions, but that
reputable citizen stood sponsor for
the truth of the charges implied in
them This begins to sound like
..hot stuff and reminds one of that
year of grace, 1890, when Earle drfed
Tillman and stamped his charges
OF corruption as lies out of the whole
cloth Ah. me, what changes have
the past six years witnessed
This campaign will afford the oppor-
,uuity for those Democrats who waut
to 90 over to the Republicans 70 do so
with some shadow of excuse. They
can claim that they are for sound
money" and that they are forced out
of the Democratic party by the adop.
siop of radical aod updemocratic
platform To such as these the De-
mocracy can Say farewell with less
regret than would otherwise be felt, for
it is known that they have been but half
hearted Democrats Cor long time. and
have waited bu: for shadow of au ex
cuse to desert to the party Of protection,
force bills and general rascality.
The question, "Who got the CON-
missions ?" is still in order. The
list grows, however, and question
Number 2 is, "Who fixed matters for
Barney Evans to get all the dispen-
sary insurance ?" Question Number
8 is, "Who pays Detective Newbold
to travel around the State with the