The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Finance Committee OF the u
S. Senate has substituted Tree
silver bill for the Dipgley tariff bill
that was adopted in the House.
This is mixing the babies with ven
geance.
The number of piano companies
that have failed recently seems to
establish the fact that music hath no
charms 10 soothe the financial beast.
The annual bicycle shows in New
York and Chicago have grown to
such importance With the rapid in
crease in popularity of the wheel,
that they are now the big events OF
the winter in those cities.
The illustrated American very
traly says that President Cleveland's
Venezuelan message is but another
proof of his greatness, that he is the
right man for the position and that
when the history Of the United
States is written by an impartial his
torian his name will be on the list OF
the truly great men who have been
President = Washington. Monroe,
Jackson, Lincoln, Cleveland.
Congressman Stokes is requested
to make raid on the Treasury for
the purpose of erecting monument
in the City of Sumter, in honor OF
Gen. Thomas Sumter. A very small
raid would be sufficient and it will
make no difference whether gold, Sill
ve- or paper is secured.
Gov. John Gary Evans, who is
said to be somewhat Of bird him
self-at least, he was introduced on
half hundred stumps as the Aiken
Game Cock been appealed to to
influence the Legislature to enact a
law for the protection of the song
6ircs of the State and prevent their
determination. He has promised to
nse his influence, and we can sin
~cerelv wish it much potency on this
occasion
Gen Martiaez Campos returning to
Spain finds himself as unpopular
with the newspapers and the popu-
lace as ne was with the Spanish
residents in Cuba His unpopuIarlty
is due wholly to his expression OF
opinion that the only way to end the
war in Cuba is to grant the needed
reforms, even extending to autonomy
for Cuba The Spanish are as blind
as the British we're in 1853, not.
withstandiug that they have such
superior facilities for obtaining news
from the seat of the revolution
Spai,i will spend millions of money,
if she can borrow it, but there is but
slight hope of suppressing the Gu
bans. The year will scarcely close
on Cuba under Spanish rule. 1t will
be Cuba Libre. indeed, before many
months have elapsed, unless Spain
shall succeed with the new plan OF
campaign and exterminate! the IN
surgents.
The A. P. A. has appeared in
Congress aud is fghing appropria-
tiops to educational institutions
under the management of the Catho-
lie church. Mr.. Haines, of Nebras
, ba. is the leader of the A z. A.
forces in the House, and has sue
ceeded in defeating several appro,
priations We do not approve Of
the A. P. a. movement at all, tor we
believe that secret anti.re'igious,po ,polit.
ical organizations are more dangerous
than any church organization car
ever be, yet we sustain the action o
Congress in voting down the appro'
priation. The government is pledged
to non interference with religious
matters, and TO consistently abide by
this pledge it should never unde'
any circumstances assist in support
ing institutions controlled by re'l
Denominations IF If is neCeS