The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

When the prosecutions of dis
pepsers who are short in their ac
counts begins there will be another
vail. They will pray for deliverance
from the hands of their friends.
Bryan is making the greatest cam
paign on record and his success is SO
striking that some Democrats. who
prefer either Palmer or Mckinley
want him to stop speaking.
Tillman has been howled down in
Pennsylvania. How the recollec-
tions of 1890 must have crowded
into his memory!
The Republicans in this State are
recognizing for the campaign. and
they will make an effort to elect con-
gressmen in several districts If they
have an opportunity they will CO.
operate with the goldbug democrats
The General Assembly has the
power to investigate the dispensary
scandal and an investigation that
does investigate should be held un-
der legislative sanction. The inves-
tigation yesterday was a tIresome
subterfuge.
The papers that supported Evans
for the Senate are protesting.against
further remarks concerning his Ex-
cellency since he is down. This is
high ground and is very we'll taken,
but how would have these identical
papers treated Judge Earle had he
been the one to 60 down That's
the question.
Messrs W. R. Davie, ". W. Ball
and Frank Evans. the representative
gold standard democrats Of South
Carolina. have issued an address to
the people Of ssath Carolina The
key note of the address is, make no
mistake, fellow Democrats Bryan
ism is but Tillmanism on national.
scale" The address will have but
little effect in this State, or outside OF
it. The attempt to convince the
masses that the election of Bryan
means anarchy and worse evils will
be os futile as was the attempt to
convince the majority of the voters
of this State that the triumph Of
Tillman;sm would ruin the State
The people are filed with unrest, the
result of conditions that deprive
them Of the just rewards OF honest
toll. and they are convinced that re.
lief can be ob.aied only through a
change in tie financial system and
an expansion q the currency.
There is no use attempting to stem
the tide the contest is between the
producing classes aad the class that
lives on the tribute exacted by the
power of en:renched capital. The
address condemns Bryan for appeal
ing to class feeling, passion and
prejudice, and yet the address appeals
to the feeling against Tillma", a'.a
the effo,t throughout is to establish
the assertion that Tillmanism and
Bryanism awe one and the same. ant
that anarchy and communism will be
the inevitable result Of the triumph
of democracy under The leadership OF
Bryan.
we do not understand what the &C.
ton of Cc~ncii on the tax license pc
tition may indicate Postponlng &C
tion until the City Clerk can prepare
a report exhibiting the amount OF
taxes paid by the signeEs of the peti.
tition may mean that Council will
not grant the request unless the petit
ton represents those who pay at
least cne half Of the taxes received
by the city. lfthis snrrase be cor
rect, Council has established a pre-
cedent of attaching value to man s
vote proportiona;e to the the number
of dollars ne represents is Council
does Dot intend taking this view OF
the matter it seems that instead CT
cajiino for a repcrt as to tie amount