The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24

sSamter.
Samps Pope deserves nothing as the
hands of any party. but that is no sign
the republicans will rot give him some
thing.
Ambassador Hay will have little
/ to say about 'a derned eight better
business than loa6ng around a
thronen while lcafng in the neigh
borhood Of the throne of her Britain
mic Majesty.
President Mckinley has struck a
popular chord by his democratic
waya, and the comparison with
Cleveland's Czar-like seclusion, hls
body guards and sentry boxes around
The White House, is refreshing.
The Darlington News is OF the opio-
ion the Senator Earle is not IN Wash
iag.on for the purpose of furthlng l'li-
msn's liable efforts" but primarily to
lie in wait to s;rangle the political life
out Of his respected senior at the hrss
sopporsunity. Perhaps so, but let him
beware the pi,cbfork.
Cuba will obtain independence by
virtue of the exertion of her patriots
and the force Of circumstances that
are conspiring in the overthrow of
Spain. The insurgents have nothing
10 hope for from this country The
policy of cold -blooded Indifference
and non interference, save in the
interest of Spain, is stronger than
the sympathy of nine tenths OF the
American people.
Tie interstate commerce law is stc
be sprung on the privilege tax on fer
tilizers. That Law is getting to be just
q little bit too comprehensive. The
next thing the burglars Of neighboriog
states who visit our bo,ders to pursue
their vocation in a quiet and business
Ike way will be resisting arrest as an
Interference with trade from adjoining
com mon wealths.
Sam Jones is sayiog things to and
,sf the Atlanta people that would raise
3 hubbub Of indignant objection 10 any
other paaee. But Atlanta is not at all
Dernrbed. The people are proud OF
their ci.y and there is 20 objection to
ths advertisement of her rascals so long
as it is uoequivocal'y stated that they
lead the South I; no objection to the
deuauciasion Of a corrupt condition of
society. while the denunciation is
coupled with the admission that there is
po.biog approaching it elsewhere. At.
lan.a essays to lead the South IN all
things, and Sam Jcues is merely adver-
tis;pp the lacs that she does lead IN
numerous particulars. When the time
arrives the resourceful Atlanta people
will produce statistics to psove that
their philauthropists aud church people
are several points better than those OF
other places aDd that they have other
aoc;alI circles where virtue and wosih
ars pfe-emiDeot.
The cottcu producers should expect
NO consideration at the bands OF the
framers OF the republican tariff bill
Baeeipg aud ties must bear q higher
duty so the manufacturers may exact a
greater tribute from the cotton farmers.
bu. there will be DO duty oo foreign
cotton to protect them against compet'-
tion from Egyptisp and Indian cotton.
Protection is wrong 10 principle. but is
especially objectionable by reason Of the
unjust aad partisan manner 10 which
the laws are framed.
aou Jobo L McLauriD is a states.
mao of the practical and bard head
order. He may got believe 10 a pro-
tect;ve tariff. but be does believe 10 his
constituents obtaining all possible bene-
ft from a protective tariff which be
knows to be inevitable while the repub-
licaps are 10 power. hence his effort to
art, r3aced on cotton. His DO