The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
TOO MUCH POLITICS.
Trouble In the Camp of the
Cotton Plant.
Columbia Register !.


Columbia Register.
There is trouble in raks OF the Cot
ton Plant. the organ Of the Farmers
Alliance Of South Carolina, aud it
seems thassthe present editor aud pub
Usher, Mr.. W. T. Crews. will have TO
step down and out. aud lay aside bis
editorial pen as far as that paper is
concerned.
The correspondence between the
publishing committee Of the Alliance
aud Mr. Crews. which is given below.
tells the story Of the trouble. and
makes II necessary to add but little else.
Mr. Crews. it appears from the state.
meut annexed, has been iodalgiog 10
zoo much polisics in the columns of the
Cotton Plaus aud after being "called
down. he has disregarded the admoni.
lions. aud persisted In writing on cer-.
tain lines contrary to his contract With
the Alliance committee This com.
mittee thinks that the Laurens editor
has given the farmers allopathic doses
&c politics and homeopathic doses of
agriculture. They want this changed
90 that they will get all agriculture and
40 politics.
Speaking 6guratively. Mr.. Crews
has lately been jumping on some mem.
berssof the publishing committee aud
also on Senator McLaurip. io some Of
h;s political articles. and as political or
faasioual editorials we're in violation of
5hia agreement With che Cotton Plant,
he has been served with notice TO vacate
the editorial chair.
The trouble has been brewing for
some time, but has just now reached
the focus point.
The notice to the public aud the
letter to Mr.. Crews will be found in
teressiDg reading. Here they are 10
frsl.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
COLUMBIA. s. G.. June %, 1897.
10 the Fubitc
The publishing committee OF the
Costcn Plsat, representiDg the State
Farmers Alliance, entered into written
contract With w. T. Crews Of Laureus.
70 publish and edit the Cotton Plant
for the year 1897. Section 2 Of the
contract reads as follows: THAT tbe
said second party ahali do the editorial
work and select other matters for the
said paper. bat the said fret
PARTY retains to itself the
rgh. Of general supervision over the
2paper with the right to approve OF dis
approve Of arJ matter. editorial or
Otherwise. that may be published in
.ssid paper aud upon the disapproval
the said second party shall cease the
policy objected to aud adhere to the
wishes Of the 6rst party aod
70 require the publication of
any matter, editorial or otherwise. or to
forbid the publication of any specific
article, or any editorial upon any
specific line y
Section 6 of the contract reads as
follows THAT the FIRST party shall
have the right. by q majority vote. to
revoke this coptrac. upon the failure of
che second party to comply With the
terms hereof, upon giving months. two
notice to the second party; and
the second party shal! have
the right 60 be released from this coz
tract by giving the first party two
months notice, upon the failure of the
FIRST party to comply With the terms
5ereRith. |"
When Mr. Crews tock charge Of the
psper the committee instructed him to
conduct it as an Alliance psper SO as
advance aud promote the interest of the
Alliance principles aud organizations.
aud that no partisan politics should be
iadulged in.
We the undersigned committee,
therefore, desire to inform the members
Of the Alliance aud the public gene
sslly that We do not endorse or COM
mend, nor have We authorized the PUB
lieatioa Of any partisan editorials 10 the
CotsoD Plant. and that all such partisan
editorials have been without the sanc-
tiou or approval Of the committee and
The publication of all such have been
continued, after the first issue cootain-
ing them. againss the protest Of the
oommistee.
Chairman.
J. A. Sigh.
T. j. Cunningham,
W D. Mayeeld.