The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-28

festly the best advertising medium IN
Samter.
The Republicans are more afraid
of William Jennings Bryan than OF
the entire Spanish army and navy,
for while they have mot hesitated to
give the Spanish soldiers and sailors
theis liberty they refuse to grant Col.
Bryan discharge from the army so
tha: he may return to private life.
Mr. A. G. Jones. Chairman of the
State Prohibition Committee, has an
nounced himself a candidate for
the United States Senate in opposl.
ton to B. r. Tillman. Mr.. Jones
and the committee of which he is the
head are best known in connection
with the Aunk made, in the state
campaign. We have no idea that
Tillman will lie awake at night wor.
rying over Mr. Jones and his candi-
dacy In fact, we believe most peo-
pie will refuse to take Mr.. Jones
seriously aud will regard his candi.
dacy as a joke.
It is stated in soms quarters that
many privates and ncn.commissioned
officers in the Fret Regiment are so
much in love with army life that they
viii apply for enlistment in the Sec.
ond Regiment. This may be tree.
bat some of the privates who know
what they are talking about, say that
such talk is fairy story and that the
re-enlistments will be few and far be-
tween.
Columbia stands an excellent
chance of being selected as the site
of one of the army camps that the
war. department has decided to es-
tablish in.fhe south Columbia is as
suitable a place as can be found and
we hope it will secure one OF the
camps. An army camps is a money
making annex to the city that secures
one, and we would be pleased to see
a half dozen camps scattered over
the State. South Carolina's climate
will be good Cor the soldiers and the
soldiers money will be good for
South Carolina
When the foance committee OF
the City Council makes up the estl-
mate for the tax ordinance the people
of Sumter need no: be surprised to
find that the tax levy is to be higher
than last year Neither need they
kick and abuse the council, for an
increase in the tax levy cannot De
avoided The present council inher-
Red debt of uearly $4,000 from the
preceding council and on top Of
this came the smallpox epidemic that
required a cash outlay OF $4,000
that caused an additional deficit to be
made up ALI are agreed that the
money spent in suppresslng the small
pox was money we'll spent and now
that the time has come for paying the
bills, kicking aud complaints are out
of place. The cisy taxes will be
heavier, but IS the increase IN the
levy was rendered absolutely neces-
sary by circumstances over which the
council had no control, the taxpayers,
to be reasonable sheuld pay the in
creased assessment without complaint
and with as great degree of cheer
fulness az they can summon to
their assistance
The action OF the Couosy Democratic
Executive Committee oa the Maan'og
Moses contest does DOT cal! for extended
comusn. rbe proceedings as re
corded 10 the minutes aod IS reported
10 this paper speak tor themselves, and
the less scid ,be better i: will be for
the good game OF the representative
body Of the orga"iz,d democracy OF
Sumter Ceuoty We have never seen
like proceedings before aod ne hope
never 20 see the like again, for as one