The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-30
GOOD WORK UNDoNE.

City Council took the back track last
Wednesday night. The hogs still hold
the fort and the anti.hog ordinance is
reIegated to the rear. Hogs may hold
high carnival 10 the city, and hog pens
will continue 10 hseed fever until the
frosts Of Ncvembes kill the germs in
She natural course Of events. In the
meanwhile those who dislike the stencil
arising from filthy hog pens can but
hold their noses and wait with patience
aud abnega.ion until cold weather
bripgs them relief. II any oae
contracts fever it will be his
ovn fault, for il will be easy OF
demooesration that had he but observed
proper precautions and exercised due
diligence in holding his uoss tbe frisky
fever germs couid mot hs7e gained a
foothold 10 his system. Il may be 3
tribe annoying and inconveuieat. but it
viii be no severe hardship for people
10 hold their poses until November
18Th. In an emergency they might
resort to clothes pins or plug their nos,
trils with cotton that had been satu.
rated with some reliable germicide. In
all events the hogs mus: not be dis.
surbed they must have none of their
privileges abroga.ed; they mast be
permitted to root and wallow and create
all the stencil and filth and fever that
they have been accustomed to. If the
worst comes to the worst the Chief of
Police may be appointed the especial
guardian of che hogs and it will be his
duty to make daily tour OF the oity
With liberal supply Of chloride Of lime,
rose water and other toile. scented arti-
eles to deodosizs and perfume the urban
quarters Of the great American hog.
But 10 ge. down TO hard facts. On
the 10Th instant the ansi-hog ordinance
vas passed By unanimous vote OF all
the members present at the special
meeting Of the City Council. The
ordinance was to 60 into ef.
fest Immediately after dee pub
.aisa.ion. II has been Published and
would have gone iato effect on the 25ih.
TIE people OF the city tock it for grant.
ed thas the council meant exactly what
i. said aud intended to enforce the
ordinance to the letter on August 25th
A majority Of the osoers OF hogs i'm
mediasely began disposing of their
hogs, either selling them at sacrifice
or sending them ont OF the city. They
wished 20 obey the Law Of the city and
they set about doing go 10 matter what
the coss to themselves might be, for it
vas generally admitted that the re-
moyal OF hogs frcm the city and the
total abolition OF hog peos was neces-
ssry, and the City CouDcil had acted
in the interests Of the cisy as whole,
vita DO desire to work a hardship on
the o8oe.s of hogs. The members Of
council as we'll as eli others recognized
that uapy who Owned boga would sus-
fer loss, but, while .;,is vas nnfoEtu
nate and to be regretted, consideration
fos tie health Of oar citizens and the
we'll beiog OF the city, and
in response to general demand
that the hog uuisaDoe be abased
at oace and aaaily. impeiled them
70 declare that the keeping Of hogs
within the city limits ehould 30 louser
be permitted. A majority Of bog owr-
ers had already sold their hogs a:
sacrifice. or otherwise disposed Of them,
and to taem it would have been 90
hardship for the ordnance to 60 Into ef-
feet. Whatever hardship the ordioance
sntsi has already been feIs Dy ma
jority Of those who Wouid suffer from it,
snd the suspension Of sbe ordinance
was ill.a6vised aod is calculated to dc
the city ten fold more damage and eO'aii
ten fold greater hardships upor
ninety per cent of the residents of
the ci:y than It's enforcement would
upon the owre's of hogs. Council
knew just as we'll on August 10th as it
Al an Aronet 0ish that the ordinance