The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-17
AFRAID OF
THE PEOPLE.
legislators Comments
Upon His Legislative
Brother.

1udt ciatiou VoIceo pEopuet VI Les
News and Courier has discovered q
bonanza for the State in the person Of
Mr.. E. B. Lawson, of Hampton Conn-
ty, S. c., because he has made G
success of sheep raising on smsls
scale and says that score or two Of
men like him would De worth millions
of dollars to the State 10 the legislature.
Now, the editor of The News and
Courier is generally clear and logical,
especially at theorizing. and, but fe.
bis lack Of practical subjects would no
doubt rival any of the great editors Of
today
If twenty men Ike Mr. Lawton
would be worth millions to the State 10
the legislature because be knows low
to raise aud breed sheep, We should
say, why, then, just give US THAI
amount as many times as We can dnd
such sheep breeders in this part of the
State and We will pay off the State
debts aud have 20 use for. the legisla.
ture for years to come.
Talk about sheep raising, why tbas
is an old trade Of our own. One OF
the first things We remember in all this
big world is the day when We were q
little brat and used to "mind the gap"
in the "cross fence" and keep the
sheep back out Of The peas daring corr
hauling time
Then We have brought in many q
limp, half frozn lamb aud held him to
his young, foolish mother. until the
little innocent could get sufficient rour-
isbment to make him live. We have.
like David of old, tended the flock until
-some Of these untortunates became
"bell weathers," could scale tea rail-
fence. and have tied their ears back Of
their heads to keep them from jump
irg.
Furthermore We have spent days at q
time clipping the wool, and picked
cookie burrs to our disgust. Know
something of the value of good
home knit wool socks for winter
wear, and have slaughtered mutton
that would make the editor OF The
Nsws aod Courier long TO be q
practical farmer 10 a half hour, bus
with all this and great deal more
We fail to see that our services have been
worth mach 10 the Legislature, and il
We remember correctly ali measures
introduced by Us iatebded for the good
Ct farmers for the express purpose Of
the encouragement Of home mads
things such as sheep raising. bog rails.
ing, etc. did uos meet vita support
from the News and Courier.
Yes, we'll do we remember hoH har5
re lsbcred for three sessions to get
such laws enacted as would help ,has
class. aud bow invariably some know
ing" member would knock ell Of cur
eloqucnce higher than a kite By some
such speech as this "Now, Mr.
Speaker aud gentlemen, pass this bill il
you wish, but one thing certain. if yon
do you will never see the state house
again" That was enough, She average
member is u ore anxious to keep bis
seat than to do bis duty, and if Ms.
Lawton we're iu the house be would
doubtless, at the ips,igasion of the
News and Courier, first introduce bill
to kill cf dogs. Some just such fellow
|, as Josh Ashly would up AID say !:
"Mr. Speaker, lu agiD this bill,
the peer people has we'll nigh &C: uotb.
ing now, and if We take the dogs away
from then and stop then frcm rabbit
huntin' 90 rainy days and Saturdays
we'll peyer see this state house agin."
Then dead would 60 Mr. Lawscn's
"dog bill" No, We feel sure bas the
News and Courier is too enthusiastic
over sheep raising e. E. Veruer in
Oconee News.