The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-07-15

or persons who burned the barr, stables
and outbuiidings Of 81. Z. Pinckney
of Stateburg on June 2lst. We have
been informed that the guilty per
son has been located for several
weeks, but no arrest has been made
pending the publication of the pro-
eIamation offering 9 reward. The state
ment struck the writer as somewhat
peculiar, and We believe it will strike
Others the Same way. If the incendi-
ary IS known and there is evidence to
convics, why has it bsen necessary to
have the Governor offer reward for
MS arrest?
IS Russia has notified China and at the
same time the balance of the world
that the ports OF Manchuria cannot be
opened until six years shall have
elapsed, by which time the country will
be tranquilzed and settled. This
means that Russia requires six years
II which to complete forti6cations and
fll the country with Russian colonists,
majority of whom can perform
military service in case the need
arises. England, Japan and the
United States may accepted the situa-
lion ana admit that Maachuria is Rus
sian territory, unless they mean TO
fight for control Of that out Of the
Bay conner Of the globe.
The State Sinking Fund insurance
scheme is. In our opinion, failure,
ard the next Legislature should either
.put it on footing that will give it.
the strength TO carry all the State in
;surance or abolish it altogether.
Where is the sense or justice in re-
auiring county supervisors, under pen
,alsy Of fine and imprisonment for
failure to do so, TO insure county build
angs with the sinking fund scheme and
at the same time permit State officers,
IN violation of the same Law, TO insure
the State institutions, and State
buildings In the regular insurance COM
paniess Is it merely another scheme
within scheme to accumulate fund
from the premiums paid by the coun-
ties sufficiently large to furnish some
sort Of protection before the State
institutions risk their property?
This IS at last becoming one country
ii respect to trouble at least. When
bloody strike riots occur in Rich
mond. Va. snd negro riots in Indiana
and lynching in Delaware at the
same time the bloody ehasm seems to
have been bridged and the pet evils OF
the respective sections to have crossed
over.
If the dispeasary sysem is police
measure designed and operated to cur
tail the evils OF the liquor traffic,
and this was the contention that saved
1t from the courts. what reason can
Tie board of control give for the es-
Establishment OF two dispensaries where
one admittedly supplies all reasonable
demands FOR liquor?
Some uncha-itable critics trace a
direct connection between Senator
Tillnan's popularity IN certain sections
of the West, as a campaign speaker and
lecturer, and the recent lynching OF ne
groes in the West.
jim Tillman secured a change of
auarters as well as venue to Lexington
county. AS summer resort Lexington
county undoubtedly has advantages
over Columbia, particularly IN the
watermelon and barbecue season.
f the General Assembly should take
che suggestion of the Laurens Adver-
tisef seriously and establish dispen-
sary system to take over the publication
of all newspaper in South Carolina, the
news matter and editorial stuff would
be as mean and vile as the liquor dis
pensed before our great moral institu-
tion began dispensing lease goods in
the original packages. ;" 0. ". Buch-
anan, sometime judge, was an adept,
in early dispensary days, in leading
raids on blind tigers and he would
fnd work to his liking in suppressing
newspapers and raiding blind tiger
print shops.
n 4 Chandler. the Clothier, an