The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-26


official must pursue policy antago-
nistic to the sentiments a large NUM-
her Of voters.
Aiken, not satisfied with the notorie-
attained through the capers Of the
Smart Set society people. who spend
the winter there. has broken into the
list Of boodle-aldermen towns.
aas salary Of the Coroner of Sumter
county should be increased, OF some
p.ozision should be made for the
paynent Of his aecesssary expenses
when engaged in the discharge of his
dnty. As It is now his small salary
is largely consumed by his livery bill
and other expenses, and some months
mis- net income from the Office has
been enly s6 m$8. His services are
worth more than the face OF the salary
provided By law, and it is unjust to
place SIN officer in position where
he must either neglect his duty and
save his salary, or pay ont q large part
of his salary in making faithful
.eEors to perform his duty. The Coro-
sner could shirk his duty, if he saw 6t,
by leaving all inquests and investiga-
lions in remote parts Of the county to
Be attended to by the Magistrates, but
the, incumbent has not seen at to do
this, and has been the loser thereby.
-EIss Russian Baltic feet has at last
started fer the Far East and will go
in Swo divisions, one via Suez and the
other around TIE Cape OF Good Hope.
The japanese can be counted on to
.sesae the opportunity to meet and des.
troy the sguadrons in detail, if they
can dispose Of the remnant of the PorS
Ar.hur feet 10 time,
Automobile races have suddenly be-
come popular attractions for Fall Fes-
tivals and Carniyals since Sumter be-
gan advertising racing meet as
feature Of the Game Geek Fall Festi-
cal.
Hon. Martin F. Ansel, Of Green
vile. has positively announced that be
is candidate for Governor and will
begin his campaign. preliminary to
she primary in 1905, tonce. There is
nothing like being scon, but the early
bird does not always capture the
wo.n.
Sumter is coming. You an see the
towa growing, and tie location of the
big virginia.Carol;n Chemical Co.,
Sersilizer plant here is just
aps Ct toe good things that
sS;il materiaiize within the rear
future. We have advance in
formation of seryerai other enter
spyises that We are not at libe.ty 10
use at present, but we advise syeiy-
baGy TO watch Sumter.
Gov. Hayward is being severely
criticised By some papres for commut.
lug the sentence of Hoyt Hayes to life
imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Ia our opinion he should have been
hanged, or acquitted, for ne is eisher a
black hearted murderer or an Innocent
man. We approve of Gov. Heyward's
action however for we do not
ses how he could have done
otherwise in the circumstan-
ces. There is more than a shad-
ow of a reasonable doubt of Hayes
guilt, and it would be barborous to
hang q man whose guilt vas not clear.
Iy established. II he is guilty, life
time spent in the penitentiary will
give his guilty conscience time to
punish him almost as much as his
crime merited, and he will be where
he can do no further. evil; if he is in.
nocent, his innocence may yet be
proven. Gov. HeywardSwas right, and
the captious criticism Of those who
were beat On hanging Hayes shoulo
not worry him.
Panama, RooseVelt's bastard sepub
sic, is beginning to give the Republi
cans trouble sooner snan anyone an
sscipated. It is very inconsiderate