The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-12

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1850 and the True Soathroa IN 1856. The
WnicAsaass and Southro,s now has the com
bnea circulation aud influence of both OF
she ola papers, and is manifestay the best
sersi1g medium in Sumter.
begins 10 look as If Tom Watson,
o Georgia, and his Pepulist followers
re bestsr entitled to the name OF
assistant Repabicaus than we're the
Palmer and Bnckner soreheads IN
1898 Mr.. Watson is in reality
srorksng for the election Of The Re-
nbliean ticket and his Efforts may
sult IL placing soma of the doubt
81 western States. which would
osharviss 90 Democratic, in the
Roosevelt column. Mr. Watson is IN
ausssionsbly the most brillian: OF the
ssidentiaI candidates, and by some
sssslle he is classed as the abless and
ass statesman-like, also. lie has
been regarded as somewhat OF a crank.
oEing to his extreme Populist views,
us III the Sontb, at least. he has
ceiysd credit for sincerity and hon
esty OF purposs; but if he goes over
the Republicans and accepts Office
F.nr, them as q reward for hiis assist
nre IA this campaign, the people OF
He South will lose the faith in him
shey have had It would be q
1reat pity for Tom Watson to f Low
ID the foossteps Of John G. gapers
and others Of as respectable antece-
sdepts who have bartered stheil, talents
oy Republican patronage. It is diff
Il to understand Tom Watson s
aosises. He does not need money,
zor be IS wealthy man from a
uthrn zsandpoint;; he has nothing to
eain IN the way of notoriety, Tor he is
ready known from one end OF the
scDnnfry to the other; he can have
Nd hope OF election, for he is not a
Tool The greatest Office the Republi.
ans could give him would bat detract.
rorn bis reputation. as his acceptance
il would mark him as place
seeker
Sam Marks, the Darlington negro
who Is under sentence to be hanged
nsxs monsh, has been carried back to
RE Denitentiary for safe Keeping.
ShsriH Scarborough sti,1 having fears
,o 4 mob. Sheriff ScarboroRgh may
bs ;asti6ed by conditions existing in
Darlington ia running back and forth
so Columbia with his prisoner, but it
ereases very poor opinion Of the
and majesty of the layr to have
she High Sheriff lodging around the
scuuntry
ne are in receipt Of farmers Buls
Iesin No. 1873. issued by tie United
tates Department Of Agriculture.
treats Of strawberry culture for home
MSS and for market, and should be in
she hands of every farmer and gar
dener. Copies can be procured from
tie Bureau of Plant Industry. Depart
aant Of Agriculture. Washington,
If more thorough Investigation
t1an has yet been made shall establish
sale fact that there is large and
EASILY accessible depost of rock suita-
5sas for road material within a few
miles TO this city, and adjacent to the
Bishopville public road. the. good
roads problem for Sumte. will be
nearer a satisfactory solution than
sha most sangnine good road advocates
have dared TO hope. Members of the
commsttee of public works of the City
Council have made preliminary in
vestieation and the surface indications
ays that there is sufficient rock i'll the
deposit to macdamize miles, of road,
ard that it can be mined and crushed
At minimum expense. They esti-
mate that the rock can be put on the
road where is is to- be used for less
than is now paid for the rol;k ased for
macadamizing the streets O.: the city.
IF This estimate can be proven correct
shsre is no reason why. the public
1Dads radiasing from this city cannot
Ali be macademized within few
gears. The city will, with the CO.
Opseration of County Supervisor Scale,
make thorough Investigation Of the
matse- and If they are satisfied that
xhe rock deposit is as extensive as
they now have reason to believe it is,
sheir purpose to experiment. with the
rcck to determine whether or not it
can be cheaply mined ard converted