The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-16

advertising medium N Sumter.
The Republicans did not capture
Aaryland after all. The lasest returns
Indicate that the Democrats elected
SEVEN electors and the Republicans
oae. This is small crumb of COM
fort, but it gives the Democrats some
thing to be thankful for on Thanks
giving Day.
SQUIRE Bales Of York county. who
has won noaosiety as g marriage pro-
noter, has had his commission as
notary pnblic revoked by Gov. Hey
ward. His methods were unique but
aes reputable.
The result Of the election could not
ven have been more disastrous, and
the Democrats OF the South who had
most o; che voting 90 do may as well
have insisted apon the nomination OF
John Sharp Williams OF some ether
representative Southern man. The
South alone remains Democratic and
she Southern Democrats should reor-
ganize the party. if it is 80 be reor-
sanized. II the reorganization is lefs
10 BRYAN, Hearst, Watson and Debs
the real Democrats will be without a
party.
Aiken county has organized q Law
and order league and and the best Cit
Szens OF that county appear to De
earnest in their determination to Gre
ate respect for law by She enforcement
Of the statute and common Law and
the punishment of all criminals. A
similar organization is needed IN
every coanty in the State.
All fishing boats and other ships in
the Red Sea had better seek cover be-
fore the Baltic feet passes Suez. The
Russian officers are looking for the
Jauanese to attack them and are likely
to fire on, any sort OF boat they see.
They do not appear to be able to dis
singuished the difference between
fishing boats and warshiPs.
That Sumter will heve connection
with the Seaboagd A; Line at no dis
sane day is seif-ev; ent proposition,
for such a road is a necessity to this
city, to BishopvilIe and to the coun-
sry which the road would traverse.
While not necessity to the Seaboard
Air Line the proposed road wo0ld be
. valuable feeder and would be the
means of giving that system entrance
sneo a territory that not only receives
annually great amount of freight
zram the north and west, but ships
aous cotton, lumber and other pro-
Qsacts in vast quantities. Sumter
alone would give the Seaboard more
business than it now receives from
ary town on its lines in South Caro-
lina, Columbia, excepted. Sumter re-
csiyes more cotton than any other
town in the State and the freight
business in other classes of freight is
so large that the Seabcard could we'll
afford 90 extend helping hand to the
nrouosed Sumter and Northern rail
road in order to place itself in posi-
fIon to secure q share of this busi-.
ness. We are not informed whether
fbe Seaboerd officials are behind the
increment of Messrs- Carnes, Scar
Borough and Stnckey, Of Bishopville
30 secure a charter for the Sumter and
Northern Railroad. mention of which
was made in our special Columbia
correspondence Saturday, but we are
confident that @hen the facts shall
have been laid before Z en- in busi-
ness way they will Immediately see
the advantages that ~ould accrue te
fbe Seab"ard FROM the construction ct
tbs proposed read erd would iena a
2:eaping band to the promoters. fhe
road would he Of int stinabae benefit
TO this city and would he ihe means
Of acceleratina the substantial growth
ana development of Sumter, and for
essIs reason We should do everything
20 nid and encourage the promoters q
The enterprise. We congratulate the
eo4Eu os Bisfopsilie On the eDterprIs1
of s.er c tizeps and we sincerely trust
tas. they will be successful in their
eGo.t to bald the railroad that will
Eaean SO mnch for their town and
ccunsy and for Sumter.
The News and Courier published in
is Sunday edition an excellent write