The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-03-09
Matebnlaa ana s1ntErot
WEDNESDAY, MARcH 9, 1904.

The Sunases WtztchmGa was founded in
1850 and the True Soathron in 1855. The
WGteAman enc, Southrom now has the com
binea circulation and influence of both Of
the old papers, and is manifestly the best
advertising medium IN Sumter. ;
The treasurer Of BarnweI ccanty
vas removed from Office by Gov. Hey
ward few days ago when it was dis
covered that he was short in his cash
account more than $40, 600, and already
the Governor is overwhelmed with
applications 70. the vacant Office. It
seems to be a position Of few response
bilities and vast opportunities.
The State House scandal has attract
ed attenion far beyond the borders Of
the State. The Monthly Review OF
Reviews, one of the most widely read
of American magazines, speaks of it
editorially as a scandal of no mean
proportions.
The Vladiyostoek squadron is In
worse plight than the man who forgot
his night.key. The Japs have the door
barred aud there is no place for them
to seek temporary quarters.
q State Immigration Commissioner
Watson has herculean- task to per-
form but he has record, won by hard
work, of accomplishing things, and his
friends are confdenti that he will sue
sceed IN the work he has undertaken.
The Ohio lynchers kill negroes and
make merry while doing SO. In the
south mobs of lynchers are generally
credited with being frenzied aid, for
the time being Irresponsible, incapable
of reason. The Ohio lynchers joke
and make holiday while numbering
negro who had surrendered to the
officers OF the law after having killed
policeman. IS strikes us that the
Ohio mob touched a lower level of
degradation: and brutality than any
1aob of lynchers that has ever disgraced
the south. Southern mobs at least do
not make merry oEsr their hideous
wok.
The testimony Of Chief Prophet
Smith of the Mormon Church before
TIE Senate commitee has a tendency
80 shake ones confidence in state
nents so frequently made in recent
years BY Mormon missionaries that
polygamy is dead issue and impor-
6ans only as part of the history of
the Norman Chuzch. Prophet Smith,
with his Eve wives and forty-two
children, thirteen Of whom have been
born since Prophet Woodruff had a
rerelation that polygamy should be
abandoned as practice by Normons
and that those of the faith should
render obedience to the laws of the
United States is a living example that
polygamy and Mormonism still go hand
in hand.
It is stated that there is a movement
"a foot TO establish a beer dispensary
in this city and that an effort is being
made to get mp strong petition to the
State board praying that the said beer
privilege be granted. It is possible
that there is need for a beer dispen-
sary here and that there is a general
demand for its establishment, but SO
far as the;writer is informed no such
need exists, nor is there general de-
mand for beer privilege. a beer dis
psnsary was given trial for a time
and was finally closed by the county
beard, for the reason, then stated that
at had proved unsatisfactory. Expert
ence with beer dispensaries indicates
that beer drinking lis encouraged and
the sale largely increased, while there
is no corresponding and compensating
decrease in the consumption of. whis-
key and other alcoholic intoxicants.
s. beer dispensary would undoubtedly
DO source of substantial profit both
TO the city and county and to the beer
dispenser, but to the community it
would not be desirable addition.