The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-13


er now, than in 1885, Sumter is
growing in all respects, but in none
more than along educational lines.
We would like to know whether the
most noisy advocates of the plan to
vote out the dispensaries IN all coun-
ties, except Richland and Charleston,
would line up for absolute prohibi-
ton throughout the State. We be-
lieve absolute prohibition would be a
good thing, but we consider it i'm
practicable and unobtainable, but #
the State is to start on career Of rain
bow chasing along this line we are
willing to give it a trial, provided
there are to be no exceptions of coun-
ties or communities. If prohibition
is good for one county it is good for
ALL
Senator Depew is a peach after al
when it comes to holding hard and
fast to his place at the swili trough
of graft. What we fail to understand
is why he resigned at all after holding
on to his Equitable job so long.
The appropriation Of s11,000,OO0
for the Panama canal is a good illus
tration Of how to spend money. This
emergency appropriation will carry on
the work for a few months until con-
gress can find time to make a full
grown appropriation, and it is. a safe
bet that the appropriations will pile
up from year to until the estimates Of
cost made by the engineers will ap-
pear Insignificant.
superintendent of Education Mar
tin may be on the right line in his
advocacy of a great State university,
but he is going about it in the wrong
way. If he is really in earnest, why
does he not recommend the abolition
Of Clemson and Winthrop, as well as
the Citadel and the consolidation Of
all the State colleges in Columbia?
similar to this was con-
sidered in ante-reform days, before
either Clemson or Winthrop was es-
tabiished, when the effort was made
70 build up great university in Co
umbia on the foundations already
aid by the South Carolina College. &
beginning had. been made but when
he Tillman iconoclasts swept through
he State the work that had been
lone was swept away, Clemson was
established, the Agricultural Depart
nenf in Columbia destroyed and the
dea Of great central university uni
7ersity was rejected as a thing ac-
cursed. The Citadel is doing good
work that would not be done if Mr.
Martins plan should be carried out
md 1t is to be hoped that the Citade!
Will be enlarged, improved and more
iberalIy supported in future than in
he past
The death Of Altamont Moses de-
,rives Sumter of one Of her most use
ul and public spirited citizens and
lis place cannot be filed. The valu-
BILE experience he hao acquired by
ears of careful, conscientious devo-
ion to his duties as a member OF the
General Assembly cannot be gained
" any other man who may succeed
i'm, be he ever so talented, save by
he same labor and long service, and
ew men are to be found who will
make the same sacrifice Of personal
interests to public. duty that Mr.
Noses made, and few will be found
Who will take the same pride in the
work, who will be content with the
of duty we'll perform
ID, as the reward for his best endeav-
,r and his whole time and attention.
we say Sumter has lost her
most useful public servant, and one
whose place no one can fill in the
same way that he has filed it for so
many years.
The prevailing high prices that
farming lands in almost all sections
of the State now command are not
calculated to induce immigrants who
are seeking cheap lands to settle
amongst US. However, the lands are
worth the prices they birng and the
money so invested will pay satisfac-
tory dividends, under present condi-
tions. and if home folks can afford to
pay the prices, we'll to do immigrants
from other sections can co so.