The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-05

ams odd papers, and is manifestly the best
sssyertssing medium in Sumter.
ap DO not claim that the definition
gs aholly accurate, but our idea is
Sssaa a. lynching is the unlawful kill
saey al criminal. who, if given lsy
sssaS. srtal, would be convicted and
ssaSsaged or imprisoned for hfe'
eszaise a. plain mob murder is the kill
ssag by two or more persons. OF a man
Ssr woman accused of crime, but
@00se guilt is not established beyond
aestion-
z you want to obtain correct
Esssss of how good Manning's chances
eas ,siection are, just keep tab of the
saszndc appeals of the Columbia
.Ssaate and Charleston News and Con-
sszsrss Wild and hysterical exhortations
che anti -dispensary voters and
Ssvsyy other sort Of voters, to rally to
srseps rescue. They know full well
ssenat q large majority of the voters
go gne state have declared against
nsers "India-rubber platform and
sssesr only hope. and a faint one at
- is to claim evAything in sight
ser Ansel and discourage the oppon-
@E1s of the plan to destroy the dis
sEansary system at any hazard from
ssaracipating in the second primary.
yhe News and Courier calls on
sae friends Of righteousness, to fly
- she rescue OF Ansel-the arniable
gsasi azna nimous champion Of the pro
sszhaien-B -Brice-law-bl -blnd-tiger = high
agseause-any-old-way of letting the.
ssaaSssuer devil do as it pleases. This sort
ese stuff shows how badly rattled the
saEssl crowd and its newspaper
suasnshpiece are just at present. A
sreaz man, with decided views and
gae re1rage to maintain them. looms
Ege in their field Of vision, and the
Saght terrifes them.
-Four years ago candidate Martin
a. Aasel canvassed the State for Gov
erner and on every stump he pro-
GEazuaed in clarion tones his belief in
ghe aaispensary. He then thought
1eEsyybedy In the State favored the
ssnsegnsay. Two years agothe same
Candidate Ansel was sorter betwixt
.sazd between dispensary and Brics.
saw. Eighteen months ago the Brice~
gaM fever was at it's height anG some
sgeazAe thought there was a regular
lzttSesaS wave of sentiment against the.
sIs2ensary There was where Cam
sSzsa3zs Ansel got off the fence and
s-saz,e soat brave and strong against
2ss5e aispensary and in favor OF local
apgton and everything else you might
1aant5on. g4re passiI-g OF the Rrice
4sssgs wave left Candidate Ansel in a
cess unusual predicament for him
ana throughout the campaign just
ssassad be has given an artistic eNhi-
.sssssam of how to preserve an unstable
sssnIlbrinm on shaky, stretcbv ndia
acssaer platform, while tai. &
snsa1 but committing himself to moth
ang definite. He favored local option
sozas months ago, but a few months
,g,gszar he was as strong a dispensary-
.sss ,ss any man you could find. At
'sar9ssszt he has a platform made up
Of Ell sorts Of odds and ends that ex-
acsae suits the News and Courier, but
s.sneu he realizes that only one-third
svoeers Of South Carolina think ex-
zsGa5g as he says he thinks, we greatly
aszz xas will be found hunting place
OK sass aysor-Manning purified dis
svezsxry platform. There is nothing
ssaxssss asseing amiable and unanimous!
,aar. Aasel is an excellent gentleman
StTzsE SazS character IS ABOVE 1SpA o>1SAi'
ssa.S- ez4e is too amiable and his political
exaazasaas are too flexible for the
gar=sesa. emergency. The State needs
E zsas14 zEith firm will at the head OF
ss9sa4cs, and Richard I. Manning Is the
11aA
a7e nelieve firmly that if the State
<s.Ezaxssary is abolished and a patch
>sszzss. sy s5sna, made Up of county pro-
gaaa;sase1,, county dispensaries and high
saasssse ..aispensaries under individual
x.szss1v7l, substituted therefor, it will
80 Ssse. K short time before the liquor
s.asse..ssssss1;s:. VIII be as firmly e7trentched
0u sseafn carolina as it was prior to
zsa W. prefer the State dispen-
esgss-~ 10 stse county dispensary or hlsh
;7ss,e4ss=,. ,yvsscr7l. because it is easier