The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-04-04


hined circulation and influence Of both of
She old papers, and is manifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
The primary is over and the defeat
led candidate for mayor has taken his
medicine with smiling face. He
shows the proper spirit and all the
other nourners should smile with
him with equal grace-and they will
sf they read che widows contribu-
ton.
If it comes to a choice between
Roosevelt or Hearst lots of voters will
feel ike taking another guess.
The knights Of Pythias OF Columbia
-rin make an attractive proposition for
che location of the Castle Hall of the
Grand Lodge in that city. Will the
Sumter Pythians better it:
There ought to be margin of prof
at IN raising beef cattle when the local
markets have TO sell the choice cuts of
beef at 10 cents pound.
If the farmers hold all the cotton
they have on hand until the next crop
IS ready for the market, what effect
win it have on the price?
There are signs that some of the
Brice law counties are tiring Of blind
tiger prohibition and would be glad
tc have high license saloons, county
dispensaries or even the old style dis
pensary if they could get them.
Senator Tllman,s dispensary mani>
fesso is fair and on the whole con-
serrative presentation Of the question
from the standpoint Of an advocate of
the dispensary system. but we are Of
the opinioathat the dispensary side OF
the case could have been made even
stronger and we anticipated that he
Monld make it so.
Meyer Boyle and four members OF
his council have had experience in the
discharge of the dudes they will be
called on to perform and are familiar
with the routine Of business. It is
well to have some experienced men in
council, and the general result Of the
primary should be satisfactory to the
people.
The correspondence between the
Zee county board Of control and the
board Of directors Of the State dispen-
sary leaves the impression that the
dispensay IS popular in Lee mainly
because it has been operated so as to
make it easy to >get liquor, and if it
should be so conducted in future as to
throw the least obstacle in the way of
the expeditions sale Of liquor, the peo-
pie would at once become advocates
cf the Observation-Disclosures plan of
dealing with the traffic. That is
state Of affairs to be sure!
The enemies of Senator Tillman will
sincerely regret there is no truth in
the report that he is writing a book.
The fact that the pitchfork statesman
has no intetion of writing a book is
evidence Of his good judgment. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has no doubt regretted
writing some Of his books, not once,
but many times.
washington, D. c., has equal dis
junction with Sumter at last-that city
has a school building named Cardozo.
in honor Of the late F. L. Cardozo,
areasurer Of South Carolina in the days
of good stealing. while Sumter has
had grave digger bearing the same
name for quite number Of years.
The Colleton county grand jury is
made up of the right sort of men, and
the State Of South Carolina is to be
congratulated that these men were on
duty at this particular time. The at
tempt to have the cases mol pross-
ed against the men who conspir-
ed to defraud the State pension board
ny forgery was outrageous, and
had the scheme succeeded it would
have been disgraceful miscarriage Of
Justice. The presentment of the grano
Jury is the outspoken declaration of
honest men in condemnation of ras-
caiity in official quarters.
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