The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-28

xhe old papers, and is manifestiy the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
The News, daily paper publ1sned
at Sumter, has suspended publication
she reason being that the editor, MI.
Knight. the moving spirit in the pa
x,er is in such wre.ched health he can
NOT give the time and energy to the
naper that is required. It was predlct-
ed Quite generally when The News
started that it could not be made TO
nav in Sumter on account of the neid
aIready being well supplied by news
raner. While financial reverses is not
given as reason for the suspension
of The News. it would not be a sur
mrise to hear that that. too. had some
ching to do with it. t--Greenville News.
f is said that w. r. Hearst has high
nopes Of doing something in the presi-
dental lire. If the Armstrong commit
zee win hold the insurance grafters
ont of the next campaign. In that
event his barrel viii not have to
contend against such heavy odds.
The suggestion made by Judge Al
con 3. Parker in his Charlotte speech
ss1,,t the South should name the next
democratic candidate for the presi-
dency has set the Washington polite
7ans to discussing the available presi-
DENTAL possibilities. The general drift
of sentiment seems to be in the direc-
.xion Of Senator Bailey Of Texas. who
sas said TO be the strongest and ablest
Democrat in either house of congress
and 10 possess more of the attributes
.of craftsmanship and leadership than
any other Democrat Of prominence
Bryan not excepted. It makes little
difference te US whom the Democrats
may nonairate.sif he is to be defeated
by the power Of the protected trusts,
gbut if here is a chance to elect a
Democrat we-much prefer Southern
man, for the only all-woo ool-and-a-yard-
wide Democracy left in this country
IS monopolized by the South.
1t win not do for the prospective
srnembers of the city council to dismiss
sfhe sewerage question with the asser-
4ion that the council has nothing to do
with saying whether we are to have
sewerage or not and that it is the peo-
ple who must decided such questions.
1T is true that the people must vote on
the mater of a bond issue, but unless
ave have council that v5:i take Up
sehe sewerage proposit;o:i aid push It.
.ehe matter viii never be brought to
neae ana no opportunity NIL be given
ahe people to declare themselves for.
aor against sewerage. There was pre-
scisely the same sort Of talk about the
pcrchase OF the waterworks, but the
.outgeing council takes the greatest
sscredit to itself for ccnsummating the
apeal that made the city the owner of
she water system. VIII anyone dispute
toe assertion that the waterworhs
yxould not now be owned by the city
IF council opposed. or indifferent, to
the purchase had been Alected two
wears ago? What Sumter wants and
needs IS not a council that will submit
10 the perenptory orders Of the peo-
PIE when they shals have been arous-
ed 70 the point Of demanding sewer
age system, but a council that Will
rroceed in business like way to de-
wise ways and means to provide this
necessity. If they snail succeed in DO
ing this and will then ask the people
fec, the authority to do the work and
gay the bills, we are confident theS
svin be given the necessary authority.
Don't let's shift so much responsible
dy to the shoulders OF the people.
Senator Tillman says ne will issue
an address to the Democrats of the
state giving his views on the dispen-
ay. We trust this address will serve
as q safety valve and that thereafter
che seuier Senator will attend strictly
so his OWE business. The people Of
South Carolina can think and reason a
little for themselves on the dispensary
question. as well as few others. and if
Ne would enty realize this fact it
would be better for all concerned. We
believe that Senator Tillman is enti-
tied to reelection and there is no rea>
son for mis- mixing up in the dispensary
eight. He don't need to do 50 to in
SIRE his election, and if he will keep
ont Of this strictly State fight every
thing win be pleasant this summer