The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-18

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quite larse-and we need the money.
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Col John j. Darsan. of Stateburg.
on Monday announced his candidacy
for tile United States Senate to sue
coed Hon. Al g. LatimeR We had his
card Of announcement In which he
outlined his platform. In type for pub
iication today. but one OF the forms
which contained his card and consid-
ersble other interesting matter was
accidentally pied and 1t was impos-
sibie TO reset ~ IN tiiae for this issHe
Now ~ the time for the Cotton
Growers Association. the Farmers
Union. the cotton warehouses, the
banks and all other business organi-
sations Interested in maintaining a
staple price for cotton TO stand to-
xether. Cotton Is worth fully two
censs moro than the PRESENT. market
priet and the minis cam afford to pay
thirteen cents or more for cotton, as
th~y have their output sold ahead on
that baslh They are Compelled to
hays the cottoh II that price is de-
manded. and II the farmers are aided
to hold thelr, cotton for a few weeks
hespriee VII, advance. and the dirrer-
euceAn price VIII mean nfty to seven
v-f've million dollars to the South.
THIS is the crisis. tand the ofIicers of
tfo cotton association and Others who
have been talking $50 glbly about
nnaucing the cotton crop and holding
Tor nfseen cents should come to the
: mont and show the farmers now, to
hold for thirteen cents.
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\ The only negro member OF the
Georgia Legislature has resigned. IT
Is not matter of record that ne saf-
fered any bodily HARM during the
knock down and drag out debate on
the prohibition law. but he probably
saw enough TO. convince him that At
ianta Is not health resort spr ne
gro iaw-maker. i
IL the investigation OF the imn,iyra-
pon question by Senator Latimer and
other members of congress results in
the enactment of law, that will shut
out the criminals. that are coming to
this cSuntry In increasing numbers
each year the excursion to Europe
viii not have been In vain. Better no
Immigrants at all than flood of GRIM
jnals..
The way cotton has declined in price
since the government crop report was
issued Monday Indicates that the
Souuhern Cotton Glnners' Association
Nnd the Farmers Union will have, an
opportunity to show what they can do
toward regulating the price OF this
years crop. This years crop Is GER
tainly. smaller by several hundred
thousand bales. at least. than las,
years. wni:e the requirements of the
worlds cotton mills are greater. as
suring demand for all the cotton
that has been produced. All the con.
ditions favor higher prices than pre-
Vailed last season. and the only
thing that can have a material effect
In depressing the price will be the
wlutfiur of fha p,orlxat with ,,Otto,
during the next sixty days. II the
farners undertake to market all. or
the larger part Of the crop between
this time and December 1st the In
evitsble result viii be low prices. AS
long as tho mills need cotton for i'm
mediate use they will pay What the
cotton In worth. but they will not buy
full years supply within few
weeks at top prices. II Is up to the
fasners and their organization to die
tate the price by regulating the mar
kstins OF the crop.
George spivens. white. and Jack
Mceoomer. colorcd tho mcn who
were convicted of killing y. II. Call
lard and sentenced to life imprison-
mcnt In the penltentiary. are Stli In
Jail pending an appeal for new
trial. so fer as can be learned the
appeal has never been perfected. and
the case Il no nearer setticmcnt