The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-02

by future executives; and on this sub
Ject quite number Of preachments
nave been uttered in that patronizing,
fatherly tone the British press habit
ually assumes when discussing Amer
lean domestic affairs
Had the rough house" methods
which English women adopted I'm their
campaign for the elective franchise
been resorted to by American women
engeged in any like crusade. British
horror would have been boundless and
illimitable. And, 1t must be confess
ed, Englishmen were shocked at the
conduct of their own women folk. So
grieved. in fact, that they deemed it
necessary to send several of the worst
offending suffragettes to Jail.
No English editor has dared make
| unfavorable comparison with the gen.
tier methods persued by women seek
| ers OF the ballot in the United States,
but 1t must be confessed there has
been generous praise OF the firm stand
American statesmen have taken on
the subject, as compared to the vacil-
lating. week-kneed policy OF the pres
ent British ministry. In fact, the op-
position press lays the whole blame
for what 1t terms blemish on English
womanhood at the door Of Mr. As
quith and his advisers. who, instead
Of coming out boldly and telling the
women no avoided them and the is
sue by using the back door for their
goings and their comings.
Capt E. c. T.. Troubridge, the new
junior lord Of the admiralty, is the
possessor Of a silver hero medal.
though the extreme modesty Of the
gentleman does not admit Of his wear
ing 1t among his other decorations on
occasions Of ceremony. Some years
ago, when Capt. Troubridge was still
lieutenant a signalman fell over
board from torpedo boat going at
full speed in Suda Bay. Lieut.. Trou-
bridge went overheard after him and
saved the mans life, though both were
nearly drowned before the vessel could
e be stopped and a boat lowered. Among
his other honors Capt. Troubridge is
a grand officer OF the Imperial Jap
q anese Order Of the Rising Sun, the dec
q Grafton being conferred upon him be-
cause he was with the Japanese fleet
y during the operations off Port Arthur
5. during the war with Russia.
VI Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
l. whose will has recently been probated
al though the late prime minister died
is in April. left an estate valued al
t something over a quarter of a million
'e dollars. The figures proved some
"a thing Of surprise to those who knew
IS something of the late statesman's af.
N fairs. as it was believed his wealth
re was sevral times the amount dis.
closed. This estimate OF his wealth
ID undoubtedly was based on the scale
re OF his expenditures. and the explana
ID ton is that after attaining politica
~ leadership he not only lived up hf
~ income but made serious inroads oil
sn to meet his social and political obli
Us cations. Although Sir Henry coul,
m not be said to have been impoverish
Mt ed. 1t must be remembered that tn
n period OF his political leadership wa
IL comparatively brief. The instanc
ne furnished another proof, however. tina
ny it is much more impc ssible for a poo
n man to attain political eminence 4
no Great Britain than IN the - Unite
n States. Until Sir Henry came into OF
at fee with the Liberal victory of thre
ng years ago his public services had bee
I'D mainly rendered without compenss
nj ton. and his expenses were enormou
las In all probability before the preser
re- session OF Parliament ends capits
to punishment Of women in cases Of chill
Ut murder will have been abolished.
lite is proposed to amend the law so ths
he in cases where mothers murder chi
ON dren under one year old imprisonmeI
for life may be imposed instead Of II
death penalty. This proposed chang
is not because Of any lessened obje'
ton to child-murder. but because II
en-
death penalty clause OF the preset
law has long been a dead letter. We
men child murderers are sentenced
death, but public sentiment forbit
=, their execution. Your Englishman
great stickler for the letter OF Il
law. If women are not to be hange
for cild-murder, he argues. the la