The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-06

0oW has the combined circulation and
00nenos of both Of the old papers.
ond b nsAalfsstiy the best advertising
0saians IA Sumter. y
Ths aaecriaiised shade of a Pre-
nsvoln<isnarv Journalist Of Charles
lenn. q c.. contributed a special article
- ths Sunday News. We conclude
- must have been shade. for 1t Is
no< thiakahie that ono of the bright
yeong snea Of the regular stan would
navs written OF Camden County
Camden district having ceased to ex-
~ - political division of South
carolina something more than one
hundrcd years ago.
Owc sf the important acts passed at
ehs recent session VI the General As
o1mbly changes. after May I. the time
- which mortgages and papers should
- recorded The law now gives for
~ Gays In which, such papers can be
rooordcd. Under the new statute
they are to be recorded within ten
dnvs
Jehn Y. Darlington and two OF his
ansociates In the. Seminole deal have
ooen arrested on charge of con-
eD1racy 60 defraud. Is anything go
sn9 20 happen to those excellent gen.
ofesnen. who. for consideration. per-
un1e1ed the use OF their names as
eruseee5~And wrote letters endorsing
ehs gst-rich-ouick schen,eY without
- nsrai backing and personal In
nnence OF Messrs. Clark. Jones ana
Bryan, Darlington and his gang of
agents would never have succeeded In
nakins tire killing they dill.
nr. Tart has been inaugurated
n3d We shsp know in short
e1ns what DIR. crum gets for elimi-
naains himself and the collectorship
of ne port OF Charleston al cn ISSUE
Gov. Ansel gave serious considera-
sicn 20 the suggestion Of the News
and Courier that ne veto the prohibi-
ton biic and then gave unanimous
coaseg< to the will Of the majority.
NJ sxprsssed by the Legislature. be-
o"ninG law.
me public oflicer who always yields
60 the win OF tho majority Is always
rsEht 70 the fractional part Of vote.
Ax&ornsv General Lyon has been
heard from at last. He thinks the U.
8. ooprsms Court will order an opin-
fon favorable to the state ,iispensary
casa There is some ground for the
theught--M~srs. Abney and Steven
600 nade strong arguments In behalf
OF ths state.
The cplumns OF the Daily Item and
Wa4chman and Southron are open to
al who have views to express on the
prohibltiou issue. All that we ask Is
that the articles be made as brief a.
possible. TINT they be confined to the
Qusakion under discussion and that
hey be written on one side of the
paDer only.
n. as the News and Courier fears.
ehe blind tigers and their friends
work and vote for prohibition. Char
Issecn viii be added to the list of dry
counties that will be dry only hgura-
sivcsy.
Sumter County should contribute
I'm share toward the monument to the
women OF the Coofederacy. Camp
Dick Anderson. u. C. w.. and Camp
James ID. Bianding Sons OF Veterans
should take the lead In raising Sum-
ssr County's quito of the $500 need
81.
statutory prohibition In Sumter
County viii mean an increase In taxes
81 probably s5~p cent. Last year
the dlspensary turned into the county
treasury t2s.0oe; into the school fund
$500: into the treasury of the city
ef Sumter about $4,000 and into the
treasury Of the town OF Mayesville
about $4,000 Real prohibition would
enforce the law 80 that we shall have
prohibition in town and county?