The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-20
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be complete tallufe IN the cOun-
try. l can't say what the result will
be in town. The farmers are not
bit anxious to kill the goose which
lays the golden egg. If all the offend
ers were put on the gang there wOuli
not be enough left to pick half the
cotton that is made, even if We make
| only half crop. AS for the merchants,
where would they get material to
run their accounts. which have done
so much To ruin the labOring classes?
The farmers have to buy their land
from the merchants, so to speak be
fore he hits a lick Of work in the
fields. Now do you suppose our
ardent prOhibitionist will send him
to the gang, because he violates the
prohibition law. No, he has his hard
earned money invested in him and
besides what is TO become of his crop
should the officer nab him. The pro-
hibitionist has a wife and children
looking to him for support, and that
farm. That farm has to be cultiva-
ted. Who cultivates that farm hut
the colored people, the very class that
violates the law most. Some mon
can cultivate their crops independent
| of the colorod class, but he is in the
minority. Some folks would say, pun
ish them regardless Of the law. But
let me tell you, anything that decreas-
es the crops, will effect every class
under the sun. When the farmers
fail to make meat grain and cotton
10 feed and cloth the people, thon
will the merchants, doctors, preachers,
mechanics. editors. clerks, mill peo-
pie, drummers and etc. step down
and out. This is a true description
Of conditions here. | can't answer
for all other places. Then take these
large land holders where they rent
| exclusively to colored people. one
wont betray another. If you tell on
me. I'll give you away" is their
motto. They protect one another.
Then take the white law-breaker.
Say did you know Mr.. \. was selling
booze ?" "Why, no. is it really So"
Yes, why don't YOU report him >"
ooh it's none of my business" We
are friends and | don't want to cause
hard feelings or break peace. Now
don't mention what I've told you. !"
YOU do | wont know anything abou;
it," Then. we have a more arden
prohibitionist. who voted for it an
proudly boasts that he would vot
for it again. But let's see if he
true. These same men will furnis
conveyance for these law breake,
to go after their whskey, and wi
sometimes plow i'm their place f..
them to meet the r. +. ID. carriers
order their whiskey. Just ask him
try and make these violators conduct
themselves properly, who live on his
place, and he'll tell YOU they don't
disturb him, he don't care what they
do. He don't care how much they
disturb his neighbors. This same
gang says they know how to order
booze so the officers can't take IT,
and they intend to order it right on
MIR. Editor: | think this will be the
last you'l hear from me any time
soon i'm regard To this booze business.
It's no use, nobody takes any inter
est To put up these wretches. Its like
the Pisgah correspondent says, "the
people know it, and have for a long
time, but are perfectly Indifferent as
To consequences" But ! will say
that IL there is any law for disturbing
the peace or for disorderlv conduc,
in the country. somebody is surely
going To the gang. ! thank the Pisgah
ana Itembert correspondents for what
| they said i'm my behalf They know
I'm telling the truth. VIII say that
! don't care co make replies 10 w. \.
| iir"adWav. W. ]. Ardis or 10 anyone
else. that was not my object.
merely wanted To give light, but they
| prefer darkness.
| Mrs. r. 9. Robertson entertained
TN" Woman Foreign missionary So
ci"ty ut her hon" ON last Thursday
afternoon. y number were present.
and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Mrs. :. f.. Robertson spent Il rcw
DAYS rcrcntr with her parents. Mr..
'nI Mrs. Frank Mathis. of ST. Charles
Mr.. Harvey Robertson spout last
Tuesday with hi- uncle. Ecv. Il; NJ.
! Robertson, of Lamar.
Mr.. ~. g. Robertson and si-tor.
Miss '"Iscy will 60 90 Lunar tomor-
- to visit relatives.