The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-14

fell here last Friday evening and
broke the terrible heat, which has
hung over the community for over a
week. On the Charleston road con-
siderable hail fell.
Cotton Is opening rapidly, where II
is advanced. II will be sometime be-
fore late cotton will be picked. Every
thing indicates a very medium crop
OF cotton. The late growth of cotton
has very little on IL and the season
is too late to make a full crop as all
intelligent men know.
Chiils and fever are quite common
through the country. Something un-
usual for this section. What causes
d this scribe Is unable to say.
Mr.. Haston Freeman has been
quite sick for some days but Is better
now.
Mrs. Jessie Brown is suffering with
bad case OF sore eyes.
am informed that a negro woman
on Bossard hill is near death with
pellagra. A large crowd Of negroes
visited her yesterday and report her
mind gone and her body covered with
sores. II II is catching it certainly
viii spread through this section
from the many who So to inspect and
see.
Revs Cole and Hatfield exchanged
puipits yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Cole preached at New Hope and Mr..
Hatfield at Mizpah.
Mr.. Charley Josey, of Bethany
section, Lee county was here yester-
day We all know what his visit
means.
Teh Masonic lodge at Smithville IL
growing to be big one. 1 under
stand several are going to be initia-
ted soon.
Rev. T. l.. Cole and family return
ed home Friday evening. Mr.. Cole
took In Asheville. N. c.. and reports
crops very good along the railroad.
Said the climate at Ashevine was
Just fine this hot weather.
Tomorrow Is election day, and the
man who will be nominated will be
Governor for two years IL ne lives
and two more by custom. IL he makes
a good Governor for his first term. II
was hoped that the Gubernatorial can
vass which started so pleasantly at
Sumter and continued all the way
through with the candidates would
have ended so in the elections. but
not so. Just as soon as the first pri-
mary was over a campaign ot les.
mud singing and other things was
started TO the disgust of decent peo-
pie. Several papers jumped the fence
and changed candidates. and now ad-
yocate their election. telling the
voters what TO do. and how to vote.
forgetting that they are talking to
free men. and II Is an insult TO n
mans intelligence 10 tell him how
Go vote. Decent communications 10
some papers were replied TO with
personalities and mud-slinging. for
eisn TO the subject. instead OF argu-
ment. all OF which gentleman
would not descend SO low AZ 20 no.
tice.
Now, what Is this all about Two
men are striving to be Governor,
and each one Is supported by a large
number OF good men. Is there any
thing wrong in that? Not at all
both canvassed the State together
and are friends. Then why is all this
hub-bub about? Simply TO elect one
man. and instead OF helping
him. they have hurt him. Free men,
and men Of intelligence know what
60 do without anybody's advice. and
advice voluntarily given is not very
mighty appreciated. Either one OF
the aspirants for Governor will observe
MS oath OF office. and the State will
move along I'm progressive way as IL
s now doing. No man who has the
support OF good men as Blease and
featherstone have, is untitled to be
Governor. otherwise. we are I'm the
snost dangerous state Of society that
the world has ever seen, for we
would be retrograding instead of
progre sing In this enlightened age.
or we correctly gather what our
Ptssah correspondent is driving at.
no objects TO the newspapers print
ing the cod and irrefutable facts
relative to Mr.. Blease's political rec
ord. II giving publicity TO a mans
record Is mud-slinginR and TO be
condemned, then practically all the
newspapers, the Journal OF the SEN