The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

Senator Bailey. Of Texas. who an
nounces that he will not seek re-
election, makes virtue Of a neces-
sity. The Democrats Of the Lone
Star State have grown weary Of the
rule of the Bailey machine and want
man to represent them who is not
affiliated with the Aldrich-Lorimer
faction In the Senate. The State Of
Texas and the Democratic party will
be the gamers by the election of a
! real Democrat in place of Senator
Bailey. who has. in recent years. voted
with the Republicans almost as fire.
,, quently as with the Democrats.
hTe decision Of the State Board Of
Canvassers in the Good Roads Bond
election contest. reversing the finding
OF the county board of canvassers and
: declaring the election tie on the
face Of the returns. was not altogeth-
! er unexpected and Is probably In the
, circumstances. the most expedient
, settlement Of the dispute; but the
grounds on which the decision was
rendered strike US as peculiar and
unsafe. For the state Board Of
Canvassers to declare that voter is
presumed to be legally registered, in
the absence Of direct testimony to the
contrary. even though his name was
, not on the registration books, prepar-
ed and certified by the county board
OF registration. and when the said
voter did not and could not produce
a registration certificate, whom ask
ed to do so by the managers Of cleo
ton. as the law requires. is In effect
TO nullify the registration law and to
throw down the bars for all sorts Of
Irregularities in future elections. II
q man Is presumed TO be legally reg
,stered when his name Is not on the
, registration books furnished the
managers as a poll list and when ne
Z
+, tiflcate in proof that ne had register
ed and that his name had been left
off the book by the negligence Of the
supervisors Of registration. then the
managers will be forced to permit any
and all men Of legal age to vote in
any election or at any precinct at
which they present themselves and
demand the right to cast their bal
lots. II the official list Of registered
OF who are the legally registered
voters. what is? II proof OF the fact
that certain mans name did not
appear on the registration book is
not evidence that he was not a quali-
fed elector. what sort Of evidence
would the State Board Of Canvassers
consider satisfactory and conclusive ?
VI the rule laid down by the State
Board OF Canvassers In this contest
that all voters are presumed TO be
qualified merely because they were
permitted to cast their ballots by the
manasers-is to be adhered TO in the
future we may look forward 10 con-
fusion and all sorts OF irregularities
In elections hereafter held.
An Injunction Is the readiest and
most dangerous weapon known to
legal warfare IL one knows how 10
use 1t. That Col John p. Grace
and Judge Memminger Of Charleston
are adopts In the use OF this weapon
was demonstrated by the ease with
which the Charleston Executive com.
mittee was knocked out In the roll
purgtng skirmish-
The National Farmsrs' Union In
session At Dhawnee. Oklahoma, has
resolved to hold cotton for II csnta
during September and Octobr ana ls
cents during the balance Of the ssa.
son. We believe cotton In worth the
price hxed and also that the farm.
ers can obtain their price II they will
hold out for IL. II the members OF
the Farmery Union are governed by
the resolution adopted by these rep
resentatives at Shawnee the cotton
market will take on Armer tone