The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-30
The State Board of Education wa.

The State Board Of Education was
called TO meet In Columbia Monday In
consider several matters growing out
OF tho recent textbook adoption.
One Of the matters In which consider
able interest has been manifested is
the protest made by the Confeder-
ate Veterans against the use Of tie
Heart Of Oak" readers. because one
OF the series contains poem which
alludes to the Confederate army at the
battle OF shiloh as "a dark. rebeilious
host" This statement. In a history
would be quite Objectionable. but in
. reader. which purports to be Moth
ing more than a compilation OF prose
and poetical selections. II Is not a
matter that calls for 80 much notice.
We are curious to see what the State
Board OF Education will do about IL.
We would suggest that Timrod's Caro-
fina" be substituted In place Of the
Objectionable poem. and the reader
will be improved from literary
standpoint and the old Confederates
wfii nnd nothing In the pointed al
lusions therein to wound their sensi-
pilities.
President Taft confesses to a feel
nc Of disap ppointnient that the Demo-
sSsts did not content themselves with
passing the Canadian reciprocity bill.
according TO his orders. and then
promptly adjournins the extra ses-
slon OF Congress. He accuses them
OF playing politics and the inference
y quite .slear. that he thinks their
conduct very reprehensible. Doubtless
be does feel this way about It, for the
Democrats and progressive Re2ubll-
can Senators haze put him In hole
from which NO amount Of sxplana-
tcn wen ctrcn n lie has cast
his lot with the old stand-pat crowd
ana u Is useless foF him TO travel over
the country telling the people that
be fayors tarin revision IL nc was a
sincere tarif revisionist and was ON
the side of the people against sugar,
steel wool. shoe and other trust
benehcar,es Of the tariff he would not
have vetoed the tariff bills put
through Congress by the Democrats
and insurgent Republicans. IL he
had been a sincere friend Of the peo-
pie. instead of a plant tool OF the
special interests. no would have vetoed
the rayne-Aldrich bill and his talk
Of scientific tarifr revision Is worthy
Of no greater consideration than the
paftsr OF bunco steerer.
The plan OF Commissioners Watson
20 enlist the cotton mill men Of South
Carolina In the movement to market
the cotton crop gradually and main
tain prices at level that will give
the former a legitimate profit, looks
nike utopian dream. 1t In to the
interest Of the farmer. merchant and
banker to maintain a high level OF
prices for cotton as each of them
gets share OF the profit. but there
In nothing I'm II to the direct profit
OF the mill men. and they will be
found. We believe. on the bear side
IN lot
been. Last year and the year before
the market was maintained by the
steady buying Of the foreign mills
while the American mills held out to
the last for lower prices and bought
cotton as sparingly as possible. III
the cotton farmers depend upon the
mills for assistance I'm the fight against
the cotton bears they may as well
give up now-the mill men want
eieap cotton. regardless OF how they
get 10 or what the effect OF low price
mas upon the farmer. The farmers
want cheap fertilizer and they would
laugh at Commissioner Watson II he
were TO ask them To cooperate with
the merchants. bankers and fertiIiz-
or manufacturers In a movement 10
advance the price OF acid phosphate
or s-f-f. The fatmers should neither
expect nor ask aid from the mill
men. but they have a right TO ask
and demand the cooperation Of the
merchants and bankers. for they will
pay. and pay well. for all the financial
assistance they receive from mer-
chants and bankers. The price of
cotton In a business matter ard the
farmers are able TO handle =: easily on
Tint basis. N they would.
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