The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-03
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1ongsr will be made at reduced rates.
An standardization which SUBJ
serve private interests viii be charged
~ ~ advertisements.
= Obituaries and tributes OF respect
N1n To charged for.
The sumter Waterman wss found
- In 1850 and the True southron In
ioss The watchman and southron
now has the combined circulation and
in1ucnos CT both OF the old papers.
and ss wsnifsstiy the best advertisin 9
R<Jsum In Sumter
Perhaps Col. Il. J. Watson Is be-
ginning to entertain an idea that ne
would have been wiser had he accept
"a the big Job In washington OF else
where. Of which then was more or
lsss desultory talk sometime back. A
Job like that would certainly be pre-
fsrable to eating out OF Gov. Blease's
hand. ,
Gov. Blsase can be polite and cour-
tsous when he tries and can sugar
coat the hitter pills he administers to
stsss ofncials whom ne calls down.
HIS recent letter to state Treasurer
yenninss 10 q specimen Of the repri-
mand courteous and and In In striking
contrast with the knock down and drag
out bufeting Administered to Col.
Watson. the submissive and uuressn,-
fni cosamissioner Of agriculture.
Receiver Tompkins makes q strong
and cor-incing showing why Gar
linsSon ard Young should not be par
donsd. and Trustees Jones. Clark and
DEs@a yin have to cudgie their wits
nightly to construct q reply to Gov.
Blease that will knock the props frora
under Mr.. rompkins' argument.
Urustee Clark Of Seminole fame
has replied 20 Gov Bleaso in re the
pardon of Darlington and Young. The
brief betrays the fact that Trustee
Clark was member cf the bar be-
fore no took the aYocatlon OF fnanc-
isring. for he uses many words to say
noshing bearing on the subject pre-
oumed TO be under discussion; never
ohsless. II n not without Indirect in
tsrest In that Il outlines the case for
the defense In the case Of the People
". the Trustssa
n Gov. Biease depends upon Trus'
tss c1srh's showing for reasons why
Darlington and Young should not be
pardoned his course In this matter IN
perfectly piain---Gariington and
Young win be paroned forthwith.
Mr.. James A. Hoyt. who has as
editor and manager. directed the
policy OF the Columbia Daily Record
for the past two years. severed his
connection with that paper on Satur-
day. according to an announcement
appearing In that days issue. No
statement OF the cause Of his with
drawal from the paper was made. but
from other sources II Is learned that
Mr.. Hoyrs retirement was the result
Of the vigorous night the Record has
made on race track gambling In Co
lumbia. That Mr.. Hoyt refused to
surrender his convictions. even at
the expense OF heavy Hnancial loss Is
wholly creditabie to him. and. though
ousssd from the position he has filed
% ably and creditably. ne Is more
nrmIy entrenched In the confidence
and esteem of those who admire n
manly man and an editor who has
real convictions and the courage to
maintain them. The Record has lost
more than Mr. Hoyt. and Columbia
and the state more than all ny the
enforced retirement OF Mr.. Hoyt from
q position In which ne was an effec-
tive force for good government. de-
cency. civic virtue and Independent
Journalism. Those who have en-
compa~ed his temporary discomit-
ure should make haste to congratu-
late themselves and garner all the
satisfaction possible from their VIC
tory. for they will hnd that the
siicncing OF Editor Hoyt and
the muzzling OF the Record on
the race track gambling issue
has not. by any means. ended
the heht. Were u possible To silence
every editor and muzzIe every news