The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-12

and is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The Democratic party is making O
bid for unpopularity with the large
and respectable class whose incomes
exceed four thousand dollars n year.
The income tax would be vastly more
popular IL the tax started at ten
thousand dollar incomes
IL makes no difference To the school
children VINO put the ring In Coley's
nose-the schools will not be closed.
The butter contest Saturday prov
ed that the only possible fault that
can be found with the best Of Sumter
County butter IL that there Is not en-
ough OF IL.
Members OF Congress would have
grounds for protest and objection IL
President Wilson proposed To unload
'on them. by word OF mouth. n Taft
or Roosevelt message OF ten or thirty
thousand words. IL Is no hardship
To sit still and listen To Wilson Tabloid
message.
Former Senator Jonathan Bourne,
Jr.. OF Oregon. who was quite a fig
ure I'm politics OF the progressive
bull moose brand awhile back, Is again
In the hmelight. His wife has en-
tered suit for divorce. alleging cruel
and inhuman treatment as the
grounds for the action.
Former Congressman Harry VI.
Coudrey. of Missouri. Is another states
man who Is In the news reports. He
has been sentenced to four and a-half
years I'm the Federal prison for using
the mails to defraud.
There will be furious and bitter
criticism OF the Democratic revision
downward tariff. but IL will all come
from those who have heretofore en-
toyed the benefits OF the high pro-
tective tariff on products produced or
manufactured by the critics The
special interests that have been taxi
on care OF by Republican tariff MAX
ers and have given a free hand to
levy tribute upon the balance OF the
country will protest against any tarlff
bill that curtails their special privil-
eyes or reduces their profits. These
Interests are rich. we'll entrenched
and influential, and we may as well
expect them to muster quite O large
number OF vlclferous champions to
their defense. There are men in
Congress. in the guise of Democrats
and representing democratic consti-
tuencies. who will work harder TO
serve the special interests. whose
graft Is threatened by honest re-
vision OF the tariff, than they will to
protect the interests OF the people
who elected them. The discussion of
the tariff In the house and senate will
be made up OF more bosh and bun
combe than OF argument. and there
will he the usual frantic appeals to
save this. that and the other industry
from destruo tlon. This Ia To- be ex-
pected from Republicans. from pro-
lection favored districts. but there will
he far too many democrats singing
the same song. and there is danger of
too much weight being attached to
protective tariff songs by democratic
performers. The democrats who sing
the song well and can get an audience.
can command n bigger salary than
Caruso. and therein lies the danger of
shipwreck In the democratic cause.
Forty-elght years ago Wednesday
Sumter was in the midst Of wars hor-
rid alarm and every man able to
shoulder musket was at Dinglcs
Mill prepared to repcl the invading
hosts of Potters army.
The cotton manufacturers have
Joined the sugar and wool Knockers
OF the Democratic tariff revision bill
This was To BE- expected and other
benefciaries OF protection will be
heard from later
The early bean crop In the truck
ing region around Charleston is not
any more advanced than beans In
many gardens I'm this city. This Is
hint that should put farmers