The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-26

00uenco ef both Of the old papers,
Da = Aanihsstly the best advvrtisins
0o11uD IN Sumter.
The South Carolina delegation in
the House Of Representatives having
voted a. unit for the Hobson pro-
hioition amendment. many Of their
constituents will confidently expect
them to line up solidly In support of
the Statewide prohibition movement
that is now brewing In this State, Will
they do Il?
When the English. French and Rus
SLAMS invade Germany In force 1t will
bs seen how the German people will
relish tho application to themselves
OF the Sherman theory Of warfare
which tho Germany army has prac-
ticed In Belgium and Northern France.
Tho ruthless devastation of the coun-
try. the execution Of civilians by the
Wholesale on fiimsy pretexts. the seiz-
ure OF all food supplies. leaving the
non-combatants to starve. will not
seem to the Germans as merely an in
cident Of systematic and successful
warfare. II the allies should serious
ly and mercilessly set before them
solves the task Of exact retaliation
when they cross the Rhine they could
not be blamed. but there would be
more charges Of atrocities than has
ever emanated from Belgium.
navy In not tho amount OF money
spent on II during the administrations
Of Roosevelt and Taft. but the pre-
ponderance Of the part Of the sum
total Of the appropriations assigned
a. profit to the ship building trust. the
afmor plato trust and the other bene-
hciariss Of the Republican party. II
the army and navy are deficient in
strength and lacking In equipment the
responsibility rests on Roosevelt.
Lodge. Gardner and the others Of
that ilk who have controlled the
policies Of tho government and die
tated the expenditure Of the many
millions OF army and navy appropria-
tions that they now charge have
been wasted In the past fifteen years.
The navy 10 not the only department
Of government that has suffered un-
der the blighting influences Of the old
party OF special privilege and graft
and Il will take the Wilson admins
tration more than two years to bring
about general clean up and intro
duce methods Of economy and efi-
cheney.
II Santa Claus was US much Of a
tight wad as some folks we have
heard Of he would have all the Christ
mas trees. toys and doll babies Sc
curely locked up in a warehouse and
refuse to pay the debt he owes to
loving kindness. sentiment and child
hood until the war panic Is over.
Tho policy OF the government Of
China In stamping out the opium evil
In that country by imperial edict has
been praised by all classes Of Amer
leans In the most extravagant terms.
even the brewers. distillers and saloon
keepers having Joined in the chorus,
hut when II Is proposed to give the
people OF che United States the op-
portunity to issue an edict against
the liquor evil In this country through
tho ballot box there Is a chorus Of
condemnation from the interests that
grow rich In pandering to the vice
and weakeness OF the people. The
opium growers and dealers OF China
and India raised a similar outcry
against the destruction OF the prof.
table opium business. but the disin-
terested American onlooker valued
their arguments at their true worth.
The representatives OF the brewers
and distiliers In congress are fight
Ing a losing battle and the liquor evil
is In a fair way to being placed on
trial I'm the court 90 last -esort. for
the people unders' ''r' I'll the
arguments against ." ... he pro-
hibitlon amendmer a. '.', Of all
the people are st,- '' 'cial In
ter,.ts whose prot .. business
that works evil TO tuut' are In
danger OF being win" ..' ne Hob
ron amendment m.y "ot ".ll prob
ably not-win through to- victory an
the present congress. and Hobson