The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-02-18


cular letter to subscribers Offering
To send the Progressive Farmer free
OF charge for six months to each
and every subscriber who renewed his
subscription and paid one year in ad.
vance. Quite a large number OF ouI
subscribers have availed themselve.
OF this offer. and others have notified
us that they anticipate doing so. This
oTer was made for a limited time
only. and. as the time limit expires
March lst. we take this occasion &c
cell the attention OF those who may
wish to receive the Progressive Farm
er as a premium i'm connection with
the watehman and southron. that
they have until March 1st. only, to
comply with the conditions OF our
offer.
The Seminole swindle has been
finally thrown out OF court. after
quite lengthy litigation that has been
profitable only to the numerous at
torneys who got n finger in the pie
when the bubble blew up Of it's own
internal corruption. The stockhold-
ers. who were duped into putting
their money into the swindle by false
representations. fair promises and the
specious guarantee of trusteeship by
men OF good reputation. have paid
dearly for their experience and are
the only persons to suffer any serious
inconvenience. Darlington and Young
spent n few months in the peniten-
uary. but they probably obtained
enough OF the spoils to pay them
handsomely for the time spent as
wards OF the state. Hebert, the
alleged head devil Of the whole trans
action. got off scott free. saving and
excepting the amounts of money that
ne had to give up TO his attorneys for
defending him. Some others who
should have been punished escaped
unwhipped OF justice. but will carry
tainted reputation the balance OF
their lives, and never again will their
names be something with which to
conjure when a smooth confidence
man comes around with a scheme 70
hypnotic the public and grab the
money OF the credulous and trusting.
Judge Memmingor's decision is very
readable literature. especially the
concluding sentence. which has quite
classic SAVIOR, but in It's general tenor
Is more OF an apologize plea for the
trustees than "a cold. logical dellv-
erance of law. Some sections oc the
opinion lead one To- infer that the
stockholders. who had the temerlty to
conceive the idea of prosecuting the
trustees. were guilty OF a more serious
Onensc against these favoritcs OF for
tune than that charged against the or
iginatOrs and manipulators Of the get
rich quick scheme.
Tillman and McI.aurin have made
friends. Blease and Grace have buried
the hatchet. Grace has fallen out with
Tillman, McLaurin Hnd Blease arc
political allies and boon companions
Tillman and McLaurin have united
forces to destroy Blcasc politically and
prevent his election To the senate, Nc
Laurin is the dark horse in the race
for the senate Lever will run for tn,
senate and wipe Blease off the politi.
Cal map. McI.aurin is the real. bona
fide Blease candidate for governor
and the other wOuld-bc Blcasc gubcr.
rdtorlal standard bearers will bc
scratched before the campaign opens
These are just n few Of the poltica
rumOrs that are Cull"d from the news
papers that profess To he politica
doptsters. The intelligent reader car
take his choice and believe what h,
wishes To believe. For ourselves ",
have given up trying To keep tracl
OF the acrobotic performance OF tn
professional oHcc-seekcrs and hav,
concluded that the only possible wa,
Of preserving record OF thci
Eyrations would he To- follow then
around with moving picture ma
chine.
In comparison with the ncvcr-cnd
ing scramble for office 10y place
hunters. who talk much of laborini
for the dear people. hut spend oil
their time and energy I'm fcathcrinl
their own nests and building up
machine that will enable t1cm e
grab bigger and better jobs ass ralid
" as possible. IL successful campaign
for the eradication Of the cattle ticl
Is as a mountain TO u mole hill. Th