The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-20


The farmers are doing their part
to make the Curb Market a success,
and the numbers regularly bringing
country produce to the market on the
regular market days Is steadily in
creasing. Quite a large number of
housekeepers. comparatively speak
Ing. are taking advantage Of the curb
market to purchase household sup
plies from the producers. but, to be
perfectly candid. the majority Of the
housekeepers are not patronixing the
market as they should. Up to this
timc the farmers have been able to
sell each market day practically ev-
erything they have brought In ana
they have been Well pleased with the
curb market experiment. The news
OF the success OF the tri-weekly mar
ket days has become wide spread and
the number OF country wagons and
the quantity and variety Of produce
on the market increasing steadily
each week without corresponding
increase In the number of buyers
there Is imminent danger Of there be-
Ing a slut of produce on the market
IL this condition arises the farmers
will quit bringing produce and the
curb market will be failure. There
are hundreds of housekeepers who
need the articles offered for sale on
the curb market and they can save
money by making their purchases
from the farmers. The curb market
Will help the farmers by providing an
outlet for their surplus produce, but
u VIII be. IL properly utilized. of
greater benefit tO the residents or the
town. 1; is up to the housekeepers 10
make use OF good thing to mako u
dollar 20 as far as possible TO obtain
fresh wholesome food and to reduce
the high cost OF living.
The formal Inauguration Of an ac-
cidental governor for a five-day term
may appeal to the members of a leg
.islature enamored Of formality, fuss
and feathers. but to the plain every
day citizen IL seems to be merely Of
hcial foolishness carried to. the nth
power. The pomp and parade at
tending the administering OF the oath
OK office by the chief justice Of the
Supreme Court. I'm due and solemn
form for the second the within
two days was quite as ridiculous as
the delivery Of formal inaugural ad-
ds $40 by the five-day governor to O
legislature that Immediately adjourn
cd for the remainder Of his brief
term Of office. Such performances
contribute to the saiety of nations
but do no. augment the reverence
and respect of the masses for the leg
islative. executive and judicial depart
ments OF the government, all OF which
were participants In the gravely
solemn farce.
William Jennings Bryan has held
his place as a popular idol In a most
remarkable manner through a long
term OF years In spite of defeat in two
presidential campaigns and other un-
toward political circumstances. His
hold on the people has been due to
tho general belief In his personal
integrity and purity Of purpose. He
has been the idealist ian politics hen
character has been above reproach,
and his enemies have never been
able To find joint In his armor. This
san Domingo scandal. his pernicious
activity I'm finding good jobs for poy
hticai workers and his standing
sponsor for some of the grafters who
are being smoked out by investigation
OF san Domingo graft bids fair to re-
suit I'm his undoing and leave "a smirch
on his recCGd. Bryan Is either In a
tight place or there has been "a frame
up of which he il n victim.
The race track gamblers perhaps,
had warning that Gov. Smith would
bc at the helm of state for five days,
and. being terrified quit their nefari-
Gus business to escape the condign
and immediate punishment that would
have been moted out to- them. or
course they never once considered
that Blcase's term would end at IL
o'clock noon. January 18th and made
their arrangements to- close their
race track before that date. Smith
was the boyle man they were afraid
OF.