The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-16


catspaw for the apostle OF the rule of
blood and iron by means of mail
ed-iist is as sad as ii is ridiculous. Mr..
Bryan Is making himself the laugh
ing stock of the world-the people
would all be laughing at him now but
for the fact that he has seized upon
the most tragic moment in our
country's history to stage his serio-
comic display OF monumental egotism.
The booze blockade OF Charleston
harbor is as unpopular in blind tiger
circles as is the English bread block
ade in Germany, or Germany's subma-
rine warfare in England.
There is more reason than ever to
believe that the policy of Woodrow
Wilson has struck popular chord
and is supported by the rank and file
of the people-Theodor Roosevelt,
the most industrious student of public
opinion in America and the most fer
vent devotee of the band wagon, has
FASTENED to apply for seat in the
Wilson omnibus. He turns his back
on the Bryan ambulance.
1t cannot be denied that 1t is a
great disappointment that Sumter was
not named as one G" the six official
live stock markets of the State but
this artificial handicap can be over
come by the farmers and live stock
breeders of Sumter, Lee and Claren-
don counties If they will get down to
business and raise and fatten for
market n sufficient number Of cattle
of the right sort. Wherever there are
cattle and hogs for sale In large num-
bers market can be created. AS O.
matter OF fact there should be and
VIII be a market between the Wa
teree and Lynches rivers, IL the farm
ers take up live stock raising as a reg
ular business. Sumter Is the natural
market and the geographical railroad
center OF Sumter. Lee and Clarendon
counties, lying between the Wateree
and Lynches rivers, and 1t will be
inconvenient and expensive to ship
cattle to either Columbia or Florence.
There should be. of course, a market
at both Florence and Columbia for the
convenience Of the territory tributary
to those places, but Sumter should also
have a market and will have one, as
soon as the live stock industry pass
es the experimental stage in this sec
ton.
DR.. w. f. Fulmer, who has been
displaced as n member Of the medical
staff OF the State Hospital for the In
sane, complains of the political activ-
ity OF DR.. c. Fred Williams, the su-
perintendent. and explains further, IT
knew We were all gone when the for
mer administration was defeated"
Isn't this a naive and bland confess
sion that he and his conferees were
political appointees and held their
jobs only by the partisan favor of the
former administration?
The News and Courier demands
that the proper officers institute and
pres the prosecution of the blind tigers
of that city. 1t saws: Prosecutions
are needed and are required. That is
the next step and the time has come
to take 1t. If they are not
brought what explanation can be Civ
en- for the failure?"
The brief reports thus far received
relative to the Winnsboro tragedy in
dicate that an outrageous and mex
cusible crime against law and human
ity has been committed by mob Of
bloodthirsty criminals. The officials
of Fairfield county and the State Off
cials should use every resource and
agency at their command to apprc-
hend those criminals and punish them
as severely as the law permits. We
feel sure Gov. Manning will do his
full duty in the matter and that he
will leave nothing undone to bring the
murderers of Sheriff Hood to justice.
IL an officer of the law is to be shot
down I'm cold blood while in the dis
charge Of his duty and his murderers
permitted to escape the talk of law
ard order is a farce. Not only should
the guerrillas who murdered Sheriff
Hood. his prisoner and his IDENTITIES