The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-01
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Don't 90 to sleep while the perjur-
81 votss"--that In the vigorous Ian
euaGe john Gary Evans uses In his
Appeal 70 loyal Democrats to turn
eus next Tuesday and vote In the gen.
srHi election for Democratic candi.
dates for President. Governor and
conusssmsn. No one questions the
honesty and loyalty Of q preponderant
majority Of all the Democrats who
veesd In the primary and took the
cath 20 support the nominees of the
party. but che danger lies In the in
difference and negligence of this ma
terfty. For many years the general
sss~uen hss been . more form only.
m insisnidcant minority voting TO
s,snarm the rssult OF the primary. the
Astessty tSking the position that to
zoe was . needless waste Of time,
sancs the primary was the real cleo
tSon and decided the matter finally.
Hat the threat or epposttion to the
regular ticket should arouse every
Democrat who voted In the primary
"a - danger Of indifference and
should compel each one to do his duty
60 November TIN. The Democrat
vAe took ths primary pledge to sup
Pert the nominees Of the party IL in
'esty bound to vote tie straight party
uehst In the general election.
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The Republican machine IL not
pt,asicai psrty In the accepted .
|1qs ef the term. but an organization
sgseessd. ananosd and controlled by
Ws tseeueety husinsss -jntesssHS that
& years sssvastAS4etsrh.
nsn g many al.
~ u>nt teD)ofA but u61ksd-te attain q
eonnea selnsh purpose. Tho Wxll
ouOse hnancisrs who are determined
- asstroy the Federal Reserve bank
tne: system. and the Farm Loan banks,
tht BIC manufacturers who demand
taSt6 that will foster monopoly. the
shapplng trust and every other trust
and combine that is opposed to every
Democratic measure for eQuauxing
the burdens OF government are fight
Inc Wilson and tho Democratic party.
1hs cAmpaisn wased by the Republ-
cans . been one Of money against
, public welfare and II the average
man has not been deceived the people
VIII win and The Wilson adminstra-
sSen Will b given four years more In
which TO perfect and make. effective
the financial and economic laws that
80 headed to set the people free from
shs opprssivs rule Of she special in
ssrsses and give them q fair chance
TO setain and enjoy the legitimate
fruits OF their labor.
IL was stated BY . prominent Hanp-
ton county man who was In Columbia
Saa week at tho State Fair that a
rumor was current In his county that
the boil wsevii had crossed the sa-
vannah river within the past two
weeks and was already In the lower
part Of Hampton county adjacent 10
n river. The report has not been
confirmed. but Il may well be true, at
h rate the pest has advanced during
the past two year,. II the weevils
are already In Hampton county they
win probably make their first appear
ance In sumter county In the fall Of
next year or early In 1913. Now n
the time to besin to adopt farming
methods and crops to Tight boil weeyil
conditions. II will be too late to make
Q successful Tight when the weevii Is