The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-01

e = loSe anA tAe True sbuthyon In
ooo6 r. WaSshaaa and southron
~ ~ Ne senblnsa circulation snd
0ooaee 6 be~h of ths ola papsrs.
- = 1asifsstly tAs bsse sAvsrtasans
uDpo11n - oantss.
1hsrs Will BE- . call for volunteers
- serve during the war with Mexico
vithin Il ext week or two and Il
Win ~ in.,.rssting to observe how
many Of the one hundred and nifty
thousand men. who took part in the
New York prsparedness parade few
weeks $50. win volunteer for real SER
Wee, Thsrs we're more than a hum
49, thcesand In the Boston. parade
onl many Thousands In similar pa
podes In other cities. II one-fourth
q The ptsparednsss pAraders prove
tnelr fnith BY their works. President
Wllson's call for volunteers viii be
Anewessd by % great number Of citi-
- aeld1osv taat~ thse sntire country
W51 resound With the tramp OF the
asoea nost But marching with a
~ On Ne Rio oiande Il d different.
thlng q pafadins on Broadway. or
Beacon. or Psach:ree street, and 4
viii probably turn out that. while
there WIN bs NO scarcity Of men
when the call for volunteers II made,
u win not Be the preparedness pa
radsrs who viii respond. but the or
otnary everyday sort Of citisen. who
49, about doing his everyday work
a time OF peace In an ordinary way,
without Advertising his Americanism
an1 patriotism. in the Teddy Roose-
ven mannsr. In season ana out. II
= not the fellow who spends his time
telnis everybody, <ho will listen to
HIN, bow 70 run the country that dodS
ths fghttng In time OF war--Ae usual.
. asys y safs plaoe and continues
>el'1ng sbs other fellow how to fight
Mr.. cpie L. Blease. candidate for .
third tern as governor, alleges, pure
" Tor campaign purposes, that law
)ornloD 'has increased In South Caro-
~ during the term Of Gov. Manning,
ana 70 substantiats this charge cites
ths raids on blind ugsrs arrests and
eenvictions that have been recently re-
ported from Charleston, Columbia,
sumter and other cities and towns. II
this u lawlessness. Il II the sort that
the iaw-abidins people approve Of and
the sort that destroys the business of
ths law-brsaksrs and arouses the
anger Of the criminal element. The
Manning sort Of lawiessness does not
oAin' Manning the financial and poll
81 support Of the blind tigers.
The Sumter Laght. Infantry. (Com-
pany ID End q. c. Infantry, left
0amter for the mobilization camp at
s>yx with less than one hundred men.
and only q few have since been en-
llsted. Not making any allowance for
those who may be rejected by the ex-
aninins ofEscer on account OF physi-
cal disabilities. the csnpany still nssds
- least nifty men 10 MI the ranks to
the required war strength. These men
ara needed now. and the company
will not b ready for service until It Is
recruited 10 full strength. We do not
assume 70 advise or urge any young
man to enliAst-that 10 a matter that
each man must determine for him
sslf--but to every one who has de-
ctdsd to volunteer. II war is declared,
ws suggest that the Sumter Light In
fantry has the first claim to his SER
vices. The militia Is needed on the
border now. according to the reports
that come from Gen. Funston. and the
need win become much more urgent
the moment war IN declared. The
militia cannot be sent to the border
with skeleton regiments. and half
mue0 companies, IL efncient service Is
to be rendered. 1t Is not the number
Of regiments nor the number OF sepa-
rate companies that will count. but
the number Of men. Ono company Of
the fun strength will be worth more
on the border or in Mexico than two
or three companies Of the minimum
strength. The thing to do is to fill
the Sumter Light Infantry and all the
other companies In the First and Sec
ond regiments to the full strength.
and then II will be time to organize
additional companies. 1t may appeal
to town or county pride to be able to
publish to the world that this town or