The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-07
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The Sumter Watchman was found
ed I'm 1850 and the True Southron In
is66. The Watchman and Southron
now has the combined circulation and
innuence OF both of the old papers
and 10 manifestly the best advertising
~ edlum I'm Sumter.
The seasons thus far have been IA
voraole to rice and the crop on the
large acreage planted In Sumter coun-
y Is In a fiourishing condition. 1t is
reported that the outlook for heavy
and profitable yield Is excellent, and
that those who are planting rice this
year for the first time as an expert
ment are much encouraged by the
prospect.
Interest In tho trip OF the Sumter
County Boil Weevll Commission to the
..eevil infested districts OF Georgia
and Alabama, about the middle of
August. In growing and II Is now be-
lieved that not less than so represent
etive farmers and several business
men Will compose the party 1t will
90 worth much moro than the cost of
the trip to each and every man In the
perty. since first hand knowledge will
be gained Of the destruction of the
cotton growing industry following the
advent OF the boil weevil and also o.
tho methods followed to combat the
weevil There are many farmers who
stin regard the boil weevii as more
or less Of myth. others who do not
begin to realize the damage that the
weevii does to a farming country that
depends upon cotton. and the major
ity have no knowledge Of practical
Methods OF farming successfully and
profitably under boil weevil conditions
This information will be sought end
obtained by those who make the trip
with the sumter County Boil Weevn
CommissiG nd the larger the num-
ber OF farmers In the party the more
widely disseminated will be this in
formation among the farmers of Sum-
ter county. The trip In important as
> preliminary to the campaign that
= being p,annsd 20 save this county
from the disastsr ana loss that have
followed the appearance OF the vice.
VII In unprepared sections. The farm
srs who ,.ake the trip and then apply
the lessons they learn will be the first
lire OF defense against tho boil weevil
and their precept and example will,
save millions Of dollars to the collec-
tive farming interests OF Sumter and
adjoining counties.
The treatment that negroes are re-
csiving In East st. Louis. I'LL. Ia brutal,
abominable and without reasonable
excuse. The situation In that city
where repeated attacks are made on
the negroes by blood-thirsty mobs Is
worse than anything that ever hap
pensd In the South. and the negro
loving South -haters In all sections OF
the North and West should make haste
to do something about IL. They have
been advising the South for so years
how tn treat the negro and they are
not living up to their preachments.
now that they have the negroes close
at hand. where Il would be easy to
treat them as friends and brothers
if Congress had given President
Wilson authority to, do whatever is
necessary for the defense and safety
OF tho country and then adjourned
months ago. the country would today
be safer and conditions would be bet
ter than they are. 1t Is time for con.
gress to quit killing time. II Is time
to Quit playing politics. II In time for
III to do something and then quickly ad-
Journ. War is a serious and terribly
dangerous affair and not a matter for
ofiice-seeking politicians to juggle
with. War is the business OF trained
soldiers and since we are at war the
conduct of the campaign from start
to finish should be committed to the
care Of the men the country has
trained for that purpose. Congress-