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(Lije ^?iim at?) ^ra?iji gl>j>iES?AY?NOV. 22,18S .'xhe S'OMtJ 'Icw-hman wai 'om ia l8fA) aud the Trwe Southron ia ll The IFaic?maw and Southrtrf new :he combined circulation and iiiflu< >i both of the old papen>, and is m f?stly the be>t advertising medium Saturer EDITORIAL NOTES. Tne City Council has passed an anti-< nance, but ii is ?he kiudTof ?uti *hat Till will like-it is anti-blind tiger. ' Taxes must be paid on time this year extension will be grunted, (n hundred instances, where is the money to come fr< the people have none, there is none in country, and there is little to sell" that w< bring money. If signs go for anything, the doroir element contemplates closing the So Carolina College, and the various polit pulse feelers are ascertaining how the ref* would be received, preliminary to any m in that direction. The Governor of Florida s-iys he intend exert bis power to tbe utmost to prevent Corbett-Mitchell prize fight in Jacks?nv? ?t is io*be hoped that he will tte success Prize fighting is au industry that should be encouraged in the South. * The Australian-Ballot Law is a reform t is needed in this Stale;,it w ii i prom mor?lrtr, onnesty; iriautiitos, . gt ve user elections and remove that spectre of iguor negro rule, wiiiiout violating a single. ri? ox privilege'of any citizen. Gov. Tillman no douot thiuks that grand juries 'display a damnable iteration throwing out cases against dispensary vic tors. But he has * remedy let him. have ConsJil*?onalCo?v?*n t ion eui oydy a.pr?vis: in the new Constitution abolishing the gr? jury. Or he might call out the pent tent to guards. No one should condemn a tbing, until knows what it is he condemns; Dei11 should any measure receive the end?rseme of a citizen until that citizen knows tb ougbly what he-?3 endorsing. Apply ti to the Australian ballot law, aud if you not understand it, suspend judgment un you do The sketrh of the life and military career Geo.*R. H. Anderson, which was prepared Capt. R. J Brownfield, and read before t last meeting of Camp Dick Anderson, Conic rate Veterans, is given in full iu .moth column. It will be found interesting, aj .?bould be preserved as a valuable contrit? fr?n to our local history. The Diocese is the i ame of a new pap published in this*|^f^Bev. 4O?B Kersh* is editor and" the ???perVtfl be devoted to tl interests of the Diocese of South Carolins The fact tba: Mr. Kershaw will have edilpri control of tbe paper is sufficient lo insure continuance of the excellence of the fir number. The Diocese is a five column foi page paper and w:ll iu- published monthly. Communism, or Socialism, in every for is a humbug, bm not a greater than pro;te lion, nor more vicious. The first, in theory, the protection o: all for the good of al! : tl: second is the protection of a few, nt tl: expense o? the many. The one is nc practical, the other is-ncrt honest. We ?MT believed ihit dem j?-r?cy was synon\ mous wit honesty, and ye-: ve find professed democrat demanding a sh ire in dishonest protection There are rumors of retrenchment' an reform, i. e. a horizontal reduction in Salarie from Governor down. And Io.! the wai! c the Snollygoster is beard :u every corner c the land, for the evil days draw nigh whet there will be no pleasure io office holding, th fatness thereof having been sucked up. Le us drop a te?r cf sympathy for tt.e wailers and wink the other eye, to* we canno imagine anv retrenchment in snlaries, mud the less believe it. solong as the reta w mer; hold office. There mus; be something wrong with th< great Populist party. The glorious efful? gence of its prospect, as described befon 'he election by some of the grand pops o! the organization, reminded us of th* Texas orator's tribute to democracy : whilt the talk of reorganization on a patch? work platform, with thesub-treisury, govern? ment railroads and unlimited loans of paper cash by the government, to certain classes, left out, leads us to believe that the wet blanket of defeat has much more reality to the pops ?iiau the said prospect. This is what the Georgetown Grand Jury s*id about the dispensary : ,;We would also like to mention the fact 'hat the dispensarr here is a fraud. They take fte money of the citizens for a piut or a quart of liquor and then the bottles fall short of what is paid for. We don't know what redress to seek, but a ma? jority of peopie who are forced to patronize the dispensary are loud in their complaints." And the dispensary authorities have acknowl? edged the corn, but claimed that it was a mis? take, and that they had run out of full mea? sure bottles. Protection has been declared undemocratic from every democratic stump and platform in the land, yet some men and papers claiming to be democratic are out-clamoring the republicans for protection on certain things those in which they *re interested personally. This sort of democracy makes us sick for it is arrant hypocracy. The National Democratic party roust stand up to its platform or it will lose caste and go by the hoard. Tne financial system must be remodelled, the tariff must be reduced to the actual needs of tbe government, and the luxuries, and "not the necessities, should bear the burdon o1 taxation. The harvest is over and our friends and readers all over the country have more leisure time at their disposal, therefore we do not feel that it would be imposing on good nature to ask them to send us the news. Nothing would please us better thau to receive a letter every week from every post ? tifficfc to which tht- Tue Watchman and Southron goes !t" yo? know one item of news write it on ti postal ?nd send it in. if you know sevrral, send us a letter. When? ever this paper heroines too s-m-ill lo hold the news and correspondence that our friends Send irs. tlie'i Kr shall make it iarger. Send Us th?- news ot ymir neighborhood A CHANGE. With this i*sne the bid familiar W*itehm>m and Southron toes to i is renders in a new shape, nut the o'd paper, tn every other partic? ular, is iheSinieas it has ever been. For nearly thirteen \ears the paper under its con SOlidated name h >s t een under the same con? trol, abd during these years the paper has t een undeviatingly true to the best interest of State, County and City. From I86t?. when , the t> resent proprietor returned to Sumter, and purchased a half interest .in the Sumter Xeics, afterwards the True Southron, to the present day, he has given his time and atten? tion to the upbuilding o? the State, (Jaunty' and City. Th- paper has always advocated those measures which seemed right, and has 1 condemt-ed those which appeared unworthy and injurious.. This course//has been ad- , hetedto without fear or favor, and in it the paper has be-*n supported and en? dorsed by the patronage of the pub? lic. This we have ever appreciated, ard it is ; for 'his thai the labor of years has been ex? pended. Other papers have come and gone, I but the Watchman and Southron hulds the place that it hopes to maintain forv.many years to. ; come. Together with th? people of Sumter, j this paper has weathered dark and stormy days, felt the benefits Of bountiful harvests : aod enjbyeiUhe years of peaoe and prosperity ; and now at the close of a harvest sea.-on of j unusual disaster, and itt the mid^t of financial ' depression and gloom, we assure our friends of our unaltered f?.ith in this country and her people, and in the ultimate success and pros? perity which we shall enjoy together in the future. We are proud ot the record of the '??PolcJuhan and Southron, proud of the fact that the paper "has served the country through good and iii repot t, and proud of the con? tinued support that has been given to it. In the future we hope '0 give our readers a paper with more reading matter, one in erery way superior to that of the past, and by this means weshall nope lo merit a greater patron age than that received heretofore THE AUSTfiALl??^B?LLOT-, Several months ago we mentioned that Hon. Richard I. Manning had in course, of : preparation a bill providing for the enact? ment of an election law, which would be; in all essential features, similar to the Austra? lian system which has been in successful and Satisfactory operation in a number of the States for several'years past. Mr. Manning bas completed the bili and will introduire it at the approaching term of the General Assem? bly He has undertaken an important labur, and should receive the support and earnest co-operation of all-true men; and- Demurrals who favor honest elections, fair counts and white supremacy at one and the same time. Under the Australian system alone-can we hope to realize this, and unless we take a Step forward-ny the ad.opMou of this system, then we cannot avoid retrograding. The present election " law was adopted as an expedient to accomplish certain ?esuitsata certain time, this it did, and having accom? plished the ends for which il was framed, the tinte is at hand for a change for a better system. There is not I he slightest donut in? our mind but th?t,- bad the Australian sys? tem been developed at the tim-of ?he framing of the present law, South Unroll lia Would never have had trie famous eight ?ox law upon the s'atu'e bo'lc. but th- Australian s \stem in some form s>i:tabie to our peculiar needs. Factional lines aud pb!tiics should ne in no way connected with the considerar io ti that i given this question, ami we do not believe that honest citizens, who think for lnem:e ves will connect liie two. It is when sue i mitlers as this comes up before the law-making body of a common wealth thal p-irtiStnsbip is a real curse, tor then this feeling does the greatest injury to the greitest number. lu another column there is an article from the pen of Mr Manning that clearly and dispassionately presents ihe necessity for the law. The article will repay careful reading. Mr. Manning has made a painstaking and exhaustive studv of the q lestiou, in all its bearings, has investigated the workings and results of the various modifications of" the system a?adopted in the several S'ates. and has from the information thus obtained, added to his intimate acquaintance with the conditions existing in this Sute, framed ihe bill which he will present to the Legislature for adoption. His cause is armed with justice and we wish him God ?peed m his effort in behalf of .ni honest and greatly needed re? form. A SCHEME. It is given as a credible rumor, that the real purpose of the caucus of the Tillmanite members of 'he Executive Committee wa.- to devise some scheme whereby one of that fac? tion might be appointed to succeed Col F. M. Mel lett. There are ti nm tins t?: candi? dates from this faction who waul ibis office and they are riot slow in niakir;g trie want known. It has been proposed that the County Executive Committee, n t'iHjjrity of the same being TiUuianites, should recom? mend a man for appointment. Senator Abbott, however, objects to this scnente, we are in? formed, on the ground that it would be a de? parture from the custom of having ?ill such recommendations made by the Legislative delegation, and would be an injustice to ihe majority'faction in this county which elected Col. Mellen. Senator Abbott is right and takes high ground, and it is to be hoped that his opinions will prove influential with his faction. We would not object in the least to ihe appointment of a member of the Tillman fac? tion to succeed Col. Mellett ; and believe ii would be a good idea, both as a matter ol policy, for the Sake of harmony, and for prac? tical purposes, for the Legislative delegation to recommend for appointment one of the many good raen belonging to the Tillman fac? tion. ANOTHER NEW COUNTY. The !?s: issue of the Bishopn?e lianne (..ont *\ned-several comniuiiicatio-s favoring th creation of a new county from portions o Sumter, Darlington. Chesterfield und Kershaw cou nt ?es. of which Bishop vii ie >i,?li he lb* county sent. Un 1er ihe present I AW tue creation of such a county is om of the ques? tion us ii would he impossible ic? obtain sufficient territory for the n-iv count ; with? out reducing the oi?J counties neiow the itquired area. Darlington has no territory to spare, having been reduced tu the last extremity when F.oieuce County wisset ott'. Ani besides, Hallsville also desires to ne a couuiy seat, is aire ?dy agitating the m-ttter. abd cnn be counted on lo right tu the last for any portion of Darlington County that could i?e cut undera Constitu? tional amendment permitting the creaiiou of smaller counties So inuch for the .?resent 'Conditiou of things. Before lite establishment of a new county .with Bishopville ?s a center can ticcoiiii even .te.iSib.e as a<proposition, the Legislature will have to adopt a constitutional amendment, which after being voted upon by the people at a general election, must be ratified at the next session, to change the law. Then the people living in the territory of the proposed new county will have to sav whether they are willing, or not, to undergo 'the expense, and it is heavy, of establishing ?he new county. Of course, if a majority of .the people decide, afier a thorough ventila I twp -of the* question, that the creation of jnf rtie'tiew county will be conducive to their ?best interests, anil is so necessary that heavy taxation will not be an argument against it, then let it be established. Bit until the proposition is more feasible it ?9 not necessary to go int?? a lengthy exposition of the argu? ments for and against it A TRUE REFORM. Mr. Editor: At the last session of the Legislature I introduced a rough draft of a bill, Entitled A Bill "T.> Promote the Independence of Voters at Punlic Elections and to Enforce the Secrecy of the Ballot.'' This bill was referred to the appropriate com? mittee On "Privileges and Elections." When the bill was under consideration I went before the committee and explained that this measure was one of such great importance and the time so fully tiken up during the session of th? legislature thal I would ask th? committee to ask by lesolution for the appointment of a commission which would uke up this matter ?luring die recess ?nd confider it in all its '?earings, . and report a bill covering the purposes named to the legislature when it meets this winter. This was agreed to arni the committee made its report and offered the resolution asked for. But objection was raised on the floor of the House to the appointment of a commission to work during the recess on two grounds: 1st, that the work of such commissions usually resulted in ali the wjrk being done by one man and that tberefore thar one min had just as well do the work himself and come to the legislature with his fill prepared, and. 2d, that it would involve expense, and So the maller was post? poned Now i hat the excitement incident to the consideration of the financial question in 1 Congress has Subsided, and this discussion has deinonstrafed in a very pointed wav that I her-* are widely ?iivergent views held by those Composing the Democratic Party in . this State as wallas elsewhere, an 1 that the differences of opinion ?re so sharp on this question as well as on others almost as important, it leads me to believe thar the dav? is 'not fir distant when those who* believe :n the doctrines set forth in the Ucala platform and those who do not believe -in. these doc? trines but believe in a s?rict adherence 'o the principles embodied in the platform of the National Democracy and in those principles which have President Cleveland as their highest exponent, cannot pull together in one party, and I will again bring Ibis ma'ter of a change in our election laws before the Legist tt tu re before such a catastrophe befalls us md we are brought face lo face with the condition of a divided white people with no me ms thal are Sanctioned by law ami order to prevent the isS"es of the day from ticing decided by a . ignorant colored vote. ? ex? pire' to introduce a oil! in tiie Legislature this ?ViCtei th-?: i hope Will meet the approval of til those who have 'ht- lng >-st interest of the Staten: heart, and vvtitch 1 believe will do much to remove au evil which is an ever increasing one and winch has in a measure .lemoral.zed our people. The word which lias a charm about it in these days of chance atni progress is R'form ll is well that this ts So, nut before we make sweeping changes let us Start at the foundation. With our form of go vert! merit we will never rest on a sure and solid na.-is until we have a system of elections that will give the true expression of the intelligent popular will, without intimi? dation and fraud, the baneful accompani? ments which have characterized loo many of our elections. Punlic discussion of measures will amount to very little if after such education as results from punlic discussions there is j .opportunity for the easy miscarriage of the verdict of electors That abuses have been : practiced under our election laws no candid man will deny. Tnat these abuses will con? tinue to be practiced it? our elections unless arrested by legislation no impartial observer wi I j controvert, lt is useless lor me lo go over the ground that ia So familiar to your readers to explain in what way these ..buses arose, why thev have grown and continued to be exercised. In few words, tile presence in our midst of au ignorant population, one that occupies a low position in the scale of civilization, but which out numbered the whites in a large and dangerous majority forced us to adopt that wrong and pernicious maxim that '"the end justifies the means.-' The application of such a principle brings its own punishment, and while not intending to deliver a morai lecture, 1 say emphatically thal the adoption ot wrong means to bring a no ut an end that is r?>r so comm.-ndal.!e j and apparently necessary can nut bring demoralization and debasement o' those high and patriotic principles which should ever actuate ns ti. the discharge of public duty. What have we passed through'! An era ot violence, baliot-box shilling and fraud which while it accomplishd the purpose it was intended for must ever be au era we mus' deplore To relieve us of the necessity ?)t resorting to such means to maintain white supremacy and keep the government in the hands of intelligent ami hotiest men our eight-box law was passed, coupled with registration ot electors. Practically this was an educational qualifica :iou of the suffrage and was a step-a long Step-in the tight direction. It has served a good purpose and no white mau in this State has ever neen heard to complain of this law. Hut it does not go far enough. It is a great safeguard in our State elections (but even here there isa possibility of the election to any given position of a candidate by con? centration of the ignorant voters) bul m these ?lay when so much depends on the result of National elections it is necessary to tiring these elections under the plan success? fully operated elsewhere, as 1 will show, that will require a certain amount of intelligence and education to enable the elector to cast his ballot. But beyond all this what are the conditions that coofrount us? Ido not sup-i poss I tint ever nefure hus ti.e public tnii.i1 been so ftro?sr-tl on the questions or the day - the questions of finance, of the tariff - and rnrifF reform, civil-service n-rYinii. the liquor question, to sav nothing of the heterogeneous ma?s of issues that urtre out ot the dISCUSSiotlS ?in the SUnjrct of the tqualizaHon of taxation, relations of corporation:! to the government, &c . Sc. The public mind is awake to these question-, and th- Solution of them depends ou those who a'e elected to public position and I cannot dwell too strongly on the Im? portance of bringing to bear at our elections un intelligent appreciation of the question at issue. This being 1 he case I advocate Mle full and r.-ee discussion of all questions that arise, the faller sod freer the discussion the better, hut after this I plead tor the untram? melled vote of our people, a right that shall be exercised in secret, without fear and with out prejudice. The adoption of the Australian Billot. Such as I propose, will enable us to ?void the pernicious consequences of an old system und will enable us io conduct our elections on. a high plane, when we can call on any citizen to a rt as manager of election and he can do so without feeling that tn discharging the duties of the position he will be expected to do anything that can offend a clean or tender conscience, and that in carrying out the provisions of jhe law he will have done nothing that needs H po I og j or justification. Thoughtful and patriotic men desire pure and tranquil elections, cod ti ct ed under such a plan as will insure the free and intelligent expression of the popular will. The Aus? tralian st stem offers the nearest approach to the ideal election, and while the suffrage is a question that has agitated every civilized country and has had the careful consider? ation of the most enligntened people, this system, after great study, has been finalh adopted by Great Britain, Canada and Aus? tralia, and tue main essence of the system In many European countries, and to come to our owy country, man} of the States have adopted it in some form. , In no case where such n law has been tried has it been repealed, but instead, when efforts in that direction have neen made they have proved futile showing that it has worked to the popular satisfaction and fills a public want. This movement of Ballot Reform is one that cannot go back ward, and the more the subject is examined the more earnest is ihe desire to extend its application. Several Southern States have adopted this sysiem for the same reason th.it we desire it now. While it is argu?e by its opponents that it will disfranchise some white voters, I will say that the principle of th? greatest good to the greatest number must hold with us. I will assure roy fellow-demo? crats that diligent cate will be bestowed upon them and enable them to understa d this law if, indeed, it is adopted ny our Stat. Legislature. That thia system will he even? tually adopted, I have no'donbi, whether tiiy uill is passed or not. and I nm t e pnrdom d for being conscious of such State pride a> makes me anxious for South Carolina io keep abreast ot the times in ail deserving reforms and in progress. ' By some, ot-jeetioh is made to this mea? sure on the ground that ii will -be unneces? sary inasmuch as we are to have a Constitu? tional Convention, and that Convention wid place an educational and property qualifica? tion of the suffrage In reply to this I will urge that that Convention is not an fissured fact, and: at ail events it carnot be held before the next election, ami if by action taken when it is held this system should net be needed it will then be easy, enough io repejl it, nut until something netter is offered I would urge the adoption of this measure. 1 hold that it will accomplish certain re? sults : 1. Maiutenace of white supremacy - be? cause a large majority of the negro vote of this. Si?te is illiterate, and even many of those who can rei?d*witl not be anle to exer? cise the suffrage under this s;.s;em. I estimate that this law would change our voting population from lUO.OOO-.,whites and 12t),0ou colored voters^, to about 70,o00 whites and about 26jOO(j colored voiers. 2 It would ensure a secret and untram? meled vote'which would do much to rid us of that e.xcresence on our political life, viz: bossism, and would be a safe-guard against bribery. 3. lt would ensure fair and peaceable elections-this has been . the experience wherever it has been tried and there is no reason why it should not ue So wiih us, thu avoiding the antagonism between the races which are so common on election days, and also diminish the friction that exists always between the different political parties. Ido not think that any one believes that universal suffrage gives the best conditions, certainly not under the circumstances under which we live, and qualifications which this system imposes can tend only tb ruing about such a condition us will give us belier men in p ti ti 1 ic positions ami thus give us better government. 1 am well aware that in touching the ques? tion of the suffrage I am treading on ground that has many dangers and it has been with come reiutance that I have undertaken to introduce such a measure, bu? believing firmly that such a measure will inure to the permanent benefit of South Carolina I will use my best endeavor to bring about its adoption. RlCHAKD I MANMING. Mental depression, wakefulness, lost man? hood cnus d by errors of youth or later excesses quickly cured by Magnetic Nervine. Guaranteed by Dr. A. J. China. Cotton Market. Receipts tor the week ending November 22d, about 4?U ??ales. Market quiet The following are ihe quotations: Middling 7@7J Charleston Cotton Market. CHARLESTON, NOV.?21, 1893. Market firm'. Sales IOU bahs. Quota-! tions are: Middling 7 7-10; Good Middling 7 11-16. If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN'S IRON BITTERS HOLIDAY NOTICE. HpHCRSDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, being a J[ legal holiday the "BANK OF SUMTER*'' and the "SIM?NDS NATIONAL BANK" will be closed. W. F. RH AME, Cashier. L. S. CARSON, Cashier. Nov 22 PATRICK Military Institute. AM)KKSOX, S. C. Arrangements have been made to admit on January I, 1 SUI, FREE UF CHARGE FOR TCITON, one meritorious young mau of limited means from each county in the State. The 'School Commissioners have been re? quested to make the appointments Ironi their respective counties on December 16. I). S. WAX WELD, President Board of Directors J. L. TIUBBLE, Secretary and Treasurer. GO TO & co., --F?R EIME FAiTCY GROCERIES. New Crop 1893 Nuts and Raisins, New Mince Meat, Jams,.Jellies, dec . eke. Kingman & Co.'s Reliable Hams, Strips and Smoked Tongues are* the finest goods on tlie market to day, they are mild and sweet. New Buckwheat, Graham and live Flour. The ?largest line of Canned Goods in the city, all fresh packed and the best goods at Rock Bottom Price*. Epperson's Coal Yard .I HANDLE Pennsylvania Red Ash, Egg, Stove and Nut COAL. Alabama and Tennessee Bituminous Coal also Pocahontas Blacksmith and Steam Coal Prices to compete with any dealers.. Weight' and quality guaranteed... GEO. F. EPPERSON, SUMTER, S, 0. Office at Epperson's. Livery Stable. SCHWERIN I CO.. Wholesale and Retail Grocers, . Offer to the Public aH kinds of Staple and Fancy Groceries, CALL AND SEE THEM, Seed Rye. Seed Oats, 31eat, Bagging, Lard, Cheese, Ties, Crackers, Spices, Coffee, ..Teas, Sugar, Flour, and all kinds of Canned Goods. Try Ballard's "Obelisk" -the Best. All the above at Retail as well as Wholesale. We thank out friends and patrons for past favors and beg a continuance. Respectfully,. Schwerin & Co. * Aug 2o Money is Scarce, Therefore, you want to spend what you have where it will do you the most good. If you will bring along a little cash, we will show you how far it will go in OUR STORR. WK HAVE SOME Special Bargains ^ In Hats. Hats worth $2.50 to $3.50-you can have your choice for $1.00. Why pay 15c. for linen collars-we sell them to you for 10c. A beautiful line of Best assortment of four - in - hands and NECKWEAR bows for 25c. in Sumter. We can sell you anything you want in underwear, gloves, handkerchiefs, collars, cuffs, hosiery, (men and boys.) at PRICES THAT WILL PLEASE, Yours anxious to please, CUTTINO & DELGAR, UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE. P. 8.-Suits ami Pants made to order. Miss McDonald Would announce her usual Well Selected ??lock of llillinery is now ready for exhibition and sale. II ATS AND BONNETS in FELT, VELVET AND SATIN will be show*. -ALSO RIBBONS in variety ot pri?es and colors, some ot' which ave rich in quality and severely plain. A full line of Ostrich Feathers in the very latest make np, together with Aigrettes, Quills, Bird fancies in Black and White Parrots, small Black birds, Mercury Wings, Etc., Etc, -PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ORDERS