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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1895. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. ! The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence ; j of both of the old papers, and is mani- j festly the best advertising medium in ! Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES. The lynching in Greenville calls for a legal hanging. j Keep out of th? Irby Primary if you do not want to be committed to dishonest elections. The Summer Sebool at the South Carolina College should be attended much more generally by teachers. ? division of delegates can be de? fended, but a surrender to the Irby Committee cannot. Keep out of the Primary unless you wish to be particeps criminis with j Irby in all the schemes be may use to accomplish his purpose. When the Southern Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line get through gob bling*competing lines there will not be much competition left in the South. The completion of the Ohio River and Charleston Railroad will be a red letter day in the history of Sumter. May propitious seasons and improved industrial conditions speed the day. When the best grade of cotton is quoted at 6| and falls ten points in a day, the prospect for good prices in the fall is very dim. The appointment of three ancompro sising Reformers as Commissioners of Election for Sumter county is peace and unity and a fair division with a ven* gence. If four hundred Cuban insurgents j and fifty Spanish soldiers can fight for three hours and suoceed tn killing ou ly ! four men, we must believe that the j ?Cuban war is a tame affair.. T';e Postal Laws should be amended j to each the case of the gang of cranks "wb" are delugiog Presidedt Cleveland j -wiri, letters suggesting names for Miss j Cleveland, No. 3. \ Who gave Mr. irby the power to in- j vite white Republicans, Qreebackers, Populists, etc., etc., to participate in a j Democratic, so called, primary ? When i he assumes that power does he longer represent the Democracy of South Carolina ? The prevalent feeling that better times in financial and industrial circles j will be ushered in with the fall season wi?! have a great deal to do with ! bringing about that result. Confidence is a great factor io any undertaking or condition. Ex-Attorney General Garland has come out in favor of free silver, and | is giving long interviews to the press. | Congressman Sibley, the Silver Presi- ; dential Candidate should keep an eye oa Garland The silver sentiment is ! strong in the Southwest, and Garland was once a power in Arkansas. ! The progress of the Sumter Manu- | factoring Company towards assured j success is very gratifying to those who i have been enlisted io thc enterprise from the first. There are a great many | who could take atock, but are holding : back to see how the enterprise will get : along, but we suppose they will be ready to take a double block of stock in the next factory that is started. This will not assist in starting the pres- j ent factor}, however. The News and Courier has installed a new Hoe press of the most improved ! design and six Mergenthaler Linotype type setting machines, and to-day issues a speoial edition in honor of the j event. This improvement in the equip* ment of the paper is a great stride in j the right direction, it is in the line of! modern progress, and the News and Courier may be expected to improve | and advance from day to day. We congratulate the News and Courier. The city council of Spartanburg has had the matter contributed to the Spar? tanburg edition of the News and Cou? rier by Mr. F. E. torment, printed in pamphlet form and handsomely illus teated. It is a valuable hand-book of Spartanburg's industries, educational institutions and other attractions. We are indebted to Mr. Normcnt for a copy of the pamphlet. The Reformers arc repudiating their agreements to divide delegates in fear or five counties where thu compromise wa? thought to have been fully con- j stimulated. Io Aiken, ?dge6e!d and Oconee the agreemeut to divide dele? gates has been broken by the Reform? ers, who now say that they wautall the delegates and are determined to have them. Thus vanishes the idle dream of a non-partisan and respectable con? stitutional convention. It does not re? quire prophetic gifts to declare that the convention will be partisan, radical, io tolorant and subservient to the will of a few men. It has occurred to us that Senator Tillman's ignominious failure to shoot a little plum-stealing Degro last week was j a premeditated affair. It will be re- j membered that Senator Tillman told a negro preacher a few weeks ago that he shot at a negro at Hamburg, but could cot hit bim. Perhaps he DOW wishes to present the ocular proof that he is as good friend to the negro as be was vears ago. Within a few weeks the Sumter to? bacco market will be opened, aod with the first "break" will be inaugurated a new era ?D the business history of the place. Sumter, Darlington and Flor? ence are io the centre of what will eventually be the greatest tobacco grow iog section of the South, aod if the new crop does not make these places grow aod prosper it will be the fault of the people who live io these places. Sum? ter should be the tobacco market of South Carolina. The address issued by the conven? tion of negroes, held io Columbia OD the lOtb, aod published in full to-day. The address is io Hoe with the utter? ances of previous conventions io ex? pression and sentiment. It shows the handiwork of the meo who have kept the corpse of the Republican- party io existence io this State for the sole pur? pose of making something out of the Northern wing of that party. It is the voice of the old Republican party disguised io tone to suit the occasioo. It is Dot an appeal for honest elections aod justice io South Carolina, so much as it is an appeal to the .Republicans aod South-haters of the North. WE DON'T GO. The actioD of tbe Coupty Democratic Executive Committee on Saturday last, may meet with the approval of many meo and it may, also, have beeD the proper procedure, oevertheless. we do ? not propose to have anything to do with j the primary whioh the committee saw j fit to order. Io the first place, we do not care to be a party to any more of Irby's primaries. In the second place, we do oot propose to tie our hands again with primary fet? ters of the pattern prescribed by the Irby committee. Io the third place, leaving out all other considerations, the Irby committee, which is, by virtue of successioD, but oot in fact, the Demo- j eratic head io South Carolioa, bas neither power nor the right to order such a primary as has been ordered. The Democratic Executive Commktee bas power to order a Democratic pri mary aod nothing else. Io a Demo? cratic primary no Republicao, Populist i or aoy other citizen, not a Democrat, Bas the right to vote whether he be j white or blaok. ID a democratic primary every demo- | erat, white as well as black, bas as much right to vote as Mr. Irby, bim self, aod co one, DO matter what his j positioo, has the right to prevent a democrat from exercising this right. ; Mr. Irby and his committee have assumed the power to order a white : man's primary and to debar true and loyal negro democrats from voting. By assuming this power the committee j has gone beyond the pace of the De- ! mocracy io ooo more iostaoce. aod we see oo reason why we should cootioue j our support aod countenance to a gang j of political pirates who have debauched j the Democracy of South Carolioa un? til our oame is a reproach io states where the priocipies that underlie aod support the word, Democracy, have oot beeo cast aside The first act of the j Reform party, the Shell Maoifesto aod the March Coovention were in violation ' of the rules of the democracy, and the j principles aod everythiog else that had i made the party respectable io this State have beco cast overboard by the Irby ; gang. They cling only to the name, for heretofore it has served to conjure with ; everything save the name is gone. Why should those who are democrats, in truth aud iu principle, permit them? selves to be ruled by a gang, who arc ! not democrats simply because the gang j happen to be in possession of the fort of Democracy-thc Executive Committee ? Why? Let any one who can, answer. It would be just as sensible for a regi? ment of soldiers to obev thc orders of, an enemy who had captured the uni? form of one their officers and arrayed himself in it. Neither name nor uni? form oan transform an en-, my into a proper leader. The Irby committee can continue to order primaries to the end of time, but we shall take no part in them. We reserve the right to act as we see fit, when the Democratic Executive Com? mittee assumes to order us to vote io a primary with all sorts and con? ditions of white political non? descripts-Radidals, scalawag-, carpet baggers, populists and what not; and at the same time declare that men, who voted the democratic ticket year after year when it meant something to do so shall no' vote with us. We don't go into any such primary, no matter who else does. The whole thing in a few words, is just this : If the Irby Committee is Democratic it had io right to order a primary in which other than democrats shall vote. If it is not democratic, we do Dot care to have anything to do with it. If it ever was democratic, it has outlawed itself by assuming the power to admit all white men, irre? spective of party, to the primary. The Conservative Democrats who deliberately decide to take part io the proposed Irby primary will not deserve even the very slight and contemptuous consideration that they will receive. It is not usual for one of the parties to a truce to permit the other party to shackle it. But this is precisely what the primary-favoriog Conservatives pro? pose permitting the Reformers to do. If the Reformers cannot accept a pledge of the Executive Committee of the Conservative faction that the agreement to divide delegates will be carried out io good faith and that the joint ticket will be voted at the general election, then we shall demean ourselves by treating with them at al!, or in any manner. We have been in favor of a division of the delegates in the interests of peace io Sumter county, because we could see nothing to be gained by making a con? tent for all of the delegation, when there was but slight prospect of a State? wide contest, but we have opposed go? ing into the primary from the first. We believe the primary, as now arranged, to be but the machinery of fraud and the cloak of rascality, 3od wc Lever ex? pect to cast another ballot in a primary election until there is a very decided change in political candidates aod man? agement. We can divide the delega? tion with our opponents without dis? honor, but we are very doubtful about the primary. Assure as the Conserva? tives go into it some scheme will be sprung for which they will be made partly responsible, that will stultify them and cause them to bitterly regret going into it. Besides, as we said yes? terday, the Irby primary is not a Dem? ocratic primary by any means, and Irby assumed a power when he ordered it that he does not and never did pos? sess. "_ Election Commissioners. Gov. Evans has appointed the following as commissioners of election for Sumter county : E. J. Goodman, W. K. Crosswell and L. D. Jeuning?. ---- TOBACCO CURING IN SHILOH Personal and Neighborhood Notes -Politics Not Exciting Much Interest. SHILOH, S. C., July 12, 1895. If our farmers continue to disrobe their to? bacco like they have for the last four or five days, it will soon be in quite a nude state. Some of the tobacco farms are much further advanced toward maturity than others plant? ed at the same time. I guess the soil makes the difference. The grasshoppers have relax? ed their hold on the tobacco in this section, but the crop, with a few exceptions, is seri? ously damaged. Cotton is daily improving. The corn crop is very promising as a gen? eral thing. The other smaller crops are do? ing well. A hard working old colored man. Jake Couser, loot his horse a few days ago-he suspects foul play. It was more likely, the lack of fair play-scarcity of feed. Joe McRae, after speeding nearly three weeks in Sumter, has returned to the commu? nity. He took lodging at the "County Ho? tel" and gives quite a flattering description of that institution, and speaks of repeating his visit Ht some future day, should he have a proper invitation. I am afraid that some of our tobacco farm? ers are in too big s hurry to get their tobac? co into the barns, in trying to keep pace with others. Some ot it is no: sufficiently matured. While the early hird oiten catches the worm, hi* sonutinivs gets caught himself, ar.? then it's something else. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cole, tr.-in the Fork, near Manning, ?ire visiting relatives io this community. Wc learn 'hat Mr. -J. l> Frierson arid fam? ily will return to this pince iron: Florida verv soon. business, orange culture, did not prove ni lucrative aa tie anticipated Well.there's room enough ?.ere. The people in this part ut thc county are taking very tittil interest :u politics or thc Coming Constitutional convention. We know that Tillman will engineer it to his own notion, so we'll not diicu." it, i-nr ' await results-von se^ the cursing f?>*rt comes later on. The Conservar i ve*-some of them-have become broken hearted and gone to sleep, and, some of them are willing to : risk the compiete "wiping up'' of the Con? servative party simply for a glimmering hope of even a promise of office from the Reform ! faction-and some are d^rouraged and ! vre&k kneed. But, there's a f**w-s*v *hout i 40 per cent.-that's there 'till Gabriel b!ow9 ; his trumpet, if life lasts that long. The lat ; ter enlisted in the war to stay until victory j is our9. Oh! there is nothing like pluck and hold on; especially w>,en we are right. I ' hope all the Conservative, the sick, the ; sleepy, the sore, the disgruntled and the j "true blues," will come together ?gain, or ? ganize, and be in shape to work effectively, j OCCASIONAL. Privateer Personals. PRIVATEER TOWNSHIP, July 16, 1895. The protracted meeting at Bethel Chnrch j closed Sunday night. For a week there was preaching twice every day except two. The Rev. L. M. Rice, the young pastor at Sum? merton and Calvary, aided Mr. Hiott a good j part of the time, and left on Friday. The j sermons of both ministers were earnest, and J a great deal cf interest was manifested in the meeting. As it progressed the attendance grew in size; Sunday night the crowd wn9 very large and the galleries were filled with colored people, who also manifested interest ; tn the meeting during it? progress Several i additions were made to the church, and Mr j Hiott will perform the ordinance of baptism I next Sunday forenoon. j Aside from its moral and religious influ I ence9, this meeting will do good. It brought j our people together more than any thing el?e could have done, and the presence of the ! colored people in the galleries cannot fail to : add to the already friendly feeling which ex? ists between the races in Privateer Township. ; Mr. Hiott publicly expressed his pleasure at ? seeing so many of them attend the meeting. A similar protracted meeting is now in progress?t the Providence Baptist Church; ! the pastor, the Rev. J O. Gough, is assisted j by the Rev. Mr. Snblett. i To-night Mr. Hiott commences a meeting : at the Wedgefield Baptist Church. Owing I to this meeting and the one at Providence, I the next meeting of th? Amusement Club at i Dr. John H. Furraan's has been postponed A I week and will take place Friday night, July I 26. This correspondent nominates Representa? tive Richard I. Manning as one of the Con ? servative delegates to the Constitutional ; Convention. Mr. Manning's course in poli j tics bas shown him to be A safe, reliable man. ; Just such men are needed nt the present junc i ture in our political affairs. He would make j an eicelleot member of the Convention. Messrs. W. 0. Cain and W.G.Wells j represent the Privateer and Earle Democratic ', Clubs on the Conservative County Executive ' Committee. j Mr. John Whilden \s spending his holidays | with bis family. Mrs. Mary Lou Nettle?, of Venice, Ga., and ' Miss May Cuttino, of Orap'^hurg County, | ! are visiting in the towns!' .., and Mr9. Lou j j Grimsly, of Lake City, h ?- ^een on a visit i ' here. M?33 Alice Mason, who was an at'eodant J ; at the recent Chandler-Nettles marriage at j I Gourdine's, is at home again. McD. f. ! - ? mt m i>?. mm - To make your business pay, good health is i a prime factor. To secure good health, the j blood should be kept pure ?nd vigorous by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. When the j vital fluid is impure and sluggish, there can ? be neither health, streogtb, nor ambition. j ?TOLE A WATCH. Dave Brown Robs His Employer And Absconds to Wedgefield. Dave Brown, a uegro boy of some fourteen or fifteen summers, HS 'he novelists say when rit i rut ti ri ? roe age ot a heroine, who bas bern in the emni'iv ot Mr. W. B Smith, of this city for several months, grossly ubused the confidence his employer on Sunday afternoon. During the absence of the family Dave slipped into the house ?nd searched for valu? ables. He found ? gold w?tch that suited his fancy and $11 ia cast) which he appropriated. He then left. As it was known that he hail family connections in Wedgefield, and would probably decide to pay them a visit while flush with $11 ia money and possessed of H gold watch. Mr. Smith kept n lookout for Dave at the depot when toe 8.38 train came in. But no Dave put in his appearance. On Monday he was found at his mother's house in Wedgefield, having walked over there on Sunday afternoon. He submitted to ?rrest very quietly and promptly confessed to having stolen the watch and money. He 8wears, however, that only $5 in cash w*a taken, as that was all be could find. He gave $4 to his mother aud kept $1 for his own use while off on his summer vacation. The watcn he bad wrapped in a piece of brown paper and hid ; but when arrested offered to return it, which he did this morning. Dare wns carried before Trial Justice Wells this morning, and was bound over for trial. Coi John J. Dargan spoke in the court house Saturday, as be announced his intention to do several days ago. When he began bis speech there were not more than twenty per? sons present, all of the others who bad been present during the sitting of the County Ex? ecutive Committee, leaving as soon as he took the floor ; but before tie concluded the crowd had increased to about seventy-five, part of which was composed of negroes. His speech wns along the line of his previous addresses The only point in his speech that will be of interest to the public in general was the an? nouncement that he would have a full ticke, for the Constitutional Convention in the field and would make the fight to the finish. In the event of his ticket being counted out nv rraud, the case would be taken to the courts. A Reformer stated Monday that there had heen a great deal of comment in Reform cir? cles concerning the action of the Farmer's Democratic (Reform) Club, which is made np of Reformers who live in the Jordan neighborhood. The club met on last Friday and elected delegates to the Reform County Convention and instructed theo to op? pose any plan for a division of delegates. When the action of the Conservative con? vention, proposing a division, was made known, some of the members of the club wish? ed to CH ll another meeting of the club and send the delegates uninstructed, but this w?9 opposed by a large number of the club, and so far nothing has been done, it is said by some of tbs Reformers that the division of delega'es will be accepted by that faction and tbnt the two factions wili work in har? mony in t h i:5 campaign ; others say that no compromise will be accepted and that they propose to -o to the general election, if neces? sary, and elect a sta-ight Reform delegation. The St*te Board of Control has issued or? ders for dispensers to return to ?he old hours of opening and closing. The early opening and late closing regulation has created so mnrh opposition throughout the State that the Board of Control has decided to bend to the popular sentiment, and keep as far away i from the old barroom plan in running the ' dispensary as possible. Hereafter tbe dis? pensary will open at 7 o'clock and dose at 6 It mavbe that the early opening and late closing did not increase the sales of the dis? pensing* to any great extent, and on that ac? count the Board of Control reconsidered its action. It is not known to the writer bow the sules throughout the State of the last month -ompared with previous months, but in Sumter the last monthly statement showed a decided decrease in the 9ales. ----????? MM - A prominent Reformer took occasion to re? mark on the streets Saturday morning that it WHS a good thing for the Conservatives that they htd decided to agree to a division cf dele gntes in this couoty, as the Reformers had determined to put out a full ticket at the ghneral election and would have gotten all the negro votes they could. How is that for white supremacy ? ___ Blank hooks or all kinds at H. G. Os'een k Co.'s There is no pain that Pain-Killer will not stop. Colic, cramps, toothache, ear? ache, sprains, cuts, burns, bites and stings, all yield to its magic. A record of more than fifty years proves that One Hiin? is certain PAIN-KILLER kills pain Keep Pain-Killer constantly on hand-you can never know when it will be needed. Tho quantity has been doubled, but the price is still 25 oems. Imitations and substitutes may be offered you-look out. - Thc genuine bottle bears the name-Perry Davis cc Sou. ^ ii^niilililliim^ iiifii J. W. F. 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