The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 24, 1895, Image 4
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24,1895.
The Sumter Watchman was founded
in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani?
festly the best advertising medium in
Sam ter
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Home Role for Ireland and the abol?
ishment or reform of the English
House of Lards seem to be a very remote
possibility at present.
There b not muon chance for Jacob
S. Ooxey to be elected Governor of
Ohio, bac we bet be wonld not allow
an army of tramps and barns to trample
on the grass around the State capitol
should he become Governor.
The Sheriff of Edgefield, makes an
explanation of bis part in the Dargan
row, bat there are some points th&t be
does not exactly clear np. Of course j
all people have made allowances for the j
other side, as it is never safe to accept
one side without question.
Aocordiog to ex-Congressman Murray
Douglass and O'Bear, the attorneys
employed by the negroes to fight the
registration law in the United States
courts, have already received $902 06
leaving a balance due them of $98.
The refasaal of the Charleston Con?
servatives to agree to a divisico of dele?
gates to the Constitutional Convention
throws a lot of cold water on the Re?
formers who were beginning to think
they were carrying everything their
own way. We believe tbe Charleston
Conservatives acted rightly, for the
Reformers have exhibited no desire nor
intention of dividing wher 3 they are
sure of success. They are willing to
divide in doubtful or Conservative
counties, but in Reform counties that is
another thing entirely.
The negro commissioners to the
Atlanta Exposition ha^e issued an ad
dr<?<:s to the negroes of the United
Sures urging them to make every
effor" to have a large and creditable ex?
hib?*. We do not know what the
negroes of the North can do, but those
of the South can. if they make the
effort, place an exhibit io Atlanta that
will be a revelation to the world. The j
proges8 of the Southern negro in every j
line of effort, industrial and education?
al, has been wonderful since the close
of the war. This development and
progress of tbe race is not realized nor
appreciated by a majority of the white
peole, bat it is an indisputable fact
nevertheless. The negroes have an
opportunity, in the Atlanta Exposition,
of showing to thousands, who are now
ignorant, what they have accomplished
and are accomplishing.
Florida ts to-day the most prolific
of sensations of all the States in the
Union Not a d*y passes without some
sensation, horrible or otherwise, is
telegraphed all over the world as hav- j
in? occurred in Florida. But the
latest surpasses all others in inuqueness.
No one ever heard of a judge being
sued for damages for issuing a legal !
process agaist a party to a case iu
court. But Florida furnishes such an ;
instance. A Jacksonville special gives
the particulars as follows :
Jos. W. Wood has entered suit for j
$25,000 damages against Judge R. M.
Call, of this circuit, for issuiog; T. B. j
Simkins, sheriff of Jefferson County,
for serving, and W. P. Ward for apply- '
ing for a writ on behalf of Mrs Joseph
W. Wood to require Wood, who is be-1
ing sued for divorce, to give bond to
guarantee his remaining within the
jurisdiction of the Court.
i
The views announced by Senator
Irby do not commend him to us as a :
suitable maa to have an influential
share in framing the new Constitution.
To abolish the South Carolioa College
and the Citadel would be disastrous to :
higher education in the State : extend
the homestead exemption to ?2,500 ?
would encourage dishonest debtors to
defraud their creditors ; to elect judges
by popular vote would drag the judi?
ciary into politics and, if stich a thing
were possible, make it less respectable,
and more servile than it is to the ruling
political element ; and to restrict free
public education would multiply thc
ills the State now endures by reason of
the ignorance of thc people. Senator
Irby is a demagogue, of the most
marked type, unscrupulous and devoid
of shame. If the views be profcs>es to
entertain prevail and arc incorporated
in the new Constitution the State will
become a veritable paradise for dema?
gogues and all sorts of political and
business frauds. In the matter of the
homestead it its going entirely too far
to exempt $2,500 worth of property,
aod we believe that the great majority
of the honest meo of the State will re?
pudiate the suggestioo, if the matter is
left to them.
POLITICS IN SUMTER.
The Reform Convection of Satur?
day demoostrated that there are two
factions io the Reform party ID this
county ; ooe desiring peace betweeo the
white people of Sumter Couoty by ao
hooorable compromise proposed by the
Conservatives, the other determioed
to keep the spirit of bitteroess alive aod
widen the breach created in former
years. The peace party was led by
H. R. Thomas, J. L. Parrot. J. T. j
Hays, W. A. James, W. S James,
B P. Kelly. R. P. Stackbouse aod
others. The strife stirrers were led by j
D. E. Keels, who was secooded by
L D. Jeooings, H. L B. Wells,
Walter Dinkies aod others.
The convention was the most dis- j
orderly and unsatisfactory public meet-1
iog we have witnessed since 1890, and
it cannot be said that anything what?
ever was accomplished. It is a diffi?
cult matter for ooe to decide exactly
what conclusion to draw from the drift
of the meetiog aod the expressions of
opinion made oo thc floor of the con?
vention. There are but two things that
we are satisied about :
First, that a majority of the conven?
tion fayored peace.
Second, that a majority would accept
no terms of peace tbat they did not
dictate.
We know that the first conclusions
ts correct, for the vote oo the
direct question, "Do we favor
peace io Sumter County V was
almost uoamious io favor of the
affirmative. And that the second
is also correct, by the repeated majority
votea rejecting the pian proposed by j
the Conservative Conveotiou.
The factioo led by Capt Keels dis?
played the true Reform spirit-a bitter
determioatioo to rule or ruiu. They
think that they can force the Conger- ;
vatives into the Irby primary and there ?
succeed in electing all of thc six dele?
gates from Sumter County ; heuce they I
do oot consider the advantages of peace
or the good the whole county will de?
rive fro'ji a cessation of strife. No,,j
they hope to rule aod get office, aod
this glimmer of hope blinds them j
against every other consideration.
The idea that the Reformers eau win j
in a primary in Sumter Couoty has got
ten into the heads of the rabid Reform?
ers and they can see, or thiok of ooth- j
iog else. It is a mistaken idea, for all
that it is so firmly belived. If thc Coo- j
servatives would all go into the primary
as they have in former years, the Re-1
form faction would be worse whipped
than ever before. This is not au idle
boast, but a deliberate assertjou made j
after a careful study of the situation, j
The Reformers think that the Sumter
club has lost a great deal of its strength ,'
and that the vote of former years could
not be polled in this city. Herc is |
just where they are mistaken, for we
know that if it were to come to a bitter
fight, where all the people are aroused,
that the Sumter club would poll more
votes than last year. We koow what I
we are talking about and if tbe Re
formers do oot believe it, let them in?
vestigate for themselves. When they
imagine that the Conservative factioo i
fears a contest they deceive themselves.
A majority of the Conservatives be?
lieve it is to the best interest of the
county, that there be no fight this
year, as there was no organization
for a fight all over the State,
and uo reasonable grounds for hope that
the control of the convention could be
taken from the Reformers. For tbis
reason we advocated a division of the
delegation in this county, and not be?
cause we were doubtful of the result of
a contest.
There is no use discussing thc proba?
ble result of a primary, for a primary is
out of the <]uestiou as far as weare con?
cerned, for the reasons giveu heretofore,
and we are fully satisfied that very
many of the Conservatives, if not a
large majority of them , are with us io
the firm determination to be hands off
thc primarv. We are willina to divide
the delegation with the Kef . ier>, be?
cause the yare entitled to representation,
since they are a strong minority, and be?
cause peace is more desirable than
strife, owing to the peculiar conditions
confronting thc white people at this
time, bet we are not willing to divide
io thu primary, where we tic our hands,
commit ourselves to to any fraud that
Irby may see (Utopian, u?d the prim&ry
i is no more entitled to be called "demo?
cratic'' than the general election itself.
We stand by the plan proposed in thc
resolutions adopted by the Conservative
Convention and trust all Conservatives
; will, to a man, do the same.
I
! SUMTEJa AS COTTON MARKET.
[From the Daily Item, July 18.]
I The question of the prices paid for
j cotton in this city and elsewhere and
the methods of buying cotron pursued
here is being discussed by the farmers !
and others, and is being used to the !
detriment of the business interests of
Sumter by those who will be benefittcd
by the transfer of trade from Sumter
to Camden and other towns. The same
assertions made in previous years are
going the rounds again, and will un
doubfedly have the effect desired by j
those who are circulating them, unless \
the merchants and cotton buyers of this !
city take some decided measnres to re
fute the statements. It is said that there :
I
is a cotton ring in this city, composed :
of some half dozen or more merchants, |
who are able to dominate tbe market,
and that they fix the price that is paid
the farmer. This ring, it is said, will
not allow the regular cotton buyers to 1
buy from the wagoo, but sell out the
cotton that they hive bought during the
day to the buyers in the afternoon, and j
by this method the members of the ring
make a profit on the cotton. This be?
lief is firmly rooted in the minds of a i
great many people, and it is an almost
useless task to argue the question with ;
them. It is a fact that cotton sold for
more money in Camden than in Sum?
ter 00 several occasions, and this is
claimed to be indisputable evidence that j
there was something wrong in Sumter ; ;
although it is also a fact that on other j
occasions prices were higher in Sumter
than in Camden. The latter fact does ;
not appear to weigh at all with those
who have become possessed of the Sum- :
ter cotton ring idea. And what is j
more to the point, we have it from sev- :
eral reliable parties that the matter is j
being agitated at present with a per?
sistence and system that ?6 proof that i
there is a purpose to drive trade away i
from Sumter and, if possible, destroy
her importance as a cotton market.
The business men of Sumter will find j
it to their interest to take measures to
counteract the effect of the damaging
reports above refered to, and to settle !
beyond the possibility of doubt the .ut- !
ter falsity of the assertion that a ring
controls the cotton market in Sumter
and deprives the farmer of a part of
his profits.
From numerous conversations with
the merchants of the city, we are satis
fied that they pay the full price for 1
cotton at the time it is bought, and
that it is very often the case that the
market falls off decidedly in the after- 1
noon, and that the cotton bought in the
morning is closed out at a loss to the ex- i
port buyer. There are days, it is true,
when the price advances during the
day and the merchant closes out at a
profit. But this would not benefit the
seller in the least, for the merchants !
who buy cotton receive hourly reports j
from New York and the price they ' pay
is governed by the reports; and they
pay just as much as the men who buy
for export. But of this we find it im?
possible to convince many men who seem
determined to believe that they are
being defrauded.
Under the circumstances we believe
it would result to the benefit of Sumter
and increase the cotton trade, if thc
merchants would agree to request al ?
cotton buyers to buy from the wagon
It would mean more work for the buy?
ers, but that is what they are supposed
to be hete for.
Facts from a Cotton Buyer. The
Methods Pursued in Sumter and j
the Prices Paid
Editor oj The Daily Item.
We have read the editorial io your issue of
the ISth inst, in reference tu Sumter cotton
market ?nd to the belief of some farmers that
there 13 a ring among the merchants who buy
cotton and the cotton buyers, and we would
be glad to have you eire us space to state a :
few facts, which we hope will go far towards
provine the utter falsity und absurdity ot' the j
rine idea
First. Tli?- merchants make advances to
thc* farmers, nod when the tanner brings his
cotton to markt-t he usually gors to thut mer?
chant who has advanced to him ?ud has his
cotton sampled. The farm tr then takes his
sample around tbe streets, and the regular
cotton buyers, as well as other mere!.ants,
bid on ?ame.
In nine eases out ot' ten be sells to the mer?
chant who has advanced to him an:! who has
sampled his cotton, this merchant always
paving more than the highes: bid on the rot
ton ; and very often 1-Tti to .Mo" ot a cent
above the market The merchant nays th:s
advance tor tbe reason that it pays him bet?
ter 'o do this and collect the money owing
bim a: his office, than to be put to tbe trouble
and inconvenience during the busy season <>:
sending out '<> collect from some other nartv
to whom the cotton may have been soi :. So
much for the farmer thai hus had advances
made to iiim
Second. Those farmers who have no ad?
vances made tc them, anil arc perfect Iv free
io the handling ol their cotton, usually stop
at ibe stores ol their choice ; th;-smut meth?
od of sampling und biding is pursued : io bis
case the merchant jDften pays considerahlv
more than the market price io the hope cf
securing his "trade."
The cotion thus bought is seldom ever
carried over night by the -nerchant, but is
sold in the afternoon to the regular buyers
for export, whom, I venture to aa?-, from my
own experience as a buyer, buy it cheaper
than they could on the street?, for the reasons
as ?et forth above. From my own observa
tions and experience I am satisfied that there
is hardly a merchant in the town who buys
cotion. but who finds that his cotton account
will give him n clear loss Ht the end of the
season
Now these are facts and c?u tie attested to
by any merchant of our city. Sumter, on
an averngf, has always paid ?B much for
cotton as any market in the State, low
grades having always brought from J to ? a
cent above competing markets; ano I mn
satisfied we will continue to be one of the
largest cotton markets in this section of the
Slate, uot only on account of the fact that
Sumter is entitled to it by reason of her
natural position and advantages, but by j
further reason of the fact that her merchants !
are careful, honest and progressive business
men and that the largest cotton exporting 1
houses in America are represented here in j
the cotton season by experienced buyers, and j
competition between them is very great, and ;
cotton on the Sumter market is thus always |
made to bring its full market value.
In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I beg to say !
that The A. C. Phelps Co. will buy cotton j
this fall on the streets and from wagons for ?
one of the largest exporting houses in j
Charleston, and we propos*- to buy cotton ;
simply on its merits and the farmer will re- j
ceive from us just AS high a price as that j
paid to any merchant.
Yours respectfully,
A. C. PHELPS, j
For the Attention of the Post Of- I
fice Department
PISGAH, S. C., July 23, 1895. !
Editor Watchman and Southron :
The Sumter mail to this office is again had ;
Letters mailed in Sumter on Wednesday ;
don't get here until Saturday. So with ;
Watchman and Southron. The Herald a nd !
Freeman, and Camden papers published on ?
same day, get here on Tuesday. Can YOU !
locate the fault? The government ought to ?
deliver promptlv, as we pav for it.
J E DuPas.
I
Tbe fault must be either with the mail !
service on the Camden R. R. or at the dis
tributing office through which the Pisgah
mail goes. It i9 the duty of some official to I
look after this complaint. It has been made j
many times before
- ? - ? m
The dilapidated condition ot *.be Court |
House is in great contrast to the Opera House !
just across the street and causes comment hy j
nearly every visitor. The Court House, with I
its window blinds hanging on by one hinge j
and presenting an appearance of general j
neglect and out of date dilapidation bas long J
bpen an exesore to the people of tbisa city ?nd
county. In pursuance of a penny-wise ?
economy it will be allowed to remain in it3 ?
present condition until it is burned and all !
the valuable records ?f the county destroyed. ?
Then, perhaps a new and costly build- j
ing will be erected and a fire-proof vault for '
the storage of the records provided To build J
a new Court House will cost not less than j
$12,000 to $15,000; to repair the old Court j
House and build a record vault, will cost ;
not more than $5,000 Besides, the records, j
which cannot be valued in dollars and cents. ?
will be preserved by providing a pince of sa?V |
keeping at once. ,
A representative Conservative from a thick
ly settled community, when questioned a few |
days ago as to the political p?-nttment in his '?
section, said tba: the peop ? in his section ?
were taking little interest in -'oliticsat pre- '
sentanddid not intend doini; . They are all j
sick and tired of the whol*- ;r*ir ami will
keep entirely aloof from all j- ?it.cal under?
takings until conditions charge. His people
are convinced that the Reform?is, who control \
the political and election machicery in the
State, will raanipiulate things so that they j
will have as large a majority in tae Conven?
tion as they desire and that only such mea?
sures as they favor well become pirts of the
Constitution. He favors a hand3.off policy
for the Cooservatives as the sole responsibility
for the Constitution should be upon the Re- j
formers. He would make a straight fighe at
the general election if there was unity of
action and some decided policy that would
give hope of success.
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JOSEPHINK HAS DESEETED
GEORGE.
She Sang a?d Prayed and Left.
ORANGEBUKG S C JulV 17(1
Mr Editor I Write you to day asking of I
you for H Space for one of the Wonders of ?
the World I was in your city a few Wreks a \
go. With this Wonder George ? Josephin
Which was on Exerbision too days there '
Some people say that the boy don the talking
him Self and it waa not a Spirit on the 15
Monday night 12 30 Josephine Sane and
prayed and bid the hov good hy k all the
next day the boy call for Josephine Josephine
has taken her flight nnd not Rptur.n y*-t to i
him the noy Seem to dont Mind it about :
Josephine is gone
I Wants tn let every body No of these j
trues a grate crood of people both White j
and culerd in Augusta ga. yesterday has j
witness these fack that the boy has not got j
No controol over Josephin if he did he :
Would have Made Josephine talk.
I put a notice in here fur you to let it come :
out in ;our parer to World
H. adams ?rangeburg S. C.
NOTICE.
?he Boy wiih too voices the voice which
Proclaim to he Josephine have stop taking
rver since Monday night Josephine 3ang a
peace & pray k bid the boy good by some
people s-ir it was the boy dun the talking he
havp bin calling for Josephine but she has
not Return yet So the boy k he's Fnther
have Return bnck home ?rangeburg S. C.
There is one thing that puzzles everyone
when thr political situation in :hi9 county is
considered. How can the primary be held
without candidates? There are no candi?
dates in the field and none can now comply
witii the rulrs prrscribed by the Irby Execu?
tive Committee. The rules require that each
and every candidate shall file a pledge with
rhf county executive committee teo days
prior to i he primary. No pledges have been
Hied, ao fur as can be learned, and the pri?
mary is to be held on next Tuesday, the 30tb
instant. How can a primary be held that
will compiy with the rules?
A Reformer and office holder said on the
street this morning that The Item is exactly
rieht on the Primary, in so far as it is con?
tended that the irby committee had no right
to order a primary in which Republicans and
mTi of divers political persuasions are to be
allowed to vote. He said that Mr. Irby, as
chairman of the Democratic Executive Com?
mittee, had no right orderine any thing save a
Democratic primarr ard that when he went
beyond his powers he did great injury to the
organized democracy. That is not exactly Re?
form doctrine, but the way some of the
Sumter Reformers talk.
The city treasury will r?e considerably re?
plenished if the bicyclists do not quit riding j
around at night without, lights The law !
seems to be ignored by a great many who en- ?
joy riding at night. It would be rather se?
vere on the unfortunate who happened to get j
caught, but it would make the law more ef- j
fective if ti f<-w violators were to be arrested
and put in the station house until morning.
lt is dangerous for wheelmen to ride on the
sidewalks without light? at the high speed
that some of them find it necessary to main?
tain, ?nd in time some one will be seriously
injured.
The dancing school gave a soiree at the old
Jervey House last Thursday evening, that was
attended by quite a number of young people.
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