CJ?t Wti??^em w? Soutljron. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER li, !90!. Tbe SunUer Watcnman was roundeo in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both cf the old papers, and is mani estly the best advertising medium io 8smter. THE NEW COUNTY ISSUE. The election to determine whether the proposed new county of Lee sha! be formed has been ordered by Gover? nor McSweeney after a careful exami? nation of the petition submitted to him by the promoters of the new county, and the election will be held on October 22nd. The boundary lines, as stated in the petition, are given elsewhere in this issue, and those interested can, from this statement determine, without difficulty, whether they are to be citi? zens of Lee, in the event of the estab? lishment of the proposed county, or remain citizens of old Sumter. The election will inevitably excite intense interest and the feeling for and against the proposition will grow in intensity day by day from this time until the election shall have been held. There is a strong sentiment in favor of the new county and a com? pact, harmonious and intensely ener? getic organization working to promote this sentiment and to carry the plan to establish Lee county at once to a successful issue. There is an equally strong sentiment against the new county movement, but up to this time there has been no organization to pro? mote and direct this sentiment effec? tively, consequently the new county advocates have plain sailing and easy sailing in the present new county campaign by reason of the fact that the opposition met with has be-en of individuals only, and it has been the old story of organization pitted against disorganization. % Now, however, we are informed that the opponents of the Lee county move? ment propose to organize and inaugu? rate a campaign of education, the ob? ject of which will be to place before the citizens of the proposed new coun? ty the disadvantages that will attend the creation of a new county in as strong and as forcible a manner as the advantages have heretofore been brought to their attention. This is as it should be, and no fair minded man, be he for or against the new county, will find fault with the course adopted by those who are working for and against the new county. This is a free country and every man is entitled to have his own opinion, to express it when he sees fit and to ad? vocate or oppose any public measure as his i? te rests or sentiment may dictate. This being the case, and as the Watchman and Southron circulates ex tensively in Sumter county and is read by a large majority of those who are most directly and vitally interest ed in the new county question we make this propoition to those who have anything to say either for or against the new county : We will publish any article directly bearing upon the subject that is fur? nished us, the only conditions being that the said articles shall be legibly written on ooe side of the paper, shall be couched in parliamentary language and do not deal in personalties, shall be signed by the author, and shall reach this office on or before Tuesday noon of the week it is to be published. This offer is made because we wish to deal justly by all parties to the con? test that we see is at hand, and be? cause we desire to give notice in ad? vance that all parties will receive the same treatment at our hands. As far j as this paper is concerned we wish to j do our part in disseminating all possi? ble information that the people should have to aid them in arriving at a cor? rect understanding of the issues at stake, the result that most logically follow the formation of or the failure to form the proposed new county. We wish to place before the people all arguments that can be marshalled for and against the new county and at the .same time to afford full and free op? portunity to those who have some? thing to 3ay to say it. In our opinion new counties, and smaller counties, in general, and Lee 'County in particular, cannot be regard wed either as an unmixed blessing or evil. The smaller the county the nearer the people as a whole are to the seat of government; and, as a rule, they are more.hom?~2neous, their interests ?re Itsj diversified and less conflicting. The average distance being less to the Court House the mileage that must be paid to jurors and witnesses is less and court expenses are proportionately less. The formation of a new county brings into existence a new county seat, a new centre of political activity and incidentally tends to develop a new business centre. The result is the growth of the county seat in every? way, the population increases, new houses, churches, school houses and stores are built, land values enhance and those who own property in and nediately around the county seat benefitted financially either from ased rents or by selling off build ts or farms at higher prices than could have been obtained previously. On the other hand the expense of ope? rating the govermennt of a small coun? ty is not proportionately less than the sum required to operate a larger county. The same number of county officers are required, and the salaries ! are usually but a fraction less than j those paid in a large county The same number of courts must be held and the expense is, save for the less mileage paid witnesses and the short? er term they are in session, just the same as in a large county, and the saving on mileage and shorter term is very nearly counterbalanced by the loss of time that invariably attends the opening of court. But without going further into details it may be accepted as a fact that the expense of operating the government of two small conny formed from one large county is greater than the expense of opera? ting the government of the old county before the division This increased cost of government may be compen? sated by the enhancement in values in and around the county seat, but this enhancement in values is not often sufficient to ease the burden of increased taxation that falls with equal pressure upon the property own? ers, whether he is land owner in or near the county seat and a recipient i of the benefits derived from the crea? tion of the county seat or a resident in the remotest part of the county. These are merely general principles that apply with varying degrees exact? ness to small counties according to the conditions existing in various counties. How they will apply in actual experience to Lee county is merely a matter of arithmetic, and those interested can make the calcula? tion for themselves. The estimated valuation of the taxable property in? cluded in the proposed new county is $1,759,605, and, if it is possible to ar? rive at an approximate estimate of the amount that will be required to pay the salaries of county officers, court ex? penses, maintenance of roads, bridges and public buildings, record books, stationery, and supplies for the county officers, printing, advertising, and other incidental expenses, it will be easy to determine the rate of taxation. This is the gist of the whole matter as we see it : If the people of the ter? ritory included in the proposed new county are convinced that it is to their interest to form the new county it is their right and privilege to go to the polls and vote for the new county and no one can gainsay them. If they shall so decide, it is for them to assume the responsibility for the future. If they shall find that their brightest anticipations are realized their judg? ment will be vindicated, if experience convinces them that they made a mis? take 3nd the burden of taxation be? comes onerous they will have to grin and bear it for it is next to impossible to disestablish a county once it is es? tablished. We are free to admit that we believe that the establishment of Lee county will be to some extent detrimental to the business interests of the city of Sumter, but we do not take so gloomy a view of the outlook as do some of our friends, merchants, lawyers, cot? ton buyers, bankers and others in various lines of industry, for we have a better opinion of Sumter than to imagine for a single minute that the future of this place is dependent upon the drawing of an imaginary line across the county and the establish? ment of a Court House in Bishopville. All the farms will remain where they are now and the farmers will keep on farming whether they become citizens of a new county to be known as the county of Lee, or remain citizens of Sumter county, and even though they should attend court in Bishopville when required to do so, they will trade in Sumter just as long as it is to their interest to do so. And we believe that with the advantages that Sumter possesses it will be a matter of no serious difficutly for her business men to make it to the interest of Lee coun? ty people to trade in Sumter in future as they have in the past, just as they now attract the trade of so great a number of Clarendon county people. We would greatly dislike to see the symmetry of Sumter county so griev? ously mutilated as the Lee county sur? veyor portrays on his maps, for Sum? ter county is left looking like a half gnawed ham bone, while Lee county has the appearance of a gerrymander? ed Congressional district in Ohio, with a most peculiar zig zag scalloped trimming around the upper edge. The steady improvement in Presi? dent McKinley's condition carries the almost positive assurance that he will recover rapidly, and, will, within a few weeks, be able to resume his offi? cial duties. This will be welcome news to everybody, for there has been the most general sympathy with him, and the whole country has hoped for his speedy restoration to health and strength. Would it not be a good idea for the ? promoters of Lee county and the oppo nents to agree to hold a series of mass meetings in tie- new county territory ; -say at Lynchburg, St. Charles, Bish- j opville and H?rriots X Roads to dis? cuss the pros and cons of the ques? tion? The champions on cit lier side would thus have the very best oppor? tunity of explaining their views to the interested voters? THE ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT. Without respect to party, creed or race all true Americans are filled with horror and grief by the cowardly and infamous attempt on the life of Presi? dent McKinley in Buffalo Friday af? ternoon by an anarchist of foreign birth. There is but one sentiment among all classes, sympathy for Presi? dent McKinley and his family, hope for his recovery and condemnation of the cowardly wretch who deliberately planned and remorselessly exexcuted the attack on the president. Today ; millions of William McKinley's fellow' i citizens are offering up sincere pray- j ers from pure hearts that his life be : spared, and tomorrow when the people of every State, city and hamlet of this broad land gather together for the Sabbath Day service petitions will be made to the Giver of Live in his be? half. The deed of the anarchist, Louis Czologoz, is foreign to America and excites nothing save horror and indig? nation in . the minds of all native Americans and all men of foreign birth fit to be Amercian citizens or to enjoy the blessings of freedom and liberty in a land of free institutions such as the United States. Anarchists may be deluded, but they are dangerous and should be treated as they merit. The man or womaan who disseminates anarchistic doctrines is a criminal and should be so dealt with, and if there is no law in America to reach them, laws should be enacted without delay. Just a little more than a year ago Bresci left Patterson, X. J., as the agent of the anarchists of that city, and, proceeding to Italy, assassinated King Humbert. Only a few weeks ago the Patterson anarchists celebrated the anniversary of the assassination of Humbert and eulogized Bresci as a hero and a martyr. Last night the anarchists met and toasted the would-be assassin of McKinley. Are such de? graded criminals fit to be at large : are they fit to live under the protection of American laws; should they be per? mitted to make this country an asylum from which to disseminate their per? nicious doctrine of license and murder? America is a country of law and order and liberty ; the anarchists are endeavoring to make of it a place of license and murder and to destroy law and order. The attack on President McKinley will arouse the country against the anarchists and if these pernicious criminals are stamped out as a result of the aroused public sentiment, Presi? dent McKinley's sufferings will not have been m vain. Good will result from the evil wrought at Buffalo Fri? day afternoon. Patterson Czologoz, President The returns received from the Con? gressional primary up to the time of going to press indicate that Lever, Brantley and Howell are well up in the lead and it is impossible to say which two of the three will be in the second primary, though Lever and Brantley have the lead; Smith also ran and Buchanan left at the post. If Maj. Howell gets into the second primary he will receive a big vote in Sumter county. Result of Congressional Primary. The following is the Sumter County vote in the Congressional primary, held yesterday, as far as is obtainable at the hour of going to press ; V0XI3TG PLACES. ? es S ? 3 a Mayesville.? Pleasant Grove. . Wells X Roads...; Spring Hill.| Rafting Creek... j Gaillards X R'd's; Sumter.j Bandana.j Carter's X Roads. Bossards.! Zoar.I Laborers & Men's ; Rattlesnake Sp'gs High Hills.1 Mt. Clio.j Salem. Hampton.j Providence*. Earle.j Stateburg.I Scarborough.j Atkins.j Concord . Farmers. Mt. Clio, No. 1... Wedgefield. Bishopville. Privateer. Magnolia. Magnolia Dem.. Taylor. Catchall. Shiloh. 4' 43 26 12 3 1 3 1 13 1 1 1 20 ll 83 3 13 26 29 14 25 1 7 21 1 15 18 o 9 9 20 ll 4 3 9 17 5 14 5 19 1 7 8 4 28 2 1 1 1 12 18 13 35 3 124 7 8 3 10 2 18 ll 28 28 1 9 14 102 5 13 48 50 32 Total Cured of Chronic Diarrnosa After 30 Tears of Suffering. UI suffered for 30 years with diarrhoea and thought I was past being cured," says John S. Halloway, of French Camp, Miss. "I had spent so much time and money and suffered so much that I had given up all hoj>es of recovery. I was so feeble from the effects of the diarrhoea that I could do no kind of labor, could not (-ven travel, but by accident ? was permitted to lind a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and after taking sev? eral bottles I am entirely cured of that trouble. I am so pleased with the result that 1 am anxious that it be in reach of all who suffer as I have." For sale bv Dr. A. J. China. Holiday Nett oe. Our st'>ri' will br closed on Satur day, Sept. 14th, and Monday, Sept. 23d, <>n account <>f holliday. J. Ryttenberg A: Sons. Sept 5 ELECTION IN SEVENTH DISTRICT. The Returns Up to Midnight Were Very incomplete. Columbia, Sept. IL-While there was great interest in the election in the Seventh Congressional district yes? terday to fill the place made vacant by the death of Congressman Stokes, the vote was light. The reports so far received indicate that Lexington polled a larger proportion of her vote than any other county, although Col leton has yet to be heard from. Tele? graphic news from Walterboro is de? pendent upon the^office at Greenpond remaining open, and during the mala? rial season, the operator at that point boards a train ia the afternoon and leaves for other pirts, hence the ab? sence of -any information as to Colle ton's vote. According to the returns received by The State, Lever of Lexington leads with 1809, Brantley of Orangeburg second with 1697, Howell of Colleton 962, Smith of Sumter 698 and Judge Buchanan 36S. Unless the remaining boxes from Lexington hold big votes for Lever Brantley's Orangeburg and Berkeley majorities will put him away in the lead. The interest then centres in who will get second place, Lever or Howell? With more than half of Lex? ington's boxes to hear from Lever now doubles Howell's vote, but the major has a county that will be faithful to her son to back him, and if village and backwoods voted fully yesterday the contest for second place will be exceedingly close. NO NEW DISPENSARY. State Board of Control Rescinds Permission to Establish lt. Protest of City Ccuncil and City Proves Effective. At the August meeting the State board of control decided to allow the establishment of another dispensary at Sumter. The sales in that city aggre? gate about $60,000 annually, and the county board resommended that an? other dispensary would pay. Yester? day the State ooard rescinded its former action. This step was taken for the reason shat nearly 200 of the best people of Sumter sent in a peti? tion against the establishment of an? other dispensary; the city council unanimously expressed its disap? proval and even the county board seemed to be divided on the question. --m- -gum Lee County Election Ordered for the First of October. -Columbia, Sept. 6.-The governor has ordered the election on the ques? tion of theestablismentof Lee County to be held on Oct. 1 next. The pro? clamation was issued yesterday upon the filing of the following opinion from the assistant ^?tto^ney general and a careful examination of the certi? fied papers presented by the petition? ers. Dear Sir: Yon. refer to this office the petitions and other papers in refer? ence to the formation of the new coun? ty of Lee, and request to be advised if the constitutional requirements have been complied with. Inasmuch as this involves a question of fact solely, it is a matter for your excellency to determine. The legal requirements are that one third of the quali fied voters of the sec? tions of the old counties to be cut off shall petition the governor to order an election, and thai; an election shall be ordered within 20 days thereafter. The law provides that no new county shall be formed containing less than the 124th part of the whole number of the inabitants of the State ; nor shall it have less than one and one-half mil? lions of assessed taxable property, as shown by the last tax returns ; nor shall it contain less area than 400 square miles. It is further provided that no old county shall be reduced to less area than 500 square miles, to less as? sessed property than two million dol? lars : nor to a smaller population than fifteen thousand, nor shall any old county be cut within eight miles ??of the court house ubilding. Whether the record shows that these requirements and prohibitions have been complied with is a question of fact for the governor, and not within the province of this office. As requested a form of an order of election is herewith enclosed. Yesterday the governor received a further communication in regard to the proposed new county of Heyward, the previous papers for which have been sent back to the petitioners to be put in proper form. A copy of the attorney general's report in the Lee county case has been mailed the peti? tioners. The proposed new county is to consist of Coosawhatchie, Bluffton and Yemassee and townships of Beaufort county and Robert and that part of Coosawhatchie southwest of the road leading from Coosawhatchie to Robertsville in Hampton county. It is claimed that all constitutional requirements can be complied with. Advice to the Aged. Age brings infirmities, such as slug? gish bowels, weak kidneys and blad? der and TORPID LIVER. Tutt's Pills bave a specific effect on these organs, stimulating the bowels, causing them to perform their natural functions as in youth and IMPARTING VIGOR_ "> to the kidneys, bladder and LIVER. They are adapted to old and young. j-jp ?JUHfcS VVritRh ALL ?L?>E FAILS. Pu ?Sj Best Couch Syr a p. Tastes G^KKI. Use W i:i Time. >..!- New York Branch Office. ?25 F St~ Washington. D. CL