The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 26, 1914, Image 4
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DODGINU MAIN ISSUE.
The Spartanburg Herald, In an ef?
fort to reply to our expose of the
folly of attempting to force State-wide
compulsory education upon South
Carolina, without permitting the peo?
ple of the eeverul communities to
have a voice in the matter, dodges the
main Issue, as all the State-wide ad
vocates have done from the inception
of the camp*.*: Tho editor of the
Item Is probably In closer touch with
the public school s>stem and has bet?
ter Brut hand knowledge of the needs
of the schools than the Spartanburg
Herald, and it Is as a sincere friend
of popular education and a long time
worker for the upbuilding of the pub?
lic schools, to the end that e\ery child
might have a chance to obtain an ed?
ucation, that we have opposed the
half-baked theory of a Stute-wide
compuleory school attendance law for
South Carolina.
South Carolina has not the schools
to accommodate all the children who
should be in school, and until the
schools are provided It 1? foolish, If
not a piece of doWnrlght deception, to
talk of State-wide compulsory school
attendance. If compulsory education
Is certain to prove as popular n
every nook and corner of the State, at
the SpurtantafVg Herald would ha\e
Its readers believe, why does it fear
the local option t>ian? The editor of
The Item is Ojt**ngtter friend of educa?
tion than the Spartanburg Herald, and
we have opposed the State-wide
theory, which* is being used as a cam?
paign issue, because of the injury
that is being done the cause of educa?
tion.
if Prof. CUnkscales should succeed
In making a State-wide compulsory
education a political issue, in which
direction he is heading with all th>\
blind enthusiasm of a well-meaning
visionary, tho cause of education will
be Injured and tho steady improve?
ment of the public school system that
has been so marked in recent years
will be halted. It is the great Im?
provement In the public schools and
the growing Interest In popular edu?
cation during the past decade that
suggested the Idea that a State-wide
compulsory law would prove a popu?
lar campaign Issue. We are making
progress and have been getting nearer
and nearer each year to universal ed?
ucation, but we have not the schools
e
to accommodate the children and it
la nothing less than foils to talk of
forcing every child to attend school
until the schools are provided to re?
ceive them.
Many communities arc ready for a
compulsory school attendance law?
there are several such In Sumter coun?
ty?and there may be some counties
In the State ready for It. I'nder the
local option system the plan could bo
put Into effect and Its value demon?
strated. The extension to all other
communities and ? -utilities would fol?
low.
The *na?tanburg Herald Is either
misleading Itself, or Is deliberately
trvlng to mislead Its readers, when It
Slleges that we regard compulsory
c?lu< ;itho, as "an oppressive and
diabolic outrage." Compulsorv school
attendance, when there are facilities
for a? eominoil.it.nc the c hildren, is
both right and neeessary, but the po?
litical propaganda for State-Aide
compulsory equation im arrant non?
sense, If nothing more, uiub r exist?
ing conditions In a very large part of
South Carolina.
We have been a friend of Klrhard
I. Manning for twenty-live ye us, but
have not always supported bim iti his
political ambitions and ha\e not al
wu>? agreed with him In his VtSWI
We have m ver been B follower of an)
man and never expect 10 be. and the
assumption >>n the Spartanburg Her?
ald that our VieWS on the Stat?-\\id<
compulsory education folly arc bat? li?
ed BS! to further Mr. Manning s po?
litical fortunes. Is unwarranted and
gratuitous.
Fvery election \ ear lh#VS are hun?
dreds of men?perhaps the number
exceeds B thousand?absent from the
State on the day of the primary Who
could Just as well as not be at home
to do their duty as citizens There BFS
pleasure seekers ut the various re
sorts, business men on the northern
markets ami traveling salesmen who
coultl, without inertllclng their busi?
ness interests, arrange to he at home
on tho day of election. Those who
are away from home should return
to vote and those whose business re?
quires them to visit tho markets
should postpone their trip until al?
ter the primary The curtailment of
the vacation by a few days or the
postponement of a business trip for
a few days can make no material dif?
ference to a man, and It is the duty
of a good citizen to make any rea?
sonable sacrifice that he may exercise
the right of suffrage.
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED.
Furniture in Building at I,Inders Hud
Been Installed Thirty Hours Be?
fore.
Columbia. Aug. 24.?Early yester?
day morning the new $:i,000 school
house at Linders near Ballentine was
destroyed by fire. There was no in?
surance. West Bickley, a farmer, liv?
ing near the school, was arrested
charged with having set the school
on tire. The school was just recent?
ly completed and the furniture had
been In it about 30 hours.
John C. McCain, sheriff of Rich
land county, und J. C. Robbins, the
penitentiary guard, went to the scene
with bloodhounds and the dogs fol?
lowed a trail to Rlckley's place. He
was found in his barn yard, was ar?
rested and was brought to Columbia
and locked In the county jail. He
refused to talk.
8. M. Clarkson, county superintend?
ent of schools, said last night that he
knew of no motive that liickley would
have for burning the school. The su?
perintendent said that, he was going
up to Investigate th? ma'.ter today.
He said that there had been some fac?
tional difference concerning the school
but he did not know whether Bickley
was a member of either faction.
?UN HI HKS ITS FACE.
Strip of Darkness Over Northern Fu
ro|K\
Washington, Aug. 21.?A total
eclipse of tho sun, which cast com?
plete darkness today over a strip 8"?
miles wide through Russia, Scan?
dinavia, Asia Minor, Persia and In?
dia, was only partially visible in the
t'nlted States but was observed early
this morning by astronomers at the
naval observatory here.
All Europe, a portion of Africa and
Asia, however, fell within its shadow.
It was not visible in this country far?
ther south than Washington nor west
of North Dakota. The shadow fell
upon the earth first in Hudson bay
and disappeared on the east coast of
Africa Just north of the equator.
In 1918 another total eclipse of
the sun will be visible in the United
States. Scientific parties are being
organized to observe it in Florida.
Several American parties went to
Russia to observe today's phenome?
non.
Messrs. W. H. Strickland and J. H.
McCollum returned Saturday from
northern markets where they have
been for sometime buying goods for
Shaw & McCollum Merc. Co. Watch
for their ad later. It will he interest?
ing.?Advt.
Louisville. Aug. 2 4.?The Hop?
kins theatre was burned this morning.
Three firemen were injured in the
conflagration which caused a loss of a
hundred thousand dollars.
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HOPEFUL OF IT H RF.
Bryan opti>mi?lh- Over situation in
Mexico.
Washington, Aug. 22.?MWe are
hopeful of cooperation among all con?
stitutionalists in Mexico," declared
Secretary Bryan today after a con?
ference with Paul Fuller, the New
York lawyer sent to confer with den.
Villa on behalf of the Washington
government. Mr. Puller returned to?
day.
Officials believe that while Gen.
\'ilia is making- preparations for any
eventuality his purpose is to insist on
a Conference of generals in Mexico
City to draft a platform tor the con?
duct of the election, planning to light
Carransa at the polls, it is not be?
lieved Villa will be a candidate.
PEACE NOW IN NIGHT.
Wilson'H Plan Succeeds in Santo Do?
mingo.
Washington, Aug. 22.?"Difficulties
of Santo Domingo seem to have been
settled by the acceptance of Presi?
dent Wilson's peace plan," mid Bee*
rotary Bryan today, "it Includes the
selection of a provisional president
by agreement among all candidates'
for the presidency, As all leaders
have consented to the plan we hope
for permanent peace."
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wide or county organized movement
looking towards holding off of the
market sufficient cotton to guarantee
normal prices being paid.
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Our Second Load
of==
HORSES AID HOLES
ARRIVED TO-DAY
Included in this load, we wish to call your especial
attention to two extra good combination saddle and
harness horses and two extra broke harness horses
suitable for family driving. The balance of the load
consists of a good selection of business horses at
$125.00 and up.
The mules are as good as we could buy and will weigh from
nine hundred to eleven hundred pounds.
Our Mr. Booth advises that the market was short of South?
ern buyers and that this load was bought right and will be sold
the same way.
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SUMTER, u :: :: SOUTH CAROLINA