The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

BRYAN won the nomination BY the
power of his oratory. ln his case
speech was silver, for truth. and the
golden silence was at a discount
The politicians of the domiuans ele.
ment in this State are already distress
ing themselves with the thought that 10
consequence Of the failure of the South
Carolina delegates to support Bryan
they will not have large share of the
spoils-if Bryan is elected President.
Bryan, the nominee Of the Demo
cratic party, is the man to make a
winning fight. if there is man IN the
country able to accomplish such great
and almost improbable achievement.
He is young, enthusiastic, brilliant
orator and With unusual abilities. His
record is irreproacbable and he has no
eu,aogling alliances that will operate to
weaken his chances of success.
How few realize how much they are
really worth If c. B. Rouse who
knows the value of dollar, is willing
to pay s1,ooo.ooo for the restoration
Of his eyesight, each person iO Sumter
with updiseased optics is at least mil
lionsire. Per contra how many are
willing to be made blind by having a
little gold-dust thrown into their eyes
even if such blindness may be necessary
to make the silver lining to our hnan,
cial cloud appear more distinct.
The campaign mseting in Camden
yesterday vas, if possible, duller aud
tanner than the Sumter meeting, which
was decidedly the tamest affair of the
kind ever held in this city. This IS
DOT a campaign Of education, neither
campaign of political enthusiasm
insofar as State politics is concerned
l, is campaign for the offices and the
speeches all bear the marks Of having
been trimmed to catch the breeze that
will watt Office seekers iuto office.
The Charleston Evening Post, With
coumendibie enterprise and public
spirit, offers 500 in cash for original
stories By South Carolina authors The
conditions under which the prizes will
be awarded sill be fouod in another
colcma. This is au opportunity fof
Sontb Caroliuiaus who have literary
aspirations to put their talent to test.
and ob,air fair remuneration, il they
succeed 10 producing story Of literary
merit.
Sanator Vilimau has beeu notorious
for some tia.e and at Chicago bad the
oopor,uois. 9; his life TO make himself
fac;ons ,.os he did oot rise equal IL
the occasioo, simply because be was nc;
capable of doing SC: aod now his poll
tica! suo has set benea,h the hoclzoh OF
na,;eral affairs, and bencefor;h be will
be hnnwa only as notorious oocta
Carolina demagosue, who made ap
exhibition Of himself il, ;ha Chlcago
Coo7enion ;has vas Is ;:asa;h''. :cr as
It was disoreditable sd gas i"s
Til!rayn played what be enns'ie'et
trrnp card whsa ne aenou"ova "fve'
lard. ooly 10 iica that it Was tie wrong
su;, IDs, ad of catching the crowd, he
repealed aad tii>eusted then ;and even
The leaders CT the silver forces repu-
dated bin and his ratla vapor'"gs
How that catfish has swupk - 10
s;ed Of a mighty leviathan, churo'ae
iate foam the vast expense Of the poll
;;ca, oceau With his every movement
he 6ads himself only very saall cat
fish. capable Of raising olg disturb
aoce il small place like Sonta Ca'o
l;ua, sus nothing more.
The revenues from customs unde
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