The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-10
Washington Letter.

Washington. Nov. 8-Senator
Jones, of Arkansas, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. ar
rived in Washington in decidedly
jubilant state of mind over the re.
suits of last weeks elections He
said on the subject: "Well. you
bet I'm tickled. 1t makes me fee.
25 years younger and makes me un-
derstand that the American people
have not been bought or blinded this
time. The results are an omen of
coming and greater good. 1t just
takes opposition and sorrow to de-
velop the full strength of the demo-
cratic party. This result convipces
me that the silver sentiment grows,
grows and grows, and that by the
next Presidential election, it will
have grown to an irresistible
strength Just mark my words.
Error dies from a pin scratch, but
truth survives the cyclone. The
democratic party is Truth When it
comes to long race and a hard race.
the democratic party gets there. /
am very sorry because of the turn
matters have taken in old Maryland.
but hope for her is not dead in my
bosom yet. Of course it would have
been more desirable had Mark Han
ma been inhumed under an avalanche
of democratic votes, but when
great man saves his scalp only by the
skin of his teeth, it is virtually de-
feat "
One of the most interesting stories
growing out of the Ohio election is
now being told on the quiet in Wash.
ington. and it finds believers. too.
According to this story, Secretary
Sherman has been approached by
Foraker republicans and offered an
opportunity to get even with Boss
Hanna and Mr.. Mckinley for the
shabby treatment they have given
him, not only by preventing Hanna's
election to the Senate, but by secur-
ing his own return to that body Mr..
Sherman is TOO old bird to gobble
up everything tempting that is placed
before him. but he is said to have
this proposition under consideration
and to be making quiet investiga-
ton, through trusted agents, as to
the probability OF success should he
consent to enter the anti-Hanna CON-
bine The scheme in brief is for the
Foraker members of the OHIO legis-
lature to stay out of the republican
caucus, which will, of course, NOM
ibate Hanna for the Senate, and to
nominate Gov. Bushnell or some
other thick and thin Foraker man as
the ant; caucus candidate. The Fo
rakerites claim to have members
enough to bring about and keep up
for an indefinite period. deadlock
in the Legislature, and they argue
that after Hanna sees his own elec
ton to be an impossibility, he will
be willing to join Bushnell in with
drawing and in agreeing upon com,
promise candidate who can get the
entire republican vote and be elected.
That is where the Forakerites tell
Mr.. Sherman that he can come in
They say that they will suggest him
as a compromise candidate for the
Senate, and that much as they would
like to, neither Boss Hanna nor Mr-
Mckinley will dare to object. There
are too many offs" in this scheme,
but it indicates how harmonious the
Ohio republicans are
Consul General Lee has received
his final instructions and will this
week return to Cuba. He is as care
fuI as ever about discussing Cuban
matters, but there are good reasons
for saying that he is confident that
there will be peace in Cuba in a few
months 1t wss because of this be.
lief on his part that be agreed. when
urgently requested to do 30 by Mr.
Mckinley, to remain in Cuba until
the trouble was over.
The army of pensioners still steadily
grows in numbers. notwithstanding
the assertion of several Commission
ers of Pensions that it had reached
high water mark and was about to
start on the down grade. The an
nual report of Commissioner Evans
shows that there were 1886 more
names on the rolls on June 80, 1897,
than there were one year before, not
withstandipg the dropping, during
the fiscal wear for death and other