The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-02
No Gold Bug Ticket.
Democrats Solid for the
Regular Nominee Of the
Party.

w dUutuS WI, oo'y o.. wv.
can wishes father the story sent out
from Washington, several days ago,
that movement was on foot to put
another gold democratic presidential
ticket in the field next year No
such movement rs known among
democrats and no such action is ex
pected to get the support of any
considerable number of democrats,
because they all know that it is not
being instigated by democrats, but
by republicans. whose only object is
10 draw support away from the
regular democratic ticket A mum
Der OF democrats who took part in
organizing the Palmer and Buckner
movement, have since acknowledged
their mistake and their regret, ard
expressed their intention to stand by
the regular nomination hereafter,
because the democratic party as a
whole stands for most of the things
they believe in Although republi
can money is likely to be freely used
to bring about such condition,
there is absolutely nothing in sight
at this time to indicate the uomina-
.ion of gold democratic ticket next
year.
There is nuch shaking and quah
ing in the old Alger CLIQUE in the
var department because OF a rumor,
which seems to have foundation, tuat
Secretary Root. who is now in Wash
iugton, preparatory to being sworn
in tomorrow and taking charge
Intends to reo'gaaize the war depart
uent froI, bottom TO top Certainly
no other department. Of government
needs thorough reorgaDizatioa nore
than the one over which alr. Root
has been chosen to preside, but the
CLIQUE is powerful aud Secretary
Root may find himself unable to
overthrow the AIgerites If be is
wise, he will get Gen Miles on his
side, by restoring him the authority
OF which he vas deprived by A!ger.
Attorney Genera! Griggs, before
going off on his sumner vacation,
shattered the hopes of numerous
persons who though. they had every.
thing fixed to secure valuable Porto
Rican concessions from the war
department, by rendering opinions
upon three specific conces5ions-the
right to use the water power OF the
River Plata, the right TO build sud
operate tramway, and the right to
build and control, for all time, piers
and wbarves at Ponce These opin,
ions take the ground that that all
such concessions were the crown
property of Spain. and sums them al,
and apparently all other public con-
cessions on the island, up as follows;
Gas crown property, they were, by
the treaty of cession, transferred by
Spain to the United States Of Amerl
ca, and are now part Of the public
domain of that nation l do not
know of any right or power which
the secretary of war or the president
has to ALLEVIATE iii perpetuity, any OF
the public domain Of the Uoi
ted States, except in accordance
with acts of congress. duly passed
with reference thereto. This Is
understood to be hint 10 A'geT OF
the power Of the administration 70
make trouble for him and his bust
ness friends, wno are heavily inter
ested in some Cuban deals, if he
attemps to antagonize the admins
tration
Representative Griffith, WHO rep
resents the Indiana district which
sent the late Judge Holman to CON
gress for so many years, SAID CT
politics in his State, and he knows
"Indiana will eend to the Democratic
National convention solid Bryan
delegation The men who were fer
ilr Bryan and the Chicago platform
in 1895 have not weakened in their
faith regarding either | an one OF
those who baleve in the indes'ruct'-
bility of the principles OF democracy,
~ " Snffpy