The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-11
CHAMP CLARK LETTER
Great Historic Event at
Kansas City.
INDEPENDENCE DECLARED.
Democrats ReaAirm Charter Of
Human Liberty.
THE PRINCIPLES OF JEFFERSON.

Political Descendants of the Father
of Democracy Will Maintain Them
Against the Forces of Imperialism.
Bryan Fitting Successor to the I'm
mortal Jefferson-He Needs No Plat
form; He Stands For Justice-Rep-
resentative Government Brought
Into Disrepute by Mckinley-Civtl
Service Pensions Roosevelt and
P1att.
Especial Washington Letter.I
The great historic event at Kansas
CITY July is a fit companion piece to
the great historic event at Philadelphia
July 4, 17776.
On the latter date the Magma Charta
Of human liberty, written by the IA
ther of the Democratic party. was pro-
claimed to all the world.
On the former date the political de-
seendants Of that man met at Kansas
City to take counsel together to pre-
vent the principles enunciated in that
famous state paper-the most famous
ever traced by uninspired pen-from
perishing from the earth, for if the
Democrats do not preserve the ideas
contained in the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence they will not be preserved at
s.lI. Therefore it is eminently meet and
proper that the Democratic convention
should meet in this year Of grace on
the glorious Fourth, and as the repub-
lie itself sprang from the meeting at
Philadelphia let US hope that the things
done and the forces set in motion at
Kansas City will save this great people
from imperialism and all the curses
therein contained
Imperialists mouth q good deal be-
cause we set our convention for the
Fourth Of July. st. Jefferson's day, but
our reply to that is, THE better the
day the better the deed and surely
there can be no better day for the re-
yivaI of patriotism and genuine robust
Anericanism which we are inaugural
ing and which will sweep the country
from sea to sea.
A Democrat made the day immortal.
Certainly Democrats have a right to
use the sentiment appertaining thereto
for the salvation of their country.
jefferson and Bryan are a century
apart in time. They are twins IN theo-
ries of government. Both are great
tribunes of the people.
Jefferson and Bryan.
In his day Jefferson was compelled
to fight monarchists. Bryan is now DO
ing the same.
jefferson was abused as dema-
gogue. mountebank and anarchist He
is now universally conceded to have
been the profoundest philosopher that
ever devoted his life to craftsmanship.
Bryan is now denounced. rs was his
great exemplar as demagogue. noun
tebank and anarchist The historian
of our times will place him in the front
rank of statesmen and patriots.
Jefferson and Bryan each exerts vast
influence over their countrymen. JET
ferson was not an orator. He depend
ed entirely upon the pen for the dis
seminaticn Of his ideas. Bryan is the
greatest living orator. perhaps the
greatest that ever lived. Nevertheless
he is also cunning with his pen. as
old John Adams declared Jefferson to
be-
The proverb "-a constant dropping
will wear the hardest stone away ex-
plains to large extent the widespread
influence OF these two men. Jefferson
never rested. Bryan never rests. Each
is an cxemplifcation Of perpetual mo-
ton Each is a zealot in the cause Of
human liberty. and each came to be
supreme in his party.
In JefferSon'S day his party swallow
ed ali other parties. as AaronS rod
swallowed the other rods. and an EZRA
of GOOD feeling" enSued. Under the
leadership of Bryan that remarkable
performance in politics will be dupli-
Gated.
There have been many other great
Democrats whose fame is part Of the
priceless treasures of the republic and
whose names should never be mention
ed save with reverence and with graft
tude to Almighty God for such stall
wart friends of freedom. but il every
word written and spoken by all others
should perish from human memory
from the writings Of Jefferson and the
speeches Of Bryan we may obtain er-
cry iota of the Democratic creed and
every argument necessary TO support
our confession Of political faith in any
forum Of the world.
Jefferson, with wisdom. courage. pre-
science and patriotism uneQualed,
made the Louisiana purchase. the most
stupendous transaction in real estate
proposed on this earth since the devil
took the Saviour to the top OF high