The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-30
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Tc.aliy Depravss', I I 1..e..:2 .....:2e esss
Our Instiz-s;.stic:3s.
IT SCOTS At PUBLIC OPINION.
maiaeas and Rosuery Thrives Ua-
der its Administration Postal
Eanna's Mio1ons-Thc wana;naker
Exposures I'm philade.ph;a--Honcst
Senator Tiilman-Bocr SympatAy.
Especial Washington Lettcr.i
The story Of Hercules and his cleans
ing OF the Augean stables is familiar, to
the ears OF men. Though old and
threaGbare. il still possesses q strange
fascination for the human mind and
remains to this day q performance
with which to compare all things diff
cult Of accomplishment. But q greater
task than all the labors OF Hercules
confronts the American people and
that is to rid the republic OF the Re
publican party, which is riding it as
another Old Man Of the Sea.
It seems determined b5- its cspe-s in
this year of grace to illustrate ali that
is forbidden in politics or vicious in
morals.
Early III the year the country @as
startled by the fact that Kentucky Re
pubucans had added assassination to
their other methods CT political war
fare. Whether Governor William Goe-
bel was a paragon OF virtue and
prodigy Of brains, as his eulogists as
sert, or q monster in human form, as
his enemies maintain. has nothing to
do with the total depravity manifested
by kentucky Republicans in "the deep
damnation Of his taking Off" They
murdered him in cold blood for the
base ard sordid motive Of holding on
to few paltry Offices. The deep and
hunil;ating stain upon the party which
falsely arrogates to itself all virtue, all
learning, all purity, all patriotism is
the fact that the de facto Governor
Taylor is supposed to have been partl-
ceps criminis in the foul and cowardly
assassination of his competitor. The
Borsias never Gid a more criminal and
abhorrent thing that that. The papers
say that Taylor has been indicted as
an accessory before the fact. 1t has
always appeared to me that capable
and courageous prosecuting attorney
could convict him IS an accessory att
er the fact. Perhaps he was Both
For the sake Of the fair fame OF my
native state and the credit OF human
nature, hope lie may be able to dem
onstrate his innocence clearly--evcn
beyond the shadow of doubt. not
that care anything fci' T2Elor-ali
his acts prove him to be a poor crea-
ture. utterly unworthy Of the high
place which lie Eolds-S1t because his
Innocence would remove q foul blot
from Cur political system. Il guilty
I s.c;se he will be hanged on a sallows
80 cubits high, as az example ana
warning 10 other evi!eocrs.
The Postal There's.
Just as the country was recovering
IT'S b.ccct, after its astonis.ilnent at the
Introduction of assassination as
meas fer securing ard iiolelinS- office
cans TIC disgusting enc startling rev
e:at:e....s ci The thieCcry OF NceiE ana
bis gar. IN Cuba Ike q ciap of thunder
out q: :. cieor SIX. 1t IS extremely
questionable ae {; matter OF law
wlei,.p. tEev can &c convicted. Not
ths- The tHcft is in GoT!';-taeTa aD-
pears t2 BE po cavil ;.i:"';i i:s:,,f. except
the :.:eoua.. wiaic. already exceeds
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frc1n!e vi! a:i;;e:> i: c;,@'.t ca t"o
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jurisdiction. W;:.t la did So VIC
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has ;;,::s;;.:cc;.a' o.-c: ;...e,:;.. lie
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f,.,i.s cg ter crimes
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IS THsa ELUSoIN rosSt.i.:..
Noting ti..:s .;s. Glitter t,:n;cd cT eS!.TeSsed.
susees =. c. proclaimed. ',us c:s. Z: /" revise
our opi..oa ,.ai ;i; postoss;ce eea:,iai "a Cuha
.hou,.: l.. ventilated ut.,at sec: g. a's pirate
q. po,i.ea: in:c,es,s We ssia riai.;sf ,''at t',c
administration owcs it to ia: ceii'.:f, :" t;'e
American people o. ali classes a.: party a;s'';H,
tons, silt tbs matter to TIC h"i;o:n an! /"
expose ~! ,.i..crs tn" eri;,. ~ matter what
NAV te .neir connections tier n1,;irnc-- fni-
,:oy tn. question On .s.c ,"wcs. aad ;nn~ sordid
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