The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
CHAMP QARK'& LETTER
What Hanna Stands For
In Public Life.
REPRESENTS PLUTOCRACY.
His High Place Due to the Use
of Doodle.
BUT HE Is USEFUL TO DEMOCRATS.

BUT He Is USEFUL TO DEMOCRATS.
As IN Object Lesson He IL Worth .
Hundred Thousand Votes - Con-
gresSman Cummings' Eulogy Of
ing For Boer RecoE iti0n-Leader
Richardson Forces Serene Payne's
Hand-Republicnns In n Hole-The
Porto Rican Infamy.
Especial Washington Letter.l
While the Bland eulogies were being
delivered in the house April Z, Mark
Hanna strolled into the gallery with
couple Of young ladies', to whom he
was showing the sights. He cooked
his ear long enough to learn what was
going on and then turned like craven
and fed" No wonder! for the bare
statement of what Richard Parks
Bland was in public life is severe
condemnation of what Mark Hanna
Is and what he stands for in public
life. Bland stood for the people. Han
na stands for the plutocrats and trusts
and jObbers. Bland never spent dol
lar improperly in politics in his life.
Hannas high place is due nearly en-
tirely to the unlimited use of Doodle.
Bland illustrated conscience in poll
tics. Hanna illustrates the power of
the almighty dollar. BANDS memory
smells sweet and blossoms in the dust.
Marks will have the sickening odOr
Of the valley Of Gehenna. So Mark
did well to hurriedly quit the scene
where the simple story of pure mans
life was being told for the ediflcation
OF coming generations.
Hanna an Object Lesson.
BY the way, not long since when !
addressed q monster Boer meeting at
Trenton, a newspaper reporter repre-
sented me as saying that l wished
somebody would shoot Mark. The re-
porter did not hear correctly. What
did say was this: president McKin-
ley Is gracious. graceful, agreeable,
tactful gentleman. think his natural
inclination is to do right. 1t would
be good thing for him if somebody
would lead Mark Hanna out into a
seQuestered spot and shoot him." l
was talking OF the beneficial effect it
would have on the presidents personal
and political fortunes-not Of my per-
sonal desires. AS a natter Of fact,
would not have Mark shot for any
thing. Nor would like to see him die
q natural death. Indeed. if he were
sick and none Of his retainers and
slaves would fetch him doctor,
would do so myself. I regard him as
the most valuable and fOrcible object
lesson Democrats could possibly have
In the impending campaign. He Is worth
100000 votes to us. perhaps 100000.
My prayer. therefore. is that he may be
spared until the polls close on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In
November. Then. II the grim reaper
should cut him down, my lachrymal
fountains would not deplete them
selves to any astonishing extent. Want
Mark shot? Not by any manner Of
means. l would consider 1t as a great
national calamity-as sore personal
bereavement-if he were taken now.
Richard p. Bland.
Speaking Of Bland-and there Is
nothing better for a Democrat to speak
of desire that my readers shall Ell.
Joy reading the eulogy pronounced by
that big hearted Tammany brave.
Amos j. Cummings, ON the great Mis-.
sourian. 1t Is gem. 1t Is unique ora
tory. Here it Is in full:
'Mr. Speaker. rs n representative of
the toiling masses OF the great metrop-
oils Of the nation l am here to pay
tribute to the memory Of one whom
they recognized as their unfailing
friend and benefactor.
"Mr. Speaker, faithful sentinel of
the people was Richard =. Bland. On
guard night and day Ia the venal age
Of the republic, lie never forgot the
cOuntersign Of liberty and challenged
all who approached her camp. He
never sought relief from duty at free.
dOm's outpost. and the grand rounds
never found him asleep. Nor for an in.
slant did he finch from duty. Regard.
less Of personal interests. lie stood for
the people ut all times and In all
places. Be the weather fair or foul,
the CLINT Of his musket wa3 there.
with him there was neithec truce
nor compromise with those who sought
special privileges ut the expense of the
public. He was neither dismayed at
the rapacity Of greed nor appalled, at
the audacity of trusts. All his life was
he a true disciple of Thomas Jefferson.
Equal rights for ALL special privileges
for none was his motto. He fell bat
tling for the rights of the masses, while
exposing the snares of monopoly and
defying the mercenary cohorts that
threaten the life Of the republic
Richard l.. Bland had no parallel in
this age. During his long stay in this
house he had no fellow. no model, no
likeness. In its shifting scenes he