The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19

virginia. so that instead of BRYAN bc-
Ing elected by the skin OF his teeth the
chances are that he will have so votes
to spare In the electoral college. You
hear my horn!
Twelve months ago two Of the most
distinguished Republicans in the Unit
ed States were named Henderson. Now
the Republican party is minus one of
the HendersOns-namely, John B., late
OF Missouri and now Of Washington.
General Henderson was brigadier
general in the Union army. He helped
create the Republican party in Mis-
souri,. n very hazardous performance
In that day. He was for eight years Il
Republican senator, presided over the
convention that nominated Blaine and
also over the Pan-American congress.
For 30 years he has been recognized rs
one OF the greatest living lawyers and
the only man living or dead who ever
refused seat on the supreme bench
Of Missouri. With this splendid rec
ord behind him this illustrious patriot
could not stomach Mckinley imperial
ism and has come out sQuarely for
Bryan.
No Longer a Republic.
Recently he wrote to DR.. w. 4 Crof-
fut as follows:
Our government IA rapidly changing its for,n.
The United States is no longer q republic Two
wars are being waged by the president without
any constitutional sanction. The Russian enl.
peror claims no greater power than that which is
exercised. IN ufi- kv
president. The war with the Philippines is worse
than useless. The islands cannot be occupiod by
Americans. and American law, equally with Amer.
ican prejudice. already forbids American citizen.
ship TO their inhabitants, and this reduces them
to slavery and ourselves to forms OF despotism
In the case OF China. American troops, without
prctense OF law. are to be placed under the COM
mand OF the German emperor On the successful
entry OF the allies into Peking will begin the
struggle OF ravcnous beasts over the prey, and il
our people fail to protest at the polls in November
next. We shall be one Of these beasts
The other Henderson. who is still
prominent In Republican councils, is
General David Il. Of Dubuque, Ia,
speaker OF the national house Of repre-
sentatives. Recently. in a speech which
Is evidently intended as keynote
speech. he said ''the doctrines of Ham
ilton must be the text word Of the
hour"
The Hamiltonian Theory.
In his life Of Hamilton Senator Hen
~ Cabot Lodge states the Hamilton
theory as follows:
The republic Of Hamilton was to be an aristo.
cratic as distinguished from a democratic repub.
lie, and the power OF the separate states was to
be ehectually crippled. The first object was TO
be attained by committing the choice OF the pres.
adent and senator's. who were to hold office during
good behavior. to class OF the community
qualified to vote by the possession Of a GER
tain amount Of real property. The second was
TO be secured by giving to the president OF
the United States the appointment OF the gov.
ernors OF the various states, who were 10
have veto on all state legislation. These provi-
sions. as may be seen at a glance, involved the
essential character Of the government, and. al.
though purely republican, came much nearer to
the British model than any other by their recog.
milton Of classes and Of the political rights Of
property, while. by the treatment Of the states
Q highly centralized national government was to
supersede entirely the confederate form.
\ careful perusal Of this excerpt will
convince great many Republicans
that their proper place is not i'm the
Republican party. but in the Demo-
cratic party. where the friends of free
dom are battling forssle republic. Some
time ago Senator George Graham Vest
said in an interview:
Our people must understand that this IA the
most important fight that has ever faced the par.
". There must be an awakening to the fact thst
the cry Republic against empire is not mere
campaign slogan The phrase is all truthful.
fians at Washington. very definitely laid out,
mean to override the constitution. The Republic.
an leaders believe in the teachings Of Alexander
Hamilton. who said that the government Of Great
Britain wss the nearest model Of all the govern.
ments ever devised by the brain OF man. The
hamilton idea lives at Washington today Nc
kinley and Hay believe In it. The secret plans
OF the Republican leaders "a strong govern.
ment, without constitutional limitations" This
10 the hight. The lines drawn. There can be
no Quibbing. 1t is the constitution Of our fathers
against imperialism.
At the time these words were utter.
Ell many considered them radical and
not justified by the facts OF the sItua-
tion. but undertake to say that Hen.
dersOn's speech ut Chicago and Roose-
velt's speech Mt st. Paul justify every
syllable Of Senator Vests Interview.
The latest notable convert to Bryan.
isn' In the east Is the venerable author.
soldier and litterateur, Colonel Thomas
Wentworth Hlgginson. He was n dis.
tinguished soldier during the civil war,
he was member Of that famous liter
ary coterie composed Of Emerson.
Longfellow. Lowell. Oliver Wendell
Holmes and other WORTHLESS who shed
imperishab!e lustcr on Boston and the
human race. The disposition to rat
from Mckinley does not seem to he
confined to any condition or class of
people or any profession known among
men. 1t seems to be universal. extend.
Ing from the hunblest citizen OF the
republic to the most influential in the
land.
Dolliver and Landis,
This summer l have had joint dis.
cussions with the Hon. j. L. Dolliver.
NOW Snno for Prom, Inx.o o,,r .....,