The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03
Astonishing Bryanphohin.

believe that Bryan Is responsible for
the seeming falling of of population in
Omaha and Lincoln. say seeming
falling off" advisedly, for people Mt all
fam liar with the facts know that not
only In Omaha and Lincoln. but in a
great many other cities east and west,
there was a.systematic a and wholesale
padding Of the census in 1890. The RI
valry among cities led to that result
but The Globe Democrat labors under
the delusion--a species Of midsummer
madness-that beca use Omaha and Lin
coin have shrunk In pOpulatiOn-if they
have shrunk-the country Is depopulat-
ed to that extent! What consummate
idiocy! Does The Globe Democrat sup
pose - really does It = that because q
few thousand people left Omaha and
Lincoln they expatriated themselves
and sought homes In foreign lands?
And doesn't The CD. know that 1t
writes itself down an ASA malignant
one at that-by attributing loss of pop
ulation-if loss there be-in Omaha and
Lincoln to William j. Bryan?
A Fighter From Texas.
Certain Republicans are laying the
hattering JUNCTION to their souls that
they can defeat that brave old Demo
cratic warhorse. Colonel Rudolph Kle-
berg Of the Ri0 Grande district of Tex
as. but they are reckoning without
their host. for Colonel Kleberg Is a
fighter from away back. There are no
frills or fuss and feathers about your
Uncle Rudolph. He quietly whets his
snickersee and goes after them, and
when he gets through they are not.
The reason why the enemy thinks he
can capture Kleberg's district Is that
the Democrats had big fight for the
nomination. Wonder these Republican
editors never learn that Democrats are
like cats a-dghting-"more fight, more
cats" So true IL this that when the
Texas Democracy was split in twain
some years ago The Globe Democrat
mournfully remarked. Perhaps the
Democratic majority In Texas can be
kept below the zoo. 900 mark this year."
It's 10 to shot that the Democrats
OF Teas will redeem Colonel Hawley's
district and send a solid Democratic
delegation to congress instead of los
ing Kleberg's district.
DR.. Richard Bartholdt of st. Louis
VIII have to keep his optic peeled or he
Will get his congressional tall pulled.
The doctor thinks he has lead pipe
cinch on that district. To casual OBJ.
server 1t looks as II he had, as he has
been receiving 5000 and 10000 majori-
ties. but II the doctor depends on past
majorities he Is likely to find himself
''ausgespielt." for the Democrats have
acted with rare good sense and have
against him Lieutenant
Governor A. H. Bolte. who Is splen-
did man and a magnificent campaign
er. especially strong with the Germans,
who are not stuck on Dr. Bartholdt's
ideas. He Is jolly good
fellow. count him among my per-
sonal friends. but l do not believe
that be represents the sentiments of
his constituents on the political issues
rs they now present themselves. Ger
mans love liberty. and. what's more.
they came to this country to secure
liberty. and Z have never believed and
DO not now believe that they will in
dorse McHanna Imperialism.
Charles A. Towne.
OF oil the Republicans and POpulists
now cooperating with the Democrats
none has more brains than Charles A.
Towne. He Is a man Of the highest
character and highest capacity. His
conduct In refusing vice presidential
nomination and In putting his services
where they will do the most good Is
proof positive that he Is q patriot.
There Is no better political literature
than Towne's speeches. His silver
speech In congress gave him an inter.
national reputation as an orator. He
maintains on the stump and on tho
platform the vast reputation then and
there made. In his Duluth speech
Towne tackled Teddy the Terror"
and the artistic manner In which he
nayed that self constituted hero adds
ssoSsJ w suS BoyCty VI uutIO0S. In
speaking OF Teddy's st. Paul barangue
Towne says:
The speech 10, With rare exception an alienation
OF evasion and assertion. In spirit Il 10 q com.
pound OF scold and scullion. A to its facts II
sbounds In inaccuracies which. II accidental, are
inexplicable ss coming from q man who has per.
formed creditably work In history and biography.
but the world 10 accustomed to Inconsistencies
from Mr. Roosevelt. 1t has long looked upon him
as predestined and incorrigible eccentric Il
has given up attempting to explain him or to
reconcile him with himself. 1t is quite imposst.
BILE. whether u would be worth while otherwise or
not to make an entirely satisfactory diagnosis OF
civil service ref9rmer in partnership with
Thomas c. Platt; q citizen soldier who l.dicules
the volunteers: leader In battle who finds glor,
In being rescued from an ambush a hero who
boasts OF shooting a fleeing zoe in the back; a
candidate who plays ard poses to delegates and
galleries TO obtain nomination Nlat he does not
want; gentleman who charges six and a halt
millions OF his fellow countrymen with lawlessncss
dishonest! and cowardice; statesman who
mounted on hobby, rides roughly at grave cues.
tions In economics and politics, swinging his par.
nd tl..