The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
Political Hypocrisy.
Some of the Thugs That are
Said and Done in Wash.
tngtOn.

Washington, March 26 Boss
Hanna having failed TO convince all
OF the republican senator's, by telling
them that the passage of the Porto
Rico tariff bill was necessary to get
certain big campaign contributions,
is now vigorously welding the party
whip on the shoulders of the kickers,
with able assistance on the quiet
from Mr. Mckinley. 1t was to help
him that Senator Foraker got the
senate Porto Rico bill sent back to
committee This leaves the deck
clear for the house bill, which deals
exclusively with the Porto Rico tariff
Every energy is. now to be bent to
force that through the senate without
amendment Five or elk republican
senators still threaten to filibuster
against vote
Senator Cockrell, speaking for the
democratic senators, just before the
senate passed the bill authorizing tho
appointment of q commission to 90
to China and Japan and make q
report on commercial conditions in
those countries, said "The republi
can party is in absolute control, and
We on this eide of the chamber are
powerless to prevent the enactment
of any legislation coming from the
republican party and deemed neces
sary by il l will not sntsgonize
this bill, although l do not agree
with it in principle l want it nm
derstood now. and understood dis
tinctly. that hereafter. absolute re
sponsibility must rest upon the repub
lican party for the passage of all
resolutions and bills"
Senator Tillman utilized his pitch.
fork to toss q few sggravating ques
tions to the almost distracted repub
lican senators, which furnished con
siderable amusement to the occupants
of the galleries and to the demcratic
senators Among the questions,
which no republican seriously at
tempted to answer, were the follow
ing: "Has the president changed
bis mind or not ? Is the president
for free trade with Porto Rico TODAY,
or is he not 7 Is he leading bis
party or has be surrendered to the
dictates of special interest, following
the triumpbsl Ger like q prisoner Of
war Will some gentleman please
tell me whether the president is for
free trade with Porto Rico, or is he
not !" After waiting in vain for .
reply to his questions. Mr. Tillman
said with q ssrdonio laugh: "a
dumbness falls upon us all" He
then vividIy sketched the presen.
troubles of the republican party. and
predicted that the people would
sweep it from power. for not recog
niziug that the flag. the constitution
and liberty must travel together. and
charged the republican party with
indirection. hypocrisy and dirty
work Senator Spooner sought to
detract attention from Senator Till.
mans plain talk about Porto Rico by
shifting the debate to the suppres.
sion of the negro vote in South Caro-
lima, but Mr. TilIman met him at once
by declaring that he had no spolo
gies to make for the action of the
white people of South Carolina, add
ing: "When you could get nothing
more from US by law, you turned
horde of negroes and carpet baggers
loose upon US to steal everything we
bad left We are here to stay, and
we demand our rights We are not
to be trampled on and hammered and
patronized any longer. say that as
q South Carolinian, l am the equal of
any senator on this floor propose
to have my say here, no matter whose
feelings are hurt
After ten years. service in the
house. Representative Cox, of Ten
nessee, has announced that he will
not be o candidate for reelection.
When asked why, he answered 10
three words-"Tired of it" He
will be missed by the democrats of
the next house, as he has won
place as an able champion of demo
crstic principles
That the government over.psys for
low grade work and under pays for
high grade work has again beeu
emphasized by the resignation of
Hon A p Greeley, assistant com
missioner of patents, because of his
small salary. to engage in practice ia
Washington making specially of
trade marks and foreign patents
The retirement Of MIR Greeley is a
decided loss to the government He
has been in the patent Office for I6
years. he's filled many important posi-
tions, including that Of commission
er, besides writing several works
recognized as authority on patent