The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
Temple Graves Predicts
Defeat Of the Republicans.
4 Ringing Review of the SIT.
uation Which Chsracterlzes
the Presidents Party as
A "sERF TO THE TRUSTS"
And Hanna a. the "Incarnate splr.
tt OF Arrogant aud Unscrupu.
lous Politics 4"

Rochester. N Y. March Is In
the midst Of much that jus,i6es pes
simism In forecast II is 90 refreshing
- . west wind this protest of the
whole country sgsinst the ,rea,we ut
Of Porto Rico.
have never seen anything e.
eqnsl the scope Of the protest or the
extent Of the revolution i, has
wrought in public sentiment
For these four years gone, and up
20 elk weeks ego. TO mention the
same Of Mr. Mckinley In . public
audience in the Northern or Middle
States we to create Q whirlW ind
Now 10 means silsnce-sbsolute
silence evcrywhere-broken only BY
che LONESOME clstter of some blind
ssd sxpectant patissn who sees moth
ING bus the ofloe be hopes to get
From proud end happy position
g popular idol the president has
hllen. for time st lesst into desue
ssds end DISTRICT Bryan hss risen
60 high % his rival hes fallen deep,
sad discouuss the president 10 the
thvor OF every popular audience the,
Aavs seen from Mionesots to Rhode
Iolaud
When the State Of Iowa. which. 10
tAe memory Of living men. hes never
been anything bot radically Republi
een snd hes for seven yesrs followed
~ Softuoes Of Mckinley With .
devotion that wss almost blind and
sssvile-when Iowa boldly rises up
- che might Of . strong conviction
-ana expresses. through her legisls
ture. free trsde resolution that con
tsise % slmoss passionate rebuke to
sAe Porto Riosn iDqui,y Of i,s party /,
% 10 Indeed matter of amszsment
end alarm
But when . conference of northern
Methodist 0inissers-the most fanati
cal psstissns that the president hes
= the couutsy-holdiDg session In
che State Of Pennsylvsnis, with ito
-. 900 Republican msjority, delib
ssatsly and repeatedly hisses The
esms Of Mckinley. IL 10 time to look
1es The falling Of the stare or the
collapse Of the Republican party - -
q ls oey be that "the code do not
sosigu TO destroy" the Republicap
psrty. bot they have certsiuly com
pletsd the preliminary Of "msking il
0sd
With the single exception Of three
colossal trusts. the whole green
eoonsry. from Colorado to Maine. 10
up 10 arms against this Porto Rican
iofamy Meo who have been life
long friends of the president like
Kohlsstt. OF Chicago. and Q score of
eshers in journalism and public life,
hsve openly protested against the
recent action
Senator Beveridge Of Indiana
young eloquent. uutrsmmelied and
b6nest hes been With difficulty, per.
,sosded from making On iupsssioned
speech in favor OF justice to the little
leland j wish with ell my heart be
had been let alone. He had here the
opportunity which Garfield bad In
ths national convention which made
hin president. and . singing protest
from the young Republican sgsiust
cha drift Of bic psrty to serfdom to
the trusts would have thrilled the
country end made the speaker i'm.
oostal.
One Of the most significant s,rsws
10 the whirling tempess 10 the esse
end grace with which the Democrats
here 10 northern end western New
York have reversed long standing
nsjorities in municipal. the county
elections. and swept the field clear
for November
All this 10 siuply glorious to NE
THE evidence OF . sentiment that is
higher than party aud better than
psrtissnship. ths inhersni love of the
people for whs: 10 right aud just sbd
Aoness and humane
think the hope Of the country
rests io just such . spirit 90 hss
moved this insurrection l believe
IN churches believe in parties Jus,
- ! believe in churches II 10 i'm.
possible to carry principles forward
without organization and Co opera
sion but somehow | slwsys thank God
whom i see. in o crisis or national
danger. men by the thousands rising
up To declare that truth towers noun.
tain high above oil part les. and that,
BY comparison, parties are nothing
spd our country and Tight-every.
thing
Parties all resting very lightly
on the gres, body Of the people
these days. and the organization that
thinks il can commend iniquily in the
name Of loyalty is going 10 realize