The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-06

| far De IL from me to recOmm end
Grover rs a model for general and in
discriminate imitation; but, if l were
the spiritual or political adviser of
President McKinley-Which l regret to
say am mott would urge him to
raise "the Sage of Princeton at his
own game in dealing with Mr.. Bull at
the present juncture.
n bold, straightforward declaration
on his part that murder. raDine and
larceny in South Africa must cease
would put an end TO the war in & fort
night, multiply our fame thousand
fold, save the lives Of thousands OF
human beings, preserve the two tiny
I South African republics as the seed of
representative government in the dark
continent and place the name Of Will
liam Mckinley on the scanty list Of the
! immortals.
! Decent Republicans Disgustcd.
Republicans who support the admin
istration through good and through
evil report get into trouble at every
turn about the multiplying scandals
and are sorely worried thereby.
Recently Senator Spooner Of Wiscon-
sin, one Of the ablest lawyers in public
life, who is to do the oratorical act
nominating Mr.. Mckinley at Phlladel-
phia, was making a speech to the
conscript fathers recently when Sena-
tor Eugene Hale of Maine disturbed
his peace of mind by interfering this
remark, II think it void lave been
better if we had not taught the Gu
| bans the lesson that has been taught
them in the last few months" and the
interesting colloquy that then ensued
is thus reported by the Washington
Post:
'What lesson?" asked Mr.. spooner in apparent
surprise.
Carnival Of Corruption In Cuba.
'The lesson Of fraud, peculation, appropriation
OF revenues, cheating, stealing and the carnival
Of fraud and corruption in ey Try direction" an
swered Mr.. Hale.
Mr.. IIale's incisive and emphatic words rang
| through the chamber Instantly every senator
! turned in his scat and faced the senator from
Maine. Mr.. Spooner flushed.
1T is a little tiresome," he retorted, with some
warmth, 'for me to be called upon to reply to
| Democratic speech on this side of the chamber"
| MIR. Hale replied with equal warmth, 81 am as
| good Republican the senator from Wiscon.
sin.' he exclaimed 'but l do not recognize any
fealty or party obligation that compels me to as.
sent to the proposition that everything has gone
| right in Cuba"
Nobody pretends it," answered Mr.. Spooner
! standing with his arms folded and eying Mr. Hale
closely. The two senator's were not more than an
arms length from each other.
II would vote tomorrow to withdraw from
Cuba" continued Mr.. Hale, "and leave that peo-
and
| own government. The time will come when Re.
publicans will be glad when we get out of this
thing without worse things happening than are
now"
"What does the senator mcan," demanded Mr..
Spooner, "when he speaks in general terms of a
carnival Of fraud and corruption2"
II mean the things disclosed. bill OF particu.
lars has been filed already. 1t is not the admin.
1stration that is at fault. 1t is a natural result
There never has been an instance Of the setting
up OF supreme government in q colony or de:
pendency that has not been attended with precise
~ the things that we have seen in Cuba Eng
land had the same experience In India Congress
is as much at fault. The administration is not at
fault The administration has selected men who
are believed to be good men. We went into il
with utter confidence, believing that it was an
easy thing. voted against the peace treaty be.
cause believed colonial dependencies would re.
suit in precisely what has occurred. / am glad
to see that the administration Is trying to guard
| 1t, but do not want anybody to say that it is
an unexpected thing
is there any suspicion In the senator's mind"
| asked Mr.. Spoe ner moment later, "that the
pledge made in the resolution passed by congress
as TO the temporary occupation Of Cuba is not to
be Kept not only to the letter. but In the spirit
| slso2"
MIR. Hale's Startling Assertion.
II have very grave suspicious" promptly an.
swcred Mr. Hale. Then he added, speaking very
deliberately and evidently measuring every word:
II think there are very powerful influences in
TINS country think they largely located in
| New York city and largely speculative, con-
nected with money making corporatlons-that are
determined that we shall never give up Cuba
think that is the dangerous cloud in the sky.
| think that the time will never come unless some.
| thing earnest and drastic is done by congress,
when the last soldier OF the United States will be
Withdrawn from Cuban soil. l do not think the
president or the secretary OF favors holding on
10 Cuba, but discover-and the senator has diff.
ierent apprehensons from mine il he does not dis.
| cover-very powerful influences, commercial, mer.
camille. money and political, that are opposed to
our ever withdrawing from Cuba.'
Compliment For Hale.
In that confab Senator Spooner un-
Willingly paid Senator Hale the high.
est compliment he ever received by in
timating that the Maine statesman
talked like Democrat. l doubt very
much II Hon. Zach Chambers s.nato-
rial son-in-law ever, even in his mo-
ments OF greatest mental exaltation,
dreamed Of being compared to n Dem
Ocrat. That Is praise so high that his
ambition never scared so far skyward.
But l suggest that all peop:c interested
in the honor, the integrity and the per-
petuity Of this great republic would
do well to carefully read Senator Hale's