The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-10
COP. Marked For a Ire
mendous Trouncing.
MARK CAN'T GET THE DOODLE
Prominent Republicans Desert
ing Mckinley.
TEDDY AR0UsEs NO ENTHUSIASM.

Several Republics Copgressme,. I.
nsws In Danger Of Defeat-sign.
Indicate That Hanna 10 to BE MADE
the scspegoat ~ McIxinley's De-
feat-Denocratic Outlook In Indi-
ssa-xach CAandIer's scheme Re-
vived-A Republican Eaitor's Con-
ssssiea-Bryan's Reply 20 uanna.s
Challe.Se.
Especial Washington Letter1
Surely the G. o. p. Is headed for the
deuce and marked for the most as
founding trouucing any party ever re-
! eeived at the hands Of long suffering
and outraged people. Mark can't get
his usual amount Of Doodle! Teddy
SAINT arouse any enthusiasm! And the
chairman Of the Iowa Republican state
committee sends out Macedonian cry
to the postmasters and other federal
papsuckers declaring that several Re-
-eubaican congressman In Iowa are In
great danger OF defeat! There has
been no such mournful set as the Re-
publicans are since the children of Is-
rael hung their harps on the willows
and sat down by the waters of Babylon
and wept Amazing Republican losses
10 Vermont! Surprising Republican
Ioeses In Maine! Desertions of promi.
nent Republicans everywhere Is the
slckening meSage which Mark is com.
PEELED to send to bis disbeartened fol.
,3overs.
= PITY the sorrows Of a pooi old man."
appears to be Marks appeal to the plu-
tocrats. Calamities are crovding upon
him 90 thick that one might sympa.
thixe with him IL McHannaism were
not the bope Of our free &c cvernment.
IL II written. 'Tf thy right hand offend
thee. cut 1t or"
Sc it Is infinitely better that Mark
should so In humiliation to his pollti-
cal grave than that the republic should
perish.
HAVING Fun with Hanna.
They are playing cruel pranks with
Mark these days. Some scientist out
In Indiana. without the fear of Hanna
before bis eyes, but animated by n
waggish. perhaps patriotic. spirit. got
hold OF one Of Marks paid .spellbind-
ers. hypnotized him and caused him to
deliver n rousing Democratic speech!
Since Mark has unexpectedly blossom
ed out as an orator he had better steer
clear OF that artist. or first thing he
knows he will himself be whooping il
up for Bryan. 1G TO I and all. How all
this must poster Mark. and yet nobody
appears TO be shedding any tears over
his troubles. Even Republicans ere
feginning TO complain of him and to
dcspitefully use him. My lecture mate
-one OF them-Hon. Charles Il. Landis
or Delphi. Ind. thought Ii q winning
card to induce Mark to crate I'm his
town. Guess Charles did that with an
eye to persuadlng Mark to give him
some OF the sinews Of war. Mark In.
vaded Delphi. GRATED. and now comes
Governor Mount. who says that bring.
ins Mark into Hooslcrdom was blum
der which a famous Frencbman on
momentous occasion declared to be
worse than crime. Governor Mounts
declaration is the most unkindest" cut
OF oil and must hnv" caused the iron TO
enter Marks soul. Signs are nccumu-
iating that Mark Is to be made the
scapegoat for McKinley's impending
defeat. He will share the lamentab'e
fate OF one Jay Hubbell-Garfields
Dear Hubbelr'-who sandbagged and
bell up the government officials and
who was then thrown away like a
sucked orange-dlsgraced execrated.
'loafhed. When Mckinley Is beaten. as
ne VIII he. al, OF the sins Of oil the Re.
.publlcans will be loaded ON to Marks
back. md he will be hated more enthn.
s!astlcnlly and more universally than
any other man In America.
A JoS's Comforter.
Even The Globe Democrat. . thick
aud thin Republican organ grinder. has
become sort OF Jobs comforter for
Mark and. speaking OF West Viryinia.
says. THE outlook is not 80 hopeful an
the campaign Republican managers
had hoped .. would be-" Again, The
Clobe-Democra says. The party lieu.
tenants In the field ssy that hard work
wiz be necessary for the salvation Of
the state" Again. The Globe Democrat
continues dolefully. The result Of the
reports from West Virginia will be the
immediate bracing no Of the Republic
IN camDaign In that state" Which
means. I take II. that Senator stephen
b. Elkins will impor, a few more car-
loads Of the colored man and brother
Into the state and colouize then for
fraudulent election purposes. Again,
TIE Globe Democrat remarks. "I.itera.
ture and speakers Will be supplied. and
the voters throughout the state will be
awakened to a sense Of the danger
which seems to confront the party"