The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04


as Democrat to a position, given by
law to Democrats he did the most dis.
reputable thing ever heard of his do
Ing. He knew that Bynum did all in
his power to elect him in 1896 and that
In 1898 Bynum prOwled around over
the country making speeches in close
congressional districts against the
Democratic nominees and in SUPPORT of
the Republican nominees. For exam.
pie, up in Iowa he stumped for Colonel
Hepburn and Major Lacey, who are
rantankerOus radical Republicans. In
deed 1t took several Orations from both
William d. Bynum and William Nc.
Kinley to pull through that pair of con.
spicuOus thick and thin McHannaites.
Yet they both had the colossal cheek to
certify or testify that in their dictricts
Bynum spoke in his character of Dem
Ocrat and was always introduced as q
Democrat. OF course he was and why?
In order that he might be able in his
role Of Democratic decoy duck, which
he was hired to play, to inveiglc
some mutton headed Democrat into
voting for Hepburn or Lacey. Had he
appeared in his true character of q Re.
publican-and Republican for reve-
nue. at that-he would not have fooled
even one stupid Democrat and there
fore would have been of no service to
the slick colonel and the sly major. To
Senator James X. Jones is due the hon.
or Of organizing the fight which kept
Rynum from the public crib and land
cd him outside the breastworks. So
goodby, Mr.. Bynum!
What Might Have Been.
l am reminded forcibly ut this mo-
ment of the wisdom of the old saw
which says, Don't whistle till you get
out Of the woods" for the ink was
scarcely dry on the foregoing portion
Of this letter touching Mr.. Bynum until
l learned that the president has up
pointed or Is about to appoint Bynum
to the vacancy on the codifying com.
mission In place Of Judge David
Browning CulbersOn Of Texas, who re-
Gently departed this life. l don't be-
grudge Bynum the $1,000 salary. If he
Is appointed as a Republican, which he
Is, all we'll and good. but If he is ap-
pointed as Democrat. which he Is not,
/ hope Democratic senators will pre-
vent his confirmation.
1t Is pitiful to think Of what Bynum
is, a suppliant for the crumbs falling
from his Republican masters table,
and Of what he might have been, the
proud and beloved leader of the Indi-
ana Democracy. the successor in the
hearts of the Hoosiers of Thomas A.
Hendricks. the Philip Sidney of the
American Democracy.
What the people OF Indiana think of
Governor Mount | do not know. He
may be to the taste of the HOOsier Re-
publicans as the old saying hath it, "De
gustibus non est disputandum," which
being translated means. "There is no
dtsputing about tastes" but he can rest
assured that honest men everywhere,
without regard to political affiliations,
believe that he has utterly d;sgraced
the high position which he holds and
earned the unspeakable contempt Of all
decent people by refusing requisition
from Governor Beckham Of Kentucky
to deliver M Ex-Governor Taylor Of
Kentucky to answer to an Indictment
as an accessory to the assassination of
Governor William GOebel. That Beck
ham is governor no man can doubt.
The supreme court of Kentucky so de-
cided, two Republican judges concur
ring in the decision. The supreme
court of the United States so decided.
and there are only three Democrats
among the nine judges Of that high tri-
bunal
A Murderer Shielded,
Yet this man Mount is so keen to
shield an accessory to the foulest mur.
der committed in the last ten years re-
fuses a reQuisitiOn because the crimi-
nal happens to be Republican. 1t is
inconccivable that baseness and stu
pidity can be carried any farther. And
what miserable figure Taylor cuts.
"A fugitive from justice in that state of
which he was secretary of state for
four years and governor de facto sever
al months. II he Is innocent, why don't
he 60 home and demonstrate it? The
courts are open. The people of Ken
tucky love fair dealing and will see to
1t that he gets fair trial. Able and
fearless and upright judges are on the
bench Yet he skulks in Indiana. afraid
to poke his dishOnored head within the
confines Of his native state. | did not
believe that Kentucky ever nurturcd
such shameless poltroOn as that. He
actually falls below the low level of
the carpetbaggcrs and scalawacs of
the southern states during reconstruct
ton days. Ex-Governor Moses of South
Carolina was indicted for grand lar
ceny. but he had manhood enough TO
stand trial. He was convicted and
served term In the pcnitent.ary of
South Carolina and another term i'm
the penitcntiary Of Massachusetts for