The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19

ing elected by the skin OF his teeth tie
chances are that he Will have so votes
to spare in the electoral college You
hear my horn.
Twelve months ago two Of the most
distinguished Republicans in the Unit
ed States were named Henderson. Now
the Republican party is minus one Of
the Hcndersons-namely, John g., late
of Missouri and now of Washington.
General Henderson was 4 brigadier
general in the Union army. lie helped
create the Republican party il Mis-
souri,, L very hazardous performance
in that day lie was for eight years L
Republican senator, presided over the
convention that nominated Blaine and
also over the pan-American congress.
For SO years he has been recognized as
one OF The greatest living lawyers and
the only r1an living or dead who ever
refused seat on the supreme bench
of Missouri. With this splendid rec
ord behind him this illustrious patriot
| could not stomach Mckinley imperial
| ism and has come out sQuarely Tor
Bryan
No Longer Republic.
Recently he wrote to DR.. ". < Crof
fut as follows:
| Our government IS rapidly changing its form
The United States is longer republic Two
wars are being wased by the president without
anv constitutional sanction. The Russian en-
1,;,-
exercised almost without protest. by an American
president; The w:- with the Philippines is worse
Than useless. The islands ca:act be cccupiaa b"
Americans, ard American law, equally with Amer
can prejudice. already scrbics American Citizen
ship TO their inhabitants, and tbs reduces them
TO slavery and ourselves to forms OF csSpotisli
In the case os China. American troops, without
prctense OF law, IRE TO be placed under the COM
,lard of the German emperor. On the successful
entry of the allies into Peking will begin the
struggle of raycnous beasts over the prey. and ii
our pcpp,e fail protest the polls in November
next. We shall DC one OF these beasts.
The other Henderson, who is still
prominent in Republican councils, is
General David e. Of Dubuque. Ia.
speaker of the national house Of repre-
sentatives Recently. in speech which
is evidently intended as keynote
speech. he said The doctrines Of Ham
ilton must be the text word Of the
hour
The Ha,nilto1ian TheorJ.
In his life OF Hamilton Senator Her
~ Cabot Lodge states the Hamilton
theory as follows:
The republic CT Hamilton was to be an ar;sto-
Il oo,,b.
lie, and the power OF the separate states was to
be edectually crippled. The first object was TO
be attained by committing the choice of the pres
ident and senators, who were TO hold Office during
good behavior, to class OF the community
qualified to vote BY the possession CT GER
tain amount OF real property. The second was
to be secured By giving 20 the president OF
the United States the appointment OF the gov
erncrs Of tie various states. vino were 20
have veto On al state legislation. These ptovl-
sions, as may be seen at glance, involved the
essential character OF the government, and. al
though purely republican, cane much nearer TO
the BTtisl. ,ncdel t:2n any other by their recog-
milton OF classes ard OF the political rights OF
property, while. by Tie treatment OF the states,
highly centralized national government was to
supersede entirely the confederate soril-
X careful perusal of this excerpt Will
convince {; great many Republicans
that their proper place IS not in the
Republican party. but in the Demo
cratic party where Tie f.'ie::.iis Of free
dom are batting forSe.c repablic. Some
time ago Senator George G.;;ll:...i Vest
said il an interview:
o;- peop.e Elrst understand tia, shis Is the
r.ost important fight ;:ar las ever :aced the par
~. There r1uSt b" an awakening TO the i2cs lat
the cry ''Rep2biic against empire IS .l9t mere
campaign slogan. Tie phrase is al truthful.
Plans at Washington, VERY definitely :a;d "u:.,
mean 10 override tie constitution. The Eeloa1!c-
an leaders believe IN Tie teachings CT !!c:.a.dc:
Hamilton. who said tl.a: tie govcrumen; OF Great
Britain WIS the nea-es; model of al the govern
ments ever devised by the brain OF .laH. Tie
Hamilton idea lives a. Washington today. Nc
kioley and Hay believe IL it. The secret pans
of the Republican leaders are "a strong govern
rneat, without constitutional limitations. TINS
is the fight. The lines drawn. There can be
no ouibbling 1t is the constitution Of our fathers
against imperialism.
at the time these words were utter
Ell many considered them radical and
not justified By the facts Of the situa-
ton, but undertake to say that Hen
derson's speech at Chicago and Roose-
yelt's speech at st. Paul justify every
syllable Of Senator Vests interview.
The latest notable convert to Bryan
ism in the east is the venerable author,
soldier and litterateur, Colonel Thomas
Wentworth Higginson. He was dis
tin2uished soldier during the ci;,ll war.
he was member Of that famous liter
ary coterie composed Of Emerson.
Lopgfellow, Lowell Oliver Wendell
Holmes and other WORTHLESS who shed
impecishab!e luster on Boston and the
human race. The disposition to rat
from Mckinley does not seem to be
confined to any condition or class Of
people or any profession known among
men. 1t seems to be universal extend
ing from the humblest citizen OF the
republic 20 the most influential in the
land.
DoIliver and Landis.
This summer l have had joint dis
cussions with the Hon. J. Z. Dolliver.