The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
Washington Letter.
McKinley's Hold.on Policy in
China.

RsoIOgtoo, aug. ~ III Mr.. Nc
Kinley has 90 understanding with the
powers operating 10 China, bis actions
are difficult to explain. Although
advised by some of the longest beaded
men 10 bis party. including the U. S.
minister to China. to take advantage Of
the opportunity 70 withdraw our troops
from China. now that the American
citizens who were 10 peril are safe. and
leave those Datious which are hungry
for Chinese territory to settle the .quab
bic among themselves. be has declined
to do so. Several days ago. when it
was announced that all the troops uow
ou tho way to China would be sent
to Manila. i: was thought that be 10.
tended to follow that advice but With
10 forty eight hours it has been off
cially announced that the troops in
China would be kept there. apd since
then. the significant announcement was
made that the troops which would 60
to Msnila would not go to take the
psco of volunteers to be sent home.
but to reinforce them, and that 90
troops are to be scot homo uutil further
notice. If that doesn't indicate 90 10.
,eution on the part Of Mr. Mckinley to
play further hsad in the Chinese
game, what does it indicate I?
No- =, h.o hooo
announced that ex Senator German,
now at Saratoga. will return to Mary.
land about the middle of September
aod take 90 active part 10 the campaign
until election day. those republicans
who have been actively circulating
stories Of bis lukcwarmness towards
Bryan and Stevenson must fee! that
they are very clumsy liars. Il has
never been doubted in Washington
that Mr. German would do his fall
duty towards the party that has honor.
ed bin iu the past aud that IS likely to
honor bin in tho future.
Evidence contioues to multiply show.
ing that Illinois will be iound il the
democratic colcmn this year. After
expressing his opinion to that effect,
Nj W, Il. Broad. Of Chicago, SAID
There are o number Of reasons for
believing this, but | AN convin ced ,ha,
opposition to imperialism will have
greater influence 10 the undo,ng Of the
republicans than any of the other
issues. There is big German vote in
Illinois, especially 10 Chicago. aud the
Germaoe, alu ost to a man, are opposed
to the imperialistic policy of the present
administration. There is also a very
bitter factioual fight among Iiliuois re.
publicaos. and although i, doesn't
come much to the surface. the feeling
is so strong that it will be impossible
for them to make progressive and
harmonious campaign 10 the state
Opposition TO the trusts will also lose
the republican ticket good u auy votes,
and with the labor troubles in Chicago
aod all the suffering that has resulted
from them. the republican orators will
find it ficult to convince the working
men there that the country is blessed
with an over-abundance of prosperity"
That the democratic leaders are
thoroughly posted on what the repub
licans are doing and are meeting
every republican move, is made ap.
parent by the following remarks of
one of them: against the pros
perity statistics which are being
manufactured by the census bureau,
we will place some hard facts which
indicate that many classes Of men
who have to depend on their labor
for living are not prosperous Take
for instance the anthracite coal
miners The coal trost has cut
down the number of work days 90
that miners are expected to live on
three days work a week This meane
that they can barely exist. In New
England come of the cotton mills are
shut down and others are running on
half time. TIE silk mills of New
Jersey are running on short time,
and one of the big silk manufacturing
companies has, within the last week,
gone into bankruptcy. We are look
ing for the scare which the repubIi
cans have intimated they will give
the country. that attention may be
called to the money question. 1t
may come at any time, and the small
volume of trading in Wall street
indicates a tear there that a money
squeeze may be impending When
the west begins. the moving of it's
crops and calls upon the east for
money to do it with, and if coinci
dentally, Russian or any other
European loan should be placed,
making drafts upon our gold supply,