The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-03

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pre;cnses in o4t,cr u kcei, 4 D~:ao9:cct
out of the senate ;si.:i 20 lift ;,ij;isel! IL
again.
Out in Indiana t.ic friends Of Hon.
Charles i. I.andis are also scared 2ad.
strange to say. are cndeavoriEs TO
work on She Hoosier voters Il game Of
bunko ysfy similar 70 the one Senator
| Chandler is playing UP in New Hamp-
| shire. The Lands rootcrS seeing him
about to lose his seat in congress to a
Democrat, have raised the hue and cry
that Brigham II. Roberts Of Utah is
raising heaven and earth and eXpend-
ing a large sum Of hard cash to beat
Lands. What arrant nonsense. What
cheap demagogy! What miserable
claptrap! Landis had no more to do
with putting Roberts out than did a
dozen others, not much more than
about 200 others, and Roberts knows
| that. Then why should Roberts single
out Landis for vengeance any more
than Judge Lanham of Texas? It's
all bosh and shows the sore straits in
which Republican candidates find
themselves.
By the way. it appears that Lands is
not the only Republican statesman who
uses Roberts as bogy man. Hon.
Robert W. Taylor Of Ohio started the
same canard to save himself from be-
ing defeated for the nomination. and,
wonderful to tell, the tric.-- worked like
q charm. l really wonder how many
more Of them are going to try to save
their congressional bacon by yelling:
Help. good people; help! That man
Roberts is after me-" Roberts, even
if fool enough to undertake it, would
have to be richer than Cresus to do
much toward Furnishing the men who
bounced him. helped to do that thing
myself. l took humble part in the
publication Of congress. l helped to
keep him out. but ! am not idiot enough
to believe that Roberts could control
even one vote in the congressional dis
trict which / have the honor to repre-
sent. Landis must have marvellous
lot Of constituents if he fears the ma
lign influence of Roberts upon them.
He really believes nothing Of the sort,
and the Roberts business is q bold,
bald play to the galleries.
Repeaters In West Virginia.
But in West Virginia the badly scar
ed Republican leaders are playing a
more substantial game. Even at this
early date they are importing colored
heelers and repeaters by the carload
ito work on the railroad You bet
they will work on the railroad'-one
day-the day of the election. After
working on the railroad" the first half
of that day they will journey over into
Kentucky and work on the railroad"
some more Nothing like having few
thousand nomadic colored brothers Ito
work on the railroad" on election day.
Republicans are scared. but it should
| be remembered that they are most dan
gerous when most scared. and Demo-
Gratis should be more vigilant than
ever. Democratic managers every
where should see to it that we have
fair deal this time and that no such
wholesale colonization and stuffing OF
the ballot box are permitted this time
as took place in 1896. If elections are al
WAYS to be conducted on the corrupt
plan of 1896. we might as We'll save the
expenses Of the farce and boldly and
openly put the Offices up at auction
and knocl. them down to the highest
bidder.
Vicious Job ut Teddy.
But Mr.. Towne is not the only per-
son that seems disposed to take a fali
out of Colonel Roosevelt. That bright
and sparkling Independent journal. the
Washington Post, makes this vicious
jab 1T Teddy:
This is not tie first time Teddy the Terrible has
been compelled to wrigsle out OF an unpleasant
prcdicament 1t will be recalled that the ques-
tion of tax paying slipped into his gubernatorlsl
campaign.
AS a friend and constant reader Of
The Post I voluntarily and without
charge advise it to look leedle out
or the hero Of Oyster Bay will swoop
down upon Washington. lasso 1t and
dump it into the Potomac. Just as he
is blossoming out as the great apostle
Of purity and light. it is bad manners IN
The Post to jog the peoples memory
about Teldy's career as tax dodger.
and recalls Bourke Cockran's great ar
gument against the income tax. to Wit:
THAT the passage Of the income tax
bill would force the poor prosecuted
downtrodden plutocrats Of New York
to commit perjury in order to escape
payment..' If a hero is not permitted
to dodge his taxes, what's the use in
being a hero? Let the Washington
Post answei. that or forever hold its
peace.
The Globe-Democrat is the Mark
Tapley of american politics. 1t is al
ways cheerful. forever hopeful Just
at present it is trying to delude itself
and its readers by asserting that Dem
ocratic leaders in Missouri fear a
slump if not Il defeat. commend to