The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25

| human conduct than to -tind out what
The Globe-Democrat wants and then
90 and do the opposite thing. 1t has
the infinite gall to talk about Bryan be-
ing a dictator. when, as matter OF
fact, there isn't q Republican Of any
respectability in the United States who
doesn't hide his head In shame every
time he thinks Of the doings Of the
Philadelphia convention. Mark Hanna
was the whole thing, and everybody
knows it. The only man in that vast
aggregation Of trust pap suckers who
seems to have got from under Marks
thumb was the statesman who stole
two or three planks Of the Republican
platform which Mark had dictated. 1t
is said that one palpitating patriot re-
ceived $1,000 for changing the word
Nicaraguan into the word isthmian ID
that platform. If Republican can
get s.. 600 for changing one word in
platform, it is only q question OF arita-
metic as to how much he would get TO
change the whole 800 words.
Now, if this letter falls under the
eagle eye of any Republican sovereign
let him recall that did not originate
the charge that part Of that platform
was stolen and has not seen the light
of day. but it is made on the authority
of the Hon. Charles Henry Grosvenor
of Athens. O., who is taken as Mckin-
ley's mouthpiece on the floor of the
house Of representatives. That valor-
Gus warrior asserts openly and above
board that he has the original rough
draft Of the platform as written by
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker and
that somebody on the subcommittee to
whom it was given to be copied cab
baged two or three planks. and they
did not appear in the platform that
was sent out to the country. Now. on
question of yeracity between Cen
eral Grosvencr and the majority of Ills
Republican confrercs | prefer to be-
lieve Grosyenor Notwithstanding the
fact that sometimes when under high
pressure the general himself is rather
economical of the truth. So the next
time The Globc-Democrat wants to say
anything about platform it would do
we'll enough TO explain to an astounded
world all about those lost planks in the
Philadelphia platform. which are likely
to create as much discussion as the
sibylline leaves.
Grosvenor closed his remarks about
the platform in this wise:
.Otherwise the platform. although
badly written and in poor English and
without angularity. conveys in a mild
sort Of driveling way the best ideas
of the Republican party.
An Ideal Document.
Individually take much pleasure IN
reading and ponderins the Kansas City
platform. for it represents the ideals
in which have long believed.
On June II. 1895. in the house of rep
resentatives. fighting the annexation of
Hawaii because l believed it would
lead 70 infinitely worse things, inter
ALA said: Our institutions have in
deed been purchased with q very great
price, and yet we are about to imperil
them by entering upon a vainglorious
policy Of imperial aggrandizement. gor-
geouS in appearance. but surely fatal
in its effect, OF all history is a lie.
I also Zee! good over the specific dec
laration for 1G to l. Vt the big anti
trust banquet i'll st. Louis May -.
1889. l said: in 1900 we Will express
the unyclding principles OF Democracy
in this wise: We will not only reafiirm
but rcadopt the Chicago platform OF
1896. ;.s,atin@ neither .iot nor ,ittle Of
that second declaration OF inGepend-
cucc
MisscGr:'S Congressman.
One pleasant result OF the census TO
Democrats everywhere Will he that
Missouri viii gain certainly three cor
greSSmen ai.d possibly four. a2d as
these Will be Democrats it strengthens
the Democratic party greatly. The
fight FOR the first place in the Union is
now between Missouri. Texas. New
York and Illinois. with the chances de-
cidedly in favor OF the proposition that
within the lifetime of men now living
it will narrow down to Texas and Mis-
souri,. Any gain in these states is pure
ly q gain for Democracy. At the pres
ent rate of Increase Missouri Will pass
Ohio in 1910 and will probably pass
Pennsylvania in 1920 And among the
things upon which the people should
felicitate themselves in the census this
is the one which should bring most JOY
to Democrats.
In these letters l have frequently
held Missouri up us al example OF ap-
piled Democracy. 4 performance which
l wish to repeat now When the Dem
ocrats came into power in this state III
1913. they found Il state debt OF over
S25. 100000 AID hundreds OF millions Of