The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-23

view of this question like to tell US OF the mis-
takes of great men OF other days, who have vain
~ protested against acquisition OF territory. One
worthy and most exubcrant gentleman in another
place points out to his hearers the folly OF Web.
ster and Clay, the delusions of Charles Sumner
and contrasts them with the wisdom of Jefferson
anG Tyler and Polk. Mr. Jefferson declared that
! the acquisition of Louisiana unconstitutional
and wanted constitutional amendment to justify
it. think the general sense of the American
people is that in that particular Mr. Jefferson was
in error and that our power to admit new states
clearly involves the power to acquire territory
from which new states to be made. wonder,
however. if there be any man now alive who now
holds or who ever did ever Will hold scat IN
either house OF congress willing to say that, hav-
ing taken an oath to support the constitution, he
would, for any purpose OF pubic advantage lot
! swear himself for the sake OF real or fancied
good to his country / hope and believe that the
spirit of Fletcher OF Saltoun, who said he would
die to serve Scotland. but he would not do base
thing to save her. IS still the spirit OF American
craftsmanship. That exS3erant gentleman con-
trasts the craftsmanship OF Polk and Tyler with
that OF Daniel Webster and Henry Clay alsd
Charles Sumner. Somehor: or ether the names OF
Wooster and Cay and Sumner live in the hearts
and on the lips of their countrymcn. while the
men who brought on the Mexican war in the IN
tcrest OF slavery are forgotten. do not think
we hear Of men building statues to those coun-
sellers or celebrating their birthdays or writing
their lives. In all generations the stat's!nen WHO
have appealed to Righteousness and justice ana
freedom have left an enduring place IN the loving
! memory of their country1ncn, while the men 40
! have counseed them to walk in the path OF IN.
Justice and wrong, even ii it led to empire and
even if they in the majority IN their Own
day are forgotten and despised. Ah. Mr. Prcsi-
tEot
! the Lord as the jews were the anolnted OF the
Lord But the Jewish empire is forgotten. Inc
sands of the desert cover the foundations OF 'ier
cities The spider spins It's thread; the OWL
makes its midnight perch in their palaces But
still those little words: Thou shalt not steal:
thou shalt not covet that that is thy nelghoor s.
whatever We would that men shall do to YOU 90
We even so again unto thera. shine through Tue
aces blazing and undirrTed. Ar. President, you
,nav speculate. you may retire. you may doubt.
Won NAV dcny, but the one foremost acton
in our history the foremost action IN all his
tory. is the writing upon its pages those simple
and sublime opening sentences OF the Oec!araioh
OF independence. And tie men who stand by u
shall live in the eternal memory CT mankind: ana
the men who depart from it, howevc: triumphant
and successful in their little policies. snail perlsh
and be forgotten or shall be remembered Only -
be dcspsed.
Coming Statesmen.
One nurpose of these letters is to in
trodrce to the notice Of my readers the
rising members Of the house. especially
new and young Democratic representa-
tives who give unusual promise or III
t,re eminence. In the great debate on
the armor plate feature OF the naval
appropriation bill trio Of young Dem
ocrats showed forth resplendent-WIl-
liam Walton Kitchin Of North Caroll-
ma. Charles Kennedy Wheeler OF Ken
tucky and Willard Duncan Vandiver
of Missouri. They put up magnlh-
cent fight for the people and led the
Democrats to notable yict y.
The Hoosier Republicans had hardly
adjourned their more or less perfume
tory state convention before the spring
municipal elections were held. in which
the grand old party was the recipient
of q most righteous but most astound-
ing walloping. The Porto Rican bill
did it; the Philippine imperial propa-
ganda did it; the Cuban scandals did
it; the A1acrum exposures cid it; the
Hav-Pauncefote treaty did it; the Gage
Hepburn dark and damnable perform
ance did it; the administrations pro-
English tendencies did it; it's evident
lack of sympathy with the heroic Beers
did it; the pro-English gold standard
bill did it; Mark Hanna's ship subsidy
bill did it: Colonel John ". Gates bold
and brazen trust caper did it; Beyer-
idse's speeches did it; Fairbanks pres
idential aspirations did it; Governor
Steele's thrilling grafton on shirtless
Caribbears did it; but, whatever did
it. the Democrats Of Indiana didn't do
a thing to the Republicans. Oh, no.
They trampled them in the mud; that's
all
Quay and Hanna.
In some respects General Charles
Henry Grosvenor Of Ohio is the un-
luckiest of mortals. The newspapers
are always pestering him. They rep
resented him as publicly congratulate
ing Senator Mark Hanna on the IN
doing of Matthew Stanley Quay, where
upon the general publishes a card
avowins that when he fell, fguratiye-
IL at least. on Marks neck in q public
place it was to thank that great and
good man for some kind and compll-
mentary remarks personal to himself.
Whether Quay will believe the expia-
nation am not authorized to say, as
am not in the confidence Of the eX-
keystone boss Lord Byron says,
Sweet is revenge" and far stranger
things have happened in this world
than that ex-senator and ex-Chairman
of the National Committee Quay should
find some way of evening up the score
with Senator and Chairman of the Ma
tional Committee Hanna. 1t may be
that he will avenge himself on Marks
protese, William Mckinley. or he may
be satisfied with defeating Marks snip
subsidy bill If the newspapers are
to be believed, that palpitating patriot
Senator Tom Carter of Montana, med
itates the latter method Of revenge
for Marks part in taking off his friend
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