The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
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SiS.
ITO Quigg verb transitive) means to
cabbage: to make way with: to cause
to disappear" That is the latest con-
tribution to the dictionary. My friend,
Lemuel Eli Quigg has been converted
into verb. ira Ia. That happens to
men only at rare intervals. Indeed l
have never known it to happen to an
American hitherto Some have had
their names used as adjectives. For
instance. The Wellington boot and the
Mcclellan saddle tree arc familiar to
men. Mcintosh. McAdam and Burn
sides arc cases where names or IN
ventors have passed to the things IN
vented. but Lernuel Eli has the double
honor of having furnished the basis for
both verb and adjective. as the ungod-
" newspapers use the verb ito Quigg'
also the adjective "Quiggy.
Boomerang Candidate.
He has fallen. We may now gaze
upon that splendid prodigy which
erstwhile awakened our awe and made
us gasp. We refer to Teddy That st.
Paul speech did the business for him.
He is a boomerang. Republicans apol-
ocize for him; Democrats sneer at him.
Human nature is tie same the wide
world over. When the Old woman was
Informed that the COW had eaten the
grindstone, she exclaimed, Il told you
so!v'
And my esteemed contemporary. the
Washington Post. remembering many
a lab which it made at Teddy in days
of yore and remembering that its jabs
were now taking on tho character IF
prophecy. publishes tho following edl-
torial as to Colonel Teddy:
THE INEVITABLE HAS HAPPENED.
It must be an unpleasant duty for so stanca
AID loyal supporter CT the Republican candl'
dates and policies aS the Brooklyn Eagle to devote
its editorial space to explanations OF hr. Roose-
velt's st. Paul speech. with view to mitigating
the boomerang effects Of his reckless indiscre-
ton. Yet it IS the expected. the predicted. the
inevitable that has happened. 1t was expected
by all who had any familiarity with the ora
torical methods Of the brilliant young statesman
1t was predicted by The Post both before and
after his nomination. 1t happened at the INST
opportunity. The governor OF the Empire State
and nominee for the second Office Under our sys-
tem-the man WHO Was selected foc the SECOND
place because OF alleged special Qualitcatlons 10
dll the frst place in case OF need-made these re-
marks before great audience OF St iaui lew
days ago:
:.stady the Kansos City platform. and you can
not help realizing that their policy is the policy
Of infamy; that ,hci.. triumph would mean misery
SO widespread that il is almost uath:,kao!e ana
disgrace so lasting that more than generation
would have 10 pass before il could be wiped oi:t
II,ev stand for lawlcssncss and disorder. for dis
honest. and dishonor. for license ard disaster at
!sc.:e ana Cor cowarcly shrinking iroin cCt;
.,:..c2;;;.
Via, is ;:ere in that Grade that Goes not srs-
est the a1tipodcs OF each and all the quaiiiicalon'
which sober minded citizens OF ail parties deem
requisite for tie vice presidency Q! the Cnitcc
States? The delegates 10 the Kansas CITY coz
yent;oo represented the membership Of the Demo-
cratic party II that convention stood Tor DIS
grace, for !awlcssacss and disorder. Tor d;shon-
cstv and G;shoro.," the Democratic party Stanis
for the same list CT ia:alnics.
There lave been many vice prcsiGcnti2! cand!-
Gates CT smaller intellectual cal;5cr tG2n Ihco-
do-e Roosevelt. There have been icw, II any.
who surpassed him in traits and QUALITIES ,hat
s4yn and hold friends. but party has ever named
for that oaice candidate who could possibly
have committed the blunder O: t:,us assalins and
Gctaming 5000. .o9o 6.9G3.oJ0 os his fellow ci;'
zeI.s.
Pensions For Soldiers.
W. I,idgeley of the Third Kansas
distric, is generally recognized as one
of the mcss faithful and useful mem
horc Of .hf ho!,Sf.
Judge y. NJ. Jackson OF Winfield
has been nominated as his Successor.
Judge jackson is u Eentuckian by
birth. az able lawyer. u handsome man
and an orator Of high degree pre-
diet for him :, splendid career in con-
gress.
Not !ong since lis Republican op-
poncnt tried to curry favor with the
old soldiers. whercupon Judge Jackson
submitted the following vigorous and
felicitous remarks:
MY opponent is very soiicitous about
the old soldier. Sir. yield TO 10 man
in my devotion to the Union soldiers.
They need no eulogy from me nor from
any other person. Many Of the dead
heroes OF the great yet cruel war
have their last resting places marked
by imposing slabs Of marble. AID yet
these do not add luster to their names.
Neither viii any words which my op-
ponent or may utter add one cubic
to their greatness. The highest en-
conium. the most magnificent culogy,
that can be paid the old soldier is that
he barred his breast i'll the defense OF
the Union: that he met In mortal con-
flict flesh Of his flesh and blood OF his
blood-yca. that he met upon the
field Of battle men Us brave and de-
termined as himself.
"As the result Of that mighty
strife we have. thank God. one coun-
try and one flag. We now say all
honor to those brave and gallant sol
dierAan that this government should
deal fairly. Justly and honestly with
it's saviors. by opponent. in his
great anxiety to assure the ole sol