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


believe that Bryan is responsible for
the seeming falling off Of population in
Omaha and Lincoln. l say seeming
falling off, advisedly. for people at all
familiar with the facts know that not
only in Omaha and Lincoln, but in a
great many other cities east and west,
there was systematic and wholesale
padding of the census in 1890. The RI
valry among cities led to that result.
But The Globe-Democrat labors under
| the delusion-a species Of midsummer
madness-that because Omaha and Lin
coin have shrunk in population-if they
have shrunk-the country is depopulat-
ed to that extent! What consummate
idiocy! Does The Globe-Democrat sup
pose really does it-that because a
few thousand people left Omaha and
Lincoln they expatriated themselves
and sought homes in foreign lands!
And doesn't The CD. know that it
writes itself down an ASA malignant
one at that-by attributing loss Of pop
ulation-if loss there be-m Omaha and
Lincoln to William J. Bryan?
A Fighter From Texas.
Certain Republicans are laying the
hattering JUNCTION to their souls that
they can defeat that brave old Demo
cratic warhorse. Colonel Rudolph Kle-
berg Of the Rio Grande district Of Tex
as, but they are reckoning without
their host, for Colonel kleberg is a
fighter from away back. There are no
frilIs or fuss and feathers about your
Uncle Rudolph. He quietly whets his
snickersee and goes after them, and
when he gets through they are not
The reason why the enemy thinks he
can capture Kleberg's district is that
the Democrats had big fight for the
nomination. Wonder these Republican
editors never learn that Democrats are
like cats a-fghting-"more fight, more
cats" So true is this that when the
Texas Democracy was split in twain
some years ago The Globe-Democrat
mournfully remarked, perhaps the
Democratic majority in Texas can be
kept below the 100000 mark this year"
It's a 10 to / shot that the Democrats
Of Texas will redeem Colonel HaWley,s
district and send solid Democratic
delegation to congress instead OF los
ing Kleberg's district.
DR.. Richard Bartholdt Of st. Louis
will have to keep his optic peeled or he
will get his congressional tail pulled.
The doctor thinks he has lead pipe
cinch on that district. To casual OBJ
server it looks as if he had, as he has
been receiving 5000 and 10000 majori-
ties. but if the doctor depends on past
majorities he is likely to find himself
''ausgespielt.'' for the Democrats have
acted with rare good sense and have
nominated against him Lieutenant
Governor A. H. Bolte. who is a splen-
did man and 4 magnificent campaign
er, especially strong with the Germans,
who are not stuck on DR.. Bartholdt's
imperialistic ideas He is 4 jolly good
fellow. l count him among my per-
sonal friends. but l do not believe
that be represents the sentiments Of
his constituents on the political issues
as they now present themselves Ger
mans love liberty, and. what's mere.
they came to this country to secure
liberty, and have never believed and
do not now believe that they Will in
dorse McIianna imperialism.
Charles A. Towne.
Of all tie Republicans and Populists
now cooperating with the Democrats
none has more brains than Charles y.
Towne. He is man Of the highest
character and highest capacity. His
conduct in refusing 8 vice presidential
nomination and in putting his services
where they will do the most good is
proof positive that he is patriot.
There is no better political literature
than Towne's speeches. His silver
speech In congress gave him an Inter
national reputation as an orator. He
maintains on the stump and on the
platform the vast reputation then and
there made. In his Duluth speech
Towne tackled Teddy the Terror
and the artistic manner in which he
fiayed that self constituted hero adds
largely to the gayety Of nations. In
speaking of Teddy's St. Paul harangue
Towne says:
The speech is with rare exception, an alienation
OF evasion and assertion. In spirit it is COM
pound OF scold and sculion. AS to its facts. It
abounds in inaccuracies which. il accidental, are
inexplicable as coming from man who has per-
formed creditably work in history and biography.
But the world is accustomed to inconsistencies
from Mr. Roosevelt 1t has long looked Upon him
as predestined and incorrigbe eccentric. 1t
has given up attempting to explain him or to
reconcile him with himself 1t is quite impossi-
BILE, whether it would be worth while otherwise OF
not, to make an entirely satisfactory diagnosis OF
civil service reiormer in partnership with
Thomas c. PlItt; citizen soldier who iIaicules
the volunteers: leader in battle who hndS glory
in being rescued from ambush; hero who
boasts O: shooting a fleeing foe in the back;
candidate who plays and poses to delegates ard
galleries 10 obtain nomination Nat he does not
want; 4 gentleman who charges six and bali
millions Of his fellow corn;rvmen with lawessness
dishonesty aad cowardce; statesman who
mounted on hobby. rides roughly at grave cues
,;rs y, ccorOr,;cs and poii;ics swinging his war