The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-10
CHAMP CLARK 5 LETTER
COP. Marked For a Tre-
mendons Trouncing.
MARK CAN'T GET THE DOODLE
Prominent Republicans Desert
ing Mckinley.
TEDDY AR0UsEs NO BNTHUsIAsM.

TEDDY AR0UsEs NO BNTHUsIAsM.
Several Republican Congressman In
Iowa In Danger of Defeat-Signs
Indicate That Hanna Is to Pe Made
the Scapegoat OF 3tcfzInley'* De-
feat-Democratic Outlook In Indf-
ana-Zach Chandler's Scheme Re-
vived-A Republican Editors Con-
fezsion-Bryan's Reply to Hanna's
Challenge.
Especial Washington Letterl
Surely the G. 0. P. is headed for the
de1ce and marked for the most as
founding trouncing any party ever re-
ceived at the hands of a long suffering
and outraged people. Mark can't get
his usual amount of Doodle! Teddy
san't arouse any enthusiasm! And the
chairman Of the Iowa Republican state
committee sends out a Macedonian cry
to the postmasters and other fedora.
papsuckers declaring that several Re
publican congressman in Iowa are IN
great dancer Of defeat! There has
been no such mournful set as the Re-
publicans are since the children of Is
rael hung their harps on the willows
and sat down by the waters Of Babylon
and wept. Amazing Republican losses
in Vermont. Surprising Republican
losses in Maine! Desertions Of promi-
nent Republicans everywhere is the
sickening message which Mark is COM
PEELED to send to bis disheartened fol-
lovers.
.Pity the sorrows of poor old man.,
appears to be Marks appeal to the plu-
tocrats. Calamities are crowding upon
him so thick that one might sympa-
thize with him if McHannaism We're
not the bane of our free government.
It is written. eff thy right hand offend
thee, cut it off.
So it is infinitely better thet Mark
should so in humiliation to his politi-
cal grave than that the republic should
perish.
Having Fun With Hanna.
They are playing cruel pranks with
Mark these days. Some scientist out
in Indiana. without the fear of Hanna
before his eyes, but animated by
waggish. perhaps patriotic. spirit, got
hold of one of Marks paid .spellb!nd-
ers. hypnotized him and caused him to
deliver q rousing Democratic speech.
Since Mark has unexpectedly blossom
ed out as an orator he had better steer
clear Of that artist. or first thing he
knows he will himself be whoopins it
up for Bryan, 1G to and all How all
this must pester Mark. and yet nobody
appears to be shedding any tears over
his troubles Even Republicans are
beginning to complain Of him and to
Gespitefully use him. My lecture mate
one of them-Hon. Charles 2. Lands
of Delphi. Ind. thought it a winning
card to induce Mark to orate in his
town. Guess Charles did that with an
eye to persuading Mark to give him
some Of The sinews OF war. Mark in
vaded Delphi. Grated. and now comes
Governor Mount who says that bring
ing Mark into Hoosierdom was blum
der which a famous Frenchman on
momertous occasion declared to be
worse than crime. Governor Mounts
declaration is the most unkindest" cut
Of all and must have caused the iron to
enter Marks sou!. Signs are accumu-
lating that Mark is to be made the
scapesoat for Mckinley's impending
defeat. He will share the lamentab'e
fate Of one Jay Hubbell-Garfeld,s
Dear Hubhell''-who Sandbagged and
held Up the government officials ard
who was then thrown away like a
sucked orange-disgraced. execrated.
Ioathed. When Mckinley is beaten. as
he will be. all Of the sins of all the Re
publ;cans will be loaded on to Marks
back. ard he will be hated more enth'l-
s:astically and more universally than
any other man in America.
A Jobs Comforter.
Even The Globe-Democrat. thick
and thin Republican organ grinder has
become 4 sort of Jobs comforter for
Mark and. speaking Of West Virginia.
says. .The outlook is not so hopeful as
the campaign Republican managers
had hoped it would be-" Again. The
Globe-Democrat says. The party lieu
tenants in the field sey that hard work
viii, be necessary for the salvation Of
the state" Again. The Globe-Democret
continues dolefully, The result Of the
reports from West Virginia will be the
immediate bracing ND Of the Republic
an campaign in that state" Which
means, take it. that Senator Stephen
B. Elkins will import few more car
loads of the colored man and brother
into the state and colonize them for
fraudulent election purposes. Again.
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