The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-30

IS The day is long. plain as an old shcc.
with Il head full Of common sense
which. after all. is tie best sort CT
sensc-with lions heart in his breast.
with perfect confidence IL and deep
sympathy With the masses. lie IS the
inevitable zoe Of jobbely and hates Il
sham as he hates his satanic majesty.
A most useful public servant is Benja-
min. and q most valuable instrument
for prodding and killing unsavory
schemes is his famous pitcllforll. Late
ly Tiilman has brought down on his
defiant head the hatred Of jobbers OF
every degree by exposing the huge
armor plate frauds. He las blunt,
almost brutal. way Of stating tie
truth. and he made it rcdilot for the
armor plate agents in the galleries and
the arInor plated senator's on the floor.
What Tillman lacks in g "c he makes
up in emphasis. He cou. lot write so
good q handbook on rhetoric as Senator
Henri Cabot Lodge, but no man Of
this generation can send fact
straishter to the mark than this great
South Carolina tribune of the people.
He can't be wnee1led, bullied or coax
ed from doing the right for rights
sake. He is a man Of vast mental
force--of the order cf dynamite. He
loves the plain people, God be praised.
and tie plain people love him.
Eenator Tillman.
Privately lie is the most genial AID
companionable Of men-full Of kindly
humor and rich in reminlscence.
have been q guest in his house. and 1t
was Il genuine pleasure to be there.
He selected his Suests-public men.
newspaper men. army of1icers-bccause
they were his friends. and we got more
enjoyment out OF the acceptance OF
Senator Tiilmans invitation Ito help
eat two South Carolina hams" than we
would out OF dinner in any palace in
Europe or America. It is q pleasure TO
know that his reelection TO the senate
is absolutely certain.
Since Mark Twain shed such copious
tears at the tomb of Adam nothing SO
pathetic has happened as the interest
manifested by Republican newspapers
as to Democratic candidates for the
vice presidency.
For many months they gave us ad-
vice in great and imposing chunks as
to whom we should nominate for pres
ident. They warned US against the
monstrous folly Of nominating Bryan,
with whom they solemnly averred that
we cannot win. and begged US piteously
to nominate some good lord, good devil
sort of fellow with whom we could
win-as though Democratic success
were the one thing dear to the average
Republican heart! That was effrontery
stupendous enough to please Old Horn
lie himself. But we paid no attention
to his imps or their suggestions as to
the presidency, and we still cling to
Bryan.
Then they turned their attention to
making platform for US They voclt-
erously assured us that certain victory
was within our grasp if we would only
discard the Chicago platform, especial
lv the financial plank, and get US up a
new platform meaning aU things to all
men and nothing in particular to any
body anywhere. We were bcsouSnt
by these friends OF Democracy. the
aforementioned Republican editors, TO
rl,n with the hare and hold with the
hounds-othcrwSe we were rushing
headiong to the dcnnition bowwows.
Still we paid no attention to these
modern gift hearing Greeks, and 1t Is
now an assured fact that the Chicago
platform will be rcadop'ed at Kansas
CITY on the 4tl of July. Now, having
been despitcfully used by the Demo
Gratis as to presidential candidate and
platform, learning nothing from their
repulses. they blandls' conc forward
and offer to name for us {: vice presl-
dental candidate They ere persistent
in this matter. but Will make nothing
hv their motion. Cor Tic Democrats
who will be in charge of the N. c. con-
vent;onswill do as they please.
Mckinley TIP Against 1t.
Tie probabilities arc that the NC
Hanna administration IS Up against IL
at last in the Beer English affair. 1t IS
di1iicui1 to see how they can any longer
refuse 70 show their hand. 1t is we'll
known that lLe Boer commissioners
are rot only il tic country. but IN the
capital Of II" nation. 1t is also we'll
known that nnc-tcnths OF tie Ameri-
can psuplc without reference to pollt-
ic:li affiliations. synpatliZc with the
Beers. and. what's more. they want
that sympathy officially and cmphat-
ically expressed.
There is also Il deep seated suspicion
that the administration sSmpathlzes
with En2!ali.l in its murder Of the two
heroic little South African republics.
If this suspicion grows into positive
knowledge. William Mckinley will
stand no moro chance Of being rc-clcct-
cd president than of being translated
in 2 chariot of fire after the manner Of
the prophet Elijah.