The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-16

Administration - Maryland Safely
Observation-Disclosures Standard
Bearer Will Have Votes to Spare
In the Electoral COIlege-Notable
Converts to Organism - Political
Complexion of the Next House.
Especial Washington letter.
Since that sad day when Japheth went
forth in search Of his father nothing in
human history is 50 pathetic as Mark
HannaS fearful and hair raising Gp-
peal to the mosquito eaten Republic
ans of New Jersey to shake off the ap-
athy and lethargy which are now
weighing them down, but Mark should
know by this time of day that the av-
erage Republican is about as sleepy as
was Thomas Sharkey when Professor
Robert F'itzsimmons finished his sur
gical operation ON him at the end of
the second round. Nothing but a sight
of the Doodle will arouse the aforesaid
sleepy one from his nap, and, awful to
tell, they do say that Mark is having a
hard time raking in the Doodle. Sure
ly the world is coming to an end soon!
-Four years ago Mark not only had all
the Doodle he needed, but he had, a
thing unheard of till then, a surplus
left over, a humping big surplus at
that. Now, it is said that the possess
ors of wealth are decidedly slow about
Smelling out, coming down with the
dust and suchlike operations; hence
Marks tears. / have understood that
the contributors are contributing only
about one-tenth of what they did four
years ago! Only think of that! Suf-
fering Moses! How can Mark be ex-
pected to arouse the enthusiasm Of his
piebald mercenaries by offering them
only a tithe of what they received
four short years ago? But | have i'm
plicit faith in Marks capacity to fry
the fat out of Republican pap suckers.
He will get the Doodle. Mark knows
how.
Temporal mutantur" times change)
is an old Latin motto which contains a
great truth and which produces con,
fiicting emotions, owing to the point OF
view. -Four years ago you could not
pick up newspaper without reading
how, when and where host of Demo
Gratis were rafting to the enemy. II
made Goleful reading. Now it's tother
way. Such crowds of Republicans,
Disguised with McHannaism and Of
goldbug Democrats, are focking to
Bryan's standard that even so renown-
ed a prodigal as Bourke Cochran re-
ceiyes precious little notice. It's not
only the leaders who are coming our
way, but the rank and file also. In one
little Missouri city of 2.000 inhabitants
81 lifelong Republicans have openly
proclaimed their intention of voting for
Bryan.
Republicans In Trouble.
1t will be remembered by everybody
that i'll his st. Paul pronunciamento
Colonel Teddy denounced all Demo
Gratis as dishonest, ignorant and vicious
all of which. to put it bluntly and
without any beating about the bush
was a colossal lie. Nobody believes
his jabber-he didn't even believe II
himself-but nevertheless. just to show
him that all Republicans are not vir-
tuous and that all the outlaws and
criminals are not to be found in the
Republican party, l wish to call the
doughty coloners attention to two
items on the first page Of the Washing
ton Post for Sunday, Aug. 10.
The first announces the arrest in
Boston of that eminent Republican
statesman, Ex-Governor Franklin J.
Moses of South Carolina. He is charg-
ed with embezZling So. He is, of course,
not to be compared to those other emf
nent Republican statesmen who dem
onstrated their courage, patriotism and
virtue, Messrs. Nicely and Rathbone.
This is not the first larceny committed
by Governor Moses. lie is an old hand
at the business and appears to be an
incorrigible thief, as he has served one
or two terms in the penitentiary for
stealing. How are the mighty fallen!
This man in the halcyon days of Re-
publican misrule in South Carolina
plundered that unhappy state of mil
lions and rioted fer years in his i'll got
ten gains. Now he stoops so low as to
swindle a Boston merchant out of a
pitiful S.. Evidently picking is not as
good in Massachusetts as Moses part
ner in inquiry, ex-senator Patterson.
declared it TO be in the old Palmetto
State.
The second item on the first page of
the Washington Post, to which l wish
to direct the eagle eye of Colonel Ted
dy, recites that Caleb Powers, ex-Re-
publican secretary of state in Ken
lucky, has just been convicted of CON-
plicity in the Goebel assassination and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life,
the righteous verdict having been rem
dered by jury composed of Demo
Gratis and Republicans. Every honest
man between the two oceans will re-
joice at the verdict and will hope that
Ex-Governor w. S. Taylor will be drag
ged back to Kentucky, tried. convicted
and hanged as an accessory to the foul
est assassination of this generation.
GoebePs sins are no palliation or justi-
fication for these high flying scoun-
drels. For all l know, he may have
been an angel in human form or a
fiend incarnate. That's not the Ques-