The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04


inc now. he would be more specific and
saw. The easiest road to ruin is to be
attached to the McHanna adminiStra-
ton
Hanna Badly Scared.
Mark Hanna. notwithstanding all his
buster ard swasser. is badly scared.
He is working and hiring others to
work-ves. hiring is the proper word
like beavers. l have it from q perfect
" reliable source that Mark has hired
two slick agents to organize and spy
out the situation in every county IN ev-
cry state which is not certainly ana
overwhelmingly Democratic. Ihey
have been busy at this job ever since
February They of course do not go
about announcing themselves as Marks S
crinlps, but they assume the character
of agents for some article or other
any old thing will do-and thus worm
themselves into the confidence of un-
suspecting people. Their business is to
find out what Republicans are sore and
what they are sore about. who are for
sale and how much it will take to buy
them. who are timid and can be bull
dozed and the best methods to accom-
plish that object and so on to the END
of the chapter. Honest men every
where are hereby warned to be on
their guard against Marks ENJOYS and
Observation-Disclosures.
Patriotism Crime.
If Senator Eugene Hale Of Maine
does not keep his optic peeled. he is lia-
BILE to be harnessed up sans ceremonle
and prosecuted for leze majesty and
socked behind the bars. 1t would be
pity that such a thing should happen
to him; but, rampant Republican that
he is and from a rock ribbed state, he
shows indubitable signs Of humanity
and patriotism-monstrous crimes in
the opinion of such administration bra
vos as Senator Aldrich. When Senator
Hale not long since made plain state
ment of facts-incontroverti facts
to the effect that when in 1879 congress
appropriated a large sum to pay for
sending to starving India the food con-
tributed by generous western Amerl-
cans. the English government made no
acknowledgment Of the vast charity
and has not done so to this day. Al
drich bobbed up like jack in the box
and promptly rebuked Hale for making
"a political speech" performance
which Senator Hale would do we'll not
to repeat # he wishes to stand we'll a.
court
Sometimes vaultins ambition Ger
leaps itself and falls or tothcr side
with q dull sickening thud That was
exemplified in the closing days Of the
session by what happened to Uncle Joe
Cannon. chairman Of the committee on
appropriations. Uncle ice has 4 lurk-
ing suspicion that he runs the whole
machine and consequently allows him
self a vast deal of space in which to
gyrate. Buoyed up by his own enthu-
siasn. Uncle Joe Jumped Amos Cum
mings and despitefully used him and
his fellow conferees on the naval ap-
preparation bill. That's precisely where
your Uncle Joseph dropped his water
melon. The unexpected happened short
ly after Uncle Joe'S Saliatory PERFORM
ance. for Amos jumped him and dane
cd a war Jig uoon tie statesman from
Danville. He beat. kicked. cuffed. bit
and soused the venerable calisthenic
artist and finally Gur@ his remains III
to the al, with It's &eci;::.itj9:l: ca
are 70 Cannon: .scn .,i.t, o,al.- Il Toy Nus
keee::'', 'ilc ho;.Sa c!a@red .I::los and
whooped ard yelled III il was out OF
breath aad red IN the face.
As 20 the Vice Presidency.
Bryan viii certainly be nominated u
Kansas City. Nothing but death or lis
decilnaticn can prevent that. .iS he IS
in the flower of his years and in per
feet fettle lie is not likely to die be
twiSt now ana the first days OF July
AS to declining. that's out of the ques-
tion Even if ne wanted to decline the
people would not let him do so. The
platform is also practically written.
Everybody knows what it will be. The
only thing in doubt at Kansas City is
the vice presidential candidate. Who
shall he be: What manner Of man do
we want? / have two We'll considered
and we'll settled opinions as to that.
He should be i man mentally. morally.
physically and politically fit to be pres
ident Ii is arr;int nonsense to go to
the trou5le Of carrying the country aad
tlen have cnly cne life stand between
US and the disappointment Of ot:r
hopes H,'yan VIII be elected. biit 3 fc-
v",.. IN accident OF. th" hrillet Of an rs
<;asS;l .4!:.:.ssAt renove him d. ;l:iE tire.
Therefore We ought to 9Gnlin:;,e his
run4:n@ il.atc not only with reference.
70 Ii, vote getting qualities. i:,sit a;So
and especially win reference to !iis Il
ness f3, the higher and =re::ter oi.ice-
the highest aaa greatest on earth. *.
should he. above all things. :. sound.
courageG.ls. reliable Democrat. clit. Who
will t.;,iry. out the policy cf the party