The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19
Your Uncle Mark Hanna
In a fearful Mood.
WHY THE GOOD MAN GRIEVES
Slow Work Separating Repub-
licans From Their Doodle.
VOTERS ABE FLOOKING TO BRYAN.

nauy Old Time Members of the L.
O. II. Disgusted with the MciIanna
Administration - Maryland Safely
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Standard
bearer VIII Have Votes to Spare
In the Electoral Coilcge-NotabIc
Converts tn Organism - Political
Completion OF the Next House.
Especial Washington Letterl
Since that sad day when Japheth went
forth In search Of his father nothing in
human history Is so pathetic as Mark
Hanna's fearful and hair raising ap-
peal TO the mosquito eaten Republic
ans e 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-
eragc Republican Is about as sleepy as
was Thomas Sharkey when Professor
Robert Fitzsimmons finished his sur.
gical operation on him at the end Of
the second round. Nothing but sight
Of the Doodle will arouse the aforesaid
sleepy one from his nap. and. awful TO
tell, they do say that Mark Is having n
hard time raking I'm the Doodle. Sure
iy the world Is coming to an end soon.
-Four years ago Mark not only had all
the Doodle he needed. but he had.
thing unheard Of till then. a surplus
left over. humping big surplus at
that. Now. IL is said that the possess
ors Of wealth are decidedly slow about
sheIfing out, coming down with the
dust and suchlike operations; hence
Marks tears. I 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 20 arouse the enthusiasm Of his
pieb, mercenaries by Offering them
only a 1.-THE Of what they received
four short years ago? But have ini-
plicit faith In Marks capacity to fry
the fat out Of Republican pap suckers.
We 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-
nicting emotions, owing to the point of
view. Four years ago you could not
pick up n newspaper without reading
how. when and where n host Of Demo
Gratis were rafting to the enemy. 1t
made doleful reading. Now it's tother
way. Such crowds of Republicans.
disgusted with McHannaism and Of
goldbug Democrats. are focking TO
Bryan's standard that even so renovn-
ed n prodigal as Bourke Cochran re-.
ceives 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 1000 Inhabitants
81 lifelong Republicans have openly
proclaimed their intention Of voting for
Bryan.
Hanna Growing Profane.
Even Mt this early day in the canvass
Mark Hanna Is SO wrought up that he
runs counter to the command. "Thou
shalt not swear" What Mark will do
before the great event In November
lands him and his protege William the
Wabbler outside the breastworks re-
mains to be seen. So In these dog
days. with the thermometer registering
100 degrees In the shade and with cy.
erybody reeking with pcrspiration,
Mark makes II still hotter by cussinR!
What Will the holy brethren who re-
Gently hissed me at Lakeside for tax.
Ing his name In vain think Of his pro-
fnnlty? I pause for reply.
1 have a valuable contribution IN
make TO current history which may or
may not explain several things. md
that is that Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw
or Iowa has IL toes. In the rotunda
or the capitol ut Washington in the
historical painting. "The Baptism OF
focahontas." there is n buck Indian
with III toes. | have never known
whether that was the license or the ig.
norance Of the artist. but here we
have governor wltS 12 toes hcsitat-
Ing Tor six weeks about appointing n
senator with ten tocs-that is. I us.
sumo that Dollivcr has ten toes.
never counted them. but I guess that
Jonathan has the usual number. What
made Shaw hesitate so long! Was he
looking for n candidate with IL toesp
Maybe he was and maybe he was not.
What he was really looking for was a
plug candidate who would help Gov.
ernor Shaw go to the senate himself
That he failed to carry out that idea Is
owing to public sentiment. and Dolli-
YER went. who Is an honor to the state
Maryland Democratic.
My Maryland. My Maryland" She
is going Democratic this time and no
mistake. Senator George l.. yelling.
ton Is stumping the state for Bryan.
Arthur Pue German Is active I'm man.
aging the Democratic campaign. John
Walter Smith. governor of the ancient
commonwealth. Is hotfoot after the
senatorial seat OF Judge McComas
80 all things work we'll together for
those who love the Lord and keep his
commandments. and there Is weeping
AMI gnaShing OF teeth among the Phil