The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

NitllC.M y It!oil
make anothe:. prediction. and !; is
this: Republicans like Hoiliver Will
keep on abusing Davis until he gives
an expose ol his differences With ii.
Clay Evans. commissioner Of pensions.
AMI Ethan .lllen Hitchcock. secretary
of the interior When Davis does
that. hundreds OF thousands OF old sol
diars Will leave Mckinley and vote for
BRYAN. because it is an opeE secret
that the row which Davis had with
Evans aud Hitchcock grew out OF the
fact that Davis was the firm and ull-
Welding friend Of the old soldiers ana
that le regularly overrulcd Evans and
that Hitchcock regularly overruied
Davis. SO that the more the Etpubiic-
ans abuse Davis the more the old sol
dicrs Will vote for Bryan.
Nothing co;ild more clearly demon
strate TIE t:iSin;e@ grafton NOW going on
in the G. .. z. than the fact that 1T
the great ratification meeting at LIN
coin three Of the principal orators were
General James 3. Weaver OF Iowa.
ex-congreSsman: Charles y. Towne
Of Minnesota. eN-congreSSmaI. ana
Webster Davis of Missouri. eX-asslst-
ant secretary of the interior-au once
great and shining lights in the Repub-
lican party. There are other great
men, once pillars in the Republican
temple, who We're not there in the
flesh. but who We're there in spirit
such as Senator Henry NJ. Teller OF
Colorado. ex-senator Fred I. Dubois
Of Idaho. General John B. Henderson
of Missouri and Carl Schurz-an IL
lustrous company. surely
Dissraceful Business.
On the part of Republican news
papers this is to be a campaign OF mis-
representation and vilifcation. That
they are doing this Systematically
there can be no question. They appear
to be acting on Yoltaire's dictum.
Keep on lying. and some Of it will
stick.
The Kansas City Journal seems to
have earned the bad eminence OF
leading in this disgraceful business
never read that sheet that l am not
forced 10 recall the words Of Sir Jchn
Falstafs Oh memorable occasion:
Lord. Lord. how this world is given
to lying
I submit to candid world il the
Mckinley impelialistic party is not in
a very bad way When it deliberately
resorts to lying and misrepresentation
as the ouly means OF bolsterinG up :;
losing cause.
This same monumental liar. the Kan
sas City Journal said that in our Ge-
bate 1T the Winfield Chautauq1a the
Hon. c. &. LandiS was disnitied and
arsumentative. While Champ Clark
was vulgar and abusive which was
another lie. 1t based its charge
against me on the last sentence in my
closing speech. which was as follows:
If YOU desire q pure. economical. pa
triotic American administration. vote
the Democratic ticket. and may peace
rest upon your houses. Ii YOU desire
4 wicked and wanton waste OF the
peoples money. a further growth Of
trusts. a vast standing army and the
Republic converted into an empire.
vote the Republican ticket and naTs
God have mercy on your fool souls.
am willing to stand by tha5. What
is there abusive o. vulgar about that:
is stating TIE truth abuse? Is il v';l-
car: Isn't tie Ee:eubiic;;.2 party guilty
Of wicked a3d M}nJo: vase oi 1he
Deblie noaev: ISN'T II ;las5 ridden and
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v:.,st s;;;s,as:.ie2: a.l1.5: lsi1, !; enHeavo2'-
i:..- 70 e>.:.j.ii>:i, IN empire ,:-oi: '?!e
rains; OF Il re9ciiiv: md Why si.o..l.
70 Naa<9. (';tv !ci.il};,i ;'');,sse ,:.;. Tor
stating ,...7s...., ;ra1iss: / MI ,eii
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same c3.Isl..a Il uafoi;Jl2tei.!- 4-ii;t'e q!
cXr.act lronl tjis S!eac:! il ;,i:ic,i he
declared ;l:2t iasJea., @: t.c !fc:n@-
c:.a,;,. national conyeu'ion heinz held
a Kansas CiJy. j: Gugl:l - be hcld in
tie i.oavenworth p":litcn5i;;-.!'. IilertS :
di@aity and argument foi' yen. T!a'.S
the Kansas Cry journals idea Of dir
nifty and logic.
The Pathway OF DUTY.
lenc;:Hcgd The statement OF III.