The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
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Wis.
ITO Quigg (vcrb transitive) means to
cabbage; to make way with; to cause
to disappear" That is the latest con.
tribution to the dictionary. My friend,
Lemuel Ell Quigg. has been converted
into a verb. ira Ia! That happens to
men only at rare intervals. Indeed
have never known 1t to happen to an
American hitherto. Some have had
their names used as adjectives. For
instance. the Wellington boot and the
Mcclellan saddle tree arc familiar to
men. Mcintosh. McAdam and Burn.
sides arc cases where names Of in
ventors have passed to the things in
vented. hut Lcmucl Ell has the double
honor Of having furnished the basis for
both verb and adjective. as the ungod.
ly newspapers use the verb Ito Quigg"
ALSO the adjective "Quiggy."
A boomerang Candidate.
He has fallen. We may now gaze
upon that splendid prodigy which
erstwhile awakened our awe and made
us gasp. We refer to Teddy. That st.
Paul speech did the business for him.
He is boomerang. Republicans apol.
ogize for him: Democrats sneer at him.
Human nature Is the same the wide
world over. When the old woman was
Informed that the cow had eaten the
grindstone. she exclaimed, IL told you
sow
And my esteemed contemporary, the
Washington Post. remembering mauy
a jab which II made mt Teddy in days
OF yore and remembering that It's jabs
were now taking on tho character If
prophecy. publishes the following edl.
torial as to Colonel Teddy:
THE INEVITABLE HAS HAPPENED.
1t must be an unpleasant duty for 30 stanch
and loyal supporter Of tho Republican csnd.
dates and policies as the Brooklyn Eagle to devote
Its editorial space to explanations OF hr. Roose.
velt's st. Paul speech. with Q view to mtiga, ing
the boomerang effects OF his reckless indiscre.
tion. Yet 1t Is the expected. the predicted. the
inevitable that has happened. 1t was expected
by all who had any familiarity with the ora.
torical methods OF the brilliant young statesman.
1t was predicted by The Post both before and
after his nomination. 1t happened at the first
opportunity. The governor OF the Empire State
and nominee for the second Of ce under our sys.
tem-the E,an who was selected for the second
place because Of alleged special qualifications to
all the first place in Of need-made these re.
marks before great audience OF St Paul few
days ago:
STUDY the Kansas City platform. and you can.
not help realizing that their policy Is the policy
OF infamy; that their triumph would mean misery
10 widespread that 1t Is almost unthinkable and
disgrace so lasting that more than a generation
would have to pass before 1t could be wiped out
They stand for lawlessness and disorder. for dis.
honesty and dishonor. for license and disaster at
home and for cowardly shrinking from duty
abroad"
What is there In that TRADE that does not sug.
gest the antpodes OF each and all the qualifications
which sober minded citizens Of all parties deem
requisite for the vice presidency OF the United
States? The delegates to the Kansas City con-
vention represented tho membership Of the Demo-
cratic party. IL that convention stood for "dis.
grace. for lawlessness and disorder. for dishon-
csty and dishonor." the Democratic party stands
for the same list Of infamies.
There have been many vice presidential cand-
dates OF smaller intellectual calbcr than Thco.
dore Roosevelt. There have been few, il any,
who surpassed him in traits and qualities that
Ovin and hold friends. but no party has ever named
for that office q candidate who could possibly
have committed the bunder OF thus assailing and
def'mng 100000 or G.0O0.0OO Of his fellow citi
zens.
Tensions For Soldiers.
Mr.. Ridgeley Of the Third Kansas
district is generally recognized as one
OF the most faithful and useful mem
bers Of the house.
Judge n. NJ. Jackson OF Winfield
has been nominated as his successor.
Judge Jackson Is Kentuckian by
birth. an able lawyer. n handsome man
ana an orator of high degree. | pre-
dict for him splendid career In con.
gress.
Not long since his Republican Op-
poncnt tried 10 curry favor with the
Old soldiers. whercupOn Judge Jackson
submitted the following vigorous and
felicitOus remarks:
MY opponent Is very sOlicitous about
the old soldier. Sir. l yield to no man
In my devotion to the Union soldiers.
The. need no eulOgy from inc nor from
any o,hcr person. Many of tho dead
heroes Of the great yet cruel war
have their last resting places marked
by imposing slabs Of marble. and yet
these do not add luster to their names.
Neither will any words which my on.
pOnent or l may utter add one cubic
to their greatness. The highest en-.
eOmium. the most magnificent eulogy,
that can be paid the old soldier IS that
he barred his breast In the defense Of
the Union: that he met In mortal con.
nict flesh Of his flesh ard blood Of his
blood-yca. that he met upon the
field OF battle men as bra ye and da.
termined as himself.
"As the result Of that mighty
strife we have. thank God. one coun.
try and one flag. We now say all
honor to those brave and gallant sol.
dier1 and that this government should
deal fairly. justly and honestly with
Its saviOrs. My opponent, In his
great anxiety to assure the ole sol.
dicr OF bis sympathy and assistance.