The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-30

REPU BLICANS SEE HANDwRIT-
ING ON THE WALL.
People Are Turning Against Part, of
Graft and Special Privileges and
Many Predict Democratic Land
Slide I'm Next Election.

week has furnished nothing startling
from a legislative or an executive
point OF view at the capital of the
United States. But there Is not the
slightest abatement of interest in the
political situation which is seriously
discussed wherever men OF information
and prominence in political affairs
come together. The election Of iIav-
ems. Democrat in New York, to sue
seed Perkins, Republican. deceased,
and this election reversing a 10000
Republican majority by a 5000 Dem
ocratic majority. practically changing
$4,000 votes. Is regarded as extreme
ly significant OF general dissatisfac-
ton with the national political situa-
tion and programme. AS far as can
De discerned. the dissatisfaction IL
mainly with the tariff bill Of the spe-
eial sessiCi and the Presidents per-
sistent approval Of Ii. II seems to be
In vain that Senator Aldrich and
Representative Payne and the Presi-
dent point to the fact that the reve-
nues OF the government are increas-
ing and that there is fair prosperity
under the present tariff. The cleo
tion In New York coming SO quickly
upon the heels OF Foss' victory In
Massachusetts,. Is regarded as indica-
tive OF a nationwide movement
which some say only Roosevelt can
stem. Others ask. will Roosevelt
be able to stem II? VIII he not rath-
or join it?" Time alone can tell. IT
rs certain that the country is follow
ing the triumphant procession of
Roosevelt In Europe more closely
than the standpat attitude Of the
President In Washington.
During the week the episode of the
visit of the editor Of the New York
American. William Randolph Hearst
to Washington. his long interview
with the President and his subse-
Quent eulogy OF President Taft given
cut TO the press, has been much COM
mented on. He was received at the
capitol by members and senator's with
IL appears almost as much enthusi-
asm as was Bryan a few days before.
There are those who say that Mr..
Hearst Is playing for the presidential
nomination In 1912.
Much interest and Significance is
attached to the announcement by
Senator's Aldrich and Hale that their
senatorial terms will by their own vo-
litlon end on the 4th of March next
T'hcse senator's are the head OF the
httle coterie In the senate that has
very completely ruled IN that highes.
IegislatiN" body cc- long terri, ~
:ears. Mr.. Hale, believe, Is sew
enty-four years old and Mr.. Aldrlch
sixty-eight. They belong rather to a
past political era than that Of the
present. They are both In a degree
provincial. down East" statesmen
and are not In accord with the broad
er, more modern and more progress
slve sentiment Of the nation. The
oncoming younger class OF statesmen
as represented by Cummins. Bever-
idge. LGFollctte and Doliver, more
nearly represent the feeling of the
nation with reference TO domestic and
foreign policies.
There continues TO he considerable
interest In the question OF an inter-
national exposition to celebrate the
completion OF the interoceanic canal
at Panama. New Orleans. San Diego,
San Francisco. Los Angeles and
Washington are all reaching out for
the exposition. Considerable rivalry
Is already apparent and these five
cities are looking toward Congress for
money Congress has had much ex-
perience with expostlons at Philadel-
phia. Chicago. st. Louis. Buffalo, New
Orleans and Seattle All these were
in sense provincial expostions. II
Is time and meet that we should have
distinctively national exposition.
The city Of Washington has reached
that degree Of expansion and promi-
nence that even IL II were not the
capital Of the country. 1t would he
entitled TO celebrate an event so en-
phatically national. II is time that
the European and Asiatic world, and
i may say the American world also,
should learn that there is a capital
OF the United States The govern
ment at the capital should celebrate
the most stupendous accomplishment
In tho completion Of the greatest
work ever undertaken by man. There
is but one logical place for such cell
ebratiOn. ~ can bc held at Washing