Show THINGS POLITICAL The New York Sun has an amusing story picturing picturing pic pie turing the shades of Jefferson and Madison l sitting under a chestnut tree in the elysian fields reading the Democratic platform and chuckling as they rea read that Mr Ir Bryan is the new Jefferson to bear beir aloft tho Democratic banner and making comments half halfin halfin halfin in fun and half in anger Finan Finally Mr DIr J Jefferson cf erson looks up and says What is that damned little Federalist Federal Federal- grinning at ati 1 And John Adams his ample weeks puffed out is contemplating his stockings benevolently and in vain trying to hide his glee and aid finally asks How are the ideas of the fathers this morning gentlemen 7 and beseeching the other two to try to be happy happ And then old Thomas asks II And ud when I take snuff Sir Mr Adams is there a molt mortal mor mol t tal Democrat tal l- l who will sneeze It seems that politics politics poli poli- tics are working in both worlds this year There Thero is a strong effort in some quarters to h have havethe ve the negro vote ote cast for Mr Bryan BrJan this year It has gotten up quite a contro controversy ersy between the Courier Courier- Journal and the Charleston Charlesto News and Courier and this is the way Colonel Waterson talks to Mr J Hemphill Hemp Hemp- lull hill The difference between the editor of the Journal Courier and tho the editor of the News and Courier would seem seeni to be twofold wit to-wit one knows the whole country countr and aud consi considers ers it while the other knows little more moro than South Carolina Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina and considers only that as is exemplified by bj by the extra fact that the editor of the News and Courier is likely at times to go off half hal cocked whereas the editor of the Journal Courier never docs does And nd further on Colonel Watterson says Dear Brother Hemphill 1 The negro at the north and the negro at tho the south make two You speak the language of but a i. i casual and provincial philosopher Y You Oll do not mean to be rude old man but as Simon Suggs' Suggs father the good and hard bard shell Baptist preacher observed to a young hopeful on a certain momentous occasion You never been sonny and you dont don't know You aint been Augusty August So it seems it is not all harmony in the south even een This is a year that is calculated to stir up politicians of every grade but we wo hope that the voters will keep their heads as level leyel as they can consider consider consider con con- sider that this is the year of sunspots and cholera and that on election day daj- they will need their best judgment because under the clamor of tho the politicians politicians poli poli- the country really rests upon the vote of o her free citizens and every vote cast east in tho right way has within it one unit of salvation |