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. ivertiwng accounts should be paid by check
favor of "Tke Houston Prisrtiag Corns say."
jstorysntse Monday April 22 1912.
hazv-sexoceact.
ronner Governor Ayeock of North Car-
a who recently fall dead fcpoa a pUtfom
t Elratagttatn while making a plea for edu
'.!on'waa ffoBeralty regarded by the per
a of til Old North Stat as the greatest
iteamaa of that commonwealth line Hw
ath of Zebukaa Balrd Vanoe. Ayeock waa
a educational governor. He msde edaca--n
the keynote of hla administration and
'.ea be went out of office North Carolina
as building a echool house at the Tata of
ue a day and that record haa been kept no
v er alnce.1 The esteem in which thlsreat.
an was held by hla people Is attested by
e fact that it la proposed to piece a statue
r hint la the 8tatnary hall at Washington
side that of Vance.
'When Ayeock fell dead he was a candidate
r the United tates senate and had already
: repared hla opening Speech. The fall text
f that document as published in he North
Carolina papers -after his death reveals the
: !nd of a democrat Ayeock was. We Quote
"I 'ass a democrat t am not' a conservative
democrat or. a reactionary democrat ; I am
not a progieeefve democrat for the word
"democrat" with me U a noun substantive of
each -fine and large import that it admitj of
ao addition or diminution by any qualifying
word or phrase."
"I lay down thU principle: so man who is
not a creator of wealth pays any tax."
"I an in favor of a tariff for revenue only
to be levied (a) on hixuries (b) oe com
forts ;(c) od only a a last resort on ne-.
cessarie. Such tariff to bear equally upon all
productive energy whether engaged in agricul-
ture mining or manufacturing. Such tax to '
bear equally upon every Section of the conn-
try." ..-.
How old-tlmey that Is! Just a plain demo-
itr Not; a-progressive democrat not a
nBeiritlTe ' democrat not ; prohibition
: ;mocrat .aot u anti-prohlbltton democrat
tut Just a democrat ; And' coming down to
paramount iaane he declared It to be the
rlit and faToted taxation for public par
?e only not for pvotectionr a tariff to
ar ' eqnally -npon. all : productive energy
hether engaged in agriculture mining or
anutacturlng and to bear equally upon
very section of the country. .
That tt the Texas idea. It Is the real
roofcrstle theory the theory which Got--nor
Harmon favors the theory that equal-
$s the burdens of gorernment which shows
3 farors which penalises no Industry and
aralyses no aectiou of the country It Is the
ctrme of Treat all citizens airke" and is
i striking ctmtraet with the Wilson aoo-'
:lne of free raw materials and protected fin-
:.ed prodneta. Here la what GoTernor WU-
a said' on. the subject in New York last
iuary:j:-. ' ' ' " :
"Tt fcobvlees that a frank dealing with
schedule K of the tariff with the duties on
sugar ea cotton on iroa and steel would re-'
suit la no decrease of prosperity at all and
be el a material benefit to the great body of
worker and consumers. Free raw materials
would lower the cost of domestic manufac-
ture would obviate the necessity for vicious
compensating duties and would help domestic
manufactures ia foreign markets.'
la other 'words he would dlserlminate
last tho producers of the South and .West
- doubly ' protecting the manufacturers of
East Oorernor Wilson U a "progrea-
i democrat . The lamented Ayeock was
t a plain democrat Contrast their tariff
rs and you will see the difference.
EEJT15ATED 80TTTH.
st since Henry. Grady made his great
h on the New 8outh there has been a
t awakening of our agricultural possl-
' is. Th .torchlight of progress shines
1 every nook and corner of our South-J
1. As by magic there haa; arisen a faith
tt;a. South preemtnanoe an agrlcut
1 section of which our forefathers herer
icd.'; Steadily and surely have the peo
cf the South been brought to realise our
"al greatness Our seultural hortl
1 livestock and f mlnftral rftsources
t UracUng. tbe attention' of the world
' our owa 1 people are made to feel' that
lire In an era of greatnessj that they
1 the 'midst of wonderful and rich op-
litos. New methods of agriculture of
3 end of living are .revolutionizing
b and making of one Of the rich
: ms of the world '); i
1 l a taken the place of doubt cour
t:.:ty; industry of lethargy.v The
reccsnlzol as tbe symboj of prog-
c'vl'Jzatloa of power.. No longer is
man looked upon as .a necessary
i tie mainstay ofthe country's
Lor permanent prosperity. MeA
tons all callings realize that
vclors her sericulture mus!
1 r l.mjs subdued. The awak-
' 'x There. no drones
j t'.e highway K"adins to sue
' -i !'-; Irtl wrltorg and
i t j t". ;cg t'.a'. prnlsea
C. 1 li tr
of gold oat the Up of our rich v&r.rys. It is
bullOlng cities populating our waste places
irrlgatlr our thirsty eoUs and employing
brtla nd braws in Its acheme. of develop-
meat Men 0 learning of ecleaee and of
daring aro invelng their J energies their
capital' their labors in developing our rich
and fertile soils and laytng a broad and a
cure foundation for wealth.. power SJhapT
piaesa Vi: V"- 'vV
f Great la the 8ooth and bravo are her peo-
nle. -: - ' 1 ' ' ' - '" ' . V i
TEE CAITAL iSD 0T7E HZSTOJfSimi.
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f The arm of worldwide peace atiQ lags' and
we Are afraid that tt win continue to g tor
generattoaa to come. The old Adamic na
ture remaina to be surrpressed. after eomeJ
thing like foot years f; militant -Chria
tlanlty" In C2trlsUan nationa. Tha plough-
aharea made -but of swords aro so tew that
their; impwlse "te the agrkmltural Industry
has not been felt Nations are even now at
war with fcations and itoy aiw at war with-
to ttemselvea. J .7-.-
In 'this connection ' Admiral Uahaiv tne
greatest living authority oa sea power in-
-forma ns at one date that the opening of
the Panama canal win double the effective
battleship force of the United States since it
will permit 'the prompt transfer of fleets to
cither coast where they may be desired." But
further on we learn front the same authority
that It will also "constitute a new end pecu-
liar print erf exposure to attack Benoe he
advises naval preparedness through enlarge-
ment of our naval strength and W this-we
think Tie to right As a nation we can not
close our eyes to obviotia facta however we
may differ ad to why they exist
' Thus It is to be seen that in providing
this great artery of commerce' for the com-
mon use of all of the peoples of the earth
we have enlarged our responsibilities as the
dominant factor and guiding spirit of occi-
dental civilisation. We are required to do
things la self-protectloo (hat would not have
been necessary had not the great canal
project been undertaken.
( Shall we shrink from these obligations be-
cause of the danger and the expense that
they involve? Never. We are too great a
people to ahrink from any duty. We are an
example as the fathers said to other op-
pressed -nations of the world and we must
fulfill our dee tin; as such let the cost be
what it may. . '
This does not necessarily mean that it is
the part of wisdom to enter upon a policy
of riotous expenditure for protection of our
heritage but It does mean that we must
never appear before the militant nations of
either Europe or Asia unprepared to resist
their aggressiveness should it manifest it-
self.' t
A democrat In the cabinet of Grover Cleve-
land laid the foundation of our present naval
effectiveness; and If Judson Harmon an
other member of the same cabinet Is nomi
nated and elected chief executive it need
never be doubted that he win take care of
the Panama can a) with small expense to the
American taxpayer.
THE BONO Of TEE SOUL.
tn an Associated Press dispatch fromKew
York published in yesterday's issue or Tbe
Post appears this statement: "With heads
uncovered nearly (000 persona ' assembled
In Union BqWe and sang through all the
verses of "Nearer My Ood to Thee" today
after the leaders of the open air meeting
had spoken of the hymn as that to which the
victims of the Titanic disaster went to their
death." '
The singing of this hymn by the people
generally In their homes aaSreU as In their
publio religious servicea can not be too often
and too strongly recommended; but we are
afraid that It Is only In the face of death
that the aentiment which It carries to' fully
appreciated.' The vtctima of the Titanic who
went down to watery graves realised more
clearly than did the Union Square audience'
how beautifully the hymn expressed the tie
that binds human souls to the Great Infinite
Soul responsible tor all existence.
Mechanically we sine "Nearer. Mv God. to
Thee" and yeVwe refuse to accept the vital
truth that God is always nearer that He to
in as and a part of us. r : ..
' "And God said. Let ns make man In our
own image after ouruiken ess: So God cre-
ated man in His own Image In the Image of
God created He him; mala and female cre-
ated H them." But man in hla unsteady
and halting: faith nas ever refused to; claim
his ' rightful estate grovelUr through ' the
ages on his knees and fehame-facedly greet
ing the streaming light of Divine favor that J
pours upon him from the throne of omnip-
otence. r
Hear the prayer of the Gentle Nazartne as
he stood la the shadow of the cross: Thsjt
they an-may be one; aa thou. Father art
in 'me and I in Tbee that they also may be
pne In us;"
T If men would only consciously sing "Nearer
My God to Thee'! whafa revolution la con-
ditions now prevailing In this universe' so
complete In all of its divine appointments
for man's happiness would speedily occur.
. : Does the world really 'desire to be "Nearer;
My God to TheeT - W fear not: otherwise
it would open us eyes and'aee God all around
and about them. - " ' - ' .
.Yes let the grand old nymn be sung in-
telligently as often as it may.
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t Circumstances continue to multiply Indi-
cating that 'the. United) States government
may have to facojight
the nnpleas-
ant duty of interference
the Mexican slto-
atlon; to protect the Uvea
4 rights of Ajner-.
.ed that President
lean citizens. It Is now a
Taft haa found it necessa
to order ona or
more .warships to; the wei
coast of Mexico
to enable Americans isol&t
in einaloa and
other States to leave the Blbturbed districts.
V.'i 'i tie tnWrj aboard on our war vessels
of these n. r: j Cere .U 1 . 3
be unfoUedatorica cf outrages against Amer-
ican citizens hitherto unrevealed and req Ir-
ing energetic action on the part of the United
Etatea government to redress them.
With . the forces of .the Mexican govern-
ment and the rebels said to be nearlng each
other In their' potential strength tt Is pos-
sible that i crushing blow msy be dealt by
the ona or the other within 'the next tew
days thus suggesting the. probability of the
re-eetabllshment of at least the semblance of
'orderly government either under the present
or a new administration y It la to be. hoped
that such a result mar speedily eventuate
ae It to not to the interest of thlV country
.to Intervene aa long as It can be hottorably
President Taft oeems'to be handllnrther
attaatton ; with - sklU and every patriotle
American win hope that ha may continue to'
da so nnUl the preeent crisis U passed'; ' '
.'7 But whatever future eventsmay deter-
mine the Uvea of American citizens resident
tn the fcuKer republie must be protected.! If
neither Vadero nor Orosoo can afford that
protection.' the duty win devolve ' upon- the
Washington government to do so. . yV:
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. Pat OTeefe says the.Harmoa tnea ef Texas
'are going te cesser ea Wilaoa. It seems that
this illustrious . Dallas statesman not only ' ex
emplifica the lofty character ef the WUsoa move
stent' but assumes to be the megaphone artist
ef the Harmon followers 'A versa tils patriot to
Pat OKeefs of 4talUa.
Two San Jacinto Days are better' than one.
anyway.
J
A Dallas doctor write us that "rock-and-rye"
is not a remedy for a cold but one of the very
worst things that a sufferer from cold cash take
We accept his theory but why shatter a delusion
that imparts so much comfort and satisfaction
even if it does not carry a Cure? - -
When the Massachusetts villian murdered a
soap manufacturer South Carolina feh that' the
Lord had removed one of her enemies.
"Why Georgian Unite on Woodrow Wilson"
ia tbe caption of an Atlanta Journal editorial. Oh
we know. Those three calve that are descended
from a cow once owned by Mrs. Wilson' first
cousin constitute a tie that binds and they make
the prfesor a native Georgian.
Of course many great heroes are alive. Cap-
tain Andy Baker of San Angelo has announced a
a candidate for vice president of the United
States. .
Governor Harmon will visit Texas this week
and Texas will be glad to see him. The old State
will have forty votes at Baltimore which will be
voted for him for president See Uncle Jud while
he is visiting ia Texas. He is a great dtisen end
entirely worth while. ' . "
Possibly one of the most comforting experience
irf this world to some people is to go three minutes
without one of those explosive sqeeses that al-
most take off the head. . '
The New York Tribune says more light 1
needed on the Titanic disaster. It seems to us
the light was needed before she went down. We
are a great people oa post mortems but are usu-
ally indifferent beforehand. -
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The Charlotte Observer wonts le' nominate
Mayor Preston of Baltimore for vice president.
Why not nominate on of the Baltimore hotel
keeper and get a little revenge as we go along?
Uncle Jud Harmon has the biggest and best
record of any democratic aspirant for the nomina-
tion 1 and Oscar Underwood comes next Deeds
count; words are frequently misleading. Uncle
Jud is the man of deeds. ' C
SOME POST COMEBACKS
We respectfully refer George Bailey of The
Houston Post to the fact that South Carolina pays
the smallest wage to farm hands of any State in
the Union. Goin4tvUlt Rtgifttr.
Houston is probably the only city ia the United
State where all the girl are wealthy enough to
wear white shoes in muddy weather. H ouilon
Pott. Not so we have them in Shincf-fsitfr
GOMtttt.
If Colonel George Bailey were tried for in-
sanity there is only -one bit of testimony that
could be used against him but the jury would
consider that sufficient proof- he ha never been
to Nordheim. Nordheim Vitr. :-.t --
The Houston Post keep on finding reasons
why no democrat but Harmon can be elected
president. Meanwhile however it 1 Wilson and
Clark who continue to gather ' in all the dele-
gate. tfew Vim Enterfrist. f it s "
- We arise again to remark that if there i any-
thing more beautifult anything that will put heart
into one quicker thsa sunshine we want to see
it The Houston Post to' the contrary we won't
even except a pretty girl or a red-headed widow.
Alvi Sum. . rX-p.'-v-
The announcerneni-that Con Johnson1 it sitting
on the bank of Hitfs mill pond with s set of
catfish hooks an abundance of bait and a set of
frying pan is answer enough to those who charge
we have mad light of his physical' afflictions. W
have knows) Cone Johnson for nearly thirty years
and st this moment the floodtide of real happi-
ness U purling over the strandsjf hi soul. We
need somebody except Overburdened political Lllli-
put to tell us the proper attitudeto assume to-
ward Cone. The fact is we are Vhinking about
fining hint st the mill pond as they say ia North
Carolina- Hentow totu. too jure ot tne
torial toga and seat in the big white eapitot at
Wathingtoa- ts great f buf for' aolid sock-ribbed '
oul-eatisfyint comfort a pole and line and the
old mill pond beats thent all. ' Con hs chosen
the wwer part Bryan R4gl. - 1 . k -'
- somh posTSCRim ??;
' - Melted shellac will mead broken fountain pen
barrels. . f " .
Coal gsa first was used as an iHamlnant Just'
too year ago this month."-. s ' : r
Subject te government inspection .i6ooe NW
Zealand farmers keep bee 4' f Z w
There' are nlimteea motor Ufeboata to e Oh
the coaU of Great Britain. . ' w - .' ; -
Argentina imports about 1000 windmills month
most of them from United State . ;
'.A new alloy of beautiful color tor us in jew-
elry is composed of gold snd aluminum.'. f;.
"There Is an electric light for every inhabitant
of the Manbattaa section of New York city. ; .. -
Persia hat no distilleries nor breweries and tia-''
tive win t the only intoxicating beverage used.
' Wrought iron electro-magnets can be made te
lift 150 pound for each square inch of cor ex
posed.-.. 4 . t J
Petroleum field covering a large area of Turke-
stan teeently were surveyed by a Swedish scien-
tist. ' '
: Boston will have a big electrical show solely
along educa nal line ia September and Oc-
tnhac ' . '
j ' Some Utiles yicii'3 i rTksPrcjress of d Plunder Tc
ww.wwiwwwAwwi I : I c
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Mentioning th recent sovcesses .of Colonel
Kooserek ia hi campaign for votes- the Temple
Telegram says Colonel Cecil Lyon is like unto
si; geranium which ha been frsshly watered.
There'll ae denying the fact tear the Texas baa
a chirrup coming if he cares to give vent to his
feelings. But heY probably is doubt ssjef the
final showdown.' v . ' .' V " " ' .-:
.Th Beaumont Enterprise querries; . ."Win jfbe
suggestion that the dark and .Wilson crowds pool
issues that was made in -Nebraska b repeated
in Texas?" We wonder f By the by bow are the
Wilsonites going to explain the Nebraska! result?
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Clark end Soosevelt carried Illinois at the late
primary with tbe overwhelming majority against'
Harmon and Taft' right oa top of that Wilson and
Roosevelt carried the State of Pennsylvania with
majorities of isoAo aad te ear way of thinking
the two blow are about' the final licks to
the standpatters. It looks like the Great W.
' J. Bryan has lived to see the day when his stogie.
srve ideas are to sweep the entire country as a
cyclone sweep a board shanty town oa the plain
of Westers Kansas fetes f--J.f". 'h
Merely to keep the record straight well inform
"Th Post that it waTProfessoi "Wilson' snd bt
Governor Harmon' whom Speaker; Clark defeated
fa Illinois. -Ia Pennsylvania which ia conceded
to be at brutally republicaara Texas 4 demo
cratic no organised effort was snad by any of
the democratic candidates "barring perhaps. Pro-
fessor Wilson.. Don't get. confused la the neat
Of the campaign. - ' .v -.;'
. v We note a new exchange to our desk' in the
Groveton Times published at Croveton wecklyT
G. H. Motley's name' Sppear at the masthead as
managing editor. ' Success to The Times i v '
The Athens Review wants to' know in these
days of multiplicity of newspapers read by almost
every citizen why should it be necessary for can-
didates for office to spend se ranch money f As
Editor Yantis is a candidate he is probably in'
a better position tb explain it than we are.
The Menard Messenger thinks may be it would
be safe to commence now and take 'em off one a(
a time. Perhaps so but our information is to the
effect that there will be a number of frosts ex-
perienced in Texas within the next few months.
Miss M. E. Neal editor and proprietor of the
East Texas Register published weekly tat Car-
thage has temporarily abandoned the newspaper
field having disposed of the Register to J. M.
Carnes. The Post regrets that Mia Neal retires
from active newspaper work but congratulates Mr.
Carnes upon the acquisition of so good a news-
paper as Miss Neal has made of the Register.
Mr. Carnes was formerly editor of the Bryan
Eagle and other Texas papers.
The Brenham Press thinks that men who can't
take an interest in politics without having a per-
sonal grudge against every man that differs with
him ought 'to eschew polities. We expect the
Press is right about the matter but there are some
fellows who can say awful mean things.
EDITORIAL REFLECTIONS?
A "clean-up" campaign is a cruel blow to the
undertaker. Boh Aim FavoriU.
If you expect the world to be kind to you you
first must be kind to the world. Lttfki Nrwt.
-
. Austin has no more moasbacks k than other
towns but they are more active. Im Tribun.
v Instead of the wGreat One Now" the Colonel
win ' be known henceforth as the "Strenuous I
Was." Arlintton Journal.
The chronic knocker it seems never weaVies
and that 'experience will never teach a fool any-
thing; Houttori County Tints.
If Mother Eve looked anything tike Nell Brink-
ley's idea of a womanshe ought to have been
driven from the garden.- mariilo Ntws.
""The chief trouble about the hobble skirt is that
it ia one of the few .Items of feminine apparel
which lives up to its name. Corput Ckritti Caller.
No complaint is made about short measure when
we have a peckf trouble. Newton County Rec-
ord. It is authoritively stated that peanut butter is
not secured by feeding peanuts to the dairy cows.
Port Arthur Newt.
If it ia fast th same to Jupiter Pluvius this
section can send him on a vacation for several
weeks without serious results. Terrell Transcript.
The new .baseball season has already developed
several new slang phrases with which the vocab-
ulary of the up-to-date fan is enriched. Galvet-
ton Tribune.
The case of a young ladyi who is living with-
out a - brain is puzzling Milwaukee physicians.
Striking evidence of such feminine vitality may
be found In almost every section of th country
howtyeriAmariUo Newt.
The' lawyer who resists the abolition of' the
"technical error" i in the same das as the re-
tail merchant who. re solutes against the parcels
postAth banker who used the fight the postal
saving bank and the ostrich who sticks his head
in' the sand and fondly imagines that he is con-
cealed Pari News. -:v -. ..
WHO WILL WEAR THE TOGA?
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The campaign for United States senator win .
put 00 its spring flowers when Mr. Sheppard ar-rive-Corco)e
Sun. Vi V' :
Cone 'Johnson-hs resigned as a candidate for
the United States senate and Congressman Mor-
ris Sheppard has re-entered the race; . Seems to
be a sort of after you my dear Gaston" ar-rangementr-jLurmg
SignaL v J.
''.v.rV ".f' T1 . - '"'.'..' ' -a
Oirt In West Texas the other day tbe people
complimented Jake Welter on the. fact that; he
has -staid' fa the race for-tbe senate while tbe
other candidates have -withdrawn with a re-entrance
now -and then. Jake will be there-when
the .votes nrevcoontedH'Milhoff Advertiser. :
Having become .restored to health at the moi
snent that Mr. Cone Johnson broke down Mr
Morris Sheppard is again . in " the -rac for the
senate.: It is now in order for-Mr. Johnson to
hie hint nway to Bttte Creek and get well against
th time that Mr. Sheppard get cold feet again
New Utm Enierpruet h v ? 'f ' . t V
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What is th matter with th pro candidates for
United 'Stated senator? Pirst tb'Hon. Morris
SheDoard withdrew on account of ill health and
now Mr. Con Johnson withdraws for th asm
reasotL end Sheppard again enters th race. They
should try a little of Jake Wolters buttermilk
that anight restore their jequilroriunifer e
tettet . .i'-i-y-'iiyf
v ConS Johnson tss withdrawn from the re fai
United -States senator otvaccount of sickness and
Morris Sheppard who is ht present it a sani-
tarium at Battle Creek Mich ha re-entered the
race Randell's eofleagues in -congress swatted
him. hard the other day and it -would not sur-
prise us te hear that he ha to go to a hospital
too. ' Ia the meantime Jake Wolters is very busy
making friends and vote for himself and he 1
making a big success st it.-rRiesel fyutUrvf
An 'Appealing Platform t . -
' From the Palo Pinto County Stat
v ;'Jake Wolters teems to have made a 'cumber
of his opponents sick and he is going to trtake
a lot more of them sick before the campaign is
ovrr. Jake's old fashioned democratic platform
e- ' to a!l true demc-vi- -
.. (From Ikt Lominnttt Coritr-Jourml) - '
Coming directly after h landslide la Illinois
the Roosevelt sweepstake in Pennsylvania puts a
sew crimp upon the campaign of hsir-pulling end
bowd-snstching pursued so savagely by tbe re-
publican faction. 'It give pause t the demo-
cratic on-kek.It project third ternuW aad
the claimant fate the forefront as a definite force
which win not down and snast be reckoned with
oy all" parties. vj-.j...... j-;;' v &')'. ;-! i' -'.
4 That Theodore Roosevelt fa the saost eagereu
party leader who has yet appeared fa the publlc-
Mfe of the country is not to say either; that he
is aa exceptionally able man or .a daxxUng pep-
ahr figure.' He haa little ef the' personal charm
ascribed to Burr) though he lacks oss ef Burr's
audacious 7 smhitibS) end recklcM disregard ' of
sequences. He fa apt aa eratar as Bryan ia.
In seeldng to sstabHsh ever Mexico andUe Mi
susipi Valley a traasoMmtaiM empire Barr showed
simsetf away ef f in hU estimate of cooditfons
He was thirty year ahead ef time if he did net
"dead Undertake the impossible Houston who
did actually establish the Republic of Texas.-hit
TJttH:.'tn head-whilst Bwrar .till aBve
i-1! Mfanif c . Involving Ufa tenure
tbe presidency aad the substantial overthrow
of our representative government with its system
ef checks and balances Theodore Roosevelt takes
the cynic view ef the prevailing commotion in
the popular kind end th gambler's chano of
turning this to lis own account Though scarcely
s bandsonwof Mihoa makes. Lucifer for truth
to eay "h ihioeth not a th morning star" th
ex-president has yet the rebel spirit and tbe tire-
less an ; ;.-.' ' i ir :
. . '. The unconquerable will
i . niKiy 01 revenge j immortal Bate. .
And courage never to submit er yield."
which'' the author of Paradise Lost ptctorialited
in Satan. Thes attributes wherever they appear
are potential inrtrument of destruction. Whether
th
1U prove more effective with th Mtn l
the United States than they proved when arrayed
against the starry throng of heaven remains to
be seen.
The trength of th Roosevelt position is the
weakness of th Taft position. Th president by
all admission is sn indifferent politician. He has
made many mistakes. Take his record ea - the
tariff which a the father and mother and wet
nurse of the trusts and trustism ia tb paramount
Issue of the time. It is indefensible. During
the campaign of loag when a candidate for pres-
ident he promised a reduction of th duties. After
election the republican in. congress under the
lead of Aldrich and Cannon repudiated his and
rteir pledges and increased the duties. Taft
condemned and denounced this act of congress
naming the wool schedule aa indefensible. It was
for a time believed he would veto the bill" Curi-
ously enough he did not. He signed it and not-
withstanding his previous utterances declared it
was tbe best tariff measure' ever enacted. Then
he apologized for his approval aad In 1910 urged
the elimination of the bad features. A bill to
that end was passed by a democratic house and he
vetoed that Inconsistency could really go no
further. .
Now Roosevelt whom nobody accuse of not
being a politician wholly up to date ha been
very successful in ntnff -M.t
- . - 1 uv vv-
ing issues of his own. Pursuing this ingenious
out msnonest course be has let the tariff severely
alone.. That may account for the vote of Penn-
sylvania the most tariff-riddea State in the
Union whose manufacturers seeing darkness
everywhere else may hope through the confusion
made by Roosevelt to hold on a little longer to
their special privileges. . One can readily believe
that the word went out from the tariff-fed"trusts
all over the Keystone State to the operatives to
vote for Roosevelt as Jit least less likely than Taft
to interfere with their monopolies Thaui un-
doubtedly the attitude of Wall street- Why should
it not be likewise of Pittsuhrg? 1
But "the weakest spot in the Taft armor nd
the keenest point to the Roosevelt lane is the
steam-roller. Because the steam-roller - was' so
hefty four years ago when plied by Roosevelt
himself in the alleged interest of Taft does not
surelv Imnlv that nlt tw T.t ..;. iAHU.u
J ' -'1 Am. "ft AWBVWIl
now it will prove so irresistible. ' Thar the use
of the Federal patronage has been both a power
and a shame in our presidential campaign al-
most from time immemorial that Taft is not .the
first offender and that there was never a greater
offender than Roosevelt will cut scant figure in
the discussion. The fact remain that except
for the steam-roller both North and South but
especially South the president would scarcely
be in the running.
Thus; when the braves get together at Chicago
the force of the onset will be with Roosevelt and
the noisy Roosevelt contingent. Defeat under the
leadership of .Taft will be the loud outcry and
almost the universal belief. There will seem s
chance to win under Roosevelt Victory tinder
Roosevelt backed by Illinois aad Pennsylvania
will therefore carry with it a great multitude and
it is conceivable might create s stampede.
. .".:;
This is on reason why the policy of contesting
every State and every seat has been adopted by
the Roosevelt crowd. It will assemble in Chicago
two conventions. It' the Roosevelt claimant are
thrown out of the first they will have delegates
enough on the ground to organize a second and
to place him in nomination. Then they can go to;
the republicans of the country not- only with a
kind of pretext but with a big slick exclaiming
"Under which king Besonian speak or die T
That indeed would seem to be th line of pro
cedute marked out by. Mr. Roosevelt ; himself.
After going hack upon all his antecedents snd
throwing his hat in the ring he had nothing to
lose. By making the breach a wide as possible
he might have something to gain. ' He would at
least seem to dominate the situation. In the fast
event he may believe that he can beat both Taft
and any nominee thc democrats put fa the field
drawing to his ticket tbepiogiessive" of .both
parties and' leaving the. regular; republican aad
"reactionaries." . In view of the result of tbe two
primaries in Illinois end Pennsylvania the scheme
does not look as crazy ss it seemed. v
Yet it seriously impeach tbe good sense of
that part of public opinion which can be even
for a moment imposed upon by such fraud and
sham. We are wont to laugh at the simplicity
of the Trojan in the matter of the horse. Was
ever ar decoy more transparent than that offered
the republican by -Theodore Roosevelt r Sotne-
what resembling Sienzi a 'spoiled child of luxury
fend wealth seeking to be and tot a time being s
tribune of the people at hi best intrepid but.
visionary bold but vengeful he appears in this'
campaign another Afazeppa. returned to smite
firend and foe etike. - Since a fool' and a rogue
are bom every minute now as fa days gone by.
bere are not wanting self-seeking politicians and
credulous man-worshipping voters te fall in and
-follow- 'the " standard ' otv absolutism ;. promising
-preaching humanity and lor. :;-'.V .'..'-'v y
1. 1- .1. - j 1.. .- i : t .1
ambition sod Mateppa was sent f 6-grass because 1
..; . : ti t--. j .1. 1
ox oia - nm ... ior- soww via 1 semwrs aumfw
fail of hi purpose to capture the revolution of
discontent and to make himself master of all I
'A t WIU Get Even j;. 4 . ;
iPtomh "(enard Vetienter.y ' . .
- The Houston Trad Tloosters or whatever they
Called themselves thought they did smart io tell-;
ing as they were coming here but we'll get. even.'
Never will we :et a pound of limberger cheese
made in that town and will vote for anything
Galveston wants in the way of a public- handout
We shsnt even drink Magnolia splits. - ;
:' ' . '"' ""V
-...-"v. - Bryan For Harmon.
From the Four State Prett.)
" Bryan is 'for Harmon. W know because he I
tn Ohio making campaign speeches c :iinst tlis
Buckeye governor.
Ml JUDO i.DTlMEt Ll
i Imma
iv; MOTHER'S HOUR. '.
; I want to be' Just like my dad . '
; .V'hen I'm big bjan'-by V
'-.Tot Slways be a fat an' glad ' :'r
t.V-With a laugh fa each eye-. a ; - '
BYt mf Snea be big end strong -. '
' . As his are strong an' be '.;;"
' ' . As bubblis? ever full s song .-- ' I .
0 V; A.Br' with- me '
- ; Dad's are greatX tfagsl I'd "hat t be ;
-..iWA-hid withoat ao dad n-i-:.h 5. i'- i
vi.A Kttle bit o.kid like toe
Gee 1 wouldn't' that be sadf . A .
' An' lonesome tGe I Pss sorry when i
: 1 sear of erohant boys. a-' . - . (
'" I'd be ad aad. i mrlmn !' :
MM . 1 . u '
...s . uaas can make lutes an'
a' whistles and 17
s like thtcV.r A
iiksasaad vr 1
Pin -hooks' an' thinn
' aj - ... T7.n .
" An' (he ar K!
raw Kom mucB nouti uica
' Dad' always think ef things to do
. j . . . . .
..' -vr nun n mus ooya gia '.i.
. Tm bettin' you are wishin' yon j
Coeid gionunp tike your dad 1.
- But when the' playfa' time U by
An an the romo aH' nm.
: !W
Aa' when the stars are fa the sky
V Aa' there ain't ao mere fun
An I am weary till I ache . "
. Thee there efa't nothia charms '
Me like to have' my mother take
' - Aa hold me In her arms.'. '
. Ef ENBREAK. "
. "Women are more untruthful than men."
"How do you make that outf
'"When Mrs. Jones askejl you how eld you art
yon told her yon were twenty-seven and you
know well enough you are thirty."
"When you came home last night and I asked
you what time: it was you told ms it was half
past eleven andyOTf knew it was after three. How
about that?"
. EXERCISE. ' '
Fat men who would
Reduce their size
Should never let up .
Swatting flies. a
THE USUAL WY.
A little while we'll rant and fuss
A little while we'll rave and swear v
A little while we'll growl and cuss
And wring our hands and feel despair ;
A little while we will insist
On lifeboats plenty and galore
For those who dare tbe ocean mists-
Then things will go on aa before. '
' EXPLANATION.
"Why do they call it high school?"
"I guess you never paid the expenses of a kid
who went there."
WHY HE THOUGHT SO.
"What this town need i a good active and
aggressive dog catcher."
"You' got some one you want appointed ?"
"No but my wife's got a poodle."
AN APOLOGY.
"Did you say I was a dead beat?" '
"Nope. I never said you were dead."
THE PRICEOF PEACE.
The building and the launching
Of dreadnaughts never cease
The building of a dreadnaught"
Is charged to "Cost pfpeaci."
ALMOST FORGOTTEN. 1 '
W rise to ask-
Now wht was that
Oh yes! Where are
The Aliens at?
y
TO TEXAS.
Th. whole world-looks to Texas
To Texas all a-bloom s t
For onions and strawberries . .
That's sweetness and perfume.
' IN FORMER DAYS. r
The song that mother used to sing " - 1
Although she never brags t y
Were sixty time ss good' by jing f
As our new-fangled rags. ' rfl
Younttiovm Teletranu :
The pies that mother used to bake .'
Although she never brags . t. -Were
better than th kind they make - r
' Inside those paper bags. y
Milwaukee Senlinet
A yt;
And when with shingle In her hand . '
My ma would dust my pants ;'; :
I did not dance the "turkey trot" - .
Nor yet tne "camel prance. ii
. Yonkert Statesmen
When mother raised the slipper ftp r
l uc cr was S3H7WU w muc ' '. . . i .
But wished I had a akin ar tough ; ; : ..
As any erocodUe ' ""V
Birmingham Age-HeroUL
". ''-'-': "V r.
The pipe my father used to smoke .
Was some pipe my good men. 4 " )
I lit it once just for a joke . -
I never did again. '. -
"i';: . '-'A StrmifioU Union.
The' mustard plasters mother made
They were some ilaeteri-omt
It wss a hundred fa the shade i-i
' Whene'er they touched tny tuns
Tsxss For Oovsmor Hsrmen. f i .t.
'".:- .CFrom.tht Washington Pott.) Z- r'
The Lone Star Stat wiU send e delegstW
to Saltlnwre instructed for Governor Harmon et"
the delegation wiQ go nninstructed in my opin-f
ion said Colonel R. M. Johnston editor of Thi
Houston Pest snd demoerstic nsn'onal commit4
teemaa from Texas st th Raleigh fr"
-T should say that the delegation-probably
will be unlnstructed. f. Mr. Underwood has quit
a fat of strength fa Texas snd Champ Clark 4im
many friends but up to this time the latter hav
not Been organueov-. ; -5
"Three" month age Governor Wilson would
nndoubtedlr havO carried the State but sentiment
has undergone a great clange The idea is Howls
creepmg into tae neaoxyox acmocrai mat .wiisoe s 1
can. not be aominated and fa' my opinion' hajr
hasn't a chance to capture the nomination f Where4 V '
is be going fa get 'two-thirds f the votes ? Tstt'4.
me a State he -will carry eolidly. It k true he'i' '
got Peanfylvanis er perhaps s majority of th " '
delegates but there was no fight made against
bim.In my Judgment New York will ge to Un- I
named; erltapa unuerwooq. j-. oeuev Speaker
Clark to be -a strong factor and 1 think he will 1
go into thetonvnuou the leading candidate. t'
rTb Baltimore -convention is goisg to be ths- '
most intarestine political ednventin the inm.
erstic party ha held in a great many years and
aa l have suggesiea. no man. caai ncu wast the out-
come will he. I think whoever may be nominated
wUl wut?'; -v'-.'. ''--'..-.-.a- t
. "Some folks in ies eem to thtnk that Taft .if
will not fcenominated. ; I ob H will I thinkii i
get 'the Texas delegation. " That at any rate an v
pears to be "th Surface indications. Roosevelt "
is trying to make it so hot for the president th f
tt' latter wi'l gt out and rpaVe J jc f r
0 "r c -. I. a i-'-t r.oo"- t."
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