The record-union., 1896-11-09
In Very Bad Taste.

Eds. Record Union: Herewith is
clipping from the Evening Bee" OF re-
cent date.
I would have given some notice earli-
er. but after such burst of information
from observer" I was not sure but
that something awful would happen.
However, so far the moon has not
turned into blood, nor has there been
any word that the President has taken
it into his head to go off and expire.
So, as things celestial and terrestrial
seem to be going on about the same. l
viii ask you to reprint the paragraph
believing also that you misconstrued
the Thanksgiving proclamation when
you editorially remarked Did not the
President give his foes a sly thrust be-
meath the ribs?' Rather did he not
wink one eye and have in mind the
things his foes would themselves slyly
thrust under their ribs on Thanksgiv-
ing Day?
To the Editor of the 'Bee.'-Sir: The
Record Union this morning has the
following:
President Cleveland has issued a
proclamation for Thanksgiving Day in
which he calls on the people to offer up
thanks to God for the preservation OF
the republic and the deliverance OF the
Nation from Threatened danger" Did
not the President by that wording give
his late political foes SLY thrust be-
meath the ribs?'
mo, I think Grover failed to notice
the most important reason why the peo-
RE of the United States should be
|, lxf1 ynA t. g.
March 4, 1897, The fools reign will
END and the old nincompoop will sink
into oblivion as the most remarkable
example Of fool for luck that has
ever been produced in any age or any
Nation in the worlds history.
"OBSERVEP"
There seems to be a desire, morbid"
or otherwise, on the part Of Observer
to see in print the sings he takes the
liberty to use against the President of
the United States. Just how much sat
isfaction one gets by writing such an
item for the public and for which the
public and republic are grateful to him
for concealing his identity cuts no flg-
ure here, but it is very doubtful If he
is entitled to the honor of the name of
observer" when the poison, of preiu-
dice has SO eaten away his vision, or
it may be that among his other affic-
tions the man was born blind.
There is little doubt but that "Ob-
server" was once a "rah rah." worker
for President Cleveland and helped to
place him in the Presidential chair but
not having run the Government to suit
his notion he takes the license to in
suit the President of the whole people
and then signs his name observer" A."
when there are names ending with "ss''
that would have sounded more like
him and been far more appropriate.
Not belonging to the Democratic par
ty l did not help elect Mr.. Cleveland,
but holding as he does the highest
office in the gift Of the people it would
appear better at home and more credit
able abroad If we should seek for his
virtues rather than his faults, and
among those virtues which commend
themselves to the American people is
the fact, that although he has had the
nfes banked and ready at any time to
protect our citizens or property in
Cuba, he has not been SO forgetful Of
treaty responsibilities as to embroil US
In a war with Spain.
Again, his judgment has been proved
OF superior quality when In the Ha-
Wailan matter he declined to use the
power of Uncle Sam to .'coerce" a nelp-
less, hapless and harassed remnant Of
island royalty.
And again, when he handed his card
to John Bull, Esq, upon the Venezuelan
dispute Mr.. Monroe's views were ac-
corded prompt and considerable cour-
tesy. And once more he had the collr-
age and manhood to let the sunlight
through the dark cloud that threatened
the peace OF our country in 1894
When the true historian Of the future
comes to the name Of Grover Cleveland
he VIII write it in large letters as
among the best and most conscientious
or the Presidents of this republic and
ne VIII place his name high In a niche
Oh the mouse of fame, while 1t NAV he
Just possible that not far distant sonoa
dine museum fakir will be exhibiting
10 curious few the empty craniuno of
observer and explaining or endeav-
orihs 10 explain the peculiar rhenom-
eha tnat the cavity in that skull shows
no signs OF ever having in it ANYTHING
resembling that matter known as ar
commonly called brains.
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