The Van Buren press., 1898-03-26
Talk to the Point.

from the state of New Hampshire, is a
type of the man who WAS known in the
brave old days before the trust occupa.
ton of America as fighting parson.
He is nine feet high, broad in proper.
ton, and in possession of all his
faculties, including his conscience and
1t seems to have occurred to him that it
would be good thing to go to the
White House and put little starch into
the president. So he went. Mr.. Nc
Kinley looked up at his visitor, his first
glance landing somewhere about Mr..
Sideways lowest waisteoat button.
Then he tried again and located the
New Hampshire man $ face, and with
the unfailing suavity for which he Is
noted asked what he could do for Mr..
Sulloway Mr.. Sulloway returned no
answering smile He had not come
there to play polo; they don t have
such games in New Hampshire. He
was intensely grave He lowered above
the president as the church steeple of
his native state towers above the town
hall; and the president began to be
troubled by uncomfortable premonitions
as to what this mortally long visitor of
his could want. Mr.. Sulloway then
said that he had been to the Island of
Cuba, and approved all that the presi
dent had done to alleviate the distress
in that unhappy place. Mr.. Mckinley
breathed. The congressman added that
he also approved of what the president
was preparing to do there. The presi
dent breathed again. Then Mr.. Sullo
way as they say in the novels, drew
himself up to his full height and began
to talk about the Maine. Mr.. Nc
Kinley stopped breathing.
Mr.. Sulloway said that no one doubt
ed that the battleship Maine had been
destroyed by the Spaniards. He added
that he believed that Capt. Sigsbee had
communicated such an opinion to the
secretary of the navy. And then he
said that the American people would
not consider the question of indemnity
for moment. THAT, said he, lis
the way farmers settle for sheep when
their dogs have broken into the flock at
night.
Such an opinion, coming from a
corner of New England, within the
range of influence which has produced
Reed and a Dingley, must have been
surprising indeed to the president.
But here was the opinion, and here was
his visitor, supporting the opinion with
every inch of his several feet and
furlongs. 1t did not seem to be case
for the detectives to handle, even if they
could have handled Mr.. Sulloway,
which is doubtful The president sat
still and listened. Mr.. Sulloway went
on:
Mr.. President permit me to say
that the Republican party in this
country will support you just as long as
it believes that you intend to carry out
a vigorous American policy on the
Cuban question. The people of this
country, at this juncture, will not con
sent to any weakening, but will insist
upon prompt punishment for the
misereants responsible for the Maine
disaster, and prompt abatement of the
wretched Cuban conditions.
"'Do you really think, Mr.. Sullo-
way inquired the president, meekly, |
that the people desire war? Is it not
possible that they may want war now,
and in few months regret that war
has been brought on2''
This is not people of regrets Mr..
President, replied the leviathan. ut
has been studying the general Cuban
question for three years, and the Maine
disaster for one month, and it has made
up its mind that Spain must relinquish
the Island of Cuba and that the Maine
must be avenged. If the Republican
does not prove equal to
Wills ohici SVhOyt anu IL gOu, MI lcoi-
dent, do not respect the trust confided
In you by Democrats as well as Repub-
Leans, when they gave you fifty ,aiilion
dollars for national defense fund, you
need expect no further recognition at
the hands of the people of the United
States
Now it is hard to deal with nine feet
odd of opinions, backed up by the
people of whole state, and as Mr..
Sulloway proceeded to tell of the letters
ne had been receiving from his con-
expressing their fear that the
president was weakening, and being
by the money power, and so
IN, it became evident that New Hamp-
shire, although a small state, is rapid
y getting into the condition described
by the diminutive fighting man. who
'aid that ordinarily he weighed one
hundred and ten pounds, but when he
was mad he weighed ton. Mr..
sideways district does not look very
arge on the map, but 1t is so doubled
up and ON edge, owing to the prevalence
If hills and valleys, that it really con-
aims a good many people, and these
people seemed to be aroused almost to1
he point of going on the war path.
After making all these things clear to
he president, Mr. Sulloway departed,
eaving the White House with clear
and being careful not to hit
lis head against the lower branches of