The evening times., 1899-11-11
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER IL, 1899,
Political HOROSCOPES.

II the astonishing density of certain po-
litical leaders, as TO the Lesson taught by
the November elections, is incomprehansi-
bic by sane and intelligent Americans, they
should remember that certain variety of
statesman measures the justice of cause
entirely by the degree of his blindness
Justice being totally blind-and its political
expadiency by his own desires or prejudices.
or both
1t is in this way alone that one can
reasonably account for the confidence in
the future of anti-imperialism as politi-
cal ISSUE which is reported from the poles
of Nebraska and New York. In the one
wide and long horned waste. the native
ruminants seem satisfied that their local
pcpulist protest against the Louisiana
Purchase and the Treaty of Guadaloupe
Hidalgo. has actually turned back the hour
hand on the clock of American history and
progress until it points the finger of scorn
at Thomas Jefferson and admonishes him
10 halt in his wicked course and forever
fix the bounds of his loved country at the
eastern shore of the Mississippi The fact
that last Tuesday. the country generally
endorsed the policy of the great Democratic
Father, and of his successors Jackson and
Polk, and pronounced definitely and finally
for expansion under the law of American
manifest destiny, does not appear to pene-
tr2te the Nebraskan intellectual epidermis
10 the extent of a single COW punch.
In New York We hear the voice Of Rich
ard Croker crying as one in the wilderness.
nd declaring that anti-imperialism is to
be more of an issue in future politics than
ever before: that once lie thought We
ought to keep the Philippines. but now he
knows better and the dominating issue of
the lurid hereafter will be their peaceabie,
or. If need be. their forcible, surrender 10
somebody. name not mentioned For the
purposes Of party harmony, and to plea :e
his Nebraskan fel!ow-iGmates. it is to be
presumed that he VIII be willing 20 put a
few rough riders on his appropriation bill.
and include Louisiana. Florida. California.
and so on. in the deed of cession.
To treat the matter seriously Croker
probably does not mean to be funny VIXEN
he talks about giving up American terrific
ry, recent or ancient; and the feet that he.
and few others like him, appear to think
that anything Of the kind is even remote
possibility. leads US to fear that mental
epidemic Of an alarming nature, if rot OF
considerable proportions. has broken ou,
among ihe practical politician of the day
We appIehsnd that the Indications of such
a thing are strong enough tc justify the
immediate attention and study OF alieEists
throughout this country and all Chris,en-
com. Il is indeed to be suspected that the (
eXcitements and straiEs Of partisan strife
and the vicissitudes Of tbs lecture platform /
have resulted in cerebral decaGsrca. i, no,
decomposition, in more than a few instances
among cur most brainy political bosses and /
ballwethers.
Otherwise il is impossible to understand
how estimable persons out West can con- /
slider that the fusion vote in Nebraska is
conclusive that the country repudiatas ex-
pansion, when mcjorities have tean piled
up everywhere else for expansion. the di-
rect issue have been made Lombroso
ought to examine the Uranium Of Croker
TO ascertain the reason for that gente-
mans dream of territorial surrender; thal
of Mr. Mckinley to learn why it is so dan
serously touched by Algerisis. Easan1sis.
pediculus Sampsoni, Otisitis, and other
such things; and that Of Hanna to see
how far macrocephalic degeneration las
progressed toward the bursting point. We
are beginning to feel sensation OF TN
easiness concerning the grey matter OF
our masters. Some OF them seem 10 be as
mad as our friends the "puffick gente- |
men, of Kentucky.