Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26


for him-the excuse of ignorance. Per-
haps he did not know that Colonel Hay
had elucidated to Colonel Dick the stu
alton as he desired it to appear and as
Mr.. Mckinley desires it to appear to
his Ohio fellow citizens
Strange TO say, Mark also sets up in
the new role Of judge of oratory. Hear
him as be steps from the steamer.
The net result is that Bryan got
great chewing up by Bourke Cochran,
said Senator Hanna, laughing. Cock
ran asked Bryan to show him evidence
that industrial combinations were evil
in their tendency That a proper de-
mand. Show us the evidence. The
aforesaid Washington Post hauls Mark
over the Goals for thus indicating his
friendship for the trusts and says. Mr.
Hanna, when the trust question was
broached, should have pointed to tne
latest Ohio platform as containing
digest of his views on that exciting
topic .
Watterson's Mistake.
Marse Henry Watterson's idea of
farming is about as hazy as an Indian
summer day. He appears to be in the
same condition as all the rest of the i'm
perialists j. e.. added, badly added.
For instance, in advocating Mark Han
ma s newfangled policy of land grabbing
Marse Henry says, This government
has put it's hand to the plowshare and
cannot look back Now, that's what
the late lamentcd Mr.. Squeers would
have called richness Where was
Marse Henry reared anyway that he
should manifest such profound igno-
rance of the ancient and honorable sci
ence of agriculture If some cane suck
ing Anglomaniac Of a New York dude
who wears his trousers turned mp be-
cause it's muddy in London. don't t you
know. and who had never wandered be-
yond the confines of Manhattan Island
had committed such faux pas, nobody
would have wondered, but for Marse
Henry Watterson, the erstwhile idol of
the Kentucky Democracy, the most re-
nowned oracle of the Star Eyed Goddess,
to make such a blunder passeth all com
prehension. Any boy in the dark and
bloody ground could have explained to
him that in blowing the plowman holds
the handles and not the share-that is,
unless since the administration has
adopted the brand new policy of inn
perialism it has also adopted new plan
of p1owing by holding on to the plow
share and sticking the handles in the
ground. If Marse Henry doesn't know
any more about the philosophy of ex-
pansion than he does about the practice
of plowing. it is a clear case of the
blind leading the blind. and both are
liable to tumble into the ditch Alas
and alack, that such should be the fate
of the most brilliant Kentuckian Of this
generation Better quit chasing ignes
fatui. Marse Henry. and come back to
| your first love.
Anecdote of Farragut.
Apropos Of the Dewey celebrations
is the following splendid anecdote of
Farragut, from whom Dewey took his
| first lessons
In October. 1868, Admiral Farragut
visited Consfantinopie He was in the
old Franklin, 50 gum ship, now en-
ployed as receiving ship at Norfolk, and
in reply to his application for permis-
sion to enter the Bosporus with her
he met with prompt refusal He was
told that the treaty of Paris expressly
provided that foreign vessels of war
should not enter that sea. Instead of
acquiescing, as the Bancroft seems to
have done in a like case, the hero of
Mobile protested and informed the
grand vizier that it was his purpose to
anchor his flagship off the city Of Con
stantinople The Turks were shocked,
and a council of foreign ambassadors,
representing the nations which had
been parties to the treaty of Paris, was
called to rebuke the impudent Ameri
can.
Neither Farragut nor our minister to
Constantinople, E. Joy Morris, scared
worth a cent Farragut declared that
in the Biographies he had studied it
was nowhere stated that the Creator
had bestowed ON Turkey exclusive do
minion over the arm OF the sea which
divided Europe from Asia. E. Joy Nor
ris reminded the divan that the Nevski,
a Russian so gun frigate, had been al
/ lowed to sail up to the city. To this last
argument Sultan Abdul Aziz replied
that the Nevski was commanded by
prince of the blood, which made all the
! difference To this Farragut retorted
that he commanded 700 sailors who
were all princes of the blood IN the
| United States, and he emphasized his
| purpose by lowering his royal masts
and all his upper spars This done, he
| politely informed the port warden that
he proposed to do himself the pleasure
! of calling. in his flagship, on the fol
| lowing morning. The visit was duly
paid, and the sultan informed Mr..
Morris that so far as be was concerned
the admiral was welcome; that it was
two of the foreign ambassadors who had
objected
Renton McMiIIin.
| One of the most prominent figures of
| the late antitrust conference of govern
ors and attorneys general at st. Louis
was Benton McMillin, chief magistrate
of Tennessee. the state of Andrew Jack
son, James K. Polk and Andrew john
son, of Felix Grundy, John Bell, Jimmy
Jones, Isham g. Harris and many other
distinguished statesmen.
Capacity, learning. industry, fidelity,
forceful oratory. fine personal appear
ance, Chesterfeldian manners and long
service in the house have made McMil-
lin prominent. He held many positions
of trust and honor before going to con-
gress. He has recently been elected gov
ernor of Tennessee. McMillin stands a
good chance of serving in the United
States senate.
McMiliin was one of the best all
round speakers in congress effective
in short speech or in long one, set
speech or an offhand speech, quick at
repartee, a stout wrestler in running
fire debate. strong on facts and with all
the parliamentary law and precedents
at the end of his tongue His urbanity
never failed; neither did his vigilance
nor his integrity
In the famous debate on the Wilson
bill the sincerity of tariff reformers was
put TO the test and in many instances
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