Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-09-07

terview, to treat OF Hon. John r. Nc.
Leans candidacy for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination and naively
remarks, Il really can't see why Mfr.
Mclean should consider the nominal
ton for governor desirable unless 1t be
be that he is looking to its effect upon
his political standing next year and
the year after"
Alb! Brother Dick, you made a center
shot that time and hit the bullseye
squarely In the center.
That's precisely what Hon. John r.
Mclean is looking to, and l will adver-
tise you that he can see as far into a
milestone as the next one. Mclean
comes Of q brainy, thrifty, ambitious,
successful a He desires political
preferment, He wants that guberna-
torial nomination because he believes
with his whole heart that the Demo
cratic nominee win win hands down
and that q vice presidential or perhaps
a presidential nomination is in sight for
the Democratic winner. hence John
RS longing and yearning for that nom
nation. And John r. Is wise In his
day and generation. He viii make a
great killing If he bags that guberna-
torial nomination. Individually, /
would like to see him get it. He Is
ft. In the prime Of life, in fine health,
fun OF vim, Of fine presence. with a
splendid home, possessed Of money
enough to put up q good fight, he viii
come out on top II nominated. Colonel
McLean's Washington home is n OF
the most pleasant in that delectabie
city, where he and his accomplished
wife dispense a generous hospitality.
l have no doubt he would make the
gubernatorial mansion in Columbus a
delightful rendezvous for all Buckeye
Democrats.
Bot my good friend, Colonel Dick, In
enumerating objections to Colonel Nc
Leans candidacy says, zone is the fact
that there is a popular prejudice
against a very rich man reaching Do
litical distinction" There Is, is therel
Since when, Colonel Dick, since whenf
I would like to see the proofs. Do you
remember Russell A. Alger, John Sher.
man-cablnet yoke fellows, even II
John does accuse Russell in his book OF
buying his southern colored delegates
away from him at Chicago on a mem.
orable occasion? And DO you remem-
Der Governor Bushnell and Hon. Ste
phen B. EIkins and Don Cameron and
Willie Wallle Aston and Postmaster
General Gary and all that motley
throng OF patriots who Illustrate the
latter day history Of the Republican
party7 And where. oh, where is your
Uncle Levi Morton and Whitelaw Reid
and Charlemagne Tower and the rest
of the Republican multimiIllonairesi
Your memory is bad, Colonel Dick
very bad. You ought to get one Of
those ~newfangled systems for Great
ing or improving the human memory
really you ought And then there's
your own dear. darling Mark. When
did he become poorf What's the mat
ter with HANNAH
sayrea' New Crusade.
1t is genuine pleasure to think Of the
splendid figure Governor Joseph ID.
sayres Of Texas is cutting. II is a de-
Light to know such a man. He is honest
as the day is long, brave as a lion, faith
full as the needle TO thepole. In congress
l learned to love him. His nay is nay
and his aye is aye. He is what he is.
He is reliable as the sun In his coming.
Nobody has to go on a voyage OF dis
covery TO ind out his position. He is
plain as an old shoe. There are no
frills about him. 1t was q magnificent
compliment paid him by the heroic
Democracy OF Texas when they nom
mated him by reclamation to be their
governor while he was at Washington
d~ischarging his duties as a representa-
tive. / regretted to see him quit con-
gress. where be was such a potent
factor, but circumstances appear TO
have shaped themselves 20 that in
stead Of rusting out in the guberna-
torial Office he is winning for himself
new laurels and a wider and more en-
during fame. He is rapidly forging
to the front as a leader in the anti
trust crusade. II this succeeds, Sayres
viii become a great historic parsonage.
Texas appears to be particularly good
soil for breeding Democrats Of proWes
and OF brains. Her delegation in con
gress is one OF the three strongest, and
they are mostly young men who have
their careers before them.
Having experimental a great deal in
talking to the public, I have long
been Of the opinion that the secret OF
good speech making is in knowing
when to quit This point is clearly H.
Illustrated by the following anecdote
from the San Francisco News letter:
Mr.. Maxwell McNutt Is a gentleman
as well rs a lawyer, and he IS quite a
young lawyer. He had been trying a
case in court and be had been very
diffuse. In truth, some Of the older
practitioners declare he bordered on
verbosity, and a languor and depres-
sion fell upon his hearers. The food
Of his elOquence never promised to
a flowing. but finally IL did stop.
N-f1@N Naa EA1ul VI AAs allltNt-
ment-intensely proud Of II, but.
strange to say, nobody came up to him
and gave him the glad hand. He sin
gled out a sympathetic friend.
"Ah." said be, what did you think
OF my speechT'
Great replied the sympathetic
friend. yswning.
You really think II YVES greatY'
Indeed I do"
"And not too longT'
"Well-oh, no. not too long"
Il am glad you think I spoke we'll
DO you know" continued Mr.. McNutt,
swelling with pride. Il could speak like
that al day"
Il have no doubt you could" mutter-
ed the friend. soto voce. "but who in
the devil would listenY'
Most aspiring orators would do well
glue that excerpt 10 their hats and
govern themselves accordingly.
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