The evening times., 1900-01-13
More sefui War Lessons.

We viii not 60 SO far as TO say that the
struggle in South Africa has .feated a
reyolGJicn either iu The science or the art
Of war bu; il is safe TO assert that j; las
already taught many useful lessons: such
as never 10 despise your enemy. TO s~oid
coming in contact with long range Krupps
and Creusots. armed only with old smooth
bores: to provide horses II you want 10
ride; ana SO on. Otaer recent movements
in one or another part CT he world have
been similarly instructive When he Jap
an5se Government coHtemrlates an curly
demonstration in Korea Ca some ar her
place. it is said 10 be quite surprising 10
see how many students" and .-labo-ars'
oongregste in the neghborhood-all being.
according 10 stories. persons capable Of
transformation into officers and soldiers
at moments notice
Perhaps this aforementioned lesson is the
one that has most appealed TO he martial
Imagination OF Kentucky Napoleons like
Governor Taylor and Col. W c. p. Brock
inridge: for they seem TO be indulging in
The nattery Of imitation. with variations
Of course suggested by local conditions
and exigencies. The opinion grows that
The Blue Grass Republicans are rather de-
termined upon a riot and revolution. in
case the legislature and courts of the Com
monwealth should in q constitutional man
ner, declare their de facto government TO
be tainted With rumPness-illegaI. null.
void and nuIla bona Accordingly it is TO
be presumed that threatening violence.
they are providing the means and agencies
10 do violence and make il effective of
their purposes. But while talking blood
in stentorian tone Of voice they resent
fully disclaim the least idea Of employing
the militia.
1t is noticeable however. that
as certain contested election cases are
about TO be considered by appropriate lepis-
lativo committees and the judicial tribu.
mails, il viii be necessary to call several
thousand Republican Witnesses to Frank
fort As these leave their native beatbs
hills and hollows. il is a matter of common
observation that the quarters of the neigh /
borhood militia are deserted their arms
missing and. incidentally. also their officers /
and men. This attracts attention. princi- /
pally because except in the Eastern noun /
tain counties. the Kentucky practice Of at 4
tending court in armed bodies and shoot
ing the judge and States attorney. in
case Of offensive partsanship or other OBJ /
jectionable conduct has been generally /
suspended for several years The revival
of the custom is perhaps desirable but it
is certainly calculated TO excite remark.
And there is novelty, if nothing else in the
idea of an array Of witnesses. organized in
battaliOns, and companies. and armed and
commanded in a military manner by colo
nels, majors. adjutants. captains. Heuten-
ants, and the like
II is not TO be supposed that all this is
being performed. under the rose, and like
wise under the rose Of experienced opposi-
the generals. without causing them to
think and perhaps to make counter prepar-
ations. An old campaigner like General
Jack Chinn. for example would not be apt
TO have both eyes closed by the peaceable
sssemblage and parade of five thousand
armed witnesses" without suspecting
mischief Nothing would be more natural
than that he should arrange an Offset of
some kind. We have not heard of any such
action but it would not surprise us TO
hear that the Republican witness rcgi-
ments were suddenly confronted by a
brigade of circuit riders who had come to
the capital to attend missionary meet