Willmar tribune., 1900-08-08
WAR = \. IS HBLL" | :"
SAID THE VETERAN GENERAL SHER-
MAN, 4 REAL HERO.
Give Us War and the s'Strenuous Life~
y 9sya the G.. O. p. Loader of l0OO-Roosa.
volt Aftermath-The st. Paul Commer-
olal Club . Viotina OF Misplaced Conn.
dence-Echoes of the National and Stat.
Campaign-Continued Favorable Out
Of the Week.
Reform Press Bureau.
Ga r--N T.-N- ~ A0N~


Aftermath Of the Roosevelt "open-
ing Of the national campaign has but
added to the dismal character of the
event, from the standpoint of Repub-
Ican benefit, proof of which is abun.
dant in Republican authority. A sur
prlsing feature, however, is the discov-
cry that, thanks to the Republican con-
troll OF news sources and news circula-
ton, such real character has been but
slowly discovered throughout the coun-
try, and in many sections is doubtless
not yet known. So much was this the
TACT that even the press bureau of the
national committee did not have the in.
formation, having relied on the daily
press, until the same was taken there
by National Chairman Senator Jones,
when he returned to Chicago from St.
Paul. The press bureau chief, Mr.. Alb
bot, then sought the facts, and they
will be given the country as well as
may be, through friendly and truthful
papers. Mr.. Abbot learned, after the
close concealment of the facts was less
cautious, that the St. Paul committee
on transportation, which certified the
tickets Of those from Minnesota and
neighboring states, 80 as to secure them
the reduced rates for the grand ooca-
sion, that actually 1855 persons so at
tended. Also that national league dele
gates who were expected to be the same
in number, having the same basis Of
representation as national party con.
ventions, actually had convention Of
40, including proxies. Mr.. Abbot also
learned that the St. Paul Commercial
club raised something like $2,500 to
make it local success, and that the
club figures that it could better have
paid men IS each outright, to attend
the Roosevelt affair, for twice as many
could have been secured for the same
money.
In addition to features mentioned a
week ago the bad effect of the Roose-
velt speech, as to the sentiments pro-
mulgated, is more and more marked.
The ''strenuous hfe," 'knock-down.
and-drag.out" and "I-kin-lick-you" ar.
gument and talk, is daily more and
more distasteful, to say nothing of its
undignified and like char.
acter. Never before was a supposed
idol so quickly smashed as Roosevelt
has been in the North Star state. If
you don't believe it wait till he is billed
here again for another 'opener."
The fact that the Roosevelt *'stren.
uous opener" has been followed by the
killing Of an anti-imperialist in Min
neapolis, in discussion of the Trough
Rider" sort, will have tendency to
set good many people to thinking.
The most prevalent criticism of
Roosevelt is that war and the spirit of
war surrounds most Of his utterances.
War, warl How many people there are
who fail to appreciate what war really
Is. The generation that saw real war
does, but too many see only the gilt
ter and show, are stirred by the noise
and enthusiasm, but know nothing of
the horrors and waste of the reality.
General Sherman, after four years of
our bloody Civil war, in which he was
one of the most brilliant and conspicu-
ous characters-after the hardship and
agony that he knew were but memo
ries, and when he was in full glamour
of popular adulation-calmly and so.
berly summed up the whole wretched
business in the one heartrending sem
tence, "War is hell"
Theodore Roosevelt knows nothing of
war in its reality. He was present in
one little brush with hostile forces; a
contest which in the experience of
Sherman would have been lost sight of
as mere skirmish. He knows nothing
of the awful havoc Of real war. In his
shallow.pated way he rides his hobby
and dourishes his tin sword with all the
mock.tragic earnestness peculiar to the
Darktown fire brigade. And this is
the pseudo hero whom the people of
this country are asked to put on ped.
estal-to fall down before and worship
rs the ideal Of its national ifel Shades
Of Abraham Lincoln pity us!
Apropos, what they do say in whis.
pers about the "RouGh Rider" record
at San Juan is that colored troops are
entitled to the credit which the Rough
Riders" got. They say that there is a
lieutenant in the service who COM
manded the colored troops, who, when
not officially in danger Of being over
heard, states that upon his honor when
he and his troops reached The top of
San Juan hill there were just seven Of
the "Rough Riders" there, and Roose-
velt was NOT one Of the seven.
Speaking of the administration, it
certainly does seem as if the willy
'theathen Chinee" got our American
emperor in a tight place when he got
him to rush in and accept the same in
vitation to mediate" that the China
man had extended to the other en-
perors. Well. if William cannot medi-
ate he can mediate. sSis #
And after November he can have 40
much time for meditation as his great
R(N prototype at St. Helena. 5>}#@
Speaking Of the state campaign,
Bixby is back from the East, and the
political gossips do say that the .'wad''
he brings from Hanna is not as big as Z
hogShead. In fact the gossip is that
\ a Resourceful Phrase.
A kind-hea clergyman was lately com-
nnllnd n diSmias n clever 0ardpnare who