Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-05-10

Only A Preliminary Roast.
1t is amusing, apropos Of the
severe roasting process to which
Senator Hanna is being subjected,
says the Kansas City Times by a
Washington specialist for the pur-
pose Of curing his gout, to read the
comments made by some Of the
Hanna organs upon the JOY that
will be caused to the democratic
heart from hearing about the tor
lures undergone by the boss.
One Of these organs few days
ago, after relating with perspiration-
producing particularly how the
boss was placed in a furnace, heated
30 400 degrees Fahrenhelt-sulfi-
cient to baste brown a leg Of mutton
in fifteen minutes and cook an egg
hard in tive-and how his interior
was kept from incineratlon by
swathing his head IN wet towels,
and keeping it outside of the oven,
so that he might breathe the cool
air proceeded to remark: "Hhis
is species of torture similar to
being burned alive, which the poll
tician's partisan enemies would
doubtles rejoice to read off,
This is mistaken inference.
There is no rancor in the minds of
Mr.. Hanna's political foes against
him as u personality. He is hated
and abhorred by all honest men in
the nation who have kept informed
about his performances since he
became a colossal instrument for
injustice and evil as the head of the
republican machine. His -malign
influence has been displayed in the
vast increase in political and per-
sonal turpitude which he has both
directly and by force Of bad example
caused in the ranks of his partisans,
since he took the direction Of the
campaign into his hands over four
years ago. While the injury to the
commonweal and to public interests
and morals has not all been done by
Hanna personally-his willing as
sistants and wicked partners in the
work have been legion--he is rec
ognized as the "head and front of
the offending" and as such he is
condemned, abhorred and despised
by all honest and upright citizens,
cognizant of the debauchery,
jobbery and bribery that have char
acterized the elections in which he
has directed the republican side Of
the contest, and in legislation in
which be has been Interested either
personally or as an agent for others.
Enlightened democrats entertain
no sentiment Of revenge against
Hanna. They regard him simply
as the impersonation and directing
intelligence Of that spirit of greed,
monopoly and imperialism which
permeates the purpose, policies and
acts Of the republican party.
His political opponents are con-
tent to leave his punishment to a
Providence that metes our fate to
every one according to the deeds
done in the flesh. They feel and
believe that the baking he has been
undergoing for the gout is merely
q slight and gentle foEetasto Of the
calorie experience that awaits his
Gins in the bIlstering Beyond, where
there Us no leo trust, not wet towels
lorhcatcd browsand whore he can
for smoking IL allowed there--llght
his cigar with bis finger.
.isft'rl.tisa. si.isHal f...a4
George Chow. tho three ycarold
snn ii MI II, y. Chew fSl. Louis,
was drowned Thursday oflaslweos
aear Mempbis, Tenn, Ne with bis
mnibor and elder brother were
visiting 10 Memphis ~ that time.
Mr. Chow IL agenl for ihe. building
fund of The Chlldren'a Hone 30.
elely, md IL wsll known 10 South.
eaet Missouri as n Methodist
pieaahef. jackson Herald,