The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-18

-. ~ ne was murdered in cold bloo6
Iiooa iesult OF a widespread Repub
.ican conspiracy because he was ar.
oeaSorlhg in a lawful way to become
soserlor OF Kentucky. Colonel Rooso.
sei. Knows all these things, and vet no
n"u the ~ef1rontery to utter a wholesale
sionoer agalnst One-half his country.
men, thereby d~isgracing the high nosi.
ZION to which he aspires.
~ course | am not intimating thar
al Republicans are thieves. like ex.
governor Moses, or murderers. like
Aayior q Powers. Far from 1t. Most
oi them, like most Democrats, are hon.
est n patriotic men. I am simnlv
demonstrating to Colonel Roosevelt
that he might become strenuous in do
ing a little reform work in his own
party and not consign all Democrats
to the deuce at once.
Hanna Growing Profane,
Even at this early day in the canvass
Marx Hanna is SO wrought up that he
runs counter to the command, '"Thou
shalt not swear. What Mark will do
before the great event In November
lands him and his protege William the
abb outside the breastworks re-
mains TO be seen. So in these dog
days, with the thermometer registering
100 degrees in the shade and with ey-
erybody rocking With pcrspiration.
Mark makes it still hotter by cussinc,
What will the holy brethren wh re-
Gently Missed me at Lakeside for tax
ing his name in vain think of his pro-
family? l pause for a reply.
| have a valuable contribution to
make to current history which NAV or
may not explain several things. and
that is that Governor Leslie M. Shaw
Of Iowa has u toes. In the rotunda
Of he capitol at Washington in the
historical painting, "The Baptism Of
pOcahontaS,' there is q buck Indian
with II toes. l nave never known
whether that was the license or the ig-
norance of the artist, but here we
have q governor with u toes hesitat-
ing for six weeks about appointing a
senator with ten toes-that is, | as
sumo that Dolliyer has ten toes. |
never counted them, but I guess that
Jonathan has the usual lumber What
| made Shaw hesitate SO long? Was he
looking for a candidate with II toes?
Maybe he was and maybe he was not.
What he was really looking for was q
plug candidate who would help Gov
Shaw so to the senate himself.
That he failed to carry out that idea is
owing to public sentiment, and Dolli-
yer went, who is an honor to the state.
Maryland Democratic
my Maryland. Ny Maryland!" She
is going Democratic this time and no
mistake. Senator George L. yelling
ton is stumping the state for Bryan.
Arthur Puc German is active in man
aging the Democratic campaign. John
Walter Smith, governor Of the ancient
commonwealth. is Lotfoot after the
senatorial seat Of Judge McCOmaS.
SO all things work We'll together for
those who love the Lord and keep his
commandments. and there is weeping
and gnashing OF teeth among the Phil
istines. God grant that the grand old
state Of Maryland may be redeemed
from Republicanism.
Quite recently l was up there lectur-
ing at the Mountain Lake Park, Chau-
tauQua, and. while the ChautauQuas
L ait " " SooA NO.
Of politics is talked nevertheless, and
the universal belief appeared to be
that nothing short Of a miracle could
keep Maryland from returning to the
Democratic column. If Maryland
comes, Delaware will come and West
Virginia. So that instead Of Bryan be-
ing elected by the skin Of his teeth the
chances are that he will have so votes
to spare in the electoral college. You
hear my horn:
Twelve months ago two OF the most
distinguished Republicans IN the Unit
cd States were named Henderson. Q
the Republican party is minus one OF
the MISUNDERSTANDING, John b.. late
Of Missouri and now Of Washington
General Henderson was a brigadiel
general in the Union army. He helpec
create the Republican party in Mis-
souri,, a very hazardous performance
in that day. He was for eight years 9
Republican senator. presided over tht
convention that nominated Blaine anC
also over the P~an-.American congress
For 20 wears he has been recognized 1s
one Of the greatest living lawyers anC
the only man living or dead who ever
refused 4 seat Oh the supreme bencl
OF Missouri. With this splendid rec
ord behind him this illustrious patrlo
could not stonuach Mckinley imperial
ism anu las come out sQuarely TO
Bryan.
No Loager . Republic.
Recently hc wrote to Dr.. w. a Crof
fut as follows:
our government ia rapidly changing its forn
The United States is no longer a republic. Nv
: v.,rs are being waged by the president "ithou
! ony corstitCtlonai sanction. Inc iusslah IN
roror claims no greater power than tfa' "lich l
ayorc;sod. almost without protest, by al American
! nrosident. The war with the Philippines Is "crs
: INV useless The islands cannot De occupieu =
,no,;c,ns and American law. equally with amer
la, nrc;,iice. already forbids American cltizeh
, 40 70 their in!iabi: ants, and tins reouces theI
l =. e,.yarv and ourselves to forms OF despotisH
: - ,ha case Of China, American troops "llhou
neo 81 ,ay. are to be placed under the com
IND of the German emperor. On tne successu
+, - of the allies into Picking Will oesii IN
} tuac,a Of ravenous beasts over the prey a"u
- <hn YnltS 4 NOteifDS