The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-02
Thanksgiving in Porto Rico.

In view of the expression of a contem-
porary to the effect that the Mckinley
Thanksgiving proclamation seemed to re-
samble a campaign document. the New
York Sum undertakes a rather elaborate
defence of the Ohio candidates devotional
argument fer four years more.
In the course OF its pleadings. it re-
marks:
1.-The nation is stirred by the consciousness OF
new power, opportunity, a greater place in
The world high and solemn responsibility TO
carry freedom AMI civilization and Justice to the
peoples given to IS charge by the Treaty Of
Paris. 1t has done much since the beginning Of
1885,
Ask the people of Porto Rico what it
has done to carry freedom and civiIiza-
ton and Justice to them. The beneficent
Administration has given them nothing
but a flag and a tariff that is plague to
their industrial progress. Held back Ivy
trust shacklas. the Constitution. nder
which bona fde Americans enjoy liberty
and justice. is not permitted to confer its
benefits upon the unfortunate subjects
Of the Republic.
It is true that much has been done since
the beginning of 1888, but the much that
has been done has been for the Industrial
freebooter at the expense of the people
of Porto Rico, for which, we presume.
they should be duly thankful and sing
hosannas to the name of Mckinley.
Roosevelt and the Spanked Baby.
Governor Roosevelt behaved in a char
acteristic if not very dignifed manner at
Buffalo on Wednesday. His nerves. appear
to have progressed from a state of ex-
IRENE irritabiIity to one Of hyperesthesia.
The same, it may be noted is true of
Mr.. Hanna's- Both these gentlemen are
disposed to cry cut and froth at the mouth
when MT Bryans name is mentioned. Mr..
Hanna considers himself insulted if any
one calls out ''Hurrah FOR Bryan when
he is passing through the streets. Cover
nor Roosevelt is irritated when small Toys
shout for the rival candidate.
Not knowing that the state of the Gov
ernor's nerves was so bad, a small Buff
faIo urchin cheered for Bryan when the
carriage of Roosevelt stopped at Niagara
Falls; and one of the Roosevelt hench-
men picked Up the boy and spanked him.
This the Governor watched with approval,
and when the proceeding was over, thank
ed the man for what he had done, saying
that he had six children himself and
knew something about them; and
that he thought all parents ought to fol-
low the example Of this diseiplinarian TN
der like circumstances.
This is rather a new role for politi-
cal candidate of a great party, or the
Governor of State. The old-fashioaed
candidate used to kiss the children he en-
countered along his route; the modern
candidate has them whipped il they shout
for his rival. It is curious change in
manners and morals. Imagine William H.
Seward or Horatio Seymour, or my CT the
men who have made New York the Empire
State, going into the business of admins
tering corporal punishment TO small boys!
Is this, too, part of the strenuous life?
The fact is that Governor Roosevelt's
nerves are getting to the point where he
ought to have them tied UP separately in
cotton wool and retire to a dark room and
rest till he feels better. If he has caused
tie small boy TO come after him there will
be 10 peace for him from this time on.
Marshall P. Wilder once said that if an
active lion was let loose in a ten-aere lot
with company of small boys the lion
would be roaring for the police in five min
utes, and the man who, single-halded
shot one Spaniard in the back during the
Spanish-Ameriean war is no match for the
average small boy when he wants to shout
for Bryan. There is a peryerseness and a
pugnaeity about the small boy which will
Induce nina to yell fer Bryan now If he
aeyer did before. When it comes to the