The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-27
COAT OF 4 STATESMAN OR OF A
ROUGH RIDERs
Winch is the Emblem OF American,sn
To-Day. Creelman Com.
pares Candidates for the
Second Place.

II the Theory of the Dcmocratic part-
that the American people love peace and
loathc militaryism - IS right. the roni
ation Of Mr. Stevenson FOR Vice prosi
dent was q wise act II that theory il
wrong and the American people have
readily become enamorcd with war for
its own sake The Democratic party will
bc defeated anyhow
Mr.. Stevenson stands for peace. Mr
Roosevelt stands for war; One j. "A ma.
ture. conservative statesman. The 9th.
er is a young rough rider who served ms
a soldier for three months aud apparent.
ly intends 90 use his soldier scat as a DO.
litical advertisement for the rest Of his
life.
Both parties acted with great deliboT
alton in the selection q their candidates
for Vice President The nomination for
President was beyond the control OF the
two conventions; they were settled in
advance one candidate being chosen
by the trusts and syndicatos and the
9th. by the plain choice Of the masses
of his party. Il is In the choice OF can
didates for Vice President that we must
look for the present sentiment and pol
icy Of the average leadership 10 both
parties.
The two candidate Stevenson aud
Roosevelt present striking contrast.
In presenting Mr.. Roosevelt TO she
country as q candidate tor Vice Prcsi
dent against his protest the RepubH
can party showed the courage OF its be
lief that the policy Of imperialism. 81
subject colonies and of miliiaryism Is
popular policy. IL IS bold aud brilliant
stroke. No man who has studied the
political conditions Of the United State
can deny that The idea OF placing
rough rider at the head oi the senate
the most august legislative body 10 III
world-implies the abandonment 90
peaceful continental policy and the b,
ginning Of an era of military conquesi
IL Is certain that one party or the
other is making serious mistake in q
of the present temper of publ
opinion on this continent Which 1877
ty has read the signs of the times cor
rectlyg l. the statesman coat or the
rough riders coat the true symbol 81
10 day.
From the purely stragctic point a.
vote getting. all question Of princpls
aside there i much 10 be al
in favor Of the glittering policy adope
by President Mckinley and Mr. Harna
the policy of military force and natioo
adventure. That policy is thorQlaa =.
embodied IN Mr.. Roosevelt Thf ~
time but one / saw the oxcitable Young
Governor Of New York was In the Fira
Cavalry before the battle at santiago I
After giving me a drink ~ water out q
a bucket which he held 90 my lip he
asked about the imprD-- on
made upon the people Of the Uufei
States by the conduct of his regiment
in the skirmish az Las Guasimas Tel
was "a Thirsty for glory a. / was for Ia
ter. No man can blame him for thar d
only mention ii a. an indication of hi.
character. lie said that be- had r. cu-
ed his position as Assistant Secretar of
the Navy because there was Crat
chance for glory in the field His -
diers coat had already become in his
mind political advertisement L.ter
on he got the full benefit 81 the adrr
tisement and was elected Governor of
New York before the unreasonable *
citement Of war had died down. lat
the war Of Cuba was war for humui
ty, forced on the unwilling McKuley "A
by the Democratic parv.
That war Is over. The war which r.
now draining the country of its we Ia
and sending hundreds Of orr young non
to die IN Asia i, a war for the extern Ia
of trade.
There no spark 81 morality or hummi
ty In il. We shed the blood of our rn
soldiers for the sake Of getting -0 many
dOllars If we ever get them.