The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16
A KEEN POLITICAL SATIRE.
4 TIMELY nook ny JUDGE II. VI.
NORWOOD.

Its Title n ratriotismg or Democracy
or Empire-tt IL Ia Verse and Con-
tains 500 stRnEas-A Hook THAT
WIN Instruct. Amuse aud In
huence-It VIII Play mn Important
Fart In the Political Campaign.
a book that will attract attention and
make a sensation Is 10 be published IN
thIs city next .seek. It's author is Judge
7. n. Norwood. II Is "a poem. divided into
four cantos containing about $50 cighs-llno
stanzas. The book will have over hum
dred pages.
a large part Of the book is an interview
between tho writer and President McKin-
ley. In fact the author. feeling kcenly
the absence OF the entire South from Me
kinley's cabinet. volunteers his services OF
counsellor and Joins the cabinet Minerva
invite as secretary OF Peace" and his
advice IS unceasing except when broken
by attention TO divers persons and things.
The whole work B. addressed 70 will
lam Mckinley. Scribe 20 Marc Hanna and
Proconsul Under Marcus Antonius. First
Emperor OF the United States, che Philip
pines. Porto Rico. Hawaii and Guam"
The first canto plays along in light. 10
cose way. talking about the subjects 10 be
discussed By tho President and his Sec
retary OF Peace: such as Simpsons great
naval victory. Alger's odoriferous beef;
che trick played Gen. Merritt. Hanna and
the negro-"thc Arcadian pair"-Schleys
treatment. etc.
The second canto opens with the theme
OF the sasire-" Patriotism and for over 40
sianzas a Is mo respectur OF persons" The
Sewrich who think there o. nothing
American good enough for them. and
flock 20 Europe to rub up against the no
bility and get "a titled husband are scored
In uumca-urCd terms.
The Society ~ American Royal Danes
get the ben,ht o. free advertisement
they viii not relish, but the public will,
in hfty or more etanzas.
The satire then turns on certain indivif-
uals ana takes up Wall streets patriot
ism ana p1rtrays how they marched to
Washington 10 volunteer iu the great
/ army OF contractors. Tha real status
Of things revealed IN a coioquy between
them and Secretary Long viii interest the
aeopi4
The c1uriship between duke ana an
American miiliouairess and between a
count and another rich American girl are
given with the parties names.
The multi-milliouhiras next receive
| marked consideration II fiays only the
| greedy. gluttouous. Unsuitable mlllionaires.
| Honorable exceptions are named.
The third canto. first gets Mckinley
aud Hanna mixed so they form a Cen
| iaur-theu Hanna as whale swallows
| Mckinley ana dire results follow. Hanna
got into heaven and Is thrown over the
| batilements FOR trying 20 comfort Ca
| briel lie lands in hell. on the devil S
pitchfork. and Hanna thinking he was
! IN the United States Senate. called the
/ devil. Tillman.
| A long conference takes place between
! father and son che Gevil and HANNA IN
/ which the son narratea what he. as his
/ fathers ambassador on the earth, has
| con. and intends TO do. The compliments
/ paid the son hy the father are, perhaps.
| tho rarest on record. but the son returns
sincere thanks for each one The devil
/ here tells how he got up the late war be-
/ tween the states.
| The fourth canto. after n playful intro
duetion Chat is those not s'ashcd by u
may consider n playful. becomes grave.
1 The secretary q peace does not do much
counsclling lie turns upon Mckinley his
vials - wrath for his treatment OF the
/ south and especially IN attempting "a
humiliate her Saxon blood by negro DOM
/ iuation.
lie thsn makes an appeal 20 the North
! the Northern soldiers the rank and nle.
/ Tells them that while they were hghtinA
/ 20 FIRE the negro ana 70 make him their
! competitors. the shylocks were forging
/ fcttess for them.
! This Is hut q brief synopsis of this. per-
/ haps. the finest OF any ~ Judge Nor
/ woods literary productions. After a crit-
] Of mE
/ appears in book form. IL viii be entitled
/ IL.