Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-13
SATURDAY EVENING. OCT. 10, 1900


Mr.. ROOSEVELT, the republican can
didate for Vice President, represents the
blackguardism OF his party, while Mr..
Hanna typi6es its shameless corruption.
Speaking at Peoria. Illinois, the other
day, Roosevelt said the democrats
seek to "slur over their principles" and
to Substitute the dishonor of the flag"
Here, let us emphasize the fact that
every republican who does not re-
pudiate Roosevelt is bound by these
vile utterances and makes them bis
owu. Mr.. Roosevelt goes on to make
an allusion to the late row in Colorado
where he and mob exchanged the
compliments so familiar to his vocaou-
lary. and next he says that the chefs
of the democratic party have resorted
to every "expedient of mendaoity and
inyectiven and are thus responsible for
his troubles. Mr.. Roosevelt's calum'
MES about the leaders OF the demo
cratic party are not sincere. de is
only too happy, like other republican
parvenus, to obtain social recognition
from democrats by professions OF cor
diality and respect. He has deliber-
ately attempted from the outset, by en-
ploying violent language and denounc-
ing the entire body of Mr.. Brysn's sup
porters as standing for 'lawlessness at
home" and "dishonor" abroad, to con-
vert what ought to be a disniied dis
cussiou by hinI, into one OF passion,
disorder and turbulence. 1t is indeed
every way probable that he enjoyed
the row. 1t was exactly to his tsste-
an exchange of epithets, no harm done,
no bones broken, and a safe retreat,
with himself as the historian of the az.
fair. Iu fact, it was decided improve
ment on the experience of certain not
ed swsshbuckler and blsckgusrd who
figured at the Kettle Hill il the late
Spanish war and who, according to re-
ports, laid down to escape the bullets,
tore up grass. ate grass and dirt to APP
pease his sensations, and subsequently
wrote a history of the business. leaving
out these little vulgar details for the
CLEANER in the harvest. Mr.. Roosevelt
may keep a private graveyard, but we
fear there are no tenents. 1t is as
empty as his own NOODLE or professions
OF patriotism.
The mud-throwiJg business in Colo
RADIO is a small matter to what happen
ed at New Haven 10 the canvass of
1896 and at Ann Harbor, day before
yesterday. Mr.. Bryan, who never in
dulQes 10 violent language, and who
carries his availability so far indeed that
be recognized Roosevelt the other day,
was to speak at a democratic meeting.
The meeting was large one and thou
sands of democrats and some decent
republicans were there to hear Mr..
Bryan. But body Of students from
Yale College were there to prevent Mr..
Bryan from speaking, and they did it.
They broke up the meeting. The
speech was suppressed. Mr.. Bryan
did not, however, lose bis temper. He
did not hurl epitbets at the rowdies.
He did not ask his democratic auditors
to take out these young blsckguards
and give them taste of the lamp post.
Now, who we're these rowdies and ruff
iansP They were the sons--presump-
tive sons at least-of the rich element
OF the Northern republicans to which
Roosevelt, Hanna and Depew are pau
derers. Did Mr.. Roosevelt have any
thing to say then, denunciatory of this
violation of the rights OF free speech by
the students of great New England
College, young men supposed to know
something of law and decencyP Did
Mr.. Mckinley once condemn il? Did
any prominent republican stand up
then for free speech and rehuke the
young blackgusrds, who, if they live,
may one dav hope to rival Roosevelt ?
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