West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-27
KNGWOoD PRESTON SEPTEMBER 2 100

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ton. He Nas murdered In cold blood
as the resrlt % widespread Repub-
Ecan conspirac.' because he was en-
deavorIng In lawful way 10 become
governor OF Kentucky. Colonel Roose-
Welt knows all these things. and vet he
had the cffrontcry TO utter wholesale
siander against one-balf his country
men. thereby disSracing the high posi-
tion 10 which h. aspircs
or course I am not iniimating that
I'll Republicans are thieves. like ex.
Governor Moses. or muriercrs. like
Taylor and Powers. Far fiom II. Most
tf them. like most Democrats, are hon
est aud patriotic men. am simply
| demonstrating 10 Colonel Roosevelt
that he might become strenuous i'm do.
Ing little reform work I'm his own
party and not consign all Democrats
TO the deuce at once.
Hanna Growing Profnne
Even nj this early day I'm the canvass
Mark 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
Wabbler outside the brcastworks re.
mains TO b. seen. So In these dog
days. with the thermometer registering
100 degrees In the shade and with ev.
erybody rocking with pcrspIration
Mark makes IL still hotter by cussIngl
what VIII the holy brethren who re-
Gently hisscd me mt Lakeside for TAX
Ing his name In vain think OF his pro-
fanlty? pause for reply.
| have n valuable contribution TO
make to current history which may or
may not explain several things, and
that Is that Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw
OF Iowa hns II toes. In the rotunda
or the capitol at Washington In the
historical painting. THE Baptism OF
Pocahontas." there is buck Indian
with ii toes. I have never known
whether that was the license or the liz.
norancc OF the artist, but here we
have a governor with IL toes hesltat.
Ing for six weeks about appointing n
senator with ten toes--that is, I as
sumo that Dolliver has ten toes.
never counted them. but | guess that
Jonathan has the usual number. What
made Shaw hesitate so long? Was he
looking for n candidate with II toes ?
Maybe he was and maybe he was not.
What he was really looking for was a
plug candidate who would help Gov
ernor Shaw go 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! My Marylnndr' She
Is going Democratic this time and no
mistake. Senator George l.. yelling
ton Is stumping the state for Bryan.
Arthur Pue German Is active In man.
aging the Democratic campaign. John
Walter Smith. governor OF the ancient
commonwealth. is hotfoot after the
senatorial seat OF Judge McComas.
SO all things work well together foi
those who love the Lord and keep his
commandments. and there is weeping
and gnashiug OF teeth among the Phil
istines. God grant that the grand old
state OF Maryland may be redeemed
from Republicanism.
Quite recently ! was up there lectur-
Ing ut the MOuntaln Lake Park. Chm.
tauqua. and. while the Chnutauquas
are not political meetings. "A good deal
or politics IL talked nevertheless. and
the universal belief appeared to bc
that nothing short OF n miracle could
Keep Maryland from returning 20 the
Democratic column. If Aiaryland
comes. Delaware will como ana West
virginia So that instead OF Bryan be-
Ing elected by the skin OF his teeth the
chances are that lac VIII have 30 votes
to spare In the electoral college You
hear horn.
Twelve months ago two of the most
distinguished Republicans in the Unit
ed States were named Henderson. Now
the Republican uau$ H. minus one OF
the IienLcls0as--i -ilaEieiy. John H.. late
OF MiSs0Uri aId npW - Washington.
General lIendefspI ,tas u brigadicr
general In tie Union ::i'hy lie helped
crea;e the Republican party In Mis-
sourl. very hazardous performance
In that day He was for eight years n
Repablican senator. presided over the
convention that nominated Blaine and
also over the Pal-American congress.
For 30 years le has Leen recognized aa
one of the greatest living lawyers and
the only man living or dead who ever
refused n scat on the supreme bench
Of Missouri Wii5 this splendid rec
ord behind lilu ihls iilustrious patriot
could not stomach Mckinley imperial.
ism and has come out squarely for
Bryan
No Longer HopuDIIc.
Recently he wrote TO Dir. w. A Crof.
fut ns follows:
Our government 10 rapidly changing its form.
The UnSed states Is no longer q republic Two
wars are being wsged by the president without
| any constitutional ssnction The Russian er,.
| no 4
exercised. almost without protest. By m American
| president. The war With the Philippines Is worse
| than uscicss The islands cannot be occupied by
| AmtTcsns. snd American Law. equally with Amer.
lean prejudice. already iqrbids American citizen.
slip 10 their inhahitants.' and this reduces them
| 20 slavery and ourselves 90 forms Of drspotisrn
| IN the case Of China, American troops. without
| pfctensa Of law. are 10 be placed under tho com.
mand of the German emperor. on the successful
tniry q the allies into rtking will begin the
ttruggle oi rIscnous beasts over the prey, and N
ouf peope iail 20 protest 81 the polls in November
bc2t. We shall b Of these beasts
The other Henderson, who is still
prominent IN Republican councils. is
General David y. Of Dubuque, In..
speaker Of the notlonal house OF repre-.
scntatlvcs. Recently. IN n speech which
Is evidently intended as n Keynote
speech. be said "thc doctrines OF Ham.
lltOn must bc the text word Of the
hour"
The iinmIItonfnn Theory.
In IBIS lie Of Hamilton Senator Hen.
ry Cabot Lodge states the Hamilton
theory as foil, VS..
The republic o. Hamilton to be an ansto.
cTaiic distinguished from democratic repub.
hc' and the power Of the separate states was 70
| be cGeciually crippled The FIRST object was %
he attained by committing the choice of the pres
ideni and senator's, who were 10 hold Office during
| good behavior. 90 a ciass Of the community y