Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-09
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ure rule.
The Phi Beta Kappa society voted
its cordial thanks" to the poet Tor
his ingenious and sentimental verses
and Senator Hoar few years ago
wrote that the verses accurately eX-
pressed the prevailing sentiment or
the day at Dartmouth and Harvard
The author of the lines and his respoh-
siye hearers felt that Jefferson ana
Gallatin were merely getting their
deserts. Doubtless they believed that
the poet had understated the ease.
When the old English lady screamed
with terror at funeral upon hearing
that Mr.. Gladstone was there he'
emotion was genuine. She honestly
believed everything that was bad ABOUT
the Liberal leader. 1t was unsafe ia
be in the same church with him.
Those who said he was in the pay OF
the Jesuits doubtless felt that he really
was. even if they could not prove IT,
When Mr. Lecky said he could see
kind of satanic gleam in Mr.. Clad
stones eye that spoke volumes as 10
the mans inner nature, he had no idea
he was deceiving himself. Mr.. Lecky
was only seeing physical Gladstone
made to correspond to his idea of Glad
stone. Probably Mr.. Lecky could not
help seeing something suspicious in
the eye of the statesman, since he hon
estly regarded his Irish policy as a
most atrocious piece Of chicane and
demagogism.
In our own country, In recent times,
there have been many instances of
vituperation, or insult to public men,
which can only be explained on the
hypothesis that the yituperator honest
ly believed what he said of the ''W
tuperatce.' Henry Wntterson, no one
can doubt, was sincere when he com
pared Henry George with "the bloody
Marat." Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, always
sincere, was never more honest thar
when, In his pulpit in 1896, he spoke
OF Mr.. Bryan as "thc crowned her,
and the worshipcd deity of the Anar
ch'sts of the Northwest" Probably II,
one in late years has had to "catcl
IT. more than Bryan. The author o
"Newyorkitis" relates that when III
took Mr. Bryan to Il wealthy church il
New York one Sunday he was hande,
II note by an official of the parish
which said: "There are photographer
outside ON the street. Get Mr.. X
away from the church before the,
snapshot him, for we don't want tn
church in the same picture with him.
The feeling therein expressed was per
iectly sincere. The only wonder 1
that MIR, Bryan should have been al
lowed To enter the church ut all.
No better illustration of the absolut
sincerity of the user of strong languag
against political opponents could b
found than President Roosevelt. Ii
II speech in Chicago in 1896 he said
'for Mr. Bryan we can feel the con
temptuous pity always felt for tn,
small man unexpectedly thrust into ,
big place" Then lie drew plctur,
of MIR. Bryan aud Mr.. Altgeld: "Th,
one is INSCRIPTIONS from vanity, tn,
other from calculation. The one plan,
/ Wholesale wpudiation with ligh
heart and huhbling eluquencc, bccaus
hc lacks Intelligence and is mtoXicate,
by hope of power; he othor would con
nNe M wholesale murder, and woul,
JUSTIFY 1t hy elaborate and cunnini
: s"phlslIy for reasons known only 4
turturoua soul" Again last yea
y Mr. Roosevelt said in his ST. Pau
speech: "fhey 0he Democrats stan
y Tor lawlessness and disorder, for dis
honesty and dishonor for license nm
disaster az home and cowardly shrink
r. lng from duty abroad" MIR Roosevelt
OF course, lhmly believed that NJ,
r. hryan was contemplate" that NJ,
Altgeid would connve al whoIcsnl
If murder" that the Democrats stood fo
al ne sad they did. Whether he b,
lieves II now or not no one wouI
@ undertake to say hut when he spok
those harsh words, he undoubtcdl