The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-10-17

BILL ARP ON THE WEATHER,
He Discusses the Winds and the
Rains and Touches On Politics.


Rains and Touches On Politics.
Atlanta Constitution.
The clements are unsettled. The
wind seems to be vecring southwark.
Roosevelt keeps on saying kind words
about us and the Republicans arc in a
state of appl plchension. The &. A. rps
made the first assault on him because
he dared to cXait the bravery and
patriotism of our people; but he an
swered them back nobly. And now
they are in CONSERVATION because he
invited Clark Howell to dine with him.
The City of Shushan is perplcxed. 1t
looks like there is power of good
political fun ahead OF us, and we can't
be worsted. Mckinley wanted to be
kind, and they wouldent let him, but
my opinion is that Roosevelt is going
TO run the machine according to his
emotions. He is a man of emotions
good, generous emotlons-and our emo
tional nature ia the best part Of our
nature. That is the reason that wo-
men are better than men; they are
more emotional. A selfish man, a
greedy man or politician "per SO "
have no emotions. They plot and
scheme for personal advantage. Ham
let said that politician is a man who
would clrcumvent God. They bribe
and deceive to gain their end. But
Roosevelt is outspoken, candid and
fearless. The politicians utterances
are cautious and come from his head;
Roosevelt talks from his heart, and if
he feels like inviting Clark Howell to
dine he is gong to do it without con-
sulting Mark Hanna or the G. A. RPS
or for moment considering what the
party will say about it.
1 like Roosevelt because he has
wife and children; in fact, he has been
married twice and has two sets of
children. That's all right if the child
rem harmoniZe and the last wife ls as
good to the children of the first wife "a
she is to her own. Our nearest neigh
Dor for long years had three sets of
children. Colonel Bayard, a widower,
with two children, married Mrs. Hand,
u widow, with three children. Two
more children were born to the last
marriage, aud all was peace and har-
mony in that household. This reminds
me of another family, where there
were three sets, and they dident har-
monize, and one day when they were
quarreling in the back yard the wife
came running in and said to her hus-
band: "John, you'd better go out
yonder with a switch; your children
and my children are fighting our child
ren."
/ am pleased to learn that our Presi-
dent is coming to Georgia next fall
and will visit his mothers old home at
Roswell. Think will meet him there
and show him around, for almost
everybody else is dead but me that was
there when his mother was girl. l
will show him where we boys played
bullpen and town ball, and where his
uncle half Dan or half of his Uncle
Dan and 1 played sweepstakes and Dan
always won my white alleys. Yes, l
will show him around. But that
colony of fine Savannah people, all
blooded stock, are not there now.
There were the Kings and Dunwoodys,
who were in college with mo. Not all
the KING boys, of course, for there were
nine of them, and only one sister for
the whole crowd-a beautiful girl. L
have a very dear cousin in Birming'
ham who has nine girls and one son.
What pity that those two families
were not neighbors and contemporaries
80 that the children could have mated
and intermarried. l like families with
numerous offspring. If I had the
making Of the constitution, whether
Federal or State, l wouldcnt let a
bachelor hold a public office; ne
shouldent be eligible to 60 to Congress
or the Legislature. 1t Is not possible
for hin to feel deeply concerned about
the perpctuity of government. 1t is
the children and the grandchildren We
fathers are living for. An unmarried
man lives for himself. He may b'
smart and moral and well educated
but, as Kipling says, he can't under
stand the paternal anxiety.
All those Roswell boys were mani,