Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-04
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Charlottesville, Va, Nov. IS

my name In the your columns, of re-
cent date, IN connection with that of
the President of the u. q. u. and
also Of the Knight of Lightwood, l
take OCCASION to make nay profound
est bow IN acknowledgement of the
distinguished courtesy. Permit me
10 inquire how long the administra-
ton VI the u. q. T.. President will
continued While there is nothing in
the constitution or by laws to pro.
hibit it, custom seems to have diter-
mined that no citizen, however dis
tipguished, shsll continue to hold "
position, 50 exalted, more than two
terms. The Constitutional Oonven-
tion, now IN cession At our Capital
city, ought, by all means, 10 inaugu-
rate AN era of Introduction
to the monopolizstion of such AN
honorable position. 1t may be, how
ever that our friend the present
worthy incumbent has passed y
civil service examination aud that he
can not be removed except for cause.
Surely, after all these years, other
applicants nave had time to get on
the eligible list, slthough doubt
whether any have gotten the high
grade attained by the gentlemen
from Buffalo. BY the way, 1t is we'll
that the knight of the Flaming
Torch did not accompany him to the
Pan American Exposition. In that
event all the world could have seen,
in brilliant array, all the medals of
honor flashing, like burning meteors,
on the untsrnlshed crest of the un-
disputed champion of all the worlds
u. Il. C's. Let us see, 1t has been NJ
least 25 years since the laurel WAS
placed upon che brow of our worthy
President He has filled the POSI-
ton with honor to himself and
credit to Frogtown, besides spread
ing the fame of our organization all
over both continents. Dnring all
this time, as far as | can learn, be
has not charged q single cent. l
have learned that be even paid his
own expenses to the Pan American
Exposition, when by every considera-
ton of honor and justice, be ought
be ought TO have b I'D free pass over
every line of rail road leading to
Buffalo, where | doubt not his style
of beauty did much to increase the
growing admiration for an order
from the gulf of Mexico to the Can
ada line, thence to Terra del fu-e GO
and the Philippine archie pelego.
Speaking of the Philippines would
it not have been well, had our
President gone there instead of to
Buffalo? OF course, no reflection is
meant, but with our President afore-
said, accompanied by the Knight of
the Torch aforesaid revealing the
blazing medals aforesaid, it is con
scientiously believed that all the Fill
ipiEo would have retired to the "dens
and caves of the earth" or surrender
themselves willing victims, to the
waves of the sea, in hopeless despair
of ever attaining the exact type of our
worthy Presidents beauty.
George Washington served his
country during eight long and bloody
years of war and did not charge n
cent. The President of the U.O.C.
has served % years and not only has
not charged cent, but has gone to
the Pan American without calling on
the order for expenses. The next
thing he will feel it his duty to go TO
Charleston and then to St.LOuIs TO
represent us and finally to Paris.
These projected visits in our int
crest. ought to arouse our gravest ad
prehenion for if, on these rounds,
some fool anarchist should kill him
we will have to employ doctors from
London, Vienna Constantinople, Bag
dad and st. Petersburg, with their
Y RAYS. to find the bullet, unless our
friend DIS. will volunteer his ser.
vices, and lightwood torch to reveal
it's location 9. NJ. l..