Sunday Washington globe., 1902-03-30


Things Which Attracted His Atten-
tion.
Our Evening Lumnary snug in its 6ue
white Office, continues to Drattle of admin
istratiou enemies and pets. During the
past week the massive intellect of our CON
temporary's editorial writer has been de-
vising stage thunder for General Miles.
The cause Of the Luminary's gust is trace
able to the irritation of Roosevelt over what
Miles said before a committee Were it
not that the Evening I.uminary long since
cut loose from logic and lashed its chariot
10 administration gibberish. it would realize
in the attitude of Roosevelt toward Miles
another manifestation of the opera bouffe
characteristics Of the strenuous one.
While my hat is off to Miles and his
achievements, it is humorous to hear him
mentioned as a political factor. If he were
10 stand upon his record in the army and
seek political preferment he would stand
little chance with the hero" of San Juan
in the 6eld.
The Evening Lumiuary acting in the
sweet capacity of administration sponge
holder. and second is eager at all times to
tickle the ribs of the man on horse back
The Lumnary babbles along in its sooth-
sayer style and chirps now and again of the
purpose Of Miles to defend the strenuous
one
The strenuous one resists criticism of his
administration and growls ominousIv and
kicks mp the turf whenever an officer of the
army or navy lifts his voice in protest
against -raua~srf-- ~1,tsI f- tt..
Republican party
But shift the sceue 20 Cuba Out of the
cactus fields Of New Mexico aud Arizona
comes troop Of Rough Riders At their
head ticklsd with the position which ne
sought, rides Theodore Roosevelt
They reach Cuban soil. and while there
the Office of Presiden, is not conducted to
suit Roosevelt. He does not miuce words
in speaking OF McRiulev-the uan he pre-
tends to look upon now as having been ex-
emplary-uuable to check that strenuous
spirit which he learned a. Harvard, and
later inflicted upon defeuseless wildcats and
game in the wild-verY wild-West he ex-
erts himself and secures the signature of a
number of iusuboydinate officers like him
self to a round robiu-a document below an
anonymous letter 40 its fear of ofconsequeuces.
For his dash up San Juan Hill Or Kettle
Hill, or perhaps Capitol Hill, he was re-
warded by being elected governor of New
York, an Office several sizes too big for him
as Il afterward trauspired
Mark the logic and charity Of the like IF
strenuous persons
By a machiuatou Of fate unlocked for
when he was buried iu the Vice Presidency
the strenuous ones political BODY was
resurected and IL thus happens that the
last has come 6r5t
But he who sWashbuckled in the market
place and criticised aud attempted to re-
form everything except Tom Platt now OBJ
Jects TO criticism.
The Evening Lumuary may rest and far
be It from me 20 disturb its sleep Logic
isn't necessary to an editor aud the Lumi-
nary's editor perhaps doesn't understand
what constitutes a false premise
General Miles strenuous life was real.
not fad. He had 10 eulist and fight In
dians. He wasn't elected by bought or
coerced illiterate white aud blacks He be-
gan ia the armY as a private aud to-day,
through merit aud pluck is the command
ing general
He dad this: What he ever said doesn't
matter, but this cOUntry west of the Mis-
sissiPpi River will never forget his name,
and what he aud other officers did.
The present power Of the President has
been brought about by Congressmen
emasculating themselves in order to secure
patronage rhese groveliug crawling. sim
periug haYseeds are placing in the hands of
the Chief Magistrate A sword Of destruction
These same Republican worthless sueered
at Roosevelt Nov rhey lick his hand
These iacklis could III afford in their
euuueh philosophy 10 stand by Miles or
any one else Il d Kept constituent out Of
Office
Aud so the ItrsuuOus one will continue to
kick up his heels a1d wax chesty over the
adulatiou which like the ass in the fable he
believes directed 1r aim when, as any
sehooibOy should know, is meant for the
Office
In these degenerate days the sovereign"
people have very littis chace when the
servant or ne people kicks over the traces.
Is our euttre governmental system a
farce. Or has American manhood reached
the delicate edemiuate condition Of the lat
ter day Gtf.sIf ald Roman.
SOME time ago since the latest CvIvestar