Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-27

OF endeaYoring 20 stand ia with both sides
without doing either side anything but mis-
chief It is about as sagacious an attempt
to carry water on both shoulders as that of
the man who, at the funeral of his enemy,
helped to shovel dirt on the grave with a
view TO impress the family Of the corpse
that he was performing friendly service,
and at the same time showing his admirers
that he was enjoying the satisfaction of
helping to plant his foe.
With the big Democratic county of Fair
field added to the district of the antiquated
and out Of date, if not venerable, prophet
Of the Hock.hocking, and an able and pro-
gressive Democratic candidate to contest
the district with him, his fate is a foregone
conclusion, Some Of his constituents who
have had the best opportunity to critically
examine his alleged services, think that his
efforts consist mainly in believing loud
enough to be heard in his own district.
But these noisy reverberations of the
Athens sage's voice echoing through the
hill country of southeastern Ohio, are no
longer satisfying to the voters of that sec
ton. Many Of them believe that he has
been treating them to counterfeit states
manship and they do not feel complimented
that he has appraised them as such easy
marks.
His whole career in Congress has been
made up of a succession of petty tricks and
the discomfort Of his constituents IS too
deep to remain unvoiced much longer. If
all in the Eleventh Ohio district who have
had enough of Grosvenor's brand Of states
manship can get together the halls of Con.
gress where he has so long bullied the weak
and timid and fallen down before those who
have shown the least spirit, will know him
no more He will then discontinue his
annual visits to London to strut around
Rotten Row and Picadilly posing as an of
shoot of British aristocracy, now mem
Der of the Hamerican 'Ouse Of Commons"
and a prospective member 'hov the
Hamerican 'Ouse of lords"
At all events after his next visit to
"Lunnun" it will be we'll for him to get his
HIS" nitched back onto him before he
reaches the brush fence district in Ohio
Many believe that his services in war and
Nohk cA9 are al oA pleSe-dAl pIclenllOu5
shams. The soldiers Of his regiment say
that he was very terrible and valiant in de-
vising petty tyrannies to harrass his own
men, but that to the enemy he was as mild
as any cooling doYe-that in fact he seldom
approached near enough to the enemy to
exhibit his subdued frown
In McKinley's time his cheeky efforts to
pose as mouth-piece OF the administration
caused untold embarrassment and he had
to be told by those really high in the coun-
ellis OF the administration that mouth
piece from which issued such mischievous
braying was not wanted. He could make
Tightening calculations as to how much CUFF
his constituents were capable of swallow
ing, and ne could prophesy as to whether
Tom, Dick, or Harry would get some petty
Office. The mouth-piece habit is so invete-
rate with him that he is now actually essay
ing the role of mouth piece for the admins
tration of Roosevelt. But his constituents
have had enough Of mouth -piecing, lightn-
ing calculations and prophesying, aud would
like to be represented by some one who
can render a different sort of service.