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the Globe-Democrat ana others Of its
Xix have the unspcakable gall to try to
make it appear that Republicans are
friendly to the Beers President Roose.
welt could find no way to show the
friendship Of this greatest Of republics
for the two little republics which were
murdered by Great Britain, but while
they were breathing out their lives he
appointed an extraordinary embassy,
without authority Of law, to dance at
tendance at the coronation Of King Ed.
ward, whose troops were then butch
ering the burghcrs and their wives
and children. King David said in his
wrath, "All men are liars" Evidently
the CD. assumes that all men are
fools. Otherwise 1t would have pre-
cious little to say about the Beers. If
ut any time since that awful war be-
gan and before it closed the Globe
Democrat had lifted up Its voice in be.
half Of the Beers. it could have driven
O Republican administration into voic-
ing the sentiments of the American
people in favor Of two prosecuted re-
publics, but 1t lifted not q finger, it
opened not its mouth. Why did the
Globe-Democrat not speak out in meet
ing when 1t would have awaited some
what? Why wait till the Boer repub-
lies are dead to praise the Boers2
Can stored urn or animated bust
Dao - to- A. n
breath?
Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust
Or f1attery soothe the dull. cold ear of
death?
A False Prophet.
As prophet the Globe Democrat is
q stupendous failure. Just now 1t is
busy predicting q Republican victory
in Missouri, of which there is about us
much prospect as for Democratic
triumph in Maine. 1t will be remem-
bered by the readers of these letters
that shortly after the election in 1896
the CD. said that within six months
Bryan would be so thoroughly forgot
ten that he would have to be dog bitten
or would be compelled to fall out of
third story window to get his name in
a newspaper. No doubt the man who
wrote that idiotic statement thought it
exceedingly funny, but nevertheless
and Notwithstanding in its issue of Fri
day. June 6, 1902, the Globe Democrat
contains Bryan's name twenty-one
times by actual count, twenty times on
the editorial page! There's the proph-
ecy and there's the fulfillment If
Bryan has been dog bitten or has fallen
out OF n third story window or any 9TH
er sort Of window, nobody has heard
Of it. and whatever he says or docs is
heralded in the world
Not only does that one issue of the
Globe-Democrat contain Bryan's name
twenty-one times, but it contains one
long editorial devoted entirely to him
and another long editorial devoted
mainly to him, besides several edito-
rial squibs. In speaking of the Indiana
Democratic convention it says. "Bry-
ans name aroused the most enthusf-
asm by far, and if he had walked in he
could have stampeded the convention
beyond the slightest doubt" queer
way Of being forgotten surely. Most
people would pray to be forgotten in
the same unusual manner. Again, in
that same issue the CD. says, "But
Bryan is today the most popular man
in his party, and no large Democratic
convention can meet where he would
not be overwhelmingly the dominat-
ing force If he chose to be present.
No Democratic paper could give
stronger certificate of popularity to
Bryan than that.
Misleading.
Even in statement of facts the CD.
cannot be relied on. In order to cheer
its tatterdemalion following in Mis-
souri, it either ignores or warps or
suppresses the truth. For instance, it
says:
1t is inttmated that the Democrats in
the campaign Of 1902 will give special
prominence to the trusts and the tariff
They can make no votes on either issue.
The tariff of the present time is acceptable
TO the country. On the trust question the
Republicans are far in advance of the
Democrats, for 1t was the Republicans
that passed the antitrust act, and it is the
Republicans who are enforcing it.
Now, let's examine that remarkable
paragraph for moment in the light
Of truth and see where we land. 1.-THE
tariff at the present time is acceptable
to the country" quoth the GID. How,
then, does it happen that the Republic
ans in house and senate are split into
two bitter and irreconcilable factions
Oh the tariff and are fighting each 9TH
er with the proverbial ferocity of the
Kilkenny cats? How does it happen
that the Republican machine was ut
terly routed in the house on the tariff
question? How comes it that the lead
ers first threatened to spank Babcock
Of Wisconsin because he dared to as
sail the trusts and the Dingley rates
and then, when Wisconsin Republicans
Endorsed Bah, these same leaders not
only had him reelected chairman of
the congressional campaign committee,
but We're compelled to go down on
their marrow bones before him to in
duce him to accept? Why are they
now talking about nominating Babcock
for vice president as q tub to the tariff
reform, antitrust element in the Re,
publican party? If the country is sat
ished with the present tariff, why has
the present session of congress been
prolonged at least a month in order
that the two wings Of the Republican