New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-04

two years OF battle, Of experiment and OF ADMIN
istration The army which has done such magnlll-
retires from the island and returns TO the Cn!teu
sends her Representative to Washington, and an
American ambassador goes TO Havana he fanny
OF nations will receive the youngest OF repuolles
coming into the circle under conditions and by a
boast and such as the world has never seen before
Our flag Is hauled down. 1t Is hauled down IN
flag may be substituted in Cuba which owes ITS
existence TO Old Glory There may not De ilo' t
armament over free peoples whose existence and
Stripes
Just now this being springtme and the time of
our Democratic friends are engaged in their annual
search for issue, Mr. Bryan visits Masnngto d.
night but Bryanisn. Mir. Cleveland breaks his
be won by Democratic principles but even the
s9ee OF Princeton does not let ms 9'IS Governor eU
T4ill ristr,ists bin of particulars for Demo
G5sc e 5d and The branes
most suggestive and original mind in the Demo Demo-
Henry Watterson. OF Kentucky. Natterson scizes
the old Democratic harmony harP am ee Srils
first one and then another Of tho5e hlaGt TO see
L Last Es' Week in Washington he tried new tune
a pT tune tha. - been heard when Grant was
that was tried when Mckinley. was President. but
that sweetest and loveiest Of all the men VINO
stuff winch could be built into Cesar.
MR.. WATTERsON's ISSUE
Now, however our friend Watterson thinks that
he has found the issue for the coming i e Ca in
fi5I rs a1., one He says that President
ooSsret under 5 t he bronco bsST conceais the
dire purpose Of deSpol i neIltNS lil.o C''g tn
independent press has already repudiaJed II ana
the tie B PTeneo buster could never under
any environment. become despo Ihe IIe ION
make him the frankest and the most fearless OF
human beings. and Theodore Roosevelt i ''ie
frankest and most fearless Of al men, ;,tiroata
have been brought in more or IS s i1t'I nae
rison. Cleveland and Mckinley hars, haG aDclaz
dant opportunity TO see under faVofapif Itir
is the Presidential cordialtty with the vacant
hook that means warmth IN , [hg enarure viii
20 20 Your memory from the mind. This is known
Ganoff7cialiy as the glad hand and marble
heart i remember joining with General aIt AFTER
ward President Arthur IN T bgh position for
distinguished citizen Of New t6 Presdent re-
ce:ved him like the toast to Washington STAINING
ana Tbe en- IS the hope held out which never ma
trializes there is the tentative toying with pup
nc , mel m ~ vav in which public opinion is
TO move: there is the executive lnceclsoi5 50
asperating to the aspirant Tor office and TO the
people Who are anxious for measures, TO be for,
muiated and become laws or Tor PGIct5b - nv, ave
out OF the Industrial financial difficulties OF me
time None OF these characterlStlcs are lolilu al
Tbeodore Roosevelt. If his mind is made up, me
Senator the Representative or ClllZe9 20 WIN
once: if his mind is not made up he is anxious us
Information from al aTaa6s 59gTee Of ana P@cy
there is no evasion, trucking, no subteTfase.
NO 10 Congress is the clear and frank com
rnuncation of the President Of a great people TO
his people Of what he believes to be me fi true PGI
poses of government. His veto Of the blii removing
The charge fegr a Of T his s toufaF 'S'4
The principles of constitutional government, OF
Aner4oah civil athority Of the President
representative Of the people and he sTeGG'9r boy
or more patriotic champion than they nave III
Theodore Roosevelt.
Ex-Governor Black was d's-ppointingly BRIEF
in his remarks He said that he considered that
he belonged TO the guild of newspaper men, and
that while seIf-laudation pleasant and
profitable. he would refrain from praising the
newspaper men and take to himself. as one OF
the newspaper brotherhood the pleasing things
said of them.
GEORGE H. DANIELS'S REMARKS.
George H Daniels. general passenger agent
of the New-York Central followed Mr.. Black.
He thought it was imposition TO ask him to
speak
II think have done my full share of duty,
said he when l furnished you men all with
free transportation. 1 have gone into the news
paper business myself little Of late" he added
..since the courts and the commission have been
running the railroads.
Then Mr.. Daniels branched off into talk on
III. relations between the United States and
foreign countries. particularly Russia Here he
minated that Secretary Hay had not fully APP
preciated the old and long standing friendship
between the United States and Russia in his
dealings with the latter country.
Frank H Platt. son of the Senator, followed,
and decIared that Republican success in New
York was largely due to the partisan politics OF
the Republican newspapers that preserved the
marty intact In speaking of the excise law he
said that the legislature had done much good in
enacting the measure and that it was one no
Republican need feel ashamed of.
..RlacknlaiI has not ceased in this city, Mr.
plat went on. The old Tammany
still in control. The new commissioners sit on
the front of the stage, but in the background
the old Tammany sit in the dark, and have
big control The Republican editors of this
State can DO much toward remedylhs iil's con-
dition of affairs.
NcKinstry of The Fredonia Censor" and
Senator G. a. Willard. of THE Boonville Her
aid" were ;he next speakers. A o. Bunnel,
Of 1.-The DanviIle Advertiser" called the Father
Of the association, spoke in a reminiscent vein,
recalling the names OF men who had early been
connected with the association. In a graceful
way ne presented in behalf OF the members d
souvenir clock and pen TO Frederick p Hall.
of THE jamestown Journal. the retiring presi-
dent. -,,.e, e.r,r,rr,rY
Holm A. Sleicher, Editor of Leslie's Weekly"
the last speaker. was heartily welcomed. He
made a plea for independence of thought as
we'll as faithful adherence to party. He contin-
ued in part:
What A united press do, our honored Mayor
and Ut Tammany's discredited leader. ar Croker,
10Th admitted after the recent decisive municipal
oiac,fnn Roth stated publicly that IamTnany S
,rtbrow was dee to the united opposition Tam