Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-22


iA made at him by the plutocrat-
&c press Tom l.. johnson. may
a or of Cleveland. probable gov
ernor of Ohio and possible
president of the United States. c0ntin-
ueS 10 hold the center of the stage and
To stand in the full glare of the lime
light Tom is irrepresSible. and he has
mere winning ways than almost any
statesman now on the boards. His
method OF campaigning is unique and
successful. He does not depend on
courthouses and opera houses TO shell
ter his audiences. lie has provided
himself with huge circus tent fitted
up with opera chairs and all other
modern improvements. He pitches his
tent on some convenient lot. sets his
brass band. one of the finest In the
land. to discOursing sweet music and
"a invites any gentleman disposed
- discuss public issues to walk in and
debate with him. He does not divide
trc. as is usual in such cases, but in
It's that the debatCrs alternate i'm ten
minute speeches. Wherefore this ar
~,ngcment rs TO time? Because Tom
not particularly excel I'm long
.chys. hut is probably the best short
cch maker in America. He is a de
'..tr rather than an orator. and he
VS. his forte. Il most rare and eN-
H at thing in 4 statesman or I'm any
.y clS,'. Ii is Il brave. not to say
>h nan that tackles Tom in his own
nj ON his own terms. "Wnl you walk
% my tent?' when put 10y Tom to
Hen...
~,ion as the ancient one put by the
'r 20 the fly. "Win you walk into
,arl r." Many Buckeye Rcpub-
orator can date his downfall from
ccyptancc OF that seductive invita-
Ke. p your eye on Tom Johnson.
% repay YOU very largely.
81 Franz SigeL
.'ath Of the veteran soldier. Gen
= e. in New York has at
.cgal attention. He was one
popular favorites during the
LAR and has been prominent
urc ever since. He took an active
'irt IN the German revolution OF 1913
then came 10 America in the very
yer OF his years. Twelve thou
q people attended his funeral in the
~ty whar" be died and hundreds
.r- attended it I'm spirit In
r...4r.al on General Sigel the
.-.l .:.t mentions as among
Z nion i.sders in Missouri at the
rnin- tic war Francis L. Blair
r- q @r, trr-d. Samuel T. Glow
rar. -i-cl. Is Graft Brown. Oil
t.r ID i'illey. John Howe and julius
20. 81 -. n
leans or ScU.i-itepuhlicans I'm 1861. 1t
il a strange historic fact that Blair
BrOadhcad. Sigel and Brown all died
within the Democratic fold. Blair and
Si-cl were major generals in the
Union army; Broadhead and Brown
were colonies. Brown served in the
United States senate as Republican
and was afterward q Democratic gov
ernor OF Missouri He was elected rs
a Liberal Republican and was nomi-
mated for vice president as such. but
was regarded as n Democratic governor
and died a Democrat Frank Blair
served in congress as n Republican,
subsequently I'm the senate as n Demo
crat and was nominated for vice presi-
dent as n Democrat. Glover became
Democrat and was George C. Vests
chief competitor for the senate when
Vest was first nominated. General ST
gel became q Democrat when Hancock
was nominated in 1880 and was ap
pointed pension agent at New York by
Grover Cleveland. All OF these men
except Sigel were driven out Of the
Republican party by the outrageous
measures inaugurated by Missouri Re
puhlicans at the close of the civil war
The recollection of Republican pro-
scription in that state will hold her in
the Democratic column for years TO
come.
1t is also n notable fact that the two
most eminent men living who ever had
anything 10 do with Republican poll
ties in Missouri are now entirely op-
posed TO Republican policies If not in
entire accord with the Democratic par
~. These two men are General John
Il. Henderson. now of Washington. and
Carl SchurZ. now of New York Hen.
derson served eight years in the senate
as Republican from Missouri and
Schurz six years. They were univer-
sally recognized as great senator's.
ICANtISOu WAS the 0QInOr or the tnlr-
teenth amendment. voted for the &C.
quittal OF Andrew Johnson and pre-.
sided over the national Republican con.
vention that nominated James G.
Blaine. After leaving the senate Schurz
was secretary or the interior under
Hayes. has since been editor OF Har-
per's Weekly and is universally re-
garded as one of the first citizens OF
the republic. Yet neither OF them
can stomach latter day Republicanism.
There must be something essentially
wrong with party that drives such
men az those out OF it's ranks. Schurz
and Henderson always obeyed their
consciences. The same process seems
TO be going on all over the country.
Up In Massachusetts George s. Bout
well, who has been governor. congress :
man. senator and secretary Of the
treasury rs n Republican. has openly
departed from the ranks, while the
connection Of George Frisbie Hnar with
that party is merely nominal lnasmuch
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