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mons, is giving Republicans in
general and President Roose-
welt in particular a bad turn. Reed
aspires to be a senator of the United
States and with senators to stand. He
has heard of tile cushioned curule
chairs, the morocco covered lounges,
the Persian rugs, the lemonade, the
free BARRIERS and the other gimcracks
in which the members of the house Of
the ancients luXuriate, aud Reed han
kers after them even as the hearts Of
the Israelites yearned for the ieshpots
of Egypt: What's more, Reed is going
to possess them. He will on March 4,
at high noon, become United States
senator-a Republican at that. The
president may gnash his teeth and
rage like Gagged lion Reed defies him,
goes on counting his majority and is
arranging to take up his residence in
Washington for six years. And Reed
is right in claiming his pound OF fesh.
He and his brother apostles and proph-
cts carried out their part of the con-
tract with the Republican national
leaders to turn the state over to- the
Republicans on condition that the Nor
mons should have things their own
way and not be disturbed. Reed has
them on the hip, and he knows it, con-
sequently he pays about as much at
tention to the messages of President
Roosevelt and other high and mighty
functionaries demonstrating against
his election as full feathered duck
would to q gentle April shower.
1t will be delightful to see the Re
publican hypocrites in the senate
'squirm when Brother smoot walks
down the big aisle on the arm Of Mar
Gus A. Hanna to be sworn in as a con-:
script father. Those bogus propa gan
dists of purity and sweetness have been
exploiting their own virtues for, 10,
these many years, standing on the
street corners, shifting their breasts;
rolling their eyes to heaven and thank
ing God feryently and vociferously
that they are not as other men. Now
they must fraternize openly with
Apostle Reed Smoot, for Reed controls
two senatorships, enc representative
in congress and three presidential elect
ors. He knows his power. They have
him on their hands. He is not to be-
sneezed at Publicly they must lionize
Smoot. They can cuss him under their
breath.
A Ia Banquo's Ghost.
At this stage Of the quadrennial pc
Rod between presidential elections it 10
inevitable that there should be more or
less presidential gossip and discussion
of possible or probable cand idales. The
signs Of the times indicate that Presi
dent Roosevelt is the strongest Repub.
ican.s IL the convention were held to,
day, he would be nominated most like
", but there is many slip 'twiat cup
and lip in presidential nominal tons, as
mall things else. a thousand accidents
may happen any one of which would
be fatal to the Roosevelt boom. Indeed.
1T may be safely assumed that several
ablebodied Republican statesmen are
waiting for, hoping for, praying fol-
those same accidents to fall upon the.
strenuous young man now occupying
the White House. ss
More and more in Democratic circles
is tile name Of Judge Alton B. Parker
Of New York discussed and with in.
creasing favor. In fact, the four east
ern names which are most frequently
heard in that connection are those Of
William Randolph Hearst, editor Of
three great Democratic dailes; Arthur
Pue German, ex-senator and senator
elect from Maryland; Richard Olney,
ex-attorney general and ex-secretary Of
state, and Judge Parker, chief Justice
of the New York court Of appeals.
The proponents Of the Parker propo
sition declare with constantly increas
ing vigor that the fact that he has been
on the bench for many years and there
by removed from active participation
In politics will add to his strength as q
candidate when taken in connection
with his high character, great talents
and straight record as Democrat. In
other words, his lack Of record will
make him available There is some
force In the contention, for the Parker
stock seems to be rising. His name
like Banquo's ghost. will not down.
The fact that nobody has vet been able
to trump up any charge against him
helps his boom amazingly. Clearly he
is Q growing man, perhaps the coming
man. sssi u I;
"A Sketch Of Judge Parker. !;
AS Judge Alton B. Parker is clearly
In the list OF possible presidents in 1904,
%l,f, 70 ~ III; Iif 80 t,x,,,,
set forth for future reference by the
readers Of these letters. He comes Of
Reyo lutionary stock. re was born In
Cortland county, N. Y. !, fifty-one years
ago and is therefore in the very prime
of life. It will be of interest to the vast
army Of teachers in the United States
to Know that Judge Parker once WELD
ed the birch and ferule himself, and
thereby hangs q tale pleasant to all
who have healthy hearts in their bos-
0ms, for while engaged In that deiecta-
bic business he found, wooed and won
his wife, who may be the next mistress
of the White House. She was Miss
Schoonmaler of the county Of Ulster.
He seems to have had a penchant for,
politics from the beginning. Having
held various minor Offices he achieved
his first important promotion and rec
iognition when he was elected surrogate,
being the only successful Democrat on
the ticket. He was reelected surro.
gate. In 1885 he was chairman Of the
Democratic state executive committee
ana managed David Bennett Hills can
yass for governor. The same year
President Cleveland. offered him Tho no.