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nation. OF course when he became
president he returned to his Democrat

nation. OF course when he became
president he returned to his Democrat
&c principles.
That Famous 3o6.
The greatest fight that ever took
place for the presidential nomination
was in 1880. The greatest meeting
that ever took place in America was
In Chicago that year. The convention
lasted nearly two weeks. Bitterness
was tneffable. On the one hand the
cry was 1.-THE old commander on the
other hand the cry was anybody to
beat Grantw On every ballot there
were BOG votes for Grant, and these
BOG finally organized themselves into
an association and voted each member
a badge.
But BOG did not constitute majority
Of that convention. Finally General
James A. Garfield, who started in with
two votes to begin with, got the nomi-
nation. And then, rs sop to the
Grant Conkllng faction, General Ches-
ter A. Arthur was nominated for vice
president. No language can express
the antagonism between the feather
head Republicans led by Garfield and
the stalwarts led by Conkling. Gut
teau's bullet reversed the position of
the factions, putting the stalwarts on
top. So that before Roosevelt came in
each one of the vice presidents who in
herited the presidency inherited diyid
ed party. Colonel Roosevelt is the only
vice president who ever succeeded to
the presidency with united party Mt
his back. He has done more things
| and done them well than any other
Republican III the country. He is
somewhat of an orator; he is a good
deal of soldier; he is a great deal Of
a litterateur, having written about a
dozen books, and he prides himself on
being an athlete. AS Senator Bailey
says Of him, Gle has a Dutch name
and an Irish disposition" a combine
ton hard to beat. The people who
come in contact with him like him. He
is the strangest character that was
ever president. 1t is my honest con-
viction that the Democrats like him
better than the Republicans. The two
things which lie has done that contrib
uted most to his popularity were his
caper on the coal question and his let
ter about large families. He has a
good sized family himself, and when
his record in that regard is compared
with the average Harvard record
it appeals strongly to the American
people. think that Colonel Roosevelt
enjoys being president as much as any
man who ever held the Office. The
only three men considered for the Re-
publican nomination besides Colonel
Roosevelt are Senator Marcus A. Han
ma, Senator Fairbanks and Senator
Spooner. These are all very able men,
but the probabilities are that Colonel
Roosevelt will get the nomination.
Better Born Lucky Than Rich"
The case of the Hon. George Bruce
Cortelyou illustrates the old proyerb
that cit is better to be born lucky
than rich," and it also illustrates the
great possibilities of American life.
Ten years ago he was n stenographer;
now he is a member of the cabinet and
in the line of succession to the presi-
dency. True, his chances Of becoming
president are not very fiattering, as lie
now stands ninth in line of succession.
Everybody who knows him seems to
rejoice in his good luck. Mr.. Cortel-
you's appointment produced the strange
situation that two states, Iowa and
New York, have four out Of nine men,
bers Of the cabinet. Counting Colonel
Roosevelt as q member of his own cab
met, the two states Of Iowa aud New
York have just half.
A Trio Of Editors.
The Fifty-eighth congress will be cell
ebrated on account of the great editors
who will be in it-Hearst of the New
York American, Hitchcock Of the Oma-
ha World-Herald, Livernash Of the San
francisco Examiner. For some unac-
countable reason not very many editors
have figured in politics. James Wat
son Webb served term, and Horace
Greeley and Henry Watterson served
ninety days apiece, but as rule edi-
tors have not succeeded very well as
politicians. Messrs. Hearst, Hitchcock
and Livernash are liable to cut big fig
ures. 1t so happens that all three are
Democrats, which is that much better
for the country.