The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20

try W.as not nccessarv for the WE'LL
being Of tire Ctbail Republic. and that
it woalti net enhance the prosperity
Of the Island Republic u whit, He
said further, tiat the reductions in
the tariff were not sufficient to help
the Cuians and were designed solely
In the interest Of the great trusts OF
this country; and especially the sugar
rust. This corroborates what the
democrats charged in their campaign
.york last fail, and iudQrses the action
81 the democrats in the first session OF
the Fif~ty-seventh Congress in knock
ing off thcditferential onreiined sugar
IN the interest OF the CONSUMERS Of
his country, which the same was
promptly restored by a republican
senate. This announcement on the
part of Il patriotic Cuban will
strengthen the hands Of the demo-
Gratis in the Senate at this special SEES
sion in their determination to fight
the Cuban reciprocity treaty, not
alone on the ground of its constitu-
tionafity, but also on the ground that
it is solely in the interest Of the
trusts. 1t is the general consensus Of
opinion here that the Cuban reciprOc-
ity treaty is doomed.
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Everybody here is talking of the
latest great cartoon by Homer Daven-
port, which appeared in last Sundays
New York American. 1t dealt with
The changes and alleged improve
ments in the White House which
! were made last summer at the enor-
nous cost of 100000, and which, In
! the opinion Of many, have forever
spoilt the appearance of the historic
old building both inside and out.
Mr.. Davenport's cartoon showed the
new state dining Don Arranged
around the walls, instead of the pic
lures of former presidents and their
ladies, arc a number of specimens of
the taxidermisC's art in the shape of
| bear heads. elk heads, moos heads,
alligator heads, etc, and the only oc-
jcupantS of the room are a number of
the human species who hail originally
from darkest Africa. Down in the
corner OF the page is another picture
showing the portraits of Washington
and Lincoln, and underneath the
words; "a few pieces Of rubbish in
the basement" In another corner
is the picture of the presentoccupantof
tie White House dressed in his rough
rider suit of khaki and it is about the
only picture OF a president of the
United States that greets the eye OF
the visitor to the White House nova
days unless he makes diligent search
in the basement or the out-Of-the-way
places in the building. This cartoon
is true to nature and speaks in thun-
der tones of the colossal egotism OF
the man who now is the President OF
the United States. The fact that the
President had removed all the por-
traits from the state dining room and
replaced them with the stuffed heads
OF animals that had at some time
fallen victims to his rifle, was not
generally known even here, until this
picture of Mr.. Davenport came out III
Mr.. Hearst's New York paper, and
some people are actually SO shocked as
to make Innkind remarks about 1T.
But even this innovation, which was
superinduced by a bad case Of the
megalocephalitis, is us nothing COM
pared to some of the extraordinary
things INDUCED in by this peculiar
and bizarre gentleman. IL the good
people Of the West, where he is said
to be 50 immensely popular, could
know the real Roosevelt as he is
known by the newspaper correspond
ents of Washington, they would rap
idly rearrange their opinions concern
ing him.
Just before the 9th Congress ad
journed, It's requium was sung b.
Senators Eikins and Warren, botf
ardent republicans, in a minor key
, which differed vastly in tone ant
] quality from the public paeans Q
!, congratulations that usually accom-
; panies this interesting function. N
! greater Indictment could be retnrne'
! against the republican party tina
! these two Senators presented to tn
people Of the United States agains
their own party. The above name
Senators described two great sins TIL
republican Congress had committed
9 first, deceiving the people by not cal