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Israel, rootsore ana weary OF wander
ing in the Wilderness. Missouri Re-
publicans have become so used to see-
ing Colonel Kerens, who is big hearted
and generous spendr, foot the bills
that they will not know how to con-
duct campaign unless he furnish the
sinews Of war. If in 1904 he, after the
manner Of Achilles, sulks in his tent,
the Democrats are quite likely to dou-
BILE their usual majority in the state.
Colonel Kerens is genial gentleman
and enjoys the excitement of politics,
but as he cannot reasonably hope to
defeat General Francis Marion Cock
rell for the senate he may not unnat-
urally conclude that the game is not
worth the candle and may jump 1t al
together and forever. Nobody would
blame him If he did, for he has been
leading forlorn hope for, 10, these
many years. Missouri is Democratic
and will be until men lose the power Of
memory. Tor years-in fact, ever since
Chauncey Ives Filley was laid on the
shelf-Colonel Kerens has led the Re
publican van in every battle in Mis-
souri, and he has on the whole, perhaps,
led 1t as well as anybody could have
led 1t. He has been such a conspicuous
figure and his fine figure has become so
familiar to the eyes Of Missourians
that his white plume will be missed in
the coming battle. Democrats will
miss his plume and Republicans will
miss his barrel. Vale, NJ. lie Colonel!
Desirable Expansion.
Republican editors and spellbinders
assert that Democrats are opposed to
expansion. OF course the assertion is
untrue. The greatest American expan-
sionist was Thomas Jefferson, who was
not only the greatest Democratic
statesman, but was also the greatest
statesman, that ever lived. Most Dem
ocrats are expansionists If permitted
to pick the place to expand, but man
does not have to be an idiot in order
to be an expansionist; consequently
neither a Democrat nor any other citi-
zen Of good sense is in favor of indis-
eliminate expansion. I am an expan-
sionist. am in favor Of anncxing ev-
cry foot of the North American British
possessions clear to the frozen ocean.
We ought to have had them from the
beginning. II General Richard Mont
gomery had not been killed in front Of
Quebec and If General Benedict Ar
npld's leg had not been shot to pieces
we would have captured them during
the Revolutionary war. The outrage
committed the other day by the Cana
dian boat Petrol upon the American
boat Silver Spray Is the latest evidence
that we should be the sole owners
and masters Of the great lakes, which
we cannot be 80 long as the British hold
on to their possessions north of the
great lakes. Every American adminh-
tration should keep steadily in view the
desirability Of our possessing all the
land betwixt our northern boundary
and the north pole. So long as we are
only Joint owners and masters Of the
great lakes friction will exist and such
unpleasant incidents as that referred
to are likely to occur. 1t Is said that
American boat owners on the great
lakes are arming their craft In order
to be in position to retaliate. They no
doubt have the right Of the quarrel.
but the present status is incipient war.
1t is q disagreeable, not to say hazard
Gus, situation.
HAAARAl M1tA0
The administration has been sitting
on General Nelson A. Miles for several
years with great regularity and pom.
derosity. Because he openly expressed
IN opinion indorsing Admiral Dewey's
views rs to the battle of Santiago Har.
bor which rendered Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley immortal. Miles was taken
severely to task, lectured, reprimanded
and CURLY ordered to keep his moutf,
shut. Now, 1t goes without saying that
any landlubber is on perfectly safe
ground in indorsing anything said BY
Admiral Dewey as to sea fighting, for
he Is one Of the foremost sea fighters
that ever lived. AS witness in such
matters he must be taken and accepted
as competent. The chacces are that
General Miles would ha y been repri.
manded sooner or later for something
or other, as he is persona non grata to
the powers that be, but he is having his
inning now. On his trip to San Fran.
cisco he was everywhere greeted and
acclaimed as q popular hero. and the
G.. A. r. passed the following resoius
ton, which will set certain persons ia
thinking:
Resolved. That we congratulate that
] splendid soldier. exemplary commander
and patriotic citizen, General Nelson A.
! Miles, upon his attainment OF dis
tinguishea and honorable retirement after
matchless racord as a soldier of over
forty-two years' service without just
criticism Of his official conduct, which be
gan as lieutenant In the Fwenty=second
Massachusetts, infantry. progressing by
the brightest grade Of heroic patriotism
from Manassas to Appomattox during
the greatest Of all civil wars. from 1881
to 1866 and Illuminating this record BY
bis great military achievements as a sue.
cessful indian fighter and again as q
great and JUDICIAL military disciplinarian
and organizer,
This resolution was adopted with q
shout which must have warmed the
cookies Of the generals heart, and Il
Is in glaring contrast with the few
cold words in which Mr.. Secretary OF
War Elihu Root retired the greatest
living American soldier.
Currency Reform,
Senator Aldrich and other currency