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Indianapolis and that they are showing
great resistance to the pressure, not
one OF them being willing to follow the
lead of political corpse.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat and
the Washington Post are engaged in a
queer gabfest. The CD. vociferates
that the Republicans did it, while the
Post solemnly asseverates that Grover
Cleveland did it and adds that the
CD. and all other Republicans are a
lot Of tngrates in not ascribing the glory
to G.. c., in which contest Democrat |
takes about as much interest as did
the impartial old woman in the fight
betwixt her husband and the bear.
Judge William H. Taft resigns the
governor generalship of the Philippines
on physicians orders, yet we have been
repeatedly assured that the archipela-
go is veritable paradise-really n
splendid health resort.
Governor Beckham of Kentucky talks
like man who has no skeletons in his
political closet. He hurls defiance at
the Republicans. In his initial speech
he said:
We have nothing to conceal; we invite
a full and fair investigation of our record,
and we gladly go before the people upon
that record. believing implicitly in the
sincerity OF our purpose and in the right
oousness Of our cause.
The Pennsylvania Democrats in their
state platform eschew national politics
altogether and devote their utterances
entirely to local issues. The piece de
resistance Is the outrageous and idiotic
Pennypacker libel law. Eastern pa
pers are predicting that the Democrats
will sweep the state.
1t is given out that Senator Matthew
Stanley Quay will close his public ca
reer at the end of his present senatorial
term and voluntarily retire to private
life. That is good story to tell for
the edification Of the marines. Mat
thew Stanley will retire when the coffin
lid is screwed down good and tight over
his mortal part, and not till then. The
political boss may die or be bounced,
but he never voluntarily retires.
1t is given out fiat that hereafter
President Roosevelt will insist on fit
ness in consuls AS nearly all the con-
suls now in office were appointed by
President Mckinley or himself, the
new pronunciamento is rather tough on
Republican consuls. The best way to
improve the service is to turn them out
and appoint Democrats in their place.
The San Francisco Chronicle advo-
Gates high protective tariff because 1t
brings a large revenue into the treas
ury! A large customs revenue means
large importation Of foreign articles.
which is the very thing which we have
been told for century that high pro-
tective tariff is intended to prevent.
Evidently the Chronicle, as stand pat
ter, has got its lines mixed.
| Another Republican vice presidential
Richmond in the field! This time it is
William H. Hunt of Montana, now
governor of Porto Rico. Perhaps
"Cheap Wheat John" L. Webster Of
Omaha will consider Hunts candidacy
as trespass on his preserves.
Hon. "Gas" Addicks could bully thu
men of Delaware successfully and will
impunity, but when his understudy
Senator Alice, had female postmis
tress fred she set the state ablaze witt
indignation.
The latest political roorback is to thu
effect that Secretary of the Navy
Moody is to resign and Governor Crane
also Of Massachusetts, is to be appoint
ed in his stead. Moody will not resign
; Republicans hardly ever do.
Since Lieutenant General Nelson A
Miles made his famous ninety mile
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ing quite so strenuous has happened
among those under the limelight a!
Gubernatorial Candidate Belknap o.
Kentucky in his great act of pumping
hand car. Really President Roose
welt had better look to his laurels or he
will no longer head the procession al
physical cult.
i All good citizens. without regard t.
race, color or previous condition anl
without reference to political afilia
tons, will heartily indorse Presiden
Roosevelts practice and theory in. re
fusing to accept any gift of consider
4 able financial value. A president o
the United States should be as Cnsa
demanded his wife should be-abov
suspicion.
Governor Alexander Monroe Dock
cry. who was once pronounced 9Th,
most pulchritudinous member of tn,
Missouri delegation in congress-" Is evi
IDENTITY fixing to snuggle up to the east
rrn Democrats, as he has removed hi
badge Of Populism-his whiskers.
PennsyIvanlans For Judge Gray.
While 1t is not at all probable tina
Pennsylvania Democrats will be per
, mitted to name Democratic candi
bate for the presidency it may be o
! interest to note their actions looking
, toward that result. A press dispatcl
. from Scranton. center Of the anthra
: cite coal industry, runs as follows:
The Democrats Of Lackawanna county
In convention here today, Endorsed Georg
, Gray Of Wilmington, Del. for president o
> the United States. The following resolu
Ton was adopted:
I'VE. the Democrats Of Lackawann,
! county. in convention assembled, recog
9 nice with pleasure the mastery ability
the masses and broad craftsmanship o
the Hon. Judge George Gray Of Delaware
and we earnestly commend him to tn
next Democratic convention as canoi
date for president OF the United States"
Judge Gray is a member OF the Unitet
States circuit court, Third circuit, ant
was the chairman of the anthracite strik
commission whose award settled the diff
culties In the coal fields He also sat Al
J chairman of the arbitration board To-
the Birmingham (Ala.) soft coal fields.
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