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trip incog. through York state''
and New England and witness
the weeping and hear the wailing and
crashing of teeth of those who have
been crippled or ruined by buying the
stocks and bonds of his numerous
trusts. While up there lecturing re-
Gently heard the wish expressed
more than once that Mr.. Morgan would
at an early day be reduced to poverty.
Trusts are not 80 popular as they were
even among the very rich, for some of
these last have been skinned along
with the rest, and no man that has
been skinned likes the artist who skin
ned him.
II told you So" Just as soon as
your Uncle Mark found he was out of
the woods as to reelection to the SEN
ate, so completely out that Senator
Foraker cannot prevent his reelection,
he looms upon the political horizon as
a presidential candidate. OF course
Uncle Mark had nothing to do with
this reinaation Of his boom and quiet
~, very quietly, asserts that he stands
by bis last summers declination in ia
vor Of Colonel Roosevelt. He is not a
candidate. Oh, no! Not he. But if his
enthusiastic and multitudinous friends
force a nomination ON him how can he
decline? That would not be violating
his declaration in favor of Colonel
Roosevelt Oh. no! One of his most
earnest Buckeye supporters boldly as
serts that he must be nominated in or
der to punish the president for having
the gall to send Uncle Mark that
Wallawalla dispatch last summer de-
handing an Endorsement for next year
for president. 1t was kind of gallish,
that's true, but Uncle Mark gave the
Endorsement all the same. Wherefore?
Because he was afraid that il he did
not help indorse Roosevelt for president
he would not be Endorsed for re-elec-
ton to the senate. See?
Senator From Maryland.
One Of the results of the great Demo
cratic victory in Maryland is that there
IL going to be lively scrap for the
United States senatorship now held
by Senator McComas. For some time
Hon. Isidor Rayner, ex-attorney gen.
eral, the man who defended Schley,
has been an avowed candidate. Now
Governor Smith has entered the lists,
and the fur is quite likely to fly in
large quantities. There will perhaps
be other entries. A contest will do the
/ Democrats no harm. If Rayner is
elected, he will be the fifth man Of
Israelitish extraction to sit i'll the SEN
ate. The others were Yulee of Florida,
Benjamin and Jonas of Louisiana and
Simon of Oregon. Rayner is a man Of
shining talents, an orator of rare pow
er. lawyer Of great eminence. Gov
ernor Smith is also a man of parts.
His triumphant election to the govern
orship and his satisfactory conduct Of
affairs in that difficult situation mark
him as man of unusual force of char
acter.
Senator McComas, who retires, is per-
sonally one of the most delightful Re-
publicans in public life He is hand
some, amiable, capable gentleman, and
the good wishes of many Democrats
will follow him into private life. He is
one Of the very few men that ever gave
up life position on the federal bench
for United States senatorship. l am
not certain, but I believe that David
Davis Of Illinois was the only one be-
| sides McComas. Davis was consumed
| with the vain ambition of being presi-
dent of the United States and gave up
| his position on the supreme bench to
enter the senate as the successor to
General John A. Logan, hoping there.
BY to increase his chances of going to
the White House, but he never went.
Whether Senator McComas regrets his
swapping of offices I do not know.
A Sure Sign.
One of the surest signs that, on the
whole, the recent elections were favor.
able to Democrats is the fact that di-
vers gentlemen are examining their
lightning rods to see IL they are in best
condition to attract the presidential
lightning. Your Uncle Grover is out in
one of his characteristic bids. The
friends Of Mr.. Olney are declaring that
the trend of things political in New
England is toward the Democrats and
that he would, if nominated, sweep
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con
necticut. The same claim is made 70,
Governor Garvin Of Little Rhody. II
goes without saying, though 1t is said
thousands Of times every day, that the
November elections have strengthened
Hon. Arthur Pue German of Maryland
1t is talked Of everywhere that Mayor
Carter II. Harrison Of Chicago viii
enter the lists. Mayor George B. McClel
lan-"Lfttle Mack junior''-has hos
of friends who are asserting that he is
man Of destiny and will go up higher
even unto the White House. Judge
Parker still has adherents galore; Gen
eral Francis Marion Cockrell's boom Il
growing apace, and so on to the end Of
the chapter. To this situation the ole
saying 1.-THE more the merrier' ap
plies. 1t is good thing to have {
multiplicity. Of candidates and genu
Inc contest. All these men and other.
not in the foregoing list would not b,
Furnishing their armor and preparin:
to struggle for the nomination if the,
considered it an empty honor. The.
believe that the chances Of electing
Democrat are first rate, and SO do mil
lions more. The chances are that thi
extraordinary session Of congress will
very much augment Democratic prvs
poets. Drunk with victory and powe
for seven years, Republicans have don
many things which they ought not t
have done and left undone many tina