The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-10


 W along the horizon of fame Esopus has returned to that obscurity from which 1t emerged as the home of Presidential candidate. It's sun has set and the waters of the majestic Hudson now have a lonely shore. No more will festive excursion boats bearing happy politicians and nosy brass bands wend their way toward Rosemount; no more will the natives be regaled by the sight of fuss and fine feathers, silk hats and costly cigars along their rural highways; no more will Esopus be the Mecca for newspaper men, telegraph operators. mes senger boys, democratic statesmen and cranks. The Rosemount kline will browse peacefully in the meadows, the little lambs will frisk about as of yore and every Parker cat on the place will be safe from souvenir hunters The walls of Judge Parkers townsmen have all ready been lest in echoes and today the visitor within the Esopian gates would never dream that one short week ago this-this-we drop a tear-was the seat of democratic hopes and the spot to which dem ocratic heart were turned Esopus careered splendidy while the limelight of publicity Illuminated her modest worth and she conducted herself with a dignity that would have graced more tried and more experienced town. Farewell Esopusl May you enjoy the sweet slumber that has been so rudely interrupted by the trumpet call of fame. Lincoln and Bsopus! What tragic spots in the history of democracy!
 Once again the nation would know why those campaign prophets who predicted so confidently blundered so woefuly. Where is the man who swore that 1t would be , q democratic landslide? Where is the man who said that Parker would sweep New York, Maryland and Delaware? Where is the man who wanted to bet that the silent vote would take Roosevelt off his feet and hurl him Into outer darkness Where is the pert paragrapher who hint ed that Roosevelt might be able to en- | joy the hunting out west in a short time without the cares of state to destroy his aim? Where is the campaign expert who had the result figured out in advance and l iAdu IL all WlOlB NHeT IS Lue Spe1lDliQ- CT who predicted ruin if Roosevelt were victorious? Where are all of these and many more who now wish they had not talked so much? It might be possible tc find some Of these individuals but hu- manity dictates that they be left to their own bitter reflections. If a spe1lbinder and a campaign prophet has a conscience | If o,1pht tO xuorIr oxroy ffrna ,or
 What could be more admirable thar the Napoleonic indifference and Ches- terfieldan urbanity with which Judge Parker heard that he was defeated? It Is said that he actually smiled and when g young girl ventured to hint that he might yet be elected This laugh rang out above all the rest" The fallen candidate dit not shed a tear-.or publication-nC frown .clouded his judicial countenanct and when he went out to look at the stock next morning not blooded COW in the herd could tell that there was any thing wrong with the master. Now 1t 1. back to the farm for the judge. Ac cording to report he feels overjoyed a again being close to nature after as soclating so long with politicians. Ther, can be little doubt that nature makes { more desirable companion than the bes