The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-03-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

John Sharp Williams can be as dig
nified as Cleveland without that gem
teman's dogmatic austerity. He r.
as just as Parker. but more open and
candid He is as generous hearted
as Hearst, but far less scheming and
less cunning. II he occupied McCIeI-
lan's commanding position at the
present moment, he would be the
democratic presidential nominee. He
Is more open than German, more
practical than Watterson, more con-
servative than Tom Johnston John
Sharp Williams approaches AbrahaIa
Lincoln more nearly than any other
living man and their chiefest, happi-
est characteristic I'm common may be
stated as their open, broad, uneQuiy-
ocal attitude on all plbiic questions,
and an undercurrent of rich, rare hu-
NOR that radiates sunshine, inspires
confidence and with an honest laugh
commands joy and gentleness--Knox-
vile Sentinel
Kansas saw its state republican ma
chine smashed yesterday by country
editor, and passed resolutions en-
dorsing that intrepid soldier" yet
that sound and safe statesman''-we
all know the rest. The chairman Of
the convention declared that "Theo-
dore Roosevelt demands a higher
standard Of morals and integrity in
| public service than any president in
recent years" Yes, you may cali
| spirits from the vastly deep, but will
| they come? The presidents de
mandS" have had the unhappy ac-
compartment, as he confessed in an
unguarded message, of uncovering
| more fraud and malversation in offic~
| than had been seen for years. The
! republican party, in fact; displays to-
| day many Of the evils Of a party too
| long in power for it's own good or the
| good of the country. Extravaganza
| and corruption are making too great
| headway The usual check upon such
| party excesses is expulsion from of
| flee. On general principles, a change
| Of administration is desirable afte,
| one party has had full swing for as
| long as eight years. Indeed, a parry
usually defeats itself by follies when
1 in power. The signs are abundant
| that the country is about ready to
turn out the republicans-provided
| the democrats will not frighten the
| voters worse than the republicans
| have disgusted them.-New York
Post
We have received with the "com-
| pliments Of the Bryan club" st
| Charleston, a nice lot Of William Ran
| dolph Hearst literature. We are glad
| to be remembered by our old friends
| and to be introduced to their new and
| young demi-god or demagogue., or
| whatever he may be. Mr.. Hearst
| good morning and good day. sir
| Charleston Post.
The New York Journal Of Com
| merce says that the dedication Of a
new textile school at Fall River. Mas
| sachusetts, last week was an occasion
| of exceptional interest for one OF the
| leading industries of the country. This
is the third institution of the kind to
be established in Massachusetts. AT
| it's dedication a number OF very
| were made by distinguished men from
| civil and political life, the central
| idea in all of which was the import
ance of technical education and man
ual training as means OF improving
the grade and quality OF our textile
manufactures. The Journal of Com
lnerce suggests, however, that in all
the speaking there was failure to
recognize the chief lesson Of the
south, in its opinion, the stimulus Of
southern competition which has fore
ed upon the manufacturing mind OF
Massachusetts, the necessity Of raising
the grade and improving the quality
of the cotton goods manufactured In
that state. The mills in Massachu-
setts had been content to go along
year after year producing the coarser
and cheaper grades OF goods chiefly
for the home market, and being pro-
tected from outside competition in this
field they did not arouse themselves to
the value of the finer goods market
until the cotton mills established in
the south forced the New England
manufacturers to improve the fabrics
made by them because they could no,
compete with the southern mills in
the coarser and cheaper grades OF
, goods-News and Courier.
F., For the fear of losing the vote of
! Utah in a presidential election a bar
! gain was Matched between republican
| leaders and the Mormon Church to
| send a Mormon republican senator to
| Washington four years ago; and now,
| for fear of losing the vote OF Utah at
| the coming presidential election, the
| republican leaders are planning to de-
| lay the expulsion of the Mormon re-
| publican senator until after the elec-
| ton is over. Politics is dirty game
| when played by constituencies game
sters.-Philadefphia Record.