Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-22
WAITERs OMAN Wall
THls;TaME IT'S ROOSEVELT THAT
HE'S. AFRAID OF.
The Cassandta of Americans Politics
Utters dismal HowIs and DirefuI
Predictions, About Roosevelt and
b Republicans.

On the evening of Sept. T.. 1904, the
land was at peace.. and no, auguries of
dread Possessed it,. Vermont had said
its say, in no. unmeaning. manner, and
all was Calm in city and country, while
III New York was gathering "a buniF,. inst
a. few, faithful editors of Democratic
anteeedents, to talk over the, political sit
uation,. and incidentally devour that
square meal which. when eaten in public
ana accompanied by speeches.. is called
banquet.
Among, tile ehivalry which gathered
there, was Henry Watterson OF Ken
tncky: The moment he was seen at the
FESTIVE board those editors and specta-
tors who are accustomed To, observe the
usual progress of events knew that some
thing was going to happen. They di-
vined that Henry hnd been seeing
Things lt is a way he hans. And sien
he says things.
Time rolled on. The rich New York
vlands, prepared for the unuccuStomed
paiates OF the visiting. editors. the fiery
cocktails, the generous wines. the nips of
strong waters, all these had met the
fate prepared for them. And then came
Matterson, as chief speaker OF the even
mg.
Watterson is at times an excitable
raanl This was one of the times. He
was not only excited. he was painfully,
morbdly, scared. And OF all things in
the world, this brave. byat. chivalrous
American gentleman was afraid OF an
other brave. loyal, chivalrous American
gentleman--the President of the United
States. Theodore Roosevelt.
There was rant about raising the
bhck flag "scuttlmg the ship OF civil
service" land cutting the throat of re-
| ciprocityN which made Watterson's hear
ers turn pale, though they knew no mora
than did the speaker to what these trucu-
lent words referred.
| The trembling editors listened, appall-
| cd, Watterson lowered his voice and
| muttered forth charges of ruth and ruin
| against Roosevelt past, Roosevelt pres
ent. Roosevelt future. Again he paved
the earth, shook his fists aloft and bel
| lowed his predictions of an everlasting
| candidate for the presidency and an ev-
| erasting President in the person OF The
| odore Roosevelt, If the Republicans con-
| time in power. Watterson's auditors
thought of Carter Ill, Harrison |. and Car
| ter ii. Harrison H.. perennial and ever
| blooming Mayors of Chicago. but, as
| these examples of political longevity be-
long 10 the Democratic party. il Gained
the nerves of the wrought-up banquet
| ers. and they were able to brace up and
| listen to the impassioned gentleman from
Kentucky.
The flood of oratory went on and on,
| and when il was over the editors felt re-
leved. because no seizure of a fatal
character had made fitting climax TO the
utterances Of the choleric speaker, whose
eloquence has been whetted for years,
upon the obtrusive angles of his own
| party
And then the telegraphic wires bore,
as upon the wings of the wind, the
words of Watterson. to be printed In the
morning papers that there could be read.
by the toiling millions. the fatal words
! of objurgation, adjuration and divina-
, ton.
The public read the burning words
| of Watterson with that fatal apathy
/ which grcets the efforts OF those who, in
the first place, talk too much. and in the
second place. habtunlly overshoot the
mark. There was Il gooa-natured laugh.
perhaps. ns some stalwart American
! glanced over the scare heads" of the
! morning papers, and one or another OF
! the great army OF freemen said to his
! neighbors. as he looked mp from the
warnings. denuncihtions and predictions
! of the hyStcricnl orator of Louisville,
, "WatterSon broke loose again."
/ Aud tb ~ all