Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-31

I 10 saw II to the best advantage. He
has an admirable voice. speaking
with precision and distinctness. and
hearing him as he spoke to this In
tNrested audience, one could not help
thinking that In the halls OF congress
this man would make a representa-
tive of which Colorado might Justly
feel proud.
Our friend the enemy have re-
treated SO fast that we haven't any
Issues left to combat" he said, "and
now the only thing left to decide is.
how much Of majority are we going
to give Theodore ROOSEVELT"
He spoke OF the Man at Esopus
who sould not speak, but could write,
and thought 1t was humorous sit,
uatlon for man like that to he run
ming against a man like Roosevelt
The Democrats had inveighed so
against the tarifr. but now they say
1t should only be revised-they don't
say anything about wiplng 1t out.
They told MS that the trusts had
the people by the throat and four
wears ago they said the money ques-
tion could never be settled and now
| they maintain an ominous silence on
that point
They say they want the open door
in the Orient They forgot that the
door Is already open-was opened by
the Republicans and is being kept
open by them and Is going to continue
open
They talk and view with alarm the
good things which the Republican
policy has made possible. They are
like an old colored woman who lived
In the mountains down south
A hunter lost his way and wandered
among the hills al night, and in the
morning he came TO negro cabin
He asked for something TO eat. be-
ing nearly famished
what Won like. honey" the color
ed woman asked
"Oh Just anything. Aunty." said the
hunter
well tell MS what Won would like
some nice beefsteak7"
YES yes anything "sald the hunt.
er "onlv hurry mp"
Would you like some nice fried
eggs"
| "Yes. yes. that Ia good enough"
AN nice cup Of coffee with nice
thick cream In It. an n nice dish Of
s'rawberrles7'
| "Yes, yes. for heavens sake hurry
up"
"All right honey. Won set down here
| III 20 In the other room an I'll
have your breakfast In minute"
In few minutes the old lady ap-
peared md invited the stranger into
the next room What was his aston
ishmen' when he saw on the table
only baked potato warmed over
and cup Of coffee with no cream or
sugar
"why. Aunty," he said. where Is
the beefsteak. and the strawberries
and the eggs and the ME cream
ytr told me about7"
"Law, salSes hohey" sat! tho oh
nanny. 1--WE amt got any o dem
things; we jes' like to talk about
EN-"
Mr.. Brooks said that for so years
the country had prospered under the
Democratic party and he eulogized
Jefferson and Jackson, paying them
all due respect which any fair minded
man must do.
But people wcrc asked to look
back for the last forty years and put
their finger on oie single act passe
by the Democrats II at is OF any bene-
at to the country
He also gracously paid tribute Of
| 70 ht, YNkp
roth. for his honor. ability and char
scter and wished him no worse than
that he might e eft at home after
the sth OF November to continue
running at large
He made great point with those
Of his audience who were allied dI
rectly or indirectly with the wool In
dustry, which is quite an importan.
industry in this section. by reciting
the history OF the legislation by the
Democrats In 1894 removing the tar
in on wool
AS homely illustration of the
way in which the matter was We've
by some of our friends in the shee,
business he told an anecdote OF a
Mexican sheepherder who was attract
ed by hashy Parker button. but re
fused to wear 1t when he found out
who Parker was. because he didn
want to work any more for $40 8
month. as was the case under the
Cleveland administration.
The Democrats rail against th'
tariff and they rail against the trusts
and claim that the tariff Is respon
sible for the trusts. The Sherman
antitrust law was passed by the Re
publican congress In 1889. yet wheI
the Democrats had their inning the,
never attempted to enforce the Law
Let any Democrat ask James
Hill what he thinks about the anti
trust Legislation. az he has felt th'
effects of it."
1t is said that one OF the great dill
ferences between Theodore koose
welt and Parker IL that Roosevelt
halls from San Juan hill and Parke
halls from David Bennett Hill"
Bryan, the great enemy OF tn
trusts. is shouting for Parker. tn
friend of the trusts. The speake