Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-01-04
make it all right" and, good truth, SO
the Tribune doesi

make it all right" and good truth, sc
the Tribune does
1t is a comedy, and very well played
too. 1t is comedy, and being mainly
French, naturally, the School of Moiere
cynical, even saturnine; Colombia, the
intriguing, wicked old beIdame, to be cir.
cumvented and despoiled; Panama, the
none too virtuous damsel. eager to be
carried off; Teddy, the gay Lothario
Who shall play the part of Tartuffe? Not
the secretary Of state, i faith, for he is a
genuine scholar; not the junior senator
from Ohio, for whatever else, he be, he is
not ny pocrite, and stands not in need
of money; why, sure, Old Transconti-
mental, who, after 80 years Of successful
imposture, like Tartutfe, gets the grand
bounce at last After all his scheming
beating Nicaragua with Panama at Wash
ington; beating Panama at Bogota; get.
ting things his own way in America
thinking himself safe with the Gray
| Wolves OF the senate and the Skunks Of
the lobby-of a sudden our iriepressib'e
Bronco Buster in the White House turns
up with the real nigger-in-the-woodple
on the Isthmus; for, after all this rowdy-
dow, they are bound to dig the ditch !;
the glory Of the administration the. ext
gencies OF the next election |; the one way
out of dangerous dilemma ; in American
politics the first real coup la Francois.
The honor of the country? Ask him
who died Wednesday.
"Secretary Hay" says the Evening
Post, needlessly reminding the premier
OF his advancing years, the man on horse
back of his youth, "is old enough, if the
president is not, to recall the vehement
protests against the recognition of our
seeding states by the European govern
ments," and proceeds to cite Seward and
Adams. "We must either withdraw at
once" urges the Times, cor, shutting cur
ears to the voice OF conscience and the
reproaches of civilized mankind, plunge
on in the path Of scandal, disgrace and
dishonor." Why, Mr.. Hay, with the Polk
and Pierce messages in easy reach, just
"rars back on his hind legs and lafs,"
much as Jim Bludsoe might do except
for that unlucky accident on the Belle Of
the West. 1.-THE world is with u.s." says
Mr.. Hay. "They didn't know everything
even in Lincoln's time," says Mr.. Hay.
circumstances alter cases." says he,
and, looking around upon the Swagger
Set Of Diplomacy, upon England, with
South Africa in esse and other territorial
steals in posse; upon Russia, with one
foot toleraply fixed in Manchuria; upon
Germany, with her nose at least in the
air Of South America; upon France, de.
lighted to work off forty millions Of her
Panama losings on Uncle Sam and to get
partner in the De Lesseps tragedy and
scandal-in point OF fact, looking around
upon all the thieves-Mr. Hay is right
enough. The imperial landgrabbers are
rejoiced, as we'll they may be, that at
last the Great Republic-the Republic Of
Washington ard Franklin and Jefferson
-consecrated to liberty and Justice
committed to the stay.at-home arts OF
freedom and peace, and mind-your.ow n
business-the enemy of force, and splen.
dor and fraud, OF divine right, of all
things feudal and despotic-has at last
broken away from the glorious traditions
Of the obsolete worthless Of democratic
simplicity, and, having dipped in the
waters Of Hawaii and taken plunge in
the China Sea. is ready to be as wicked
as the wickedest, calling Polk and Pierce
and Jefferson Dayis to witness that we
have the law OF it
Softly Softly! We shall get the ca.
nal. The Paris Stock Gamblers will get
the forty millions. The Gray Wolves Of
the senate will get the advance on the
French bonds. The Skunks of the lob
by will get the offal promised them
Teddy will get his nomination. And
the rest OF us, Old Transcontinental
along with us, will just have cen to grin
and bear it, for the little niger Of Pana.
ma, like his big brother in the South, is
here to stay! 2Ttt1I%0HcF 2