The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

V and the perilous task of engi-
 neering a landslide President Roosevelt's thoughts turn again to the strenuosity that delights his soul. Most people would crave a rest after enduring the ordeal of being elected President of the United States in spite of the solid south. but not so with Theodore Roose- welt. It is not known what are his plans in detail for using up the surplus energy that has accumulated within the presi dential anatomy during the past few months. There are rumors of hunting trips and all kinds of forays, but one thing Is settled-the nations chief ex- ecutive will immediately put himself in the hands of a trainer and in flstic bouts will train down to his accustomed fight ing weight. Professor Mike" Donovan of New York. will be retained for this purpose. What Professor Donovan does not know about fists Is hardly worth anyones time to find out and 1t is beliey ed that he will soon have the President in shape to meet all corners.
 The elder Rockefeller and his stomach have been discussed so often that they have become trite subjects for para graphers, but the report that MT Rocke- feIler has recovered his digestive powers is momentous enough to deserve more than passing consideration. According to the chronology of the plutocratic patient, MT. Rockefellers stomach first began to give him trouble in the year 1889. Since that time 1t has been a subpect for the jokesmiths, an inspiration for the maga- zine writers and the moral for hundreds of Pharasaic discourses on the futility of riches or some of the things that money won't buy. In fact MT. Rockefel- Ter with his saucer of milk and lone cracker has become a national figure. It is hard to decide whether his ability as financier or his inability to eat of the sumptuous viands at his command has brought him more fame in the land. Now it appears that the oil kings fight against dyspepsia Is crowned with victory. He ate real Thanksgiving dinner and all those individuals who have heretofore de- rived solace from the spectacle of rich man who could not enjoy the luxury Of poor mans lunch will have to turn else- where. However, MT. Rockefeller'5 ab- sence of hair is still evident and pert paragraphers should not dispair. for there is no cure for badness.
 The spectacle of certain teachers stand ing in public places and exhorting the masses to shun riches, to lead the sim pie life. to love one another and to give the under dog a chance hath an aspect that Is at this time quite ludicrous. Avoid richest" cries the philosopher. Tn modest comfort there Is happiness and contentment Money Is the root or all evil and the more you get the more you want" Thus he cryeth in the forum and what do the people do? They hurtie over each others backs In the race ior wealth. The trust lords make the small producer smaller than ever' the new golden rule says, "Do others before they do you," and rapid transit experts talk about double-deck elevated trains. The nhilosopher of the present can be very successful as a philosopher, provided he can- make society think that he Is nerson who must be taken up' as ,a matter of form, but the world does not have time to accept HIS uOclflnet dl- though it may remark casually that he is very brilliant man, a deep thinker, and charming personality. The modern philosopher has good time so long as he is smiled upon by the glittering throng, but the number of converts he wins is painfully disproportionate to the noise he makes in the world.
 Politics has become so dull these days that the country turns a deaf ear to predictions and plans for the future. Mu- sical comedy, the drama and literature have superseded those heated discussions of candidates that were much in vogue few short weeks ago. There are a score of topics more interesting just now than the reorganization of the democratic party. Whether Colonel Bryan is saw ing wood or not is troubling the country but little, and Tom Watson could talk all day without attracting as much at- tention as Nan Patterson can by re- maining in the court room half an hour. Verify, enough is enough. The country is surfeited on politics.