The Tupelo journal., 1904-07-01
The Matador.

daring QUALITIES or the maCaQOr.
This is the name by which the
principal actor in the bull fights Of
Mexico is known and he is the
nervy fellow who faces the irate
bull in the ring and, at the oppor-
tune moment, thrusts his sword
through the infatuated animal. In
order to excite the bull and make
him fight the matador faunts a!
red flag before his eyes while do
ing which he hurls feathered darts
at him which penetrate his flesh
and torture him. In this way the
bull is goaded to desperation and
in his frenzy rushes at the matador,
who, cool and imperturbed, stands
before the maddened animal, which
comes at laundering pace across
the arena to attack and destroy
his enemy. The 1.-the and agile
matador evades the extended horns
and, standing at the side OF the bull,
gives the death dealing thrust.
The bull, still further goaded,
staggering, tries to impals the
matador, but, his hearts blood
flowing, and his strength spent,
he falls heavily to the earth, when
the victor leaps upon his PROSTATE
carcass aud raises his sombrero
and smiles in recognition of the
shouts of applause given by ths
excited multitude to the proud
victor. With each dead bull the
matador adds a fresh laurel to his
crown and his heart swells in pride
at his proves. His fame becomes
wider spread and the whole peo-
pie shout his praise.
Theodore Roosevelt is the great
American political matador. His
achievements as a rough-rider did
not satiate his ambition. His oc-
cupancy of the White Honse has
not inclined him to rest content
with the honors which he has had
bestowed upon him. He is not
content with the presidency of the
United States which came to him
through the death of a president
whom the eighty millions OF
Americans, respected as a good
and sincere ruler. In this exalted
positson he has exploited himself
as a discontinued adventurer and
has disregarded the example of the
dead chieftan which he had prom
Used to follow. His vulgar in
stincts incline him to follow the
low and vicious qualities of his
nature conspicuous amongst which
are vanity, envy and malice. The
blood of the southron courses
through his veins in commingled
flow with the blood of his leu
tonic ancestry. The YARN blood
of the south gives to his nature
the dashing impetuousity which
he does not bride while the cold
blood Of the Teuton Inclines him to
the deliberate execution Of his
devilish schemes. From some cause
he has shown, since he came inio
power, the most malignant hatred
of the southern people. He has
hurled poisoned darts at them
which struck tender spots and ar
reused their manhood to the point
of defiance towards him. He has
see this and with the spirit of a
tyrant, that he is, he seeks their
humiliation and destruction. The
Booker Washington incident. the
Indiano!a episode and the Crum
appointment are the poisoned
darts which he has thrust into the
proud south in order to provoke
and goad It's people into acts of de-
fiance. They are the darts hurled
by this spectacular matador into
the body of the people from whence
he sprang. The disgusting tableaux
presented as the closing scene of
the Chicago Convention caps the
climax and is the dart which he
hurled IN order to show his con-
tempt for .the southern people.
Let the south be manly. Let It's
manly men and it's noble women
prepare to again meet the diaboli-
cal efforts of this b%e-spangled
matador and his horde of fanatical
followers to blot out their civiliza-
ton and reduce them to the lowest
depth of racial degradation to
which proud people al be sunk.