Saint Mary's beacon., 1904-08-25

disingenuous and ineffective deal
ing with corruption in the Post
Office Department; his insults 70
Admirals Dewey and Scbley and
General Miles; the uneasiness and
apprehension with which he has
Elled the business community by
his warlike spirit and love for doing
startling things-all these are
bumps which Mr.. Roosevelt will
have to bump.
And the bump which doubtless
Jars the President worst OF all in his
studied silence is the reluctance of
the trusts 10 ill the hat which Mr..
COrtelyou-whow was trust-investi-
with mail contracts TO let TO rail-
roads, in the event OF republican
success is beseechingly passing.
Wall Street declines to respond with
the customary campaign contribu-
tions. Mr.. Roosevelt has not injur-
ed the trusts in pocket, but he has
hurt their feelings. In order TO
accumulate political capital he made
speeches against them and had
Knox bring harmless suit or two,
and the trusts are resentful, or at
least some of the wealthiest and
most important are.
Business men who are not in the
trusts. but who have acted with the
republican party and drawn checks
for il in Presidential years, do not
feel this time that their commercial
salvation depends upon a republican
victory, especially Roosevelt vic
tory. And that is a particularly
bruising bump.
Sadly the new Roosevelt has be
gun the humping slide down the re-
cord of the old Roosevelt, the real
Roosevelt, the Roosevelt that would
reappear again with every aggres-
sive and reckless quality doubly
emphasized were he TO be elected.
There is no Coney Island gayety in
his dumping the bumps, for he
makes the descent with intense un-
willingness. He breads the No
vember landing.
II Mr.. Roosevelt did not fear
ROoSeveltism as a vital issue he
would dare TO be himself, welcome
discussion OF his characteristics and
deeds and not try at the eleventh
hour 10 offer himself as a changed
mana chastened, mild and inoffen-
sive gentleman TO whom the clank-
ing of swords, the waving of big
sticks and violent language are ab-
borrent.
But the bumps of the ineffaceable
record are there, and bump them
Theodore Roosevelt must.
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Speaking of the st. Louis World s
Fair, prominent Government off
cial said TO me:
| THE Government exhibition at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition is
admitted by all who have seen it and
previous Government exhibits at
other expositions to be the most
complete in every respect and the
most interesting to the American
people that our Government has ever
made. 1t illustrates in a practical
way the functions of the Government
as well as the power OF the nation in
times of war aud peace. All of our
people and especially the rising
| generation are Interested in the ad-
ministrative features Of the Govern
ment. Never has there been an op-
portunity to study this branch of our
governmental affairs, except by Wis
iting the Capital OF the Nation, that
the Government exhibit here affords.
For the first time in the history of
the Government the exhibit of the
Treasury Department displays at st.
Louis n Government mint in active
operation. Our people are handling
money every day, but 80 per cent,
are wholly ignorant of the process
by which the Government supplies
the coin passing through their hands
constantly. A visit to the Govern
ment exhibit when the mint is in Op-
peration will give anyone complete
idea OF how money is made and the
various processes, from the crucibie
In which the pig ore is melted to the
machine that finally imprints upon
the round disk the inscriptions and
figures and dates, indicating the au-
thority of the Government that issues
it and making it a legal tender. In
the Agricultural Department Of the
Government exhibit will be found a
miniature farm in active operation,
and the various divisions of the
Agricultural Department exhibit in
active operation showing what the
Department is doing for the agri-
culturists of the land. For the first
time the Government at st. Louis
makes complete exhibit of the Pos
tai Service of the United States.
The millions OF people who are visit
ing the Government exhibit see
there a complete and perfect model
OF the Capitol Building at Washing
ton, the most beautiful and imposing
structure OF the kind in the world.
The Navy Department there exhibits
battleship and many other interest
ing and Instructive features of the
naval service; while the War De
partment exhibit is equally as in
teresting and instructive.
The interest and benefit TO be de-
rived by q visit 10 the Government
building at st. Louis is manifested
by the fact that the building is crowd
ed from the time it opens i'm the