Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-08-14
The Campaign Tableau.

Col. Henry Watterson, editor Of the Louis
Vile Oourier.J ournal and chairman OF the
advisory press committee, an auxiliary OF the
Democratic National Committee, 10 naturally
taking more than Q passing interest In the
opening events Of the Presidential campaign.
He says:
"Every abuse stigmatized by Theodore
Roosevelt is Of Republican origlnation. Ac-
cepting him as Q true prophet, how shall
honest and thoughtful men accept the organ
Ization made ct Chicago and protesting to be
his devotee2 The familiar picture of the ex-
ended ear OF corn and the hidden halter 10
perfectly reproduced by the ample figure and
geaal presence OF Taft In the foreground,
leaning lovingly on the Roosevelt arm with
sherman standing just behind them to gather
10 the shskels. The process has grown 80
amfifar that Il no foHs1s oEciies either horror
Old terror.
10 fry the lat ont OF the manufacturers
who are not content with the robbing privi-
eges they get through the tarin. and VINO
hold back the tribute they owefor their proteo-
ton: privately to guarantee the corporations
immunity against further molestation, while
publicly exclaiming against them; bartering
friendly legislation and franchise rights for
doodle funds; even selling embassies abroad
aud rich places at home-to0 often TO yield
| inc uobodies--for the price of State here
and q Congressional district therej to syndi-
cate the Government and establish at Wash
inpton dynasty ss personal and exclusive
and IS unrepublican as II 1t ruled By right
divine and were born to the purple.
Congress has ceased to be deliberative
| body. The Senate Is run by steering COM
mitiee dominated by Aldrich, the mouthpiece
Of The lawless rich whom Roosevelt has stig-
matsed. but not endorsed. The House, I'M
der standpat Speaker, 10 the servant OF
Rnles Committee, dominated by Dalzell, the
moutbpeice Of the predatory trust, exposed
| nv Roosevelt, but retaining all their power
| Scr evil The White House itself has been
converted into the palace Of sovereign, grit
about with all the regal usage OF the courts
| ~ Europe, and ministering to the pomp Of
| wealth and power and 10 the vanity OF the
newly great the noble simplicity OF rePub'
lcau ideals gone, yet the grandiose dignity
Of established order not yet arrived me
Prssident himself al arlstocrAt, born and in
grain, another Rienzi preaching democracy
6e neither practices nor believes.
"a thousand millions Of annual expendi-
,nre no longer startles anybody. Republican
navapaperS and orators talk OF millions as II
money grew on bushes, ~ 1t does 70 many
of tbem. Fifty years ago we were nickname
a nation Of shopkeepers. We have become
4 nation of spendthrifts.
aTbere Is not the smallest promise Of
smsndment On the contrary, refusing to
mass publicity act Of Congress, or even to
m, publicity plank In their platform, yet
r. tbese defaults seeking 70 bamboozle the
psopls by irresponsible asseveratlons OF in
is~rity and fair intentions, the Republican
campaign managers, sunny jim Sherman
Al tber head, say to the masses OF those who
bew the wood and draw the water and pay
the tsres, "What are you going to do about
itP