The Washington times., 1908-10-11

AaAAltlEt AlOlLtLSf tDtA9'ilst anu ullNANo
are Democrats Then, too, every young
Dach3sr who is eligible enough to take
The gffls driving and 20 all On them
thinks that some day he win get mar
ried Why, then, should he cast a vote
which will necessitate the expense Of a
trip TO Illinois and New York before
he can persuade a woman to marry
him2
There is in the South a flood Of ora
tory. There the men come naturally
by the gift of capturing the ripple Of
the brook the perfume Of the flower,
The glamour of the moonlight, and put
ting them into orations and arguments
They can defeat a gubernatorial can
didate with a sonnet on the swish-swish
Of Ny Lady's silicen skirts as she gldes
through the mazes Of the waltz They
can elect a member of Congress with
a roundelay on the light that lies in
woman's eyes. They can discredit a
State administration with SMILES
snatched from the realms Of horticul-
ture and metaphors wrested from the
gyrations Of the stars.
Can Make the World Weep.
They can cause a world 10 weep like
sin and then, with a sweep Of the hand
and another dip into the matchless re-
sources of our native tongue. they can
transform the face of creation into
laughter such as comes only from the
heart when It is gay and the mind when
Il IS amused.
Naturally, all this OratOry has an out
let and a mission II cUrls itself re
splendently upon something and Il ad-
vOcates. adorns and gloriies something.
Where there is such a supply Of 50
splendid an article. there must be a de
m6nd, even If II IS a manufactured de-
THaDd. Where then, we ask. IS the
recipient of all the flower-laden, per
fume-bearing, ElamOUr-pTOdUCing heart
stirring clamOr of months which are
fashioned after the highest dreams OF
Demosthenes and the grandest periods
Of Cicero? That is what we ask. and,
Ike a chorus from the gods, comes the
answer.
The Democratic party! The Demo
cratic party and the Democratic candi-
dates have for years been pushed higher
and higher up the pinnacle Of greatness
by the Oratory Of the Southerner. In
the years in which the South has -four
lshed and become famous, the Demo
cratic party has reaped such a harvest
Of praise. eulogy, and beautiful phrases
as TO make II divine and imperishabIe-
Those portions Of the dictionary which
in olden times were reserved for the
expression Of hero worship and humble
approach 10 the gods have been used
10 usher Democracy into a cast-iron con-
troll Of the public's sentiment and votes
Just Gurgle, Like Jugs.
Beneath the magic touch Of silver
tongues, the brooks have Ieapt in the
sun and gurgled Democracy" the har-
vest moon has thrown upon the hillside
magic lantern slides showing the pic
lures u Democratic candidates. my
lady's SKIRTS have whispered in the waltz
and tho quadriIle. Vote the Democratic
ticket; and fond lovers have borne wit
ness that nowhere IS Cupid so enchant- /
ing as IN the land where Democracy
prevail1 and RepubIicanism IS a stran-
ger and Zoe.
Thus has oratOry filed the sunny
Southland with the outcry ~ Democ-
racy. welding the Ieadersh.p CT Democ-
racy with links OF gold and rivets Of
Jewels, and thus every flower IS a bell
moved ~ Democratic harmony by the
fairy clapper Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
resOundinR. immense, sllvery. irTesisti- |
BILE. and everlasting
Thus also William Howard Taft and
his campaign managers have decided
that il would be a waste OF time 70
make excursions into land where
Democracy is installed by inheritance. !
tradition, and the power Of many and
wonderful tongues. They viii devote |
their energies TO those parts Of the coun-
try where ReDublicanism is not eQuiva- /
lent to a blackball nor the voting OF the |
Republican ticket liable 20 result in 1
the voters being ridden on a rail