The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-06

the fireworks have been prepared; all the filings
and trimmings of a great and spontaneous oc'
casson have been duly wrapped in tissue and tied
with tr-color ribbons. But this is only the begin
ming Of what the Ninth is promised III the interest
of Mr.. Slemp and to give the occasion what the
kidglove element is accustomed to refer to as
"a claw. Teddy is to come. The great African
lion tanner is to descend upon Abingdon. Amid
the growing Of the menageric he is to hold forth
in the same intrepid style in which he has spoken
To all the crowned heads of Europe. The Great
est Show on Earth" is headed for the Ninth, the
Republican Convonton--and Slemp! Bum te
de ra dum-bum. Right this way, ladies and
gentlemen Performance about to begin. Ad-
mission, one Vote
A pretty dream. but the Republicans in the
Ninth seem to be taking ii seriously The adj
yertIsing is vigorous-not TO say fierce. Perhaps
the Colonel has been invited, ust the Wild
Man from Bornco 'somtimcs goes wild with the
toothache But a swallow does not mean a sum
mer, nor all invitation a speech. Therefore. for
the protection al those preparing 10 take boil
day and crowd into Abingdon would sug-
gest several reasons why. in this instance. 1T Is
reasonable 10 suppose that the performance Is
apt 10 fall behind she promise:
I. Mr. Roosevclt's recognized rate, formerly
ono, is now two dollars per word, no limit to tn,
number which may be used Mt any particular
scance.
Financially we do not think the Abingdon
promoters could pay il even if If were worth it.
, Roosevelt is all but definitely aligned with
thc "Insurgent" wing of the Republican party.
In view of Mr. Slcmp'- Justly celebrated au-
tomato response to he Cannon push button,
what the Colonel told the British government
would not be marker to what he would be apt,
on such an occasion, 10 tell Mr. Slcmp.
Mr. Slcmp couldn't stand it. however much he
may need it.
3 Col Roosevelt has previous engagement.
Having knocked ont innumerable elephants, lions,
hippopotami harte beasts and bongas; having en-
gagged the Pope and made even Triple groggv;
having lifted beigerent shoulder toward VIII
helm and sent bot one to King Georges Stats,
he is preparing, after doing the conquering hero
business in New York and distributing few
ultimate to the administration, to take mp the
Journey 10 the sportsman's Mecca which is San
Francisco. l. If possible that the Ninth District
Republicans have moi heard where Roosevelt WILL
be on July 4th Are they unaware of the sane
manner in which he will celebrate the birthday
lof the nation at the ringsidel Have they read
nothing Of the golden box which is already being
made. from which the fighting ex-Presdent VII
view the tistic argument between the eX-champeen
and his unworthy successor : DO they not know
that there is one occasion on which the Colonel
is expected TO speak in syllabes of unmixed de-
igft--grunting az they grunt, crashing his
worries as they gnash, part and parcel Of The
biggest fight, for the biggest purse in history
OF course, after that, the Colonel could not be
~. IN
sixteen days. There viii be receptions to be held,
belts TO be presented. magazine articles TO he
written A Lord Chief Justice of England once
wrote il in an opinion that mo man can be in
two places at the same time-harring he be a
bird"
And The Colonel is not Il bird he's rooster