Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-18
hot TINES IN THE OLD TOWN.

The bandmaster in charge of the
three bands that greeted Roosevelt Oh
his arrival at Chicago, had the right
idea as TO the popular tune for the
occasion. From a hundred brass
pieces belched forth the inspiring
strains of Hot Time In the Old Town
Tonight"
Roosevelt went to Chicago prepared /
for hot time. intending to precipitate
: hot time, determined that there
should be a hot time. From the mo- !
ment when he waved his hat to the
crowd and shouted Thieves" in Te-
ferring to the Taft crowd, to the mo-
ment when he addressed the mob from
the hotel balcony with more vehem-
| ent denunciation of the thieves" of
the national committee of his party,
there was ample evidence that the
! Colonel is spelling for a fight.
The Chief of Police has arranged to-
meet the possible eXigencies of riot
in the convention hall. For fear that
Roosevelt's followers might attempt
10 seize the building before the open
ing of the convention it was turned
ever to the police and occupied by
them. When the convention meets
this morning all approaches will be
guarded by small army of police, a
specially selected corps of one hun
dred and fifty of the bravest ami
brawnest of the force-all spelling for
fight, too-will be inside, subject 10
; the call of the chair, and the strong
: 9rm men on both sides will have am
pie notice that broken skulls will be
the result of any attempt to precipi-
: tate disorder.
But with ayy these precautions there
} is unquestionably danger of a riot.
I Roosevelt is in dead earnest, his fol-
c lowers are in dead ernest, and the
f Taft people are ugly, vindictive, pre-
= Jared to meet force with force, epithet
t with epithet 1t promises to be a
most disgraceful occasion, just as the
whole Republican campaign has been
! most disgraceful exhibition from the
> beginning until the present time
Roosevelt, it is said, will deliver a
:. philippe from the platform OF
the convention. That he will hurl the
. old charges against Taft managers
thrust the accusations of. thievery and
corruption down their threats, thery
is no doubt. The man is personally
courageous. His blood is hot, his
-. temper irascible, he feels that he has
been outrageously treated, and his
i, political fortunes are at stake, as
: well, one might say, as his persona
reputation. That he will use soft
words to turn away wrath no one
need expect 1t will be sledge ham.
mer blows from the start with him
;. insult piled upon insult. How mucf
:, of this sort of stuff the Taft people
;. will stand before the rough house be-
gins it is not possible to predict.
OF course, to use a colloquialism
this is "all pie" for the Democrats
The country will be Disguised, as !
las a right to be- Sane, conservative
men, loving their country and its fail
lame, will be repealed, regardless O.
their past affiliations, from both Tat
and Roosevelt, or from any candidate
their party may put in the field. II
the Democratic convention, as i
= promises to be, is marked by due OBJ
servance of all the proprieties, 4
- cool common sense guides its DELHI
erations, the evidences of genuine pa
trotism that will mark it will be suf.
=, ficiently in contrast with the hot tins
in the old town" affair at Chicago tt
- insure it's overwhelming victory D
November.
1t is a good thing for the Demo.
- cratic party and for the nation, thai
Roosevelt went to Chicago, to assume
= charge of his own fight there There
. can be no reconciliation of such ire
. conclable forces as meet there to-
- day. 1t promises to be case of tbs
kilkenney cats. And if it brings the
" utter disentegration of the Republi-
- can party the country will be the
gamer forever.
e,
In his Waek1v Tom WatcOn on