The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-20
"A Political Prophecy.

The following is taken from a recent
issue of the Bronson Times Democrat:
About seven years ago, while Theo-
dore Roosevelt was president, Bishop
Kelley, by invitation, delivered an ad-
dress on Confederate memorial day at
Savannah. II was in many respects
remarkable effort and created marked
sensation among those who heard il and
wherever il was published.
Parts OF the address have direct APP
plication 10 present day events and TO
the political position of the noled indi-
vidual during whose incumbency of the
chair of the chief executive the words
were uttered. Following are some ex-
tracts:
at is true that the gentleman who
now happens to sit in the Presidential
chair at Washington has written of
President Davis: Before Jefferson Da-
Wis took his place among arch traitors it
was not unnatural that to dishonesty he
should add treachery to the public.
The moral difference between Benedict
Arnold on the one hand, and Aaron
Burr and Jefferson Davis on the other,
is the difference between politician
who sells his vote for money and one
who supports a bad measure 10 get
high political position.
when Mr.. Davis was living and a
prisoner a fellow named Miles placed
shackleS on him in prison, though there
was no necessity for ii, and no one but a
brute would have done ii. But | have
never heard that Miles, after Mr.. Davis
death brutally maligned his character
that species of envenomed malice was
reserved for the recreant son of
Southern woman-the Rough Rider OF
Republican politics, the accident of
1902, the lightning change artist of the
White House, who can hobnob with
the Kaiser's brother and sit cheek by
jowl with an Alabama negro; who can
indulge in meaningless platitudes while
South on the bravery and common heri-
tage of Southern heroes, and denounce
them before the grand army as anarch-
lists; who can profess broad American
spirit which brands SectionalSm as a
crime, and laud the loyalty of our veter
ans of 1906 10 the Constitution and
reunited country while the damnng evil
dence of his own written word shows
that he compared the nobeSt Roman OF
them all, Jefferson Davis, 10 Benedict
Arnold.
Jefferson Davis was a gentleman,
soldier, and man of high character, a
Senator, cabinet officer, President,
not put in office by bullet, but by
ballots.
Theodore RooSevet'S title 10 i'm
mortal fame will rest on shooting beasts
and profiting by the murderouS act of
a reprobate who shot man.
"For acknowledged rights under the
constitution the South withdrew from
the Union, The die was cast, and the
sword has decided the question against
US; but of the Justice of the cause, of the
right of the South, there was no doubt
in our minds in 1861; there is none TO-
day.
The revolutionary, unconstitutional
and subverSive tendencies of the Abol-
ition, or Republican party, are as evil
dent today as they were forty odd years
ago. Their Sniveling and PeckSniffian
policy with regard TO Cuba-which they
intend 10 anneX-iS not surpassed by
their atrociouS treatment of the Philip
pines, on whom they are forcing a SyS-
lem which the people do not desire.
They have sought TO disgrace us by
placing our former slaves on political
level with US and foiSting such on us as
Federal officeholders. The present oc-
cupant of the chair of Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, JackSon-aye, and
Cleveland, is familiarity, and with pro
priety, known by the Soubriquet OF the
Rough Rider His only claim TO future
fame or notoriety will be, sincerely
trust, that he broke up the Republican
party"
Note the last sentence and consider
how completely it fits the present politi
cal situation. The work of breaking up
the Republican party is already half
done--it will be finished in November
The aged priest was seer.
"Twas the sunset of life gave him
mythical lore,
And coming events cast their shadows
before"
The Gainesville Sun.
Take HERBINE for all disturbances
in the bOwe S. 1t purilies the bowel
channels promotes regular movements