The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-04-30
A GRAND
FARCE
Barnes Will Remain Leader; Roose-
welt First Citizen Both Scour-
age the Donkey in 1916,
Says S. B. Moon.

ihe harneS- Roosevelt litel suit ha.
furnished the far seeing political scril,es
o1 this country another opportunity &
dip their pens in the ink of progno-ti-
cation According to these knights of
the quil." the result of the trial will spell
the political cstAclysm of either Barns-
or Roosevelt according ss the verdirt tii
verdict be sgres-i upon) fsvor- the one
or the other. This prophecy is of the
same variety and from the same -ource
that few weeks ago predicted a holiday
excursion Of the allied fleet up the Dar.
dAneli,-, the fall Of Con~tanIinople. and
the end OF the Turkish nation A. a sepa-
rate world unit. The scribs,- aforemen-
toned are now with undaunts.i assurance.
giving out Oracular views anent the con
sequences that must needs befall the loser
In the Spectacular tbut not importantly
trial st Syracuse; but unfortunately for
their regulations n ''seers," the Dansian
elles' narrow bottom has furnished a Tin
al place OF relOse for the debris of sunken
warships and the bones Of mar gled men
Constantinopie has not fallen: the allied
fleet has abandoned the bombar,iment
and steamed gloomily away; and pill
grims To Mecca, To reburnish their faIth
at the tomb Of Mohsmmed, murmur
kismet, and are content.
Nay, We do not consider mere Hlcl
suit between two distinguished citizens A.
a matter OF national Importance either
intrinsically or in the aftermath. Moth
ing short OF treason can accomplish ala,
political eclipse Of ''The Lion Hunter
and Discoverer Of the River of Doubt"
Roosevelt will he stirring, dynamic
current I'm American and world politics
during all the days of his natural life-a
hsmmering, welding force, without which
our country would suffer temporarily nj
isa., from retroere~~Ion. As for Barns-,
60 ySnirstion for him 10 scarcesy lc~-
snan tn,s so~ B0oSsvefx Tney are s>vo
Amssscaa types ~ unlike a. fire and ics..
and vet rluAlIy as neces-ary 10 the sue.
cess OF the great scheme Of republican
form OF government OF which our CONN.,
try - the greatest exponent. The devil
Is not a. bal A. ne IL painted" applies.
IN our opinion. ~ we'll t. Barnes a- To-
Roosevelt Newspapers. e~pecially Amer
ican ones. thrive upon SENSATIONS that
prick deeply the interest and hold clos.
" the attention Of the public. No doubt.
h""--veits cau-tic remarks about Barnsr-'
making iesiiellow OF "A corrupt bi-parti-
sanry between business and politics. had
iTen reported u the latter more than
once 10y more than one of that by no
means small aggregation of human Ia
I'e'is ~ho dissiaIn neither u carry nor u
bring bone" and yet Barnes entered
no SUIT for defamation thus asi.lre-,.-d IL
the ear, but ~ soon a. Roosevelt spoke
IN print through the newspapers. and
Barnes eyes beheld on a printed pagr
what has ears had often heard before.
his ice-bound calm melted and with fever
ish haste, lac instructed his attorneys L,
enter suit for libel on hi- l,ehalf against
the man Who had zpattered hi- priz.-I
reputation over the front rag.. II a news
paper. IL ~ a curious fact and a great
tribute u the mysterious power Of print
er ink, that a man will hear inpa--
iveiy the most serious charges ~ long A.
such charges are circulated only by way
ging Tongues, but will r4ge ami gna-l,
hie teeth II uIo-e very same chargs- look
at him from a printei page
The pyrOtschnic display at Syrscu-e
viii cau-e no more damags. o. the prin-
cip~ls concerned than any farce played
m regular theatre will in jure thc actor-
therein tProvide'i they play their I.art-
properly in either person, property or
prestige n any noticeable extent. Barne-
will continue a. Repub;ican Iea,Ier IN the
state Of New York and will probably At
tain his ambition n BE- a senator of the
United States; while even should Ros,-e-
welt hIe himself away ~ the xil,I- q
Australia, the American Jrcple would
maze featen path % the door of hi-
forest abode and bring hirn bsck o. helg,
scourge the Democratic donkey in IYI6.
though not a. caDdidatr Tor office. but
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