The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10


desire something heroic?' If SO, the
Colonel is ready. The Republican
Party evidently needs someone who
can discover an issue and the Colo
mel is the greatest diseoverers of all
time. He discovered the RIVER of
Doubt and recently, while in the West
Indies, he discovered devil bird with
and dotes on NUTS Why should q
man who discovered Cuba, British
East Africa. the River of Doubt, the
Irish Sagas, wildcats, Kettle Hill, civil
service reform, Arnageddon, the
square deal, social Justice, the Ten
and the Golden Rule, be denied anon
ination in Republican Convention?
To be sure the Colonel called the lead
serS OF that party train robbers and
crooks and 7 think that he even went
$50 far as to refer to them ungenerous-
" as second story men, but now he is
for peAee-at any price, with or with
out honor-even if he has to fight for
1t. And after all, why should one not
associate with repentent burglars and
reformed crooks? To do otherwise is
to make a Inockery of social JUSTICE
The unforgfving may also recall that
he said that the Republican Party was
q rotten husk,--but this was because
he took all the meat out himself I
understand that the Old Guard claims
to have the Colonel tBuffaloed but
lvaeWing the question fairly, it must be
admitted that he is the logical cam
dfdata The Republicah platform of
LOT tried Republican. What Repub-
Hcan, ask. has been more tried or
Etry2ng than Emperor Theodorus Afri-
keanus the F1rst2 And what Repub-
ltcan has tried more Republicans than
the dlscoyerer Of the be-whiskered
EdHvtl -bErd that dotea on nuts? There
I us form of justice even in politics
land, Il you will permit sudden shift
Of metaphor. the Colonel is the hair
shirt that the Repub1iear Party must
wear in penances for its sins And, az
ter ALL the Colonel is the only one who
offers an understandable criticism of
the Presidents policy. The Colonel
wants war and he is bound to have
war As recently as April 24th he
Igave forth an interview, saying if there
bis war my four sons will go and
lone, and perhaps, both of my sol1s-irl-
law, the young kinsfolk and friends
fof my sons will go;' and Later on IN
the same Interview he said, IF we
now go to war these young men and
all their fellows will die in thousands
This is what I cali Something heroic.
The whole family is going, to 90. If
were profane, mig hit say the whole
dam family and Theodore and his sons
Fare going to die by the thousands The
only fly in the ointment is that he intf-
mates that one of his sons4in-layvs may
stay at honze. This would be the act
Ilof nolIycoddle. Can it be that he
refers to Nicholas LongwortE If
There is to be a war I want Nicholas
ll4ongworth to go, too.
The CoIonelss policy rernonds me of
/ the inscription that some reEo1utionary
Chinese put upon their banner during
the Boxer Rebellion. The inscription
was Willing to die Another band.
LOT a similar kind, seeing the inscrip-
ton and not to be outdone. prepared
Ia banner Of their own on which they
Inscribed the thrilling words, Deter
mined to die, and it is said that a
third band was organized with a. ban
ner bearing the motto. Already dead
The Republican Delegation.
Perhaps I cannot be expected to
tsynpathize as fully as I ought with
the sorrows of the Republican Party
If had the gifted pen OF Charles Hop
k1ns Clark or POSSESSED the veIvetv
q and fnsinuatfng elegance Of diction
characteristics of our dfsting uished SEN
ator, I could depict in appropriate
language the moving sorrows of the
Republican delegation from Connects
cut as It proceeds toward enieaso
The Senator in his e1oquent Key
note speech (Which some hoWa seemed
la little off the key1 cries out. WIN
! should not the cornfed dove ana the
oarnfvoroiis hawk live together in har-
lInony q
.sThe Senator is an authority 81, nj.
gratory birds and If he cannot answer
the question. I do not know any one
who can But tifnidly suggest tina;
before that fne body of rnigra. tory
tatesnen are permitted to eneounteI
the dancers Of the car niVorous birds al
tynleago, some appropriate Ieg1slation
fsnoufd pc passed for their protection.
OF course, do not mean to init
mate that John King, or j HenrS
4Roraback requ1res pEotection from am
carnlvorous hawks Quite the contra
~ my friends, quite the contrary
am more concerned as to the safety
81 of Charles Hopkins Clark ana the 9th.
Il er members of the delegation WhAl
viii they do when they get to Chica GO
to save the Nation from peace aTld
prosperity and Wilson
he world is full of pefi1s. especial.
~ to the distrought politician There
Is no telling what the day may brins
forth and they may return from Chi.
cago as enthusiastic patriots support.
ing Roosevelt and war, or high mind
ed idea1ists urging the election of Hen
& ry Ford on q platform Of universe
peace.
OF course, It is Impossible to hazard
"a conjecture on any basis of reason.
ing or logic as to the next candidate
OF the Republican Party or the prin.
( c1pies upon which he will be put be.
fore the Nation, for that party ha:
neither an available candidate in sigh
nor any discoverable principles.
3. However, hazard the predfctior
that the nominee will not be HENRI
Ford His machine has no seIf-start
er, and Mr.. Ford has exhibited tenfen.
cies indicative OF SO much benevoIence
ana SO kindly a feeling for the under
dog In the struggle Of life that the
stand-pat Republicans would not fee
happy in supporting him
However. must not worry unduI,
about the fourteen Republican dele,
gates to the Chicago Convention. be
cause, after all, they will not have any
thing to say about who the candidate
will be and SO they are spared a goof