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CTnUS It. K. CtHVTlB, rinlDtHT.
ittM ir.lAidlnaten.Vlearrealaenl; Jehn C.Martln,
JjCTmtr and Treaiarer) Philip S. Colllna, John B.
WHWame, Dlrtctore. '
" XDtTOIttAIi BOARD I
Ctiet It, K, Coith, chairman.
P. K. WTtALET,,, ,,...., .......nEiecutlTa Edlter
JOHN O. MARTIN, i,... General Bmlneei Manager
rubiinhfj dniir t rcBLio limu Butidinc,
Independence Square, Philadelphia.
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AniMTto Cut.. ,....Pref-Vnon Bulldlnc
Nw Toic.........,......170-A, Metropolitan Tower
DtTlOII.. 830 Ford Bulldlnc
ST. LOCta,, , 409 Qlooe Democrat Bulldlnc
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sunscntPTiow temis
Br carrier, nix centa pr week. Br malt, poetpald
ratalde of Philadelphia, etoept where forilcn poetate
la required, ona month, twenty-tire cental on rear,
thre dollara. All mall aubacrlptlona payable In
advance.
Nones flubacrlbera wlahtnc addresa chanced muit
ttr eld aa wen aa new addreta.
BILL, IW WALNUT KETSTOitK, MAlft III!
(EJr Xiirtit all eammunteattent to Evntng
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oun uiil umu.
TBB AVERAGE NET PAID DAILY CIRCULA
TION OF THE EVENING LEDGER
FOR DECEMBER WAS 0,1S.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 11.
But tho tender grace of a day that Is dead
Will never come bach to me.
Tennyson.
Whatever elso may bo thought about tho
President, It must bo admitted that ho knows
kow to mako a speech.
Th nation does not want war; but tho
antl-preparednoss advocates may havo us In
one before we know It.
Eugenics has gone by tho board In New
Jersey. Apparently they aro satisfied with
tho local product as It Is down there.
Tho British officers wear wrist watches,
and somo of the reports from tho front In
dicate that they aro Aehtlng like that kind
of men.
Tho Governor's weddlnjr, It seems, has
cheered tho politicians. Thero Is moro than
cno man who would rather be married than
President
Secretary of Labor Wilson, after carefully
laying: his ear to tho ground and listening to
tho rumblings of tho Knox boom, has decided
that he cannot be tho junior Senator from
Pennsylvania.
Thp Ford peace pilgrims, who had a rough
voyage homo, did not even try to persuado
tho waves to be calm, though their efforts
would havo been as successful upon tho sea
aa they havo been upon tho warring nations.
Philadelphia municipal economists ought to
do a lot of thinking when they read that a
company has offered to pay New York $900,000
lor the privilege of collootlng and carting
away tho house garbage for the next five
years.
W. J. B. Is willing to accept the position of
temporary chairman of tho Democratic con
vention. It doesn't matter very much; bin
isn't It about tlmo that W. J. B. realized that
he Is not tho leader of the Democratic party
In the United States?
There are somo men in Washington who
are wishing that they were powerful enough
to adopt the German rule and prohibit the
dlsousslon of tho high cost of living in tho
nowopapers and at public meetings lest it
should Increase the dissatisfaction of the
people.
Will some one pleaso Inform Representa
tive Henry that the discussion concerning
shipment of arms to belligerents was settled
months ago by Secretary Lansing's note to
Austria end that, since Germany has stopped
protesting, it Is rather bad form for him to
continue the dispute?
While Philadelphia manufacturers are per
plexed by a shortage of dyes, export statistics
Indicate that more chemicals wero sent from
this country last year than over before.
Syestuffs made up a considerable part of
this Increase. Which Is a perfect scenario
for a puzzle-plcture with the title, "Find tho
Reason!"
Paris, which has been Immune to attacks
from German airships for many months, has
Buffered again. Tho Immunity has been sup
posed to be due to tho efficiency of the French
airmen. They have been guarding the city
as a hen guards her chickens from the hawks.
The reason for tho renewal of tho activity
of the German airships about Paris and on
the British coast may bo found In the neces
sity for spectacular movements against tho
enemy to hearten tho Germans at home. The
psychological value of an attack by airship
upon Paris Is much greater than Its effect
In the actual destruction of life and property.
When Garfield renewed the nomination to
, the Supreme Court of Stanley Matthews, first
named by President Hayes, there was a loud
protest against elevation to the highest court
of a man who had been a railroad attorney
and was supposed to be In close sympathy
with all corporation demands. It was freely
predicted that he could not be confirmed;
but after a long' fight the appointment was
approved by a majority of one vote. It took
the Republican party a long time to live
down the effect of Indorsing a man who was
suspected of Inability to take an Impartial
view of railroad litigation. The Democrats
seem to be getting Into the same sort of a
predicament, only their man is suspected of
being prejudiced against the corporations In
stead of In their favor.
Very properly an official denial has been
Issued concerning a date set for Germany's
last note on the Lusltanta. A disavowal, as
demanded by the United States, would be
just as desirable February 6 as the day be
fore, and the Secretary of State simply pre
cludes a popular outburst If the disavowal
falls to come. None the less, there are
grounds for the suspicion that an ultimatum
has been sent, and not the least of these
grounds are the very serious speeches being
made by the President. Their tone is re
inarkably sob:r and sad; and mere prepared
ecaa, with the enthusiasm which it can be
eSuntart to evoke, Is playing a small part In
comparison with the question of our inter
national relations The President Is worried
and the country Is worried.
Tiio delegates to the trade conference in
Haw Qfltan $- as strongly opposed to a
qgnftnaomiii awtitfl w-tfiant marine as those
to vry ether tre4e loafrsoe held since the
Democratic shipping program won mado pub
lic. No considerable body of practical men
has yet Indorsed Government ownership. Its
advocates aro almost exclusively theorists.
Tho Now Orleans conferees nlBO favor what
they called a "bargaining tariff," becauno
they know that the way to extend business
is by making now markets, They wero op
posed to nntt-dumplng legislation na nn In
adequate remedy for tho evil of cut-throat
foreign competition, and they favored com
binations of Importers to prevent waste of
energy and duplication of effort In tho cam
paign to win foreign markets. Statesmen in
Washington could study tho vleus of theso
New Orleans dolcgatcs with profit.
RED IS THE ROAD TO FREEDOM
Let mr icll you trT "olrninlj-, yon
t'ltnnot postpone thin tiling, I ilo not
know whnt n Mingle !ny mnr bring forth.
I think nn man In tlic United Sfntoi
knorni Ttlint n nlngle week or n Mingle
hour tuny bring forth, I nlioulil
feci (tint I nne gtilltr of nn linnnrdonntilc
omUalon If I illil not go out nnd tell my
fellow countrymen Ihnt new elrcum.
tnncc Imit nrlnrn Mliloh mnkc It noun
lately neeenanry thnt this country pre
pare Iieraelf. I nm protecting
It ((he nation) agnlnt thtngn tlint I
ennnnt control, the nctlon of othcrw, anil
where the nctlon of other may bring in
I ennnot foretell. ttxtrnef from the
Sntiinlny ndilrcaac of the 1'rcalilcnt.
The altnntlnn la now grntrr thnn It hna
hern for nome time, nnil the country hnn
n right to know It. Hcml-ofllclnl atntc
ntent from Wnahlnirton In reference to
the I.uattnnln controversy.
IT IS evident that the President has not
deserted Washington In this period of
great stress to conduct merely a preliminary
political campaign. Tho ordinary ambitions
and practices of men arn likely to bo aban
doned when a flaming comet writes In fire Its
messago ncross tho skies, and tho exigent
matters of common life aro thrust asldo In
tho face of abnormal, confusing nnd unknown
dangers,
Tho President, whoso knowledge of foreign
conditions Is moro intlmato than that of any
other living American, has been compelled
to abandon optimism. Ho known, na every
American ought to realize, that wo stand at
tho edgo of a volcano. Tho vindication of
our rights and honor may Involvo us Inevita
bly In war at any time. On tho ono side, our
privileges on tho high seas havo been at
tacked and no satisfaction therefor has been
accorded. Moreover, this naval aggression
Increases Instead of decreases in violence.
On tho other side, thero has been no atone
ment yet for tho murder of our citizens.
In Asia, Japan, with motives good or bad,
Imperils tho Integrity of China, and thero aro
Influences at work to involve this nation in
tho quarrel, because of tho Impediment of
Its trade. In tho Scnato thero has nlrcady
been a demand that wo cry "Halt!"
To tho south, in chaotic Mexico, tho pro
tection of our nationals may well call for
military activity.
In the fnce of theso conditions, evorywhero
understood and apparent even to a blind
man, Congress sits and whiles tho tlmo away,
listening to orators, to this nnd that states
man "who la so In lovo with praco that ho
cannot Imagine any kind of danger; I almost
envy him tho trance ho Is In."
Tho world has been mortgaged to us and
we hold Its futuro in pawn. But the safo
must be bolted.
Tho President, lover of peaco and Idealist,
knows that wo must make ready.
Mr. Mann, lender of the opposition nnd nn
old opponent of preparedness, has been con
verted. Wherever thero Is brain nnd knowledge of
the facts there Is tho ono conclusion we are
In danger and wo must prepare.
We tako It, therefore, that tho time has
como when tho lethargy of Congress can no
longer bo sanctioned. There must bo thrown
against it the full power of public opinion, to
kill its Inertia and drive it into action. Never
was agitation moro sober, never a program
moro necessary In all its elemonts, never a
need moro eloquent for prompt action. Tho
great body of citizens, therefore, will no
longer tolerate hesltance; It will not counte
nance delay. The call Is for action, quick
action, tho meaning of which cannot be mis
understood anywhere In tho world.
Wo take It that peace can best bo pre
served at this crisis by such activity as will
gtvo notice to other nations of our purposo to
stand fast In defense of our rights, backing
this position wi,th such power as would causo
even a war-mad Government to hesitate be
fore attacking us.
Let Congress vote a billion, or even half a
billion, for the Immediate reconstruction of
our navy, and who doubts the effect on our
diplomacy!
There Is nothing so likely to conserve our
peace as Immediate provision for war.
Better a billion to prevent war than twenty
billions to wage it.
The issue is up to no political party; It is
up to Congress.
Let It act and act without loss of time.
Tomorrow may be too late.
A CALL TO THE CHARITABLE
AS THERE are thousands of kindly dls
. posed persons In the city who would like
to do something to relieve tho very poor if
they only knew how to do it, the campaign of
the Society for Organizing Charity to In
crease Its membership from 4000 to 10,000 is
likely to succeed.
This society is the largest single charitable
organization in Philadelphia. About one-half
of tho work of relief Is done through It. The
society is not content with merely buying
food and coal to meet emergencies. It has a
corps of trained workers who aro seeking to
lift the dependent into a state of Independ
ence. When wage-earners are out of work
an attempt Is made to find work for them.
When there Is sickness medical aid Is pro
vided. And a sort of friendly oversight is
maintained until it Is discovered whether the
family can be put on Its feet or whether It
Is absolutely irreclaimable.
There is no more worthy charitable society
than this, and none which is better equipped
for serving as the almoner of the people with
mousy or clothing or work which they wish
to give to those la need.
Tom Daly's Column
WB Ann beholden to Mr. W. K. Blxby,
of St. Louis, for a handsomely mado
Volume, privately printed by him In 1907, of
"Hamilton's Itlncrarlum," a narrative of n
Journey from Annapolis, Md., through Dela
ware, Pennsylvania, Now York, Now Jer
sey, Connecticut, Ithodo Island, Massa
chusetts, New Hampshire, from May to Sep
tember, 1744. Tho observant traveler was
Dr. Alexander Hamilton, nnd wo feel that
wo aro going to find In tho pages of this
book things worth reproduction In this
column from tlmo to tlmo. For Instance,
hero's whnt ho says about Derby (Darby),
Tho argument on preparedness might Inter
est the Whl to House;
The parson and I arrived nt Derby, our rest
ing place, nt half an hour after eight at night.
We put up at a publlck hours kept by one
Thomas, whero the landlady looked after every
thing herself, tho landlord being drunk ns a
lord. Wo wero entertained with on elegant
dispute between n young Quaker nnd tho
bo.itsnaln of a privateer, conoornlng tho law
fulness of uelng arms ngalnst an enemy. The
Quaker thco'd and thou'd it thro' the nose to
perfection, nnd tho privateer's boatswain sworo
Just like tho boatswain of a privateer, but they
wero so far from rcttllng the point that the
Quaker had nlmost ncted contrary to his
principles, clenching his fist at his antagonist
to strike him for bidding God damn him. At
nine Mr. Usher and I went to bed.
The terrible compositor net this "the Lord," on
Mm firm attempt.
Poetry vs. Truth
Dull card Dull carat tho poet slugs
And smites his mournful harp.
3ly cares aro more dliltcsslng things,
They're all uncommon sharp.
For the Promotion of Picturesque Profanity
BUAIt In mind, please, that this contest is
to closo February 1. Profianlty percolating
into our mall on Wednesday will not bo con
sidered, for "tho Laughing Muso" will then
bo on Its way to tho winner.
Here nro a few moro entries found fit to
print:
"May tho dlvll slack lime In your eye If it's
only a bushel a minute." It. J. B.
Sir: I swear
By the wart on tho noso of tho dovlll
By the Greeks nnd tho creaks of tho Market
Street Ferryl
By tho sulphur and slang In a sermon of
Sunday's!
Bv tho murderous musket of Michael O'Leary!
By the braBi In tho ring of nn Blkton brldo!
that I'll do my best to git In the prlzo you offer.
And, by tho lilting lute of "Tho Laughing
Muse" I hope to win, sir. Shan.
For pretty profanity I'm tho gink!
And I'd cut tho winning caper
If I had some non-inflammable Ink
And a llttlo asbestos paper.
Buck Cancer.
Whnt's Your Mossy Office Whcczc?
THIS ono has been, hanging niound tho fa
mous publishing house of J B. Llpplncott
Company for many, many years. When
Marlon norland's "Common Senso In tho
Household" was first published by tho firm
It nlways gavo tho clerks a chanco to snicker
whenever ono of tho Llpplncotts would call
out to nnother: "Iluve we any 'Common
Senso In tho Household'?"
Sir Tl other day I nai watching the efforts
of a kliidcrgnrden teacher to Impress upon the
children uliat on "allPgory" Is. Sho cited
"Ilumpty-Dumpty." "Now," Mio Bald, "you
seo Humpty-Dumpty wasn't a man at all. hut
an egg, nnd when It fell from tho wall it was
no good for anything." Ono llttlo child piped
up: "Wasn't It good for scrambling?" and
broko up tho lesson for the day.
IIirIi Lights in Teachers' Institute
(As reported In StroudsburB (Pn.) Times )
Miss Docker Is to bo commended on tho
entertaining manner In which she gave an
account of observation en route to California
Beginning with a description of tho B, & O. It.
R sho described her tr'p from New York to
Los Angolca very vlvldlj, picturing the scenery
and places of note In a natural order.
After a most Instructs e talk on California
tho trip was continued bv Mlis Van Why who
at onco conducted us to tho Golden Gate Park,
the full. land of tho Wevt. Tho Trinity Metho
dist Church, which tho joung ladles visited, was
accurately described.
The accompanied pletmo gave added enjoy
ment to tho fine explanation of tho Mt. of the
Holy Cross nnd tho Cave of the Winds which
offers hope to all In Its Wishing Well and Old
Maids Hall. In Denver tho party was wel
comed by the splendid Union depot and visited
the United States Mint.
Quite a Numlier of Studies, Indeed!
Prof. La ton Lesh, after several preliminary
remarks concerning War and the War Propho
cles and Civic Education, delivered a most In
structive lecturo on Study und Teaching How
to Study In which he stated that Btudy Is im
portant because of tho largo number of studies
"Tho Llfo Most Worth Concerning" was dis
cussed by Mlsi Ruth Trach. Conservation of
the child In Its physical, montal and moral de
elopment should recolvo more attention. Men
tal waste Is occasioned by mental Inactivity
and mentnl overwork Inactivity can be
remedied nnd prevented by keeping tho child
busy nnd his mind occupied.
MMlHSai: YODT iRS
On Ye Illaclpllno and Schooling
of Ye Ynuns
I.lttls John Joseph Uvea next
door,
He Is an only aon;
Petted and spoiled he la a bora
To me and eery one.
He's a great nuisance, Uiat'e the
truth,
John Joseph drives mo wild;
How sharper than a aerpent'a
tooth
To have a apankless child.
A. A.
Wiped Out!
In Gordon's Gazetteer of the State of
Pennsylvania, published In 1832, wo find:
SODOM, a hamlet of Chlllsnuaque t-hlp,
Northumberland co on the Chillsquaqua
creekj 7 ms. N. of Sunbury; contains 8 or
10 dwellings, 2 taverns and 2 stores,
A careful search through tho current
postal guldo shows no mention of this un
fortunate town.
Sir I noticed a flag hanging from the Hotel
Walton, which reads as follows;
Penna.
Lumberman's
Association.
Who Is this gentleman who has an association
all to himself? c. II. n.
Wo don't know, but we are sure H Isn't Emll
Ouenther, Edward F. Henson, Justin Peters, B.
Franklin Betts, John T. Riley or, In fact, any
of the bold lumbering banqueteers who believe
In sharing the festive board with others.
Some Signs Here and There
On Germantown avenue, Just below Wayne
Junction:
BIO SALE OF 23 ORUOS
Mlaraatctl and Blltllar
Damaged at Low Price.
On Central avenue, Chester:
ALL KINDS OF BOFT DRINKS
COL OIL AND WOOD
Near Greenville. Illinois:
"TObara will you apend your Eternity j"
Decide Nowl"
and underneath it the advertisement of a
restaurant said;
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iwolsliiil ifl fill WMm iMS
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MR. BURLESON AS
THE IDEAL TEXAN
The Administration's Political Man
ager Has Fighting Blood and
Makes a Hobby of Getting
Down to Real Business
APPARENTLY Mr. Bryan and Mr. Chnmp
Jl. Clark don't Intend to lenvo the Demo
cratic convention entirely to tho candidacy
of Mr. Wilson. What may happen between
now nnd then who knows? But i'.n't it
Just possible that thoic
may bo somo Interfer
ence with the Presi
. dent's slnglo track?
We'll sen, In good time.
But this is campaign
talk mild nnd harm
less, but 'nevertheless
relating to tho cam
paign of 1916, to which
wo hnvo been looking
forward with so much
curiosity and interest.
Let us speak of Mr.
Burleson. Mr. Burle
son Is political man
ager of tho Adminis
tration, not campaign
manager. There's a
difference, a wldo dif
ference, along with tho
(.') Harris & Kwlnp
A S. nURLESONg
similarity. Moreover, you couldn't cnll Mr.
Burleson a pntronago broker.
Thero's another Texan in tho Cabinet
Thomas Watt Gregory, of Austin. Tho Post
mnbter General hnlls from Austin. Ho was
born In San Marcos, Tex., fifty-two years
nco. Ho was graduated from tho Agricultural
and Mechanical Collrgo of Texas and from
tho law school of tho Stnto University, nnd
was admitted to tho bar In 1881.
Wanted to Ho Secretary of Agriculture
The next year ho became nsslstnnt city at
torney of Austin, receiving tho office again
in 188(5 and ench year thereafter till 1800,
when ho was appointed by tho Governor
attorney for tho Twenty-sixth Judicial Dis
trict, being re-elected to that offico thrco
times. Then ho was sent to Congress nnd
served for 14 years. Then ho was appointed
Postmaster Genernl In President Wilson's
Cabinet, though ho would havo liked better
tho Department of Agriculture. Thus, from
tho tlmo of Buries n's admission to tho bar,
ho has held continuously positions of re
sponsibility In public llfo and has acquired
a very servlceablo knowledgo of men and
affairs.
A Family of Fishters
When ho took up his duties In the Cabinet
ho said to a friend, "I shnll not hnvo nn
easy tlmo of it, for I shall bo opposed by
two very strong factions, ono becauso I nm
going too far nnd tho other becauso I nm
not going far enough. But I Bhall do my
work." His advocacy of placing all post
masters on tho merit basis is well known,
and his views on Government ownership,
as expressed In his reports, are such that
doubtless his chief Is glad he does not have
to Bhoulder tho responsibility for a Cabinet
officer's recommendations.
Burleson Is a fighter and comes of fight
ing stock. All along tho lino of his career
Burleson has shown himself vigorous and
fearless In action. Getting down to real
business Is his hobby. His father was Cap
tain "Ed" Burleson, who led nn aggregation
of Texas rangers fighting Indians nnd Mex
icans all over tho State, His grandfather
was oven moro renowned in tho Lono Star
country. Ho was General Edward Burleson.
The why and wherefore of "Ed" In ono case
and "Edward" In tho other Is left to tho
imagination. General Burleson was the right
hand man of Sam Houston, hero of the
struggle for freedom In the Southwest. He
won tho battle of San Jacinto, and helped
mightily to cut TexaB freo from Mexico.
Afterward he came within a few votes of
election as .President of the Republic of
Texas.
Texan Par Excellence
The PoJtmaster General has been de
scribed as the Ideal Texan, and doubtless his
ancestry has some part In that designa
tion. But ho is tall, strong, full of courage
and energy, qualities tempered by Invariable
kindness and courtesy; he has a fine face,
firm, determined, with all the grace, culture
and dignity pertaining to said title. Vpry
pronounced In his views, he Is also affable
In conversation. Hard to convince, he is also
willing to be shown. He Is industrious, with
a marvelous capacity for work, and txp a
publlo speaker acquits himself excellently.
The personal snd Boclal grace and ac
complishments pf Mrs. Burleson make ber
ona of tho moat popular of the ladles of
."7 .- J-. "" if .rf. - .I.i'' y
1 ??S
WHY AIN'T YOU HIBERNATING?"
Washington. Sho Is a successful playwright
nnd author.
Returning to Mr. B. wo discover that tho
initials of his Job, P. M. G mean Political
Mnnagcr General as well ns Postmaster
General. R. II.
THE WORLD WAR IN FIGURES
In Europe "S per cent, of tho population nt
wnr. In all tho world M per cent, of the popu
lation Involved In the conflict; 13,000,000 men
actually under arms, 2,000.000 killed, nearly
4,000.000 wounded, moro thnn 2,000,000 prisoners.
Wo cannot grasp these llgures, but "fto can
got some Idea of whnt they mean by compar
ing them with the icsults of previous wirs.
Wo wcio accustomed to speak of our Civil Wnr
ns tho greatest conflict of modem times; but
apparently It was only one-tenth tho magnitude
of tho present conlllct. At no tlmo did tho
number of men actually under nrms. North
and South, exceed 1,300,000 men, nnd tho total
number of those killed In battle nnd who died
of wounds on tho Northern side was 110,070, nnd
on the Southern sldo probnblj not moro than
sn.0,10; so that In four years of wnr then tho
destruction of llfo was less than one-tenth of
tho destruction of llfo during n llttlo moro thnn
ono year at the present time.
In tho Napoleonic wars from 1798 to 1815 tho
largest army cor assembled was that which
Napoleon led into Russia, In 1812. and this
numbered somewhat In excess of GOO.000. Tho
German nrmles flfihtlng today In Russia on
the east nnd In France nn tho west, nro mora
than six times ns large. General Francis V.
Ureeno, In tho Outlook.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Whenever tho nnclcnt Roman went ho carried
his rlght3 with him. Now York Sun,
LOOKING FOR A MOSES
7"o the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Your cdltortnl, "Look for a Moses and
Find Him," Is, I take It, n word In opposition
to the supposed candidacy of Theodore Roose
elt. You say "tho nation looks for a new lender."
If wo wero In need of a peneral to lead our
armies to victory, woidd It bo odvlsablo to
seek a new and untried mart when thero was
nvailnhlo one who had ftvpiI In this capacity
before with honor and distinction? If one of
our great business corporations had cause to
elect a president at a critical period of its ex
istence, would It bo pood business policy to
give prefcrenco to n, new nnd untried mnn over
ono who had been tried and had not been
found wanting?
Many of us havo long considered Colonel
Rnouevelt the most nblo leader slnco Lincoln,
nnd, if there was ever any doubt In our minds
that this was so, tho ovents of tho last clRhtecn
months havo completely dispelled it. Over a
cnr ago be took up and ndvocntcd prepared
ness and compulsory military orvlce, which
havo now hecomo no popular. At that tlmo his
utterances mot with violent opposition, not only
from the professional pacifist clement, but from
many well-meaning but short-sighted persons,
ns well: ho was ridiculed from nil sides; ho
was sneciingly referred to as "Jingo," nnd
bis motives wero construed ns being inspired
by a deslro for Hclf-Rlorldcatlon. KJnco then
a great chanRO has taken place, and every truo
American worth whllo has been forced, after
many months havo elapsed, to seo things ns
this man with gifted vision saw them long
ago, and those who ridiculed him then aro
now nmong tho strongest Hiipportera of those
very policies for which they onco had only
condemnation and tnccrs.
It has been Intimated by the clique styled
tho old guard that Mr. Roosevelt desires to
return to tho Republican party. This is to
laiiKh: a man must leavo boforo he can return,
and Mr. Roosevelt has never loft tho Republican
party. The group of disgruntled politicians
who thwarted tho will of the people and ap
propriated tho party name four years ago, and
tho comparatively small number of men who
voted with them simply becautm of tho party
name, do not represent Republican principles.
Theodore Roosevelt and tho great rank and
file of American peoplo, who followed hl.n then
are the true Republican party, and those who
prate about him '"returning" remind one of
tho small boy who dreads to havo his faco
washed, but knows that it Is going to be
done. The present Indications aro that they
nro not only going to have their faces washed,
but are going to havo a complete bath, and
it will not be an Immunity bath either.
THOMAS V. HOOrES.
Philadelphia, January 31,
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