Life — October 12, 1899 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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‘LIFE™ ‘CASH for quick CuReS.t No faith cuaes VSeD } i ofls ! ; \ ia this The Doctor : YO" 13 80 POW'PUL THIN, MISTER COTTON, DAT I FIND IT DIPPICULT TO DIAGNOSIS WEPER DE MALADY AM A STCMMIKACHE OR A BACKACHE, Peace and War. Yin” said the earnest-looking and soberly-dressed and peace- ful citizen, ‘*is horrible! It would seem as if centuries of development in all the arts of civilization had not been enough to even dull the edge of this animal appetite in man. Yet here we have the spectacle of the most advanced nations on the face of the earth standing ready ata moment's notice to cut each other’s throats. It is indeed horrible. ‘I don't altogether agree with you,” said the equally earnest-looking und soberly-dressed but warlike citizen at the other side of the table. “ Of course the atrocities of war are to be deplored. It seems to me, however, that if the ideals of our race are to be reached, the only path is through conflict.” “Nonsense!” retorted the first speaker, ‘*Gentle competition and not conflict is what we need. Not blood- thirsty usurpation of another's rights! [ am for peace. I hute anything that sug- gests discord. To me it is barbariau, primitive. The sight of blood is peculiarly abhorrent tome. When you urgue against peace, you mercly show that your intelligence has not been able to overcome the brute instinct in you, You don't know what you are talking about.” The second speaker smiled. ‘Such 295 fellows as you,” he said, scornfully, ‘make me tired. You always sit in a back seat and chatter while the real work is being done. But you're always ready to reap the benefit, You—” “Look here!” said the man of peace, his face becoming purple, as he jumped up and grabbed his opponent by the collar, ‘I'd just like to smash your fuce, and if you say any more I’lldo it!” A FRIEND tu Kentucky thinks Lire has missed the right view of current Keutucky politics, Me xnyw it ts true that Mr. Goebel, the Democratic candidate, killed a man, but protests. that If Goebel had not killed Sanford, Sanford would have killed Goebel. Mr Goebel's nomina- tion was procured by means which have given great dissatisfaction ty some Kentucky Demo- crats, Our friend explains the manner of that by A little story, the gist of which Is that both sides intended to cheat, and that the only cause of comptaint against Goebel's side was that by supertor adroituess {t succeeded In carrying out {tatntentions. To correct the impression which 1s somewhat widespread, that Mr, Goebel 1s a tad man, our frend xends the published testimony of the Reverend Thomas W. Arnold, a leading minister In Kentucky, who declares, out of the fuinessof tntimate knowledge, that Mr. Goebel's life “14 8 model for young Kentucky munhood." It {8 possible, of course, that a man may kill Another man and be Justified tn 40 doing, but what of the inference, which seems inseparable & polltical convention {s stil x model for Ken- tucky manhood? That ts embarrassing, 1s It not? Where shall we look for clean Democratic politics if not in Kentucky? Behold the disgust- Ing wiles of the new-style Democrats In Massa- chusetts!’ Would that Kentucky was in a poattion to set them a better example, ONS of great men all remind us Of descent from the subline, And they disappoint the public Fully ten times out of nino, Let the Punishment Fit the Crime. 8 Aguinaldo is a bad man, engaged in a wicked work, it might bo well for us to decide as to his punishment in case we over get him, History offers few preco- dents to help us in reaching a verdict. William Tell was a myth, and his finat mythical end is not recorded. King Harold was killed on tho battlefeld, end George Washington died in his bed, These threo men —the first wo think of — were all engaged In a work similar to that of Aguin- aldo, but they wero not confronted by Major McKinley, And that puts u very dif. ferent color on it. How would it do, when Aguinaldo is finally captured, to let Governor Roosevelt cut his bead off? The Governor's tastes aro “ bloodgey,” and be might do it well.